MetaNet is a network management system that provides end-to-end communication services with QoS and communication planning support
for mission critical applications. It supports immediate and advance resource reservation, and provides information on immediate
and future available communication capacity taking into account network configuration and traffic. MetaNet supports these
services over multiple heterogeneous networks. The MetaNet consists of a number of PoPs (Point of Presence); each PoP is associated with one or more communication networks. PoPs realize the functionality within
their networks and coordinate with each other to realize the end-to-end functionality. Associated with each network is an
Adapter that hides from the PoP the network technology specific QoS model and mechanisms.
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