Is Open Service Access suitable for Service provisioning in 3G

1EURESCOM Summit 2001, Heidelberg

Open Service Access in 3G Mobile Networks

Is Open Service Access suitablefor Service provisioning in 3G

Mobile Networks?

Is Open Service Access suitablefor Service provisioning in 3G

Mobile Networks?

Oddvar RisnesDirector of Research

Telenor R&D, [email protected]

Oddvar RisnesDirector of Research

Telenor R&D, [email protected]

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EURESCOM Summit 2001, Heidelberg

Why we expect the servicesmarket to grow?

• Personalisation and customisation will bedifferentiating features of services offered

• The mobile (2G and 3G) market will with its highpenetration represent a very attractive customer basefor Service Providers

• Advanced PDAs have paved the way forsophisticated interaction between users and services– Lower the threshold for new users to take applications and

services in use– In 3G mobile networks users may invoke any service,

anywhere and anytime.

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Worldwide Revenues of3G enabled services

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150

200

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350

2001

2002

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2005

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2008

2009

2010

Ser

vice

Rev

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$M)

Simple Voice

Rich Voice

Location-BasedServices

Mobile InternetAccess

MultimediaMessaging Service

MobileIntranet/ExtranetAccessCustomisedInfotainment

SOURCE: Telecompetition Inc

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3G Services FrameworkSOURCE: UMTS FORUM

Internet

Location

PeopleConnectivity

Personal

ContentConnec-tivity

Mobility

Voice

Info andContent,Alwayson

Features

B&CRich Voice

BMobile Intranet/ExtranetAccess

CMobile Internet Access

B&CLocation Based Services

B&CMultimedia MessagingService

CCustomised Infotainment

MarketSegment

Service Category

B: Business C: ConsumerB: Business C: Consumer

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3G Forecasts (1/2)SOURCE: UMTS FORUM

• More than 600 million3G subscribes in 2010(28% of world’s mobileusers)

• Over 300 billion dollarsrevenues from 3Gservices in 2010– 66% will come from 3G

data services

• Infotainment isexpected to be thelargest revenueopportunity– Contributing with 25% of

the revenues in 2010

• The consumer segmentis by far largest: 64% –business segment: 36%

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3G Forecasts (2/2)SOURCE: UMTS FORUM

• Advertisement andtransaction revenueswill represent 20% ofthe revenue

• Email and Webbrowsing will have littleor no revenue as usersexpect them to be free

• Increased usage of 3Gservices will generatemuch of the revenue

• Location based servicesare forecasted to begood revenueopportunities for 3rdparty service providers

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Why are service platformsuseful?

• Key enabler for theOpen Services Market– Third party access

• New BusinessOpportunities– For Network Operator as

well as Service Providers

• Key enabler for theOpen Services Market– Third party access

• New BusinessOpportunities– For Network Operator as

well as Service Providers

• Reduced DevelopmentCost and Time– Facilitated by standard

and open platforms

• Future proof– Supported by standards

• Reduced DevelopmentCost and Time– Facilitated by standard

and open platforms

• Future proof– Supported by standards

Open Service Platforms facilitates the Open Services MarketOpen Service Platforms facilitates the Open Services Market

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Open Services Market

Content Provider

Network Operator End Users

Service Provider

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Open Services MarketNew opportunities and challenges

OSA Client

Application & 3rd Party Services

Customer &Application

Profiles

Service Provider

UMTS

HLR

GSM

SCP

OSA Server

UMTS

IP Network

Network Operator

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IP IP

Open Service Access

• Services may bedeployed– inside the trusted

telecoms domain– at the edge of the

network• Innovation is

expected to improve• New opportunities for

service and contentproviders

• New opportunitiesand challenges fornetwork operators

• Services may bedeployed– inside the trusted

telecoms domain– at the edge of the

network• Innovation is

expected to improve• New opportunities for

service and contentproviders

• New opportunitiesand challenges fornetwork operators

IP

HLR

GSM

SCP

Service Platform

Client Platform

Applications & 3rd Party Services


Profiles

IP Network TrustedApplications &

Services


Profiles

Service Creation Environment

IP/UMTS

PSTN

SCP

*,6

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Open Service Access

HLRHLR SCPSCP NetworkOperator

FWFW CCCC LSLSMCMC UIUI

OSA API Server

3rd Party Service ProviderServiceService

ServiceService


OSA Client

OSA

OSA:Open Service Access

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Service Capability Server


OSA Client

OSA

Application Server

ServiceA

ServiceA

ServiceB

ServiceB

ServiceC

ServiceC

Database

Database Server

Service Creation Environment

Client Platform

Applications & 3rd Party Services


Profiles

IP Network

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Advantages and opportunitiesof Parlay and OSA

• Easy access to theNO’s infrastructure

• Easy access to largecustomer base

• New services thatcombine own data andnetwork capabilities

• Service portability

• Easy access to theNO’s infrastructure

• Easy access to largecustomer base

• New services thatcombine own data andnetwork capabilities

• Service portability

• Increased revenuesbased on increasedtraffic volume

• New revenues fromselling API capabilities

• Services at a lower cost• Not tied to one vendor

• Increased revenuesbased on increasedtraffic volume

• New revenues fromselling API capabilities

• Services at a lower cost• Not tied to one vendor

Service Providers aregood at providing “killer”services

Service Providers aregood at providing “killer”services

Network Operators aregood at providing secure,reliable networks

Network Operators aregood at providing secure,reliable networks

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P1110 Objectives

• Assessment of OSA approach &specifications

• Evaluation of OSA-based products anddemonstration of service development

• Enhancement of OSA specifications,contribution to 3GPP and Parlay

• Assessment of business benefits forshareholders in offering open interfaces tonetworks

