Telecommunications Laboratory

High Speed Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

Active research programs

ESPRIT E5193: MAXI-Metropolitan Area Communication System Integration phase The MAXI project aims in the specification, design and implementation of a high speed Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) supporting multiservice applications. At a transmission speed of 155 Mbit/s the MAN node is designed with the objective to accommodate multirate traffic stemming from data, voice and multimedia applications, over distances of up to 25 kilometers. The project undertakes both theoretical and implementation work. , integrating System simulators and analytical models of the system for evaluating the performance of the candidate solutions and technologies 1 support.

RACE R2023: UNOM-User, Network Operators and Manufacturers The project addresses Local Area Network (LAN) interconnection through the B-lSDN. It uses a prototype multimedia terminal and a set of Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) reference configurations to demonstrate this application in real life experiments. It includes the specification, design and development of gateways for providing interconnectivity among Frame Relay, Virtual Path Cross Connects, satellite links and LANs. The project establishes performance merits that take into account user perceived Quality of Service, human related aspects of multiservice terminal operation (user friendly) and exploitation of ATM network resources which is of potential interest for Network Operators.