POST AND TELECOMMUNICATION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PART 5
GENERAL TELECOMMUNICATION

NETWORK PLANNING

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OVERALL PLANNING PER NETWORK LAYER AND TECHNOLOGY

The inherent layering structure of the network and related

technologies together with the complexity of the overall network implies that the network planning has to be performed also by layers, sub networks and technologies
By layers in a vertical dimension following the client-server relation (one

layer is supported in the layer below and provides resources for the layer up) as indicated: physical, transmission, routing/switching, and applications/services/control By segments or splitting of the end to end communication into sub areas as customer premises, access, core national, core international By technologies or underlying technique as FO, WDM, PDH, SDH, PSTN, ATM, IP, NGN, GSM, 3G, etc, ...

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Network Layer Modeling for Planning and Design

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OVERALL PLANNING PER NETWORK LAYER AND TECHNOLOGY

The planning process starts with a first phase for the services

and traffic demand projection both at user interfaces and origin to destination interest A second phase considers the design for the functional level for the involved functions and technologies like: switching, routing, mobile, data, etc Intermediate results are given as inputs for Transmission and control layers In a third phase, the transmission design and planning is performed and the results are provided as inputs to the Physical layer
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SOLUTION MAPPING PER SCENARIO

Due to the large variety of geo-scenarios defined by the

combination of customers, services, geo-models, density, consumption, available solutions, etc.

The planner has to analyze and decide which solution is going to be

planned in more detail per scenario type The recommended methodology is structured in the diagram with a first selection by technical compliance followed by an economical evaluation of the Cost Of Ownership that is self-explanatory

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SOLUTION MAPPING PER SCENARIO

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RELATION AMONG TECHNICAL, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL PLANS

The number of scenarios and high interrelation among

decisions at each level of the organization: Financial, Technical and Operation requires implementing carefully an integrated processing for the information at each stage which is summarized in the following diagrams
The large ranges of variation in many cases and the need to optimize

synergies in competition obliges to interchange results between the processes and have an information System across the organization based on Operational Support Systems (OSS) to facilitate consistency and speed of application

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RELATION AMONG TECHNICAL, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL PLANS

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PLANNING ISSUES AND TRENDS WHEN REACHING NGN

Once the migration to NGN enters in the final evolution steps

after network topology consolidation and access capacity increase to broadband, the specific NGN architecture and systems at transit and local segments have to be designed and optimized. Some of the key planning issues to be solved and related activities are summarized:

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END TO END MULTISERVICE TRAFFIC DEMAND

In a full NGN network, all the service flows need to be

modeled with the IP traffic parameters at the five levels of:

1) Calls, 2) Sessions, 3) Bursts, 4) Packets, 5) Bits for each service class at the user origin

Due to the heterogeneous service types, they have to be

aggregated by affinity of demand types first (like voice, audio streaming, video streaming, file transfer, etc.) in order to know the demand per user at the network origin points

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END TO END MULTISERVICE TRAFFIC DEMAND

In a second step, the service types have to be aggregated by Quality of

Service category like a) constant speed, b) variable streaming and c) elastic category in order to be able to dimension network resources according to each grade of service and Service Level Agreement per category A well-defined Sustained Bit Rate (SBR) common unit and measurement period of reference (i.e.: 5 minutes) has to be used in order to maintain consistency in the statistical aggregation. This process is illustrated in the following diagram Once that all the matrices for that categories are well defined, the dimensioning of network resources is to be performed, according to the used routing procedures with the corresponding algorithm for each category Most frequent algorithms are proposed and discussed within the contributions at the International Teletraffic Congress series

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END TO END MULTISERVICE TRAFFIC DEMAND

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FUNCTIONALITY AND LOCATION FOR SSWS

Up to now most published information describes the NGN network nodes

like Softswitches (SSW), Gateways (GW), etc. at a functional level As soon as a design has to be made and optimized for a mature and large network, a number of new issues appear as:
Decision on SSW multifunctional versus specific per type of control and

application (Fixed network calls, mobile network calls, HLR, NM functions, OSS functions, etc. Number of SSW by functionality, capacity and security level SSW locations as a function of all previous constraints and survivability required Number and location of GWs as a function of capacities and optimum design either at transit level, local level or hybrid assignment
These and other more detailed issues are being analyzed today on a per case

basis and methodologies are in phase of consolidation for a secure and optimum network evolution in a near time frame
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DESIGN FOR SECURITY AT NETWORK AND INFORMATION LEVELS

