Single user-plane architecture network (SUPANET) and its QoS provisioning mechanisms in signaling and management (S&M) planes

Abstract

It is becoming tangible to merge three types of separated network (i.e. cable TV network, telephone switched network, and computer networks) into an integrated one, when the data rate on a single fiber with DWDM approaches Tbps. However, existing network architectures evolved from late 1970s' have not yet fledged for this event with respect to efficient high-speed data switching and QoS provisioning. This paper discusses the Single User Plane Architecture Network (SUPANET) in the perspective of QoS provisioning, with an emphasis on mechanisms in Signaling and Management planes (S&M plane). Mechanisms both in S&M plane and in the data transfer platform consisting of a single physical layer make the SUPANET highly efficient in application data transfer and ready for providing the QoS required by different applications.