Middleware Networks

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. IP Technology Fundamentals

   1. Introduction

      Pages 3-25

   2. Technology Overview

      Pages 27-72

3. IP Service Platform Fundamentals

   1. Network-enabled and Online Services

      Pages 75-101

   2. Platform Requirements and Principles

      Pages 103-126

   3. Cloud Architecture and Interconnections

      Pages 127-147

4. Building the IP Service Platform

   1. Interoperable and Scalable Security

      Pages 151-211

   2. APIs and Managed Infrastructure

      Pages 213-237

   3. Smart Network Components

      Pages 239-282

   4. Mechanisms of Middleware Components

      Pages 283-330

   5. Systems Management and Monitoring

      Pages 331-343

   6. Sample Consumer Services

      Pages 345-350

   7. Conclusion: Future Directions

      Pages 351-359

5. Back Matter

   Pages 361-375

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Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet Infrastructure describes a framework for developing IP Service Platforms and emerging managed IP networks with a reference architecture from the AT&T Labs GeoPlex project. The main goal is to present basic principles that both the telecommunications industry and the Internet community can see as providing benefits for service-related network issues. As this is an emerging technology, the solutions presented are timely and significant.
Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet Infrastructure illustrates the principles of middleware networks, including Application Program Interfaces (APIs), reference architecture, and a model implementation. Part I begins with fundamentals of transport, and quickly transitions to modern transport and technology. Part II elucidates essential requirements and unifying design principles for the Internet. These fundamental principles establish the basis for consistent behavior in view of the explosive growth underway in large-scale heterogeneous networks. Part III demonstrates and explains the resulting architecture and implementation. Particular emphasis is placed upon the control of resources and behavior. Reference is made to open APIs and sample deployments.
Middleware Networks: Concept, Design and Deployment of Internet Infrastructure is intended for a technical audience consisting of students, researchers, network professionals, software developers, system architects and technically-oriented managers involved in the definition and deployment of modern Internet platforms or services. Although the book assumes a basic technical competency, as it does not provide remedial essentials, any practitioner will find this useful, particularly those requiring an overview of the newest software architectures in the field.

• Deployment
• Internet
• Scala
• architecture
• architectures
• communication
• control
• design
• interfaces
• middleware
• networks
• security
• software
• software architecture
• technology

• AT&T Labs, USA

  Michah Lerner, George Vanecek, Nino Vidovic

• Intel Corp., USA

  Dado Vrsalovic

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