Next Generation Networks Perspectives and Potentials

by Li Salina, Jingming; Salina, Pascal

• ISBN13: 9780470516492
• ISBN10: 0470516496
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780470724477
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-11
• Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

Unique industry perspective on how operators, providers and customers can utilize Next Generation NetworksThis book creates a framework to aid the understanding of Next Generation Networks (NGN), exploring the strategic development and practical deployment of NGN. The intention of this book is to provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the future directions, substantial benefits, issues and applications and services for NGN.Next Generation Networks, focuses on the future communication and service networks and on opportunities arising from the new technologies. The book explores the potentials of NGN and provides an outlook of future services for the end users and opportunities for the traditional network operators and new players. Illustrating how NGN will bring fundamental advances to both customers and operators, the book investigates how the benefits of NGN will extent beyond the simple improvements of existing networks such as found in on-going standardizations.It also examines critical issues with the implementation of NGN and the corporate responsibility of players in this field. Offers an in depth exploration of NGN. Covers NGN technology, architecture, transport, services, and evolution and standardization. Written by industry experts focusing on the business opportunities of NGN with chapters on NGN standardization, development and corporate responsibility Highly relevant for all network operators (strategy managers, network planning managers), equipment vendors, researchers, Telecoms regulators, engineers working in next generation networking, graduate and advanced undergraduate students on electrical engineering and computer science programmes with a focus on networks.

Author Biography

Jingming Li Salina works and owns her own consultancy company LiSalina Telecom Consulting. She obtained her doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. She has worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Swisscom R&D department and as a Strategy & Planning Manger in the Mobile Technical Operation Department at Swisscom. Her research interests include WLAN, WiMAX, wireless access networks such as GSM, UMTS, and technical solutions for mobile operators.       

