Alireza Navabi Teacher: Mr Ali Esmaeili Fit.ac.

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A concept for a framework for evolution of network architecture and capabilities, as defined by ITU-T Recommendations ITU-T SERIES Y: GLOBAL INFORMATION

INFRASTRUCTURE, INTERNET PROTOCOL ASPECTS AND NEXT-GENERATION NETWORKS Next Generation Networks Frameworks and functional architecture models Y.2001 (12/2004) General overview of NGN Y.2011 (10/2004) General principles and general reference model for Next Generation Networks

Next Generation Network (NGN): a packet-based network able to provide telecommunication services and able to make use of multiple broadband, QoS-enabled 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.
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Practical Description from ETSI The convergence of the public switched telephone network, the (PSTN) voice network, the wireless networks (WiFi / WiMAX / GSM / UMTS) and the data networks (Internet) and broadcasting networks & services ?... Convergence in the Dictionary from the Latin verb convergere, i.e. to incline together convergence is a coming together of two or more distinct entities or phenomena Convergence in Technology the combination of two or more different technologies in a single device e.g. taking photos with a mobile phone, reading emails on a refrigerator, TV on your PC or internet on your TV
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A concept, not just a technology Use packet-based data transfer (IP, ATM) Use multiple broadband, QoS enabled transport technologies Independence of service-related functions from underlying transport-related functions, implying open interfaces Interworking with legacy networks Supports generalised mobility, with presence/location information Unrestricted access by users to different services and/or service providers Converged services between Fixed/Mobile networks Meet all Regulatory requirements, e.g. emergency communications, security/privacy, lawful interception etc.
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Services Transport & Access

Benefits:
Worked well for stand-alone systems

Challenges:
Many Networks = High Operational and Interworking Costs Slow to introduce new services Users require different devices for different services

Difficult to integrate new services or technologies

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Benefits:

Services Transport Access

Internet Protocol

Challenges:

Rapid Service Deployment = New Service Revenues Allow continued growth of the network Flexible architecture for future growth and new technologies Allows for competition at individual layers
Legacy policy frameworks are challenged by the emerging telecommunications model throughout the world

Services and access technologies only need to interface to the common transport layer (IP)
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video

data

voice

video

data

voice

Internet Protocol dsl

wi-fi

cable

dsl

wi-fi

cable

Each service must be integrated to a specific access technology. With many services converging it becomes complex to integrate single access.

IP provides a common interface for access and services One point of interface simplifies the introduction of new devices and services.

Toll Bypass PSTN

Lower cost and innovative services drives network convergence

PSTN

IP
MPEG

PSTN
Corporate WWW

CATV

IP Broadband WWW Wireless IP Core Broadcast

Academic

Voice IP Services

Video

Corporate

CDMA

1G-2G

IP

GSM
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WEB Services
ASP Network

VoD
ASP Network

MMS
IMS

SIP

E911
PSAP Network

Transport
Wi-Fi DSL

Core IP/MPLS Networks DOCSIS GSM PSTN

Access

User

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Europe Ageing networks in need of new equipment Cost savings, new services North America Cost savings, new services, competitiveness Operators: IP core conversion, fixed-mobile convergence, new service offerings (VoIP, IP-TV) Asia Pacific Region Mobile users, less investment in legacy infrastructure, new services, address space limitations, government NGN initiatives Role-out of new networks in the countries in economic transition
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Regulation of Standard Telephone Service Consumer awareness Quality of Service Emergency

Security Privacy

Numbering

Jurisdiction

Competition

Next Generation Longer term issues

Short term issues

Policy implications.

Core policy areas: Consumer issues Competition Security Scope for self-regulation

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INNOVATION

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E-mail

ACCESS
WiFi WiMAX
Free-to-air & Satellite b/c

spam

National security

SME E-commerce

Pay TV
PSTN, NGN, 3G E-banking E-tax

SECURITY
E-business, Managed networks, Corporate networks

SMS IP TV, PVR

Office systems

INTEROPERABILITY
Intranets
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STANDARDS ACCESS INTEROPERABILITY

Consumer
Emergency Quality of Service Rights of redress Directories Privacy Information Choice Special needs Universal service

Competition
Convergence Bundling Bottlenecks Interconnection & access Carrier selection Number portability Migration Investment

Security
Critical Infrastructure Viruses & firewalls Network attack Disaster recovery Lawful Interception Cybercrime Misuse

IDENTITY, NUMBERING, ADDRESSING

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International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T)

Study Groups (SG13 lead SG for NGN) Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) NGN Global Standards Initiative (NGN-GSI), since Jan 2006
Built on NGN 2004 Project,

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
TISPAN, 3GPP / IMS

Focus Group (FGNGN)

Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)

Protocols (IP, SIP, MGCP, ENUM, etc)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Telecommunications and Information Working Group APEC TEL

ATP Standardisation Program (ASTAP), NGN Expert Group

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Smaller industry fora have helped shape international standards.

