01122nas a2200133   4500008004100000245008600041210006900127260001600196300001500212520059500227100002100822700001900843856012600862       2005                        eng d00aExamining the Benefits of a Hybrid Distributed Architecture for Bandwidth Brokers0 aExamining the Benefits of a Hybrid Distributed Architecture for   c7 - 9 April  a 491 - 4983 aIn this paper the issue of the architectural organization of a Bandwidth Broker with respect to the distribution of functionalities among separate entities is examined. We discuss the benefits of a distributed versus a centralized architecture and study some of the most important implementations. We also present a novel design proposal that builds on our earlier work on the admission control module of a Bandwidth Broker and introduces it in the framework of a distributed Bandwidth Broker architecture. Our conclusions are supported by a series of simulated experiments that we analyze.1 aBouras, Christos1 aStamos, Kostas  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/examining-benefits-hybrid-distributed-architecture-bandwidth-brokers