Number of processing nodes at a mature NGN is much lower

than in a traditional PSTN and is one of the causes for savings in CAPEX and OPEX. Nevertheless, in order to maintain a proper level of survivability to the network and services, the design criteria cannot just be extrapolated from the current networks and very robust methods have to be applied at the following domains:
High physical security at topological level with higher connectivity ratios

and diversity paths for high capacity and wide influence network nodes

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DESIGN FOR SECURITY AT NETWORK AND INFORMATION LEVELS

High protection level for the energy supply in all key nodes with

duplicated or triplicated sources of energy and diverse physical energy paths Design of large capacity routes and logical paths with high security criteria Design of high security and protected buildings for all involved elements and servers associated to key services High level of protection for intrusion, hacking and security for accessibility to SSWs and key NGN resources considering that within IP all network interfaces are potential gates candidates for access to the control

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DESIGN FOR SECURITY AT NETWORK AND INFORMATION LEVELS

In most of previous issues, basic mathematical procedures are

available for a design, but application criteria need to be much more stringent and combination with new capacities will derive in innovative network designs and configurations. Special attention has to be given to the last one on accessibility that is new for a large, all IP, high quality network and really imply novel concepts and solutions

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TRENDS TOWARDS CONVERGENCE AT DIFFERENT NETWORK DIMENSIONS

Once that an NGN is implemented at transit, local and access

network segments, the convergence possibilities are extended to more domains that the conventional fixed and mobile services. The expected trends in convergence have the following dimensions:
Convergence at Network Technology level in wich synergies will be

applied for all the network levels, hierarchies and geographical locations Convergence at User Terminals or devices like mobiles, PDAs, GPS, etc. for all functionalities on communication, frequencies, protocols, control positioning, agenda, entertainement, etc.

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TRENDS TOWARDS CONVERGENCE AT DIFFERENT NETWORK DIMENSIONS

Convergence at User Services domains with the same functionalities

across diffrent network types like fixed, mobile, xLAN, satellite, etc. Covergence at OSS for all functions on SLA management, Measurements, Service activation, Service management, Quality/performance mgt, Invoicing, Billing, Customer care, Provisioning, Inventory, Application monitoring, etc. Convergence at IT platforms, Databases and enablers for SSWs, NM and OSS

Economies of scale for higher customer density, purchasing

volume, traffic grouping, system sizes and technology scalation are the main business drivers for the implementation of convergence at the previous identified dimensions
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PLANNING INTER-WORKING AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DOMAINS

When multiple networks reach the NGN maturity stage, a

number of inter-working principles have to be planed and designed to ensure the correct end to end operation The operation of different networks either belonging to the same operator or to different operators is organized in management domains or set of network resources controlled by one management entity. Inter-working and interoperability apply to a given country, a region, an operator or a sub network with a given technological solution

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PLANNING INTER-WORKING AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DOMAINS

In order to ensure interoperability between NGN areas and

administrative domains, a set of network capabilities have to be planned. Such network capabilities include:
Converting and trans-coding the media traffic

Static and dynamic routing configuration, policies and algorithms Conversion of name, number or address Signalling inter-working Exchanging charging and billing information Exchanging user and terminal profiles Security policy and authentication

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PLANNING INTER-WORKING AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DOMAINS

The planner has a new set of tasks to specify, locate, design,

dimension, cost and optimize the following network interfaces, points and functionalities:
Network inter-working points, points of presence, peering points, provider edges

that have to be deployed at the networks edges with the corresponding functionality, location and dimensioning Admission control procedures for the traffic flow acceptance on the base of flow priority, demanded sustained bit rate, Quality of Service, available capacities, network routing algorithms and coordination between the origin based and destination based acceptance criteria Management and filtering functionality across networks for the sensitive control and management information like security level, authentication, authorization, user profiling, nonrepudiation, data confidentiality, communication security, data Integrity, availability, privacy, etc.

