<P>THIS BOOK FOCUSES ON MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF CLOUD-READY AND CONTENT-ORIENTED NETWORKS IN THE CONTEXT OF DIFFERENT LAYERS AND ACCOUNTS FOR SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS FOLLOWING FROM PROTOCOLS&NBSP;AND TECHNOLOGIES USED IN A PARTICULAR LAYER. IT ADDRESSES A WIDE RANGE OF ADDITIONAL CONSTRAINTS&NBSP;IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY NETWORKS, INCLUDING VARIOUS TYPES OF NETWORK FLOWS, SURVIVABILITY ISSUES, MULTI-LAYER NETWORKING, AND RESOURCE LOCATION.</P> <P>THE BOOK PRESENTS RECENT EXISTING AND NEW RESULTS IN A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE WAY. THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK ARE ORGANIZED IN FIVE CHAPTERS, WHICH ARE MOSTLY SELF-CONTAINED.</P> CHAPTER 1 BRIEFLY PRESENTS INFORMATION ON CLOUD COMPUTING AND CONTENT-ORIENTED SERVICES, AND INTRODUCES BASIC NOTIONS AND CONCEPTS OF NETWORK MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION. CHAPTER 2 COVERS VARIOUS OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS THAT ARISE IN THE CONTEXT OF CONNECTION-ORIENTED NETWORKS. CHAPTER 3 FOCUSES ON MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF ELASTIC OPTICAL NETWORKS. CHAPTER 4 IS DEVOTED TO OVERLAY NETWORKS. THE BOOK CONCLUDES WITH CHAPTER 5, SUMMARIZING THE BOOK AND PRESENT RECENT RESEARCH TRENDS IN THE FIELD OF NETWORK OPTIMIZATION. &NBSP;<P></P>
This book focuses on modeling and optimization of cloud-ready and content-oriented networks in the context of different layers and accounts for specific constraints following from protocols and technologies used in a particular layer. It addresses a wide range of additional constraints important in contemporary networks, including various types of network flows, survivability issues, multi-layer networking, and resource location.
The book presents recent existing and new results in a comprehensive and cohesive way. The contents of the book are organized in five chapters, which are mostly self-contained.
Chapter 1 briefly presents information on cloud computing and content-oriented services, and introduces basic notions and concepts of network modeling and optimization. Chapter 2 covers various optimization problems that arise in the context of connection-oriented networks. Chapter 3 focuses on modeling and optimization of Elastic Optical Networks. Chapter 4 is devoted to overlay networks. The book concludes with Chapter 5, summarizing the book and present recent research trends in the field of network optimization.