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 network
Chapter 2: An introduction to IP networks
Chapter 3: Scaling global Internet networks
Chapter 4: The art of peering
Chapter 5: How to physically build and maintain PoPs around the world
Chapter 6: UK core transmission network for the new millennium
Chapter 7: Delivery of IP over broadband access technologies
Chapter 8: Wireless access
Chapter 9: Dial access platform
Chapter 10: An overview of satellite access networks
Chapter 11: Operations for the IP environment - when the Internet became a serious business
Chapter 12: Operational models and processes within BT's and Concert's ISP business
Chapter 13: Operational support systems for carrier-scale IP networks
Chapter 14: IP address management
Chapter 15: Traffic engineering
Chapter 16: IP virtual private networks