Final published version
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 1/04/1999 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | British Telecom technology journal |
Issue number | 2 |
Volume | 17 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Pages (from-to) | 82-94 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Future requirements for a broadband multimedia network are likely to be very different from those of today. Three key changes are identified - rapid introduction of new services, dynamic customisation of services by clients, and minimal management overhead. Application-layer active networking, perhaps the most pragmatic and immediately realisable active network proposal, is a potential solution to all three. In the 'Management of Multiservice Networks' project, BT and its academic partners are developing key middleware components required to support application-layer active networking.