Policy Based Management of Heterogeneous Networks for Guaranteed QoS

NETQOS is a Specific Targeted Research Project (STREP) from the 5th call of IST FP6 framework, contributing to strategic objective of ‘Research Networking Testbeds’.

The main objective of the NETQOS project is the development of an autonomous policy-based QoS management for wired/wireless heterogeneous communications networks aimed to provide enhanced end-to-end QoS and efficient resource utilisation. The automation of network level policy management addressed in the project allows for dynamic adaptation of the managed system in response to changing requirements of the operational environment, with more flexibility to users and applications to dynamically change their Quality of service (QoS) requirements while maintaining a smooth delivery of the required QoS. The project will address the architecture, protocols, access technologies, configuration, dynamic QoS and resource allocation, and distributed management schemes in achieving the project objectives.