Pascal Li Salina works as a Corporate Responsibility Manager at Swisscom AG.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. xiii
List of Illustrations	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Challenge 1: To Become More Than an ISP	p. 1
Challenge 2: To Apply a Model of Operation Driven by Customer Needs	p. 2
The Technology-driven Operation Model	p. 3
The Operation Model Driven by Customer Needs	p. 3
NGN - The Holy Grail for a Telecom Operator?	p. 5
NGN Aims at Improving Life Quality and Bringing New Life Experience	p. 7
The Network Evolution Towards NGN	p. 8
The Telecom Environment and Corporate Responsibility	p. 9
The Organization of the Book	p. 10
NGN Vision, Scenarios and Advances	p. 13
NGN Networks: Perspectives and Potentials	p. 14
Some Possible Scenarios	p. 17
Virtual Space Flight	p. 18
Virtual International Congress	p. 19
Virtual Global Exhibition	p. 20
Virtual Classroom, e-Education and Experimental Laboratory	p. 21
Virtual Corporate Environment	p. 22
Virtual Home	p. 23
Virtual Hospital	p. 23
Virtual Store	p. 25
Global and Local Information Centres	p. 26
Home Networks	p. 27
Automatic Traffic and Car Driving (Machine-to-machine Communication)	p. 28
NGN Advances	p. 29
NGN Requirements on Technology and Management	p. 33
NGN Requirements on Technology	p. 34
Communication using the Five Human Senses and Surroundings	p. 34
Real-time Communication across Language Barriers	p. 34
Virtual Living Environments	p. 35
User Identification using Biometrics	p. 36
Human-like Service Activation	p. 37
On-demand End-to-End Connectivity	p. 37
Easy and Standardized Service Creation	p. 39
Flexible Terminal Equipment	p. 40
NGN Requirements on Management	p. 42
Customer Management	p. 42
Third-party Service Provider Management	p. 43
Service and Service Delivery Management	p. 44
Network and Network Performance Management	p. 45
Network Security Management	p. 46
Device Management	p. 47
Information Management	p. 47
NGN Functional Architecture	p. 49
The ITU NGN Functional Architecture	p. 49
The Proposed NGN Functional Architecture	p. 52
Transport Stratum	p. 53
Service Stratum	p. 57
Service/Application/Content/Information Layer	p. 62
Customer Terminal Equipment Functions	p. 62
Other Networks	p. 63
NGN Operator, Provider, Customer and CTE	p. 65
NGN Network Operator	p. 66
NGN Service Provider	p. 68
NGN Customer and CTE	p. 68
Individual Customers and CTEs	p. 68
Home Customers and CTEs	p. 69
Vehicle Customers and CTE	p. 71
Corporate Customers and CTE	p. 72
Third-party Provider Customers and CTE	p. 73
Network and Service Evolution towards NGN	p. 75
Major Evolution Steps for the Networks and Services of Today	p. 77
Service Convergence and Access Network Development (Step 1)	p. 77
IP-based Service Conversion and Managed IP Network Development (Step 2)	p. 78
Network Integration and Service Extension (Step 3)	p. 80
Fixed Network Evolution	p. 82
Mobile Network Evolution	p. 83
Cable Network Evolution	p. 84
Internet Evolution	p. 84
IP Network Problems Critical to be Solved	p. 85
NGN Key Development Areas	p. 89
Terminal Area	p. 89
User Terminal	p. 90
Machine Terminal	p. 91
Sensor Terminal	p. 94
Wireless Thin Client	p. 94
RFID Technology	p. 95
NFC Technology	p. 97
Access Network Area	p. 98
Ubiquitous Connectivity	p. 98
Co-existence Mechanisms for Multiple Radio Access Networks	p. 109
Backhaul Network Area	p. 110
Core Transport Network Area	p. 111
Service Creation Area	p. 118
OSA/Parlay Technologies	p. 119
Parlay X Technology	p. 121
Web 2.0	p. 121
Network Control and Management Area	p. 121
Setting up, Maintaining and Tearing Down End-to-End Connectivity	p. 122
Monitoring and Controlling the Performance of End-to-End Connectivity	p. 124
Analysing and Predicting Performance of End-to-End Connectivity	p. 124
Generating and Delivering Relevant Information to the Relevant People	p. 125
Generating Billing Information	p. 125
Managing Multiple Access Networks Belonging to Different Operators	p. 125
Managing Multiple Core Transport Networks Belonging to Different Operators	p. 125
Managing Changes in the Access Network	p. 125
Managing Changes in the Core Transport Network	p. 125
End-to-End Network Resource Management	p. 126
Service Control and Management	p. 126
GRID Technologies	p. 128
End-to-End QoS Management	p. 128
End-to-End Security Management	p. 131
Advanced Technologies for Network and Service Management	p. 131
Intelligent Agent Technology	p. 131
Artificial Intelligence Technology	p. 132
SON Technology	p. 134
NGN Standardizations	p. 137
ITU and GSI-NGN	p. 138
GSI-NGN Concept	p. 139
GSI-NGN Release 1	p. 148
GSI-NGN Release 2	p. 149
NGN Recommendations	p. 149
ETSI and TISPAN-NGN	p. 149
TISPAN-NGN Concept	p. 152
TISPAN-NGN Release 1	p. 159
TISPAN-NGN Release 2	p. 160
TISPAN-NGN Release 3	p. 165
ATIS and NGN	p. 165
CJA and NGN	p. 166
TMF and NGOSS	p. 166
NGOSS Concept	p. 167
NGOSS Components and their Functionality	p. 167
NGOSS Documents	p. 170
NGMN Alliance and NGMN, and 3GPP and LTE/SAE	p. 172
NGMN Alliance and NGMN	p. 172
3GPP and LTE/SAE	p. 173
NGNs and Corporate Responsibility	p. 183
Unsustainable Growth	p. 184
Sustainable Development and Corporate Responsibility	p. 185
The Purpose of Corporate Responsibility	p. 187
The Fundamentals and the Limits of Corporate Responsibility	p. 189
Principles and Values	p. 189
The Limits of Corporate Responsibility	p. 190
Standards and Tools of Corporate Responsibility	p. 192
Norms	p. 193
Covenants	p. 195
Tools	p. 196
Guiding Concepts	p. 198
Triple Bottom Line	p. 198
Levels of Effects	p. 199
Equity	p. 199
Time	p. 200
Efficiency	p. 200
Limits and Carrying Capacity	p. 201
Corporate Responsibility and NGN	p. 202
Balancing the Benefits and Impacts of NGN	p. 202
The Positive Aspects	p. 205
The Challenges Ahead	p. 207
Summary of Impacts	p. 209
In a Nutshell	p. 211
Summary	p. 213
Glossary	p. 217
Index	p. 225
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