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Fixed-Mobile Convergence across Telecom and IT Networks

Geoff Richman

P809 Task 2.5

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FMC vs FMI

• FMC is the ability of customer to obtain converged services from one service provider

• FMI is the ability of operators to deliver services from one network

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Commercial Motivator

• Increased mobility

• Customer expectation of the virtual home environment

• Lifestyle/work-style changes

• Emerging market for fixed/mobile

• Market for multimedia and increased bandwidth

• Technology can deliver if developed

• Industry players not currently converging

• Tariff reductions

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Benefits of FMC/FMI

single point of contact for procurement and support

one directory number one class of service one bill cheaper solution customer loyalty

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Options for FMC/FMI

build an integrated fixed-mobile network extend a long-distance network by providing

mobility in local markets integrate an existing mobile network and an

existing fixed network add mobile linkage to the local loop upgrade the existing fixed network to offer

personal mobility services and service portability co-operation between fixed and mobile network

operators/service providers for FMC

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Short-Term: Service Convergence

Provision of services (either on fixed, mobile, private and/or satellite networks).

Automatic roaming between networks. Virtual Home Environment (VHE) features. User service profile stored in smart cards (e.g.

SIMToolkit). Mobile Virtual Private Network. UPT numbering and addressing for fixed and mobile. Smart card integration between fixed and mobile

access. Optimal and flexible call routing QoS management.

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Integration of user data

Service logic A

Service platform A

Network A

Service logic B

UserData A-B

Service platform B

Network B

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Chaotic Networks

SSP 1 SSP 2MSC

SSCC Nº 7INAP / MAP

SCP 2SCP 1SCP/HLR

Data networks IP/FR

SRP

R2

SMS

Service Creation Environment

SCE 1 SCE 2

Service ProvidersSCE 3

INTERNET

IP

IP

IP/ATM /SDH backbonenetworks

IP

ISPVAS

HeaderCable

ModemATM

CableModem

OTRASREDES ATM

ATM / NNI

IP

ATMATM UMTS

Access(UTRA)

ATM

HiperLan

ATM

MuxxDSL

xDSLaccess

ATM

IP Traffic

ATM

LAN

IP

T.UMTST. Hiperlan

ROUTERSROUTERS

IP IP IPIP IP IP/ATM

ISUP

Visited Networksfixed-Mobile

SSCC Nº 7INAP / MAP

SDP

Mangement Int.

IPGatekeepers

Other ATMNetworks(Visited)

UNI

GATEWAY Vo IP

ISDN-IPTerminal

R1

Management Int.

R1´

Servers

SCP/SDP

R3

R4

Billing &Customer care

systems

R5

IP

R6

R7

ATMcustomers

NB/BBIntegratedNode

R8R8

ISDN/GSM Networks

R9

R8

(Mobility SP)

R9

R7

R10IP

R7

SMS

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Long-term: UMTS and IMT-2000

• ITU is developing Recommendations for the 3rd Generation Mobile System known as IMT-2000

• IMT-2000 includes the concept of Family Members

• UMTS must be a Family Member of IMT-2000

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IMT-2000 Family Membership

IMT-2000

Family Member UMTS Family Member

Fixed Network Cellular Network

AnalogueGSMGPRSIN/B-ISDNIN/N-ISDNIN/PSTN

Second Generation

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Virtual Home Environment

VHE is a capability which allows users to access their own personalised services in a consistent way no matter where they are, e.g. at home, in the office, on the move.

Users are able to roam into different technology networks and experience the same look and feel depending on the capabilities of the serving network and the terminal equipment in use.

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Implications for VHE support

• Applies to ALL networks

• Remote Programming of:USIM ApplicationsMobile Equipment ApplicationsServing Network Service ApplicationsService Data

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IP & UMTS

• Expect large volume of data traffic, better over IP

• Traffic over other data networks, better with IP encapsulation

• Flexible internetworking protocol, can be implemented over different link and physical layers

• IP would provide natural access to the internet.

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Mobile IP & UMTS

Mobile-IP extends the existing Internet Protocol to allow a portable computer to be moved from one network to another without changing its IP address and without losing existing connections.

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User Requirements for IP

• Single user interface

• One number/address regardless of location/terminal

• Unified customer/billing interface

• Universal/widespread coverage

• Environment specific service sets

• Unified Operations and Management

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Example IP Services

• Click-to-Dial

• Click-to-Fax

• Unified Messaging Service

• Voice-Access-to-Content from IP

• Internet Call Waiting

• POTS services with Voice over IP

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Unified Messaging Service

Internet

GSM

e-mail serverapplication

SMS

MobileUnifiedMessage

Application

e-mail serverapplication

Authentication

BusinessHomeOffice

nn@company

nn@mobile

e-mail serverapplication

Private

nn@private

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Conclusions

• FMC and FMI are different and possible

• Broadband multimedia in a mobile environment goes beyond UMTS

• Virtual Home Environment is a key enabler

• VHE embraces all segments of the “delivery chain”

• IP is a significant factor and must be integrated, not an add-on!