Analysis of NGN service creation technologies

Network Operators can see next Generation Networks (NGN) as new revenue stream, thanks to the potential they could have in increasing the service offering. Therefore it’s important to understand how proposed technologies and solutions in NGN market can enable, flexible and easy service creation 3. This paper presents the result of the investigation of Eurescom P1109 project [1] in the area of advanced technologies that enable the introduction of new services in NGNs [5]. These technologies are evaluated with respect to some key evaluation criteria and then a comparison is provided

Next Generation Networks: the service offering standpoint

Next Generation Networks [1] was the buzzword over the last years. Different people imagine different things when they think of NGN. How can this concept be defined? NGN is the application of Internet, IP and IT solutions to Telecom Services, including (but not only) the integration and sometimes the substitution of circuit switching with packet switching either for trunking or for access. Surprisingly, usually people think of a mere porting of Telecom protocols over an IP network (read H.323 protocol). Why should we reuse existing telecom solutions over an IP transport? The usual answer is to reduce cost of ownership. Is that really true? Is that a reason enough? Indeed, the introduction of NGN opens a huge opportunity for incumbent telecom operators: enabling the renewal in the service offering (meaning cash!) In this paper, we present results of the Eurescom Project P1109”Next Generation Networks: the service offering Standpoint” [1]. The overall goal is to evaluate solutions for NGNs from a service-offering standpoint and understanding the wider effects of introducing NGNs both in a fixed and 3G mobile network infrastructure, in terms of the inter-operability and functionality of next generation network products. In particular this paper focuses on the implementation of service scenarios (i.e. call center, VPN) on top of NGN platforms. The implementation of the service scenarios is meant to measure the attitude of NGN service platforms to provide new services in a developer friendly way

Technologies and Guidelines for Service Creation in NGN

Network Operators can see Next Generation Networks (NGN) as new revenue stream, thanks to the potential they could have in increasing the service offering. Therefore it is important to understand how proposed technologies and solutions in NGN market can enable, flexible and easy service creation. This paper presents the result of the investigation of Eurescom P1109 project in the area of advanced technologies that enable the introduction of new services in NGNs. These technologies are evaluated with respect to some key evaluation criteria and then a comparison is provided

Service opportunities for next generation networks

Next Generation Networks was the buzzword last year. Different people imagine different things when they think of NGN. How can this concept be defined? NGN is the application of Internet, IP and IT solutions to Telecom Services, including (but not only) the integration and sometimes the substitution of circuit switching with packet switching either for trunking or for access. Surprisingly, usually people think of a mere porting of Telecom protocols over an IP network (read H.323 protocol). Why should we reuse existing telecom solutions over an IP transport? The usual answer is to reduce cost of ownership. Is that really true? Is that a reason enough? Indeed, the introduction of NGN opens a huge opportunity for incumbent telecom operators: enabling the renewal in the service offering (meaning cash!) In this paper, we present the objectives and results of the Eurescom Project P1109”Next Generation Networks: the service offering Standpoint”. The overall goal is to evaluate solutions for NGNs from a service-offering standpoint and understanding the wider effects of introducing NGNs both in a fixed and 3G mobile network infrastructure, in terms of the inter-operability and functionality of next generation network products. In particular this paper focuses on the implementation of service scenarios (i.e. call center, VPN) on top of NGN platforms. The implementation of the service scenarios is meant to measure the attitude of NGN service platforms to provide new services in a developer friendly way

Next Generation Networks: the service offering standpoint

Next Generation Networks (NGN) is the application of Internet, IP and IT solutions to Telecom Services, including (but not only) the integration and sometimes the substitution of circuit switching with packet switching either for trunking or for access. In this paper, we will present the objectives and results of the Eurescom Project P1109 [1]. The overall goal is to support this view, in evaluating solutions for NGNs from a service-offering standpoint and understanding the wider effects of introducing NGNs in terms of the inter-operability and functionality of NGN products

An architecture for IN-Internet hybrid services

The scenario for telecom services is undergoing a rapid change. A new set of communication services is emerging: due to the explosion of the Internet and to the dramatic increase of mobile phone markets, more and more customers are requiring new Internet-based communication services. The ability to merge the ubiquitous telephone service (terminal and personal mobility) and the friendliness (easy-to-use, easy-tocustomize) of Internet is recognized as a major driver to promote new classes of services. Users want to access multiple services over heterogeneous networks and from heterogeneous terminals. The higher flexibility in service offer as well as the possibility of a rapid introduction of new services (typical of Internet & IT worlds) are key factors that give a high competitive advantage to Service Providers

Demo paper: Stamat: A framework for Social Topics and Media Analysis

Analysis of trending topics in social networks, based both on textual and multimedia content, can be used by content providers to measure the buzz around their channels, and even to create new material based on the current memes propagating across Twitter, Google+, Facebook etc. STAMAT is a framework designed to provide a set of tools for social media analysis, and to create, through content curation, personalized web sites and magazines