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PLANNING INTER-WORKING AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DOMAINS

Charging information required for the multimedia services, either based on calls,

number of events, information volume or sustained bit rate with a given quality Protocol inter-working or adaptation for the different types of traffic flows and the information required to be interchanged for services across domains. Support multiple transport stratum address inter-working scenarios, i.e. inter-working scenarios among different address domains, such as IPv4 and IPv6 address domains, public and private address domains PSTN emulation and simulation functionality to complete calls with origin or destination in existing PSTN networks while maintaining the corresponding characteristics of end to end flows service capabilities and interfaces as well as to ensure service continuity respecting the end-user experience unchanged irrespective of the changing of the core network or the crossing among different network types

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PLANNING INTER-WORKING AND INTEROPERABILITY AMONG DOMAINS

SLA and e2e QoS management functionality with all procedures to measure and control parameters defined at the SLA such as performance ratios, throughput, delays, packet loss probability, path availability, etc. that have to be coordinated among multiple domains in order to ensure the properties signed with the customers SLA and e2e QoS management functionality with all procedures to measure and control parameters defined at the SLA such as performance ratios, throughput, delays, packet loss probability, path availability, etc. that have to be coordinated among multiple domains in order to ensure the properties signed with the customers

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QUALITY OF SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS

Quality of Service was a concept very well defined, modelled,

quantified and measured for classical Telecom networks at ITU both at end to end user service level and at a network and system levels
When networks migrate towards multiservice multimedia services on IP

mode, the complexity of quality description enlarges to more domains, parameters and concepts implying an increase of difficulty for definition, measurement and standardization In addition several entities conceive the quality with different perspectives, as in ITU, ISO, IETF, ETSI, ETNO, etc.

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QUALITY OF SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS

For the point of view of a planner, it is not required to address all operational

details but it is needed to focus more on the macroscopic parameters and values that impact on the network dimensioning and costing as those aspects are the ones that have to be quantified with anticipation for the decision making on architectures and business planning The variety of different definitions demonstrates the difficulties in assessing all aspects related to the term QoS either focussed on the network provider view or the customer perspective. Basically ITU-T is oriented towards an overall QoS description for the different services with two perspectives:
Phases of the service life cycle to analyze like: service provision, service enhancement,

service support, service connection, service billing, service management, etc. Criteria for the quality observation like: availability, accuracy, speed, security, reliability, etc.

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QUALITY OF SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS

It is important to understand that QoS differs from network performance
QoS is the outcome of the user's experience/perception in a global

manner, while the network performance is determined by the performances of network elements one-by-one, or by the performance of the network as a whole This means that the network performance may be used or not on an endto-end basis For example, access performance is usually separated from the core network performance in the operations of a single IP network, while Internet performance often reflects the combined NP of several autonomous networks

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QUALITY OF SERVICE CONSIDERATIONS

Thus QoS is not only defined or determined by measures that can be expressed in

technical terms (network performance parameters), but also by a subjective measure which is the user-perceived quality and his quality expectations. Then QoS has to take into account both:
Customer view: QoS requirements and perception Service provider view: QoS offering and achievement

The combination of both views and their relationship forms the basis of a

practical and effective management of service quality including the convergence of those perspectives The views and definitions by ITU-T are taken into account in following sections as a framework for the needed considerations on quality It has to be emphasized that standardization for quality in NGN context is in progress and a more complete vision will be available at the completion of current Working Groups
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METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MAN TECHNOLOGY

Regarding the physical layer, fiber optics dominates the core

and metro networks. 99% of core networks are already optical

The remaining 1% is satellite and point-to-point microwave used in well-

defined specific situations, usually in geographically remote areas, which are sparsely populated and have very rough terrain In the next 15 years the number of optical channels is expected to increase from the presently common 40-80 channels to 200 channels and the bitrate per optical channels is expected to increase from the presently 2.5-10 Gbps to 40-160 Gbps

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METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MAN TECHNOLOGY

Optical Transport Networking (OTN) represents a natural next step in the

evolution of transport networking For evolutionary reasons, OTNs will follow many of the same high-level architectures as followed by SONET/SDH, ie. optical networks will remain connection oriented, multiplexed networks The major differences will derive from the form of multiplexing technology used: TDM for SONET/SDH vs. wavelength division for OTN To satisfy the short-term need for capacity gain, the large-scale deployment of WDM point-to-point line systems will continue

