NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Perspective for Communications Networks in the 6th Framework

Programme

Dr. Demosthenes Ikonomou

EC INFSO E4

Demosthenes.Ikonomou@cec.eu.int

6th Framework Programme InfoDay, EKT

Athens-Thessaloniki, 19-20/12/2002

Local ‘Sphere’

NetworkingBAN,PAN

WLANAdHoc

Flexible, adaptive

Radio AccessHigher

frequency bands,

‘>3G’ access

Satellite Mobile

>3G, McastS-DMB

Satellite Broadband

Access

Optical Network

Broadband Access

Optical Core Network

Reconfigurable Radio Networks and Systems

IP Transport Control & RoutingIP - Optical

Convergen

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Access(Power Nets,..)

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Broadband Access Domain

Rich Audio Visual Content Creation, Processing and Delivery

Seamless and Context aware Service adaptation and Delivery

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

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EU Council UMTS Decision

ACTS, 4h FP

ETSI UTRA Decision

RACE UMTS Vision

The R&D Path to 3G

10 years cycle for new coms systems !!

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

IST today: Main Wireless Topics

Ø Re-configurable Radio Systems and NetworksØ Integration with Digital BroadcastingØ Broadband WirelessØ Location-based VAS, SecurityØ S-UMTS & Broadband Multimedia SatellitesØ Smart antenna and adaptive modulationsØ Network management and optimisationØ 4G Wireless, Wireless IPØ Trials:WAP, digital AM radio, speech

recognitionIST in FP5: The Transition phase, exploring new system/technology concepts.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

SYSTEMS BEYOND 3G: SOME DRIVERS

Manufacturers: Looking for innovative system concepts allowing introduction of new, mass market equipment;

Operators: interest in introduction of new services still without having to throw away existing infrastructures and maximising efficiency in the use of their networks;

Users: affordable new services without access restrictions;

Challenge: introduction of innovative systems and services with backwards compatibility;

Requirement: proliferation of wireless devices implies optimised use of spectrum: the right service should use the right access network in the right frequency band.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

BEYOND 3G: SCENARIOSAccess for a range of Devices

Support of real time and non-real time services

Permit delay

Real time

Sender

Human Machine

　

VoIPVideo phone/conferenceInteractive games

Visual mail/audio mailText mail

Video relay broadcasting

Video supervising

Human navigation

Internet browsing

Information service

Music download

Recording to storage devices:voice, video, etc.

Data transfer

Location information services,distribution systems, etc.

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NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Moving closer to the local sphere: Spontaneous Moving closer to the local sphere: Spontaneous Device Networking (self-organising, ad-hocDevice Networking (self-organising, ad-hoc))

Some Issues:•service discovery•security•management•spectrum coexistence

BEYOND 3G: SCENARIOS

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Centralised

processing & info

Client – server

User controlled applications

Centralised info

Download capability towards the client

Client – server with mediation

User controlled or server generated push applications

Processing, info. and control distributed Multi –party applicationsM2M communication

Peer 2 Peer

Proactive actions with agent initiative over the terminal

“Intelligence Everywhere”

BEYOND 3G: SERVICE CHALLENGE

Personal Service Sphere; User defined servicesContext awareness; Human senses reactivity...

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

BEYOND 3G: NETWORK CHALLENGE

Addressing ubiquity and capacity bottlenecks through co-operative networks

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Wide Area Network (WAN)- Large coverage- High cost Personal Area Network (PAN)

- Cable replacement- Ad-hoc connectivity- Low cost

Local Area Network (LAN)- Hot Spots/SOHO - High speed- Moderate cost

Broadband Fixed Wireless Access

User Bitrates (Mbps)

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

BEYOND 3G: TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE

Co-operative Networks Wireless Protocols, all IP (v6) Security across different layers & Privacy, Resource and Mobility management, QoS, Network management, flexible billing system, Advanced network architectures, new accesses Network planning techniques and tools System Architecture (e.g ad hoc + services) dynamic spectrum usage

