@article {3442,
	title = {Multi - domain Information Exchange in a Bandwidth on Demand Tool},
	journal = {Journal of Networks, Academy Publishers},
	volume = {9, No. 5},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {1075-1085},
	abstract = {<p class="rtejustify">Abstract{\textemdash}In this paper we describe the multi-domain\&nbsp;information exchange aspects of the AutoBAHN tool, which<br />
is used for implementing a Bandwidth on Demand service as\&nbsp;part of the GEANT project. This project was driven by the\&nbsp;increasing demand for reliable and guaranteed data\&nbsp;transportation for scientific purposes. In order to\&nbsp;implement the process of information exchange in a multidomain\&nbsp;heterogeneous environment several design decisions\&nbsp;have to take place, in order to balance and satisfy by the\&nbsp;needs of information security, fast information\&nbsp;dissemination, efficient request processing, reliability and\&nbsp;robustness. The paper describes how AutoBAHN\&nbsp;implements a flexible AAI in a distributed environment,\&nbsp;how it exchanges and updates information and how it\&nbsp;handles incoming requests in an efficient and timely manner.\&nbsp;The multi-domain aspect of this effort stems from the fact\&nbsp;that the tool is used in the production environment of\&nbsp;several cooperating National Research and Educational\&nbsp;Networks (NRENs) across Europe. Each NREN may have\&nbsp;different underlying technologies, different policies and\&nbsp;different use cases, but they all have to coordinate through\&nbsp;usage of the AutoBAHN tool in order to produce a multidomain\&nbsp;service of circuit reservation.</p>
},
	author = {George Adam and Christos Bouras and Ioannis - Christos Kalligeros and Kostas Stamos and Giannis Zaoudis}
}