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METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MAN TECHNOLOGY

As the number of wavelengths grows, and as the distance between

terminals grows, there will be an increasing need to add or drop wavelengths at intermediate sites Hence, flexible, reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (OADMs), will become an integral part of WDM networks As more wavelengths become deployed in carrier networks, there will be an increasing demand to manage capacity In much the same way that digital cross-connects emerged to manage capacity into the electrical layer, Optical cross-connects (OXCs) will emerge to manage capacity at the optical layer Figure 4.7 depicts an OTN architecture covering the core, metro, and high-capacity access domains

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METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MAN TECHNOLOGY

Initially the need for optical-layer bandwidth management was most acute

in the core environment, but increasingly the access network at the client or server is becoming the bottleneck for data transfer The logical mesh-based connectivity found in the core will be supported by way of physical topologies, including OADM-based shared protectionrings, and OXC-based mesh restoration architectures As bandwidth requirements grow for the metro and access environments, OADMs will be used there too

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Backbone area, consisting of core level IP PoPs, which are interconnected via

the WDM backbone network. WDM backbone network topologies heavily depend on the distances of the IP PoPs. For long distances with significant power losses (partial) mesh networks or concatenated rings of point-to-point WDM systems are most common, while for smaller distances similar topologies to the Metro area (e.g.. rings) are applicable Metro area, consisting of an optical WDM metro core with ring topologies dominating, and metro access area, where the IP PoPs are located. IP PoPs can be of 2 categories: Edge level ones are the gateways to the Customer Premises IP equipment; Core or transit ones are used to groom traffic and forward it to the IP backbone. Access area, where main Business/Enterprise customers or smaller Residential/Small Office/ Home Office IP customers are interconnected to the ISP acquiring Internet access

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METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK MAN TECHNOLOGY

Figure 4.8 depicts a future ISPs metropolitan network consisting of a

WDM optical Metro core and IP Metro access The IP section is composed of a number of IP PoPs, where customers can access the IP network services and traffic is groomed and forwarded to other PoPs or networks through the backbone Access is facilitated to customers through the interconnection of the ISPs Provider Edge (PE) IP routers with the Customer Edge (CE) IP routers

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Existing ATM and SDH equipment is shown for completeness. Provider

equipment can be collocated or not with the customer equipment, depending upon the distance between customer and provider premises and on the amount of traffic generated by the customer, and the telehousing policies The optical WDM metro core is usually composed of a ring of reconfigurable OADMs, while additional point-to-point WDM links with Terminal Multiplexers can be considered for large customers. OADMs offer management interfaces so that they can be remotely re-configured to add and drop wavelengths (optical channels) to the ring through the tributary cards and multiplex them in the form of optical line signal in the corresponding line cards of the ring in each direction

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4.5. Network architectures

In the case where there are two WDM metro core rings, then an optical

cross-connect is needed, to route wavelengths from one ring to the other supporting all-optical networking. Such cross-connects are the most expensive pieces of optical networking equipment, capable of performing additional tasks, such as wavelength switching and conversion for hundreds of ports in an all-optical form without O-E conversion The metropolitan network should extend the transparency and the scalability of the LAN through to the optical core network. The IP Metro access is composed of a set of PE routers interconnected via optical interfaces with OADMs At the access side of the metropolitan network, Fast Ethernet is becoming commonplace

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

Broadband access needs are changing very rapidly Content-intensive applications are driving up the need for speed New peer-to-peer applications such as instant messaging with text, voice and - in the future - video will push the envelope even further since they require bidirectional data streaming IP with Quality of Service differentiation (Differentiated Services, Integrated Services and Multi-Protocol Label Switching) is expected to become necessary to handle a range of different services

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

Fixed Access Network Technologies ADSL - enables a broadband always-on connection to be provided over the copper pair originally installed for POTS (typically 1-2 Mbit/s downstream and 128-512 kbit/s upstream, depending upon the distance from the exchange, and the quality of the copper pairs) VDSL - provides very high speed symmetric communication over short copper pairs (or co-ax CATV) for the last few hundred meters to the user and may be used in conjunction with fiber Cable modems - provide a shared broadband interactive link over (upgraded) Cable TV networks, and are capable of similar data flow rates upstream and downstream to ADSL