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Service classes that couldexploit Parlay APIs

• IT software integratedcommunicationsservices

• Virtual HomeEnvironment services

• Real-time informationservices (including alertservices)

• Location aware services

• Services supportingsecurity access andissues of userauthentication andprivacy

• Services supportingaccess to paymentsystems

• Seamless, integratedBroadband Services

• Services supportingapplication roaming

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Example services in P1110

Study of user location and mobilitycapabilities

Location awareservices

Location BasedAdvertisement

Study of location capabilitiesLocation awareservices

Buddy List

Study the account management andcharging capabilities of Parlay

RT info services andservices supportingpayment systems

“Inquire & Buy trip”

Study how Parlay can facilitate callcentre solutions

Classic IN typeNetwork Based CallCentre

Study the integration of IN and ITsystem capabilities

IT software integratedcommunicationservices

Scheduler serviceusing the Outlookinfrastructure

Study migration to NGN andapplicability to classic IN Services

Classic IN type“In Touch”

ObjectiveService ClassService

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Buddy List – description (1/3)

• The user of the servicecan define one or morebuddy-lists containingtheir friends

• Once the buddy-list isdefined the user can:– Set a status text– Start chat session– Locate buddies– Ask to be notified

• Set a status textdescribing what he orshe is doing:

•Anne At home•Vilfred At office•Jeremia Playing golf•Hilda ---------------

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• Start a chat sessionwith one or more ofhis/her buddies. Thechat can be either textor voice (one to one).

• Locate buddies that arelogged on. I.e. have amap of the local areawith the location of hisor her buddies.

•Anne At home•Vilfred At office Calling….•Jeremia Playing golf•Hilda ---------------

Vilfred

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• Ask to be notified whenbuddies are within acertain range

•Anne At home•Vilfred At office•Jeremia Playing golf Close to you•Hilda ---------------

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RFI Analysis

• RFI was sent to 17 vendors

• 8 vendors replied:– Aepona– Alcatel– Ericsson– Incomit and SUN (joint response)– Net4Call (does not have gateway product)– Siemens– Ulticom

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RFI answers suggest …(1/3)

• FrameworkCapabilities– All conform to Parlay

2.1– Security features

differ– Management

features differ– Interoperability

supported to somedegree

• FrameworkCapabilities– All conform to Parlay

2.1– Security features

differ– Management

features differ– Interoperability

supported to somedegree

• Service Capabilities– Main interfaces

supported are CallControl and UserInteraction

– Several support UserLocation and UserStatus

– Some supportMessaging and DataSession Control

• Service Capabilities– Main interfaces

supported are CallControl and UserInteraction

– Several support UserLocation and UserStatus

– Some supportMessaging and DataSession Control

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RFI answers suggest … (2/3)

• Application Servers– Supported by most

vendors– Unix and Windows

based– Standard GUIs and

database accessoffered

• Application Servers– Supported by most

vendors– Unix and Windows

based– Standard GUIs and

database accessoffered

• Development tools– Some offer

development tools(SCE type)

– Other offer librariesto be used instandard tools (e.g.Java tools)

• Development tools– Some offer

development tools(SCE type)

– Other offer librariesto be used instandard tools (e.g.Java tools)

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RFI answers suggest … (3/3)

• Gateway– All state that their

platform providescarrier grade

– Unix, Solaris,Windows NT

– Most support Corba2.0 or Corba 2.3

– Scalability by use ofload balancing isoffered

• Gateway– All state that their

platform providescarrier grade

– Unix, Solaris,Windows NT

– Most support Corba2.0 or Corba 2.3

– Scalability by use ofload balancing isoffered

– Most supportsercurity SSL andFirewall

– Combining ServiceCapability Serversand FrameworkServers fromdifferent vendorsshall be possible forsome

– Most supportsercurity SSL andFirewall

– Combining ServiceCapability Serversand FrameworkServers fromdifferent vendorsshall be possible forsome

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Evaluation of Parlay/OSAproducts*

Parlay/OSA Vendors:

• Aepona• Ericsson

• Incomit (in co-operation with SUN)

• Siemens

• Ulticom*) Parlay GW Servers, Application Servers, and Service Creation Environments(Toolsets). The terms are under negotiation.*) Parlay GW Servers, Application Servers, and Service Creation Environments(Toolsets). The terms are under negotiation.

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OSA Enhancements

Contribution on Parlay “lite”

Protocol APIs

Data Hosting Service Interface for User Profile andApplication Data

Support for an OLO Environment

Framework Management Tool

Framework Information Model

Balancing Up” of Interfaces

Issue

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Conclusion (1/2)

• Parlay and OSA products are still at anearly stage

• The key questions in Project P1110 is to– assess how mature the technology is

– how well the requirements set by ourservices are met by the current products

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Conclusion (2/2)

• Some key questions that need to beanswered are:– Can Parlay and OSA support migration from

PSTN/ISDN to IP – and how?– Which technologies complement Parlay and OSA

– and which shall be used for what?– How does Parlay affect regulation, and how does

regulation affect Parlay?– When will products be ready for large-scale

deployment?

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