Carrier-Scale IP Networks

Peter Willis joined BT in 1988 after obtaining an MEng in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of York. His early work in distributed computing included the development of an ISDN IP router and the design of BTnet's first public Internet network, BTnet. He installed on of BTnet's first two PoP's in August 1994. He moved on to become the network manager for BTnet from the BT Network Operations Centre. He saw a huge growth of the BTnet team in the period from 1994 to 1998 and an expansion in IP services. Over this period, as well as growing, operating and fixing the network, he developed some unique network management tools. In 1998 he returned to Adastral Park and ensured the lessons learned form designing and operating IP networks since 1993 were applied to BT's and Concert's designs, new emerging protocols, and architectures. He now works for BTexact Technologies, BT's advanced communication technologies business, providing consultancy and strategic analysis on all aspects of IP networks.

• Chapter 1: The challenges in building a carrier-scale IP networkChapter 2: An introduction to IP networksChapter 3: Scaling global Internet networksChapter 4: The art of peeringChapter 5: How to physically build and maintain PoPs around the worldChapter 6: UK core transmission network for the new millenniumChapter 7: Delivery of IP over broadband access technologiesChapter 8: Wireless accessChapter 9: Dial access platformChapter 10: An overview of satellite access networksChapter 11: Operations for the IP environment - when the Internet became a serious businessChapter 12: Operational models and processes within BT's and Concert's ISP businessChapter 13: Operational support systems for carrier-scale IP networksChapter 14: IP address managementChapter 15: Traffic engineeringChapter 16: IP virtual private networks