Implementing HeiTS: Architecture and Implementation Strategy of the Heidelberg High-Speed Transport System

The Heidelberg High Speed Transport System (HeiTS) is a new-generation end-to-end communication system currently under development at the IBM European Networking Center (ENC) in Heidelberg. HeiTS is aimed at a heterogeneous environment comprising several computers with different operating systems and a variety of underlying local, metropolitan, and wide-area networks. It incorporates both end-system and gateway communication functions.