Capacity Allocation for Multiservice Integrated Networks

The need for integrated communications networks, capable of providing a variety of services in an efficient manner, has long been recognized. Such networks preclude the need for deployment of several parallel networks to provide different services. 

A possible method of integrated services is to packetize all traffic and deploy a packet-switched network. These networks would support both permanent and switched virtual circuits capable of handling voice as well as data traffic and wideband services. Each service demand would be characterized by its own resource requirements, performance/blocking objectives and bandwidth requirements.