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The paper gives an introduction to some projects and initiatives that are connected with the new-generation Internet. US-Ignite partnerships, the European commission Future Internet Program, the European Fire projects, the Global Environment for Network Innovation (GENI), and WiMAX, are presented. New technologies and protocols, such as Software-defined networking (SDN), OpenFlow, a route configuration mechanism and the constituent protocols to add redundant packet forwarding capabilities that will provide high reliability communication for critical applications, are described. The goal of the paper is to understand intricacies, and nuances of some of these techniques and show some of the possibilities of next-generation high-speed networking and their possible applications in the field of the Internet and the applications to education, libraries and museums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mechanisms for the management and control (M&C) of largescale ICT systems, both established and innovative ones, generally follow a distinct approach on the dimensions from centralized to distributed and flat to hierarchical architectures. In this paper, we examine representative M&C frameworks and technologies and show that such a restrictive architectural choice is incompatible with system convergence, like computing/networking and fixed/mobile. To improve this situation, we propose a novel architectural approach that facilitates the adaptive placement of M&C functions by using different combinations of distribution and hierarchy patterns concurrently. Using a computing/networking systems scenario and a simulator prototype, we illustrate the potential of the proposed M&C approach in achieving more efficient overall M&C of converged ICT infrastructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]