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

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a shared medium, however, the instantaneous throughput experienced is dependent upon the number of simultaneous users and their usage pattern Concerning wired access networks to the home, up to now mainly use is made of existing infrastructures of telephone-companies (phone-line), broadcast-companies (cable), and utility companies (power-lines), using dedicated protocols like ATM, ADSL, DOCSIS, and allowing for speeds up to Mbit/s Some companies have started investing in new infrastructures to cover the 'last mile' to the homes, notably using fiber-optic cabling, allowing for true broadband access, but requiring huge investments in the infrastructure

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

The following challenges can be seen for fixed networks:
Deal with heterogeneity, which requires bridging solutions, or a common

network abstraction layer How to support isochronous data-transfer and plug-and-play on top of Ethernet (and IP) Increasing the bandwidths to support future application needs

Mobile Access Network Technologies The increase in mobile communications and user expectations for diversified wireless services has led to the development of a variety of wireless access systems In particular, IEEE802.11b wireless LANs supporting up to 11 Mbit/s have become popular in the home/business area, and this technology is now being used to serve public hot spots

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

HSCSD and GPRS - are enhancements to GSM to provide a mobile

service more suited to data UMTS, the 3rd generation of mobile systems, promises to allow data communications at up to 2 Mbit/s Considerable effort is underway to reconcile the different standards, typically by using multimode terminals and interworking devices. However, this approach does not seem to have all the ingredients to make the multiple existing and emerging mobile access technologies appear to the user as a single, seamless, and homogeneous network A possible way forward is the development of an open radio-access concept

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

ie. an access network which on one hand is based on a versatile air

interface, and on the other hand is capable of satisfying different applications in different radio environments, when combined with IPbased backbone networks Besides flexibility in the air interface, such an open network paradigm requires a corresponding redefinition of layers above the physical one In order to integrate heterogeneous mobile access networks, it is necessary to break the tie between mobile users and networks, and to move towards ways of operating that are: Compatible with IP-based networks; Scalable; and Distributed

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ACCESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

The resource management should provide an independent performance

calibration ("tuning knobs") allowing network operators to set target levels, tailored to user needs, on a unified IP based access interface There will be a lot of different technologies and systems that will be used for the cellular communications Therefore in the future, software radio solutions will be developed to enable dynamic reconfiguration (for all layers) and to offer a multifrequency and multimode system The IP protocol will be used by all types of terminals and by all networks. The 4G terminals will be a mobile and a wireless terminal with integrated Mobile IP and Cellular IP protocols

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

NGN concepts definition and Nes: The concept of an NGN (Next Generation Network) has been introduced to take into consideration the new realities in the telecommunications industry, characterized by factors such as: competition among operators due to ongoing deregulation of markets, explosion of digital traffic, e.g., increasing use of "the Internet", increasing demand for new multimedia services, increasing demand for a general mobility, convergence of networks and services, etc. The NGN (Next Generation Network) is conceived as a concrete implementation of the GII (Global Information Infrastructure) The target of NGN is to ensure that all elements required for interoperability and network capabilities support applications globally across the NGN while maintaining the concept of separation between transport, services and applications A major goal of the NGN is to facilitate convergence of networks and convergence of services. The common understanding is that the NGN has to be seen as the concrete realization of concepts defined for the GII

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Defination
Next Generation Network (NGN): A packet-based network able to provide

telecommunication services and able to make use of multiple broadband, QoSenabled transport technologies and in which service-related functions are independent from underlying transport-related technologies It enables unfettered access for users to networks and to competing service providers and/or services of their choice. It supports generalized mobility which will allow consistent and ubiquitous provision of services to users Generalized mobility: The ability for the user or other mobile entities to communicate and access services irrespective of changes of the location or technical environmentThe degree of service availability may depend on several factors including the Access Network capabilities, service level agreements between the user's home network and the visited network (if applicable), etc. Mobility includes the ability of telecommunication with or without service continuity

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Objectives of the NGN NGN should fulfill the requirement of the environment described in ITUT Recs Y.100 [1], Y.110 [2], Y.130 [3] and Y.140 [4] or Y.140.1 [5], for example to:
Promote fair competition Encourage private investment Define a framework for architecture and capabilities to be able to meet various

regulatory requirements Provide open access to networks

While:

