Multi-domain federation policies in open distributed service architectures

In this paper, a framework for efficient service creation and service provision, as far as information, telecommunications and applications services are concerned, is presented. Adopting the Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture (TINA) architectural model and in particular the TINA business model, it is argued that the federation concept and related examined mechanisms promote efficient service provisioning with respect to the resource allocation aspects. It is argued that federated resource management policies enable retailer, service providers and connectivity providers businesses to get virtually integrated and therefore to gain corporate advantage. Such policies are particularly meaningful in the context of electronic commerce.