Naidoo, VaughnTucker, William David2013-01-282013-01-282001Naidoo, V. D. & Tucker, W. D. (2001). Policy-based network management of legacy equipment in Next Generation Networks. South African Telecommunications Networks & Applications Conference (SATNAC, pp. 602–606, Wild Coast Sun, Eastern Cape, South Africahttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/519Next Generation Networks use policy-based network management and QoS protocols to provide voice services on IP networks. Large numbers of older equipment still push IP packets. We present several solutions that include legacy equipment into a PBNM and QoS system. A static design uses traffic shaping at the legacy edge. A dynamic solution uses a Quasi-PEP implemented over RSVP and COPS. Preliminary test results are presented for the static solution. Collected data shows that the solution decreases packet loss on the legacy side.enCopyright Telkom. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Acknowledgement of the authors and the source is required.Policy based network management (PBNM)Next Generation NetworkConference Proceedings