ITU involvement is necessary at the international level to define an Evolutionary Framework to help solve interworking, mobility and service definitions issues, but There could be more pro-active cooperation between the telco and internet stakeholders

IETF have developed many of the core NGN technologies (IP, MPLS, SIP, etc.) 3GPP integrated IP-based technologies into an instantiation of the NGN, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Release based (ETSI TISPAN r1, 3GPP r7, ITU NGN r1-3)

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Service stratum
Application Functions Service User Profile Functions

Management Functions

Service and Control Functions

Transport User Profile Functions

Network Attachment Control Functions

Transport Control Functions

Customer Functions Access Functions

Media Handling Functions

Access Access Transport Transport Functions functions

Gateway Functions

Other Other networks networks

Edge Functions

Core Transport Core Transport Functions functions

UNI

NNI

Transport stratum
Control Media

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Service Stratum

Application Functions
User Profile Functions Other M ultimedia Components Streaming Services PSTN / ISDN Emulation IP M ultimedia Component

Service and Control Functions

Other N etworks

Legacy Term inals

GW

Network Access Attachment Functions NA AF

Resource and Admission Control Functions RACF

Customer Networks A ccess Functions

Access Transport Functions

NG N Terminals

Edge Functions

Core transport Functions

Transport Stratum
NN I

Custom er and Term inal Functions

UNI

QoS Aspects and one part of Control aspect (IP QoS signaling Requirement) Release 1 coverage

A part of

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Table 2 - List of Release 1 Deliverables

WG 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 NGN Release 1 Scope NGN Release 1 requirements Requirements & Architecture for NGN (FRA) Functional Requirements for NGN Mobility (FRMOB) IMS for Next Generation Networks (IFN) PSTN/ISDN emulation architecture A QoS control architecture for Ethernet-based IP access networks (TR-123.qos) Multi Service Provider NNI for IP QoS (TR-msnniqos) Requirements and framework for end-to-end QoS in NGN (TR-e2eqos.1) A QoS architecture for Ethernet networks (TR-enet) Resource and admission control functions(TR-racf) Performance measurement and management for NGN (TR-pmm) Signalling requirements for IP QoS TRQ.IP QoS.SIG.CS1 Security Requirements for R1 Evolution of Networks to NGN PSTN/ISDN evolution to NGN PSTN/ISDN emulation and simulation Deliverable Title Coordinating Question/SG [Note 1] 1/13,2/13 2/13 3/13 6/13, 2/19 [Note 4] 3/13, 6/13 3/13, 7/13 4/13 4/13 4/13 4/13 4/13, 3/13 4/13, [Note 3] 5/11 15/13 7/13 7/13 7/13 4/17, 25/16 1/11, 3/11, 4/11 1/11, 3/11, 4/11 1/11, 3/11, 4/11 5/11 17/12, 3/4, 7/4 23/16 1/11 1/11, 6/13, 29/16 1/11, 5/19, 2/19, 3/19 1/11 Associated Question/s Approving SG [Note 2] 13 13 13 13,19, [Note 4] 13,19, [Note 4] 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 13 13 13 13

Provisional allocation of NGN FG deliverables to SG Questions

TSB

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NGN Focus Group (FGNGN) scope complete Nov05 Work continues in the various ITU-T Study Groups according to their allocated tasks (Questions) SG 13 has a continuing (and lead) NGN Role The ITU-T has announced a NGN Global Standards Initiative (NGN-GSI) with the Goal to further strengthen the ITU-Ts leading role in NGN standard work
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Mobile/Fixed Convergence, based on the IMS platform A multi-service, multi-protocol, multi-access, IP based network - secure, reliable and trusted Multi-services: delivered by a common QoS enabled core network. Multi-access: diverse connectivity networks; fixed and mobile terminals, (Mobile, xDSL, etc) Not one network, but different networks that interoperate seamlessly Mobility / Nomadicity of both users and devices My communications services
anywhere, any terminal, anytime

>>> all of this leads to a true Next Generation Network

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What is IMS?

IP Multimedia Subsystem as defined by 3GPP

3GPP IMS standards define a network domain dedicated to the control and integration of multimedia services. IMS is defined by 3GPP from Release 5 onwards (2002) 3GPP2 equivalent of IMS is the MMD (MultiMedia Domain), fully interoperable with 3GPP IMS

IMS builds on IETF protocols

Based upon SIP, SDP, COPs and Diameter protocols 3GPP have enhanced these IETF protocols for mobility

IMS in short
Open-systems architecture that supports a range of IPbased services over the PS domain, employing both wireless and fixed access technologies

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What does IMS provide?

Services and Control

Media Mixing

Adds call session control to the packet network (GPRS) enables peer-to-peer real-time services - such as voice, video over a packet-switched domain scalable common service control (based on SIP) gives the ability to manage parallel user services Ability to pick and mix various multimedia flows in single or multiple sessions Can handle real-time voice, video, data Provides access to IP based services independent of the underlying connectivity technology (mobile / fixed)

Connectivity Network Independence

IMS is based upon an open standard with a strong evolutionary advantage

IMS architecture & SIP may be easily extended to provide for new services

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IMS basic components

CSCF Call State Control Functions P Proxy I Interrogating S Serving UE User Equipment SLF- Subscriber Location Function HSS- Home Subscriber Server AS Application Server

SLF

HSS

AS
Diameter Protocol

SIP Protocol

P-CSCF

I-CSCF

S-CSCF

UE
GGSN First Point of Contact
Gateway GPRS Support Node

Access Point to Network

Session control services Registration AS interaction Charging etc.