Software Defined Radio Terminal and Base Station Re-configurable RF and Baseband techniques, architectures and

platforms Reconfiguration management software architecture

Software and hardware partitioning

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

BEYOND 3G: OTHER CHALLENGES

Business Models User behaviour and service acceptability; Regulations: security, re-configurability,

spectrum Standards Pervasive usage across a large untested

user community

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

IST FP6: Broadband For AllIST FP6: Broadband For AllIn the context of the e-Europe 2005 Action Plan and the Lisbon Strategy 2010:

Implementation of a widely available broadband infrastructure is probably the key technology challenge for the Information Society and telecommunications in Europe, over the next 5-10 years. IST WP2003-4: 2.3.1.3 Broadband for All:

Objective: To develop the network technologies and architectures allowing a generalised availability of broadband access to European users, including those in less developed regions. This is a key enabler to the wider deployment of the information and knowledge-based society and economy.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Speed / Bandwidth / QoS

Information, File size Download time (secs)Application (Bytes) ISDN ADSL Fibre

Page of text 20K 2.5 0.2 0.002Bitmap diagram 100K 12.5 1.0 0.01JPEG Photograph 300K 40 3.3 0.03TIF Image 1.5M 200 16 0.16

MPEG4 videophony: 380 kBit/s 2-wayDVD quality video 4+ Mbit/s 1-way

QoS: Latency/Delay/Jitter/Packet loss

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Future Multi-Service Broadband Access Network

C o a x i a l C a b l e

O p t i c a l F i b r e

W i r e l e s s / R a d i o

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S I P

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D o c t o r

Indoor delivery of services via means of high speed centralised or ad-hoc W-LAN OR Ultra

Wide Band (UWB) networks.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Challenges in FP6: Communications & Networking

Mobility, beyond 3G Domain

Broadband Access Domain

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Optical Core Network

IP Transport Control & RoutingIP -

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IP Services and Applications

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

SA Research Objectives:

Are framed in a system context and are required to address the technological breakthroughs in support of the socio-economic evolution towards availability of low cost and generalised broadband access. This should therefore lead to:

- Optimized access technologies, as a function of the operating environment, at affordable price allowing for a generalized introduction of broadband services in Europe and in less developed regions;- Technologies allowing the access portion of the next generation network to match the evolution of the core network, in terms of capacity, functionality and Quality of Service available to the end users;- A European consolidated approach regarding regulatory aspects, and for standardized solutions allowing the identification of best practice, and introduction of low cost end user and access network equipment;

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Technology Focus (1)

•Low cost access network equipment, for a range of technologies optimised as a function of the operating environment, including optical fibre, fixed wirelessaccess, interactive broadcasting, satellite access, xDSL and power line networks.

•New concepts for network management , control and protocols, to lower the operational costs, provide enhanced intelligence and functionality in the access network for delivery of new services, and end-to-end network connectivity.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

Technology Focus (2)

• Multi-service capability, with a single access network physical infrastructure shared by multiple services allowing a reduction in capital and operational expenditures for installation and maintenance. It includes end to end IPv6 capabilities;

• Increased bandwidth capacity, in the access network as well as in the underlying optical core/metro network (including in particular optical burst and packet switching), commensurate with the expected evolution in user requirements and Internet-related services.

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

CONCLUSION

Federating RTD work in the area of future communications networks is crucial to develop a European position in the world scene;

For example, systems beyond 3G are considered as a key technological challenge for Europe;

Partnership beyond Europe will be an asset;

The upcoming FP6 opens a range of opportunities for collaborative work in an area with an already established collaboration “culture”;

With a 10 years time frame perspective to deploy new communication systems, the time is right to start ambitious EU initiatives in this field;

NB:The views expressed herein are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of the European Commission

more information ...more information ...

Wireless Communications:

http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka4/mobile/who/whoiswho.htm

Broadband for all:

andrew.houghton@cec.eu.int

pertti.jauhiainen@cec.eu.int

Wireless Communications:

http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka4/mobile/who/whoiswho.htm

Broadband for all:

andrew.houghton@cec.eu.int

pertti.jauhiainen@cec.eu.int