Ensuring universal provision of and access to services Promoting equality of opportunity to the citizen Promoting diversity of content, including cultural and linguistic diversity Recognizing the necessity of worldwide cooperation with particular attention to less developed countries
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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Fundamental characteristics of NGN The term NGN as defined in clause 3 is commonly used to give a name to the changes to the service provision infrastructures that have already started in the telecommunication industry The NGN can be further defined by the following fundamental characteristics:
Packet-based transfer Separation of control functions among bearer capabilities, call/session, and

application/ service Decoupling of service provision from transport, and provision of open interfaces Support for a wide range of services, applications and mechanisms based on service building blocks (including real time/ streaming/ non-real time and multimedia services)

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Broadband capabilities with end-to-end QoS (Quality of Service) Interworking with legacy networks via open interfaces Generalized mobility Unrestricted access by users to different service providers A variety of identification schemes Unified service characteristics for the same service as perceived by the user Converged services between fixed/mobile Independence of service-related functions from underlying transport technologies Support of multiple last mile technologies Compliant with all regulatory requirements, for example concerning emergency communications, security, privacy, lawful interception, etc.

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

NGN Capabilities NGN shall provide the capabilities (infrastructure, protocols, etc.) to make the creation, deployment and management of all kinds of services (known or not yet known) possible One of the main characteristics of NGN is the decoupling of services and transport, allowing them to be offered separately and to evolve independently Therefore in the NGN architectures, there shall be a clear separation between the functions for the services and the functions for the transport NGN allows the provisioning of both existing and new services independently of the network and the access type used

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Interworking between NGNs of different operators and between NGN

and existing networks such as PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is provided by means of gateways NGN will support both existing and "NGN aware" end terminal devices Hence terminals connected to NGN will include analogue telephone sets, fax machines, ISDN sets, cellular mobile phones, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) terminal devices, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) terminals, Ethernet phones through PCs (Personal Computers), digital set top boxes, cable modems, etc. Specific issues include the migration of voice services to the NGN infrastructure, Quality of Service related to real-time voice services (with guaranteed bandwidth, guaranteed delay, guaranteed packet loss, etc.) as well as Security
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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

NGN should provide the security mechanisms to protect the exchange of

sensitive information over its infrastructure, to protect against the fraudulent use of the services provided by the Service Providers and to protect its own infrastructure from outside attacks A major feature of NGN will be generalized mobility, which will allow a consistent provision of services to a user, i.e., the user will be regarded as a unique entity when utilizing different access technologies, regardless of their types Generalized mobility means providing the ability of using different access technologies, at different locations while the user and/or the terminal equipment itself may be in movement allowing users to use and manage consistently their applications/customer services across existing network boundaries

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

At present mobility is used in a limited sense such as movement of user

and terminal and with or without service continuity to similar public accessed networks (such as WLAN, GSM, UMTS, etc.) and service discontinuity to some wired line accessed networks with strong limitations (such as UPT) In the future, mobility will be offered in a broader sense where users may have the ability to use more access technologies, allowing movement between public wired access points and public wireless access points of various technologies This means that this movement will not necessarily force an interruption of an application in use or a customer service

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Terms and Definitions Media Server (MS): A network element providing the media resource processing function for telecommunication services in NGN Access Gateway (AG): That allows end users with various accesses (e.g., PSTN, ISDN, V5.x) connection to the packet node

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NGN SOLUTIONS AND MIGRATION STEPS

Remote User Access Module (RUAM): A unit that physically terminates

subscriber lines and converts the analogue signals into a digital format. The RUAM is physically remote from the Local Exchange User Access Module (UAM): A unit that physically terminates subscriber lines and converts the analogue signals into a digital format. The UAM is collocated with a Local Exchange, and is connected to the Local Exchange Trunking Media Gateway (TMG): A unit that provides interfaces between the packet node of NGN and the circuit-switched nodes (e.g. transit exchange, local exchange, international exchange) of PSTN/ISDN for bearer traffic Signaling Gateway (SG): A unit that provides out-of-band call control signaling conversion between the NGN and other networks (e.g., between a call server in NGN and an STP or SSP in SS7)
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