main goal:

Design and demonstrate solutions to facilitate vertical and horizontal communication among applications middleware, existing Network Resource Provisioning Systems, and an enhanced GMPLS Control Plane for Grid Network Services.

nextworks role:

Leader in design and implementation of the Grid-enabled GMPLS (G2MPLS) Network Control Plane.

other key partners:

PSNC (PL), ADVA AG Optical Networking (DE), University of Essex (UK), Fundacio i2CAT (ES), Fraunhofer-FHG (DE), Hitachi Europe (FR), IBBT (BE)

duration:

39 months, Start: 1/Oct/2006

project link: http://www.ist-phosphorus.eu/