Multilayer networks: an architecture framework
Tom Lehman, Xi Yang, Nasir Ghani, Feng Gu, Chin P. Guok, Inder Monga, Brian Tierney · IEEE Communications Magazine · 2011
We present an architecture framework for the control and management of multilayer networks and associated advanced network services. This material is identified as an "architecture framework" to emphasize its role in providing guidance and structure to our subsequent detailed architecture, design, and implementation activities. Our work is motivated by requirements from the Department of Energy science application community for real-time on-demand science-domain-specific network services and resource provisioning. We also summarize the current state of deployments and use of network services based on this multilayer network architecture framework.