Mohammed Moshen Guizani
his is the third issue of the Internet Technology Series
of IEEE Communications Magazine after we assumed
responsibility as editors of this series. There has been a
steady and increasing number of submissions to this series,
indicating a strong interest in its topics among our readers.
Eight possible articles were submitted. After a rigorous
review process, we accepted only two papers for publica-
tion in this issue.
Current IP routing protocols based on routing on the
shortest path can result in unbalanced distribution of pack-
ets under certain circumstances. This can result in large
packet delays and losses. Recent efforts to solve these
problems are based on enhancements to distribute link
state information that are more pertinent to traffic engi-