Data traffic, particularly IP, continues to grow at an explosive pace. Leading Internet
providers report bandwidths doubling on their backbones approximately every six to nine …

This memo describes the principles of Traffic Engineering (TE) in the Internet. The document
is intended to promote better understanding of the issues surrounding traffic engineering in …

This document describes the principles of traffic engineering (TE) in the Internet. The
document is intended to promote better understanding of the issues surrounding traffic …

This memo describes the principles of Traffic Engineering (TE) in the Internet. The document
is intended to promote better understanding of the issues surrounding traffic engineering in …

Engineering a large IP backbone network without an accurate, network-wide view of the
traffic demands is challenging. Shifts in user behavior, changes in routing policies, and …

Administrators of wide-area IP networks-whether for Internet Service Providers or large
corporate intranets-will face new and difficult challenges over the next few years. The growth …

Engineering a large IP backbone network without an accurate network-wide view of the
traffic demands is challenging. Shifts in user behavior, changes in routing policies, and …

Presents the guest editorial for this issue of the publication.

Internet providers no longer compete on the simple grounds of connectivity. It should be their
desire to provide rea-sonable predictable performance given that demands for quality of …

The data demands and economics surrounding IP internetworking are such that IP routers
are now connecting directly to SDH or DWDM systems. As such, many of the traditional …