Privacy Control & QoS Authorisation

Local Services: Emergency & Local Numbering

Hides Topology & Configuration

Visited Network

Home Network

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The IP Multimedia Subsystem generally fulfills the NGN requirements for conversational services For the benefit of the whole telecommunications industry
For managed, carrier operated telecom. networks With Release 6, IMS becomes applicable to a range of access network types (3G RAN, WLAN)

IMS is being proclaimed as the architecture of choice for converging networks (mobile fixed), as well as voice and multimedia It is predicted that IMS will enable IP to gradually replace circuit switched voice Operators who own both fixed and mobile networks want to consolidate their networks Growing IMS market, will encouraging greater usage and creation of new IP based services Open interfaces allow for a wider choice of IMS suppliers Market stimulation, decreasing costs (thanks to shared development/deployment costs)
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Both ITU-T and ETSI are planning a series of phased Releases of NGN standards. For the ITU-T: A Release is a method of prioritizing by identifying a set of services to be addressed in a certain time frame. The ITU-T NGNFG should progress the work to define the service requirements and capabilities needed to realize the services in addition to defining other associated capabilities as needed to facilitate a NGN in a first Release. The adoption of a release-based approach will not prevent other work, such as the development of more generic (release independent) capabilities, and the collation of services, requirements and issues for later releases.

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 TISPAN in an ETSI technical committee, dealing with fixed networks and the migration from circuit switched networks to packet-based networks (Telecoms & Internet TISPAN is responsible for all aspects of standardization for present and future converged networks including NGN TISPAN also deals with service aspects, architectural aspects, protocol aspects, QoS studies, security related studies, mobility aspects within fixed networks, using existing and emerging technologies.
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converged Services & Protocols for Advanced Networks (TISPAN)

IMS TISPAN xDSL Connectivity Network

Access Network Attachment Subsystem

PSTN/ISDN Emulation to support legacy terminals

(SIP -based) IP Multimedia Subsystem (Core IMS ) PSTN/ISDN emulation Subsystem Resource Control Subsystem

P S T N

Access Transport Network

IP

Core Transport Network

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Towards a converged Wireline and Wireless NGN

Release 1 Release 2
xDSL, WLAN

Release 3 ???

FTTx

Fully Nomadic

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Release 1: bringing multimedia services

Release 2 optimizing access resource usage

Limited mobility/user-controlled roaming xDSL access focus; Access Network Attachment Subsystem According to user subscription profile and service use Corporate users specific requirements Higher bandwidth access (VDSL, FTTH, Wi-MAX )
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Release 3 introducing full (inter-domain) nomadicity

Described in DTR/TISPAN-00001-NGN-R1
Major service capabilities
Release-1 completed Dec.2005 Real time conversational services (Voice & Videotelephony) Messaging (Instant Messaging, MMS), Presence Management Legacy services emulation enabling legacy PSTN/ISDN migration towards NGN Content delivery such as VOD, Video Streaming, TV-Channel distribution (IPTV)

Network Architecture basis

xDSL access prime focus, also WLAN

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due to the evolution of digital technology (e.g. media coding, Internet), home networks have evolved towards a complex set of devices supporting services and applications in the home-based business, information, entertainment and security/control areas various standards bodies are developing standards for Home Networking applications in this converged environment Home Networks have a role in Next Generation Networking standards bodies have resolved to collaborate and promote the development of harmonized Home Networking standards and related networking standards.
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Games Console Live Content

Cable
802.11b/g Router

Video on Demand
DTV Tuner Eth.

Ethernet

xDSL

Set-top Box

Residential Gateway
Home Security

Fiber

Second Line VoIP

Home Shopping

PDA

Notebook
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NAS for MP3 & Video Content

Telephone

Managed Voice

DSL/Cable or MSO

Managed Wireless
Wireless media gateway Wireless camera

Managed Security

Integrated networks, content, and entertainment systems

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NGN is a concept, not just a technology. NGN is an attempt by operators to provide a single technology platform into the future to support converged services NGN is a global initiative, coordinated by the ITUT Robust and open standards are essential to the long term success of IMS and NGN Not everyone likes or agrees with the NGN concept especially large parts of the internet community Regulators will have an interesting time trying to manage what is likely to become a standards/systems battle between various players
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ITU-T NGN GSI http://www.itu.int/ITUT/ngn/index.phtml ETSI TISPAN http://portal.etsi.org/portal_common/home.asp?tb key1=TISPAN IETF http://www.ietf.org/ APT/ASTAP http://www.aptsec.org/Program/ASTAP/EG/NGN/i ndex.htm GSC http://www.gsc.etsi.org/ DCITA - http://www.dcita.gov.au

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