1 Introduction to Next Generat

Network
1.- Introduction

2.- NGN from a vertical to a horizontal approach

3.- IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem)

4.- Services in NGN

5.- Key Players

Zamah Sa
Jose Sant
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Introduction
After years of promises and publicity about this topic, the solutions and IP
voice services have begun to figure prominently among the operators,
enterprises and users.

The next generation networks (NGN - "Next Generation Networks") can be

considered state of the art in
networking world.
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NGN is characterized by diversity, given the huge number of technologies,
standards, devices, protocols, software and suppliers involved.

Ensure service level agreements (SLA - "Service Level Agreements")

1.2 NGN from a vertical to a
horizontal approach

Traditionally, vertically integrated networks have been deployed to

provide unique, such as telephony, data services, etc.

The softswitch and IP technologies enable network architecture

approach using layers under which the service execution, control and
connectivity is integrated horizontally across multiple access networks
 The servers begin to provide extra network capabilities like
1.2 streaming, messaging, call control, etc.

Third parties can develop services and connect to networks of

operators using common development languages like (eXtensible
Markup Language) Java, XML, etc. appear

A single common IP
multiservice infrastructure can
handle all network services,
including both fixed and
mobile communications, data
and even TV
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IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem)

IMS operators can combine the best of both worlds: quality and
interoperability of telecommunication world with fast and innovative
development of the Internet.

It only requires that computers use SIP protocol session (Session Initation Protocol)
which allows signaling and session management.
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REQUIREMENTS:

1. Support the establishment of IP multimedia sessions.

2. Support a mechanism to negotiate quality of service (QoS).

3. Support interworking with the Internet and circuit-switched networks.

4. Supporting roaming (roaming) between networks.

5. Supporting a strong control established by operators regarding the services

delivered to the user
end.

6. Support a rapid service creation without requiring standardization.

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Architecture of IMS
1.3 Standardisation of IMS
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serviceS in NGN
In accordance with NGN networks will be probably able to perform a plenty of
types of network services, which include technologies and services:

1. Specialized resource services (provision and management of

transcoders, multimedia and multipoint conferencing bridges, media
conversion units)
2. Processing and storage services (provision and management of
information storage for messaging, file servers, terminal servers, OS
platforms etc.)
2. Middleware services (brokering, security, licensing, transactions, etc.)
3. Application specific services (business applications, e- Commerce
applications, supply-chain management applications, interactive video
games, etc.)
4. Content provision services that provide or broker information content (
electronic training, information push services...)
5. Interworking services for interactions with other types of applications,
services, networks, protocols, or formats (EDI translation)
6. Service management to maintain, to operate, and to manage
communications /computing networks and services.
1.4 New network services, which will be providing in NGN background, will rank:

1. Voice telephony NGNs will likely need to support various existing voice
telephony services (Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, various AIN features)
2. Voice gateway enables end user situated anywhere to access anytime
information, news, weather information, share prices, transactions etc.
3. Data services enable in the real-time establishment of connectivity
between endpoints, along with various value-added features (bandwidth-
ondemand, connection reliability / resilient Switched Virtual Connections
[SVCs], and bandwidth management / call admission control).
4. Multimedia services allow multiple parties to interact using voice, video,
and/or data. This allows customers to converse with each other while
displaying visual information. It also allows for collaborative computing and
groupware.
5. Virtual private networks (VPN's) - Voice VPNs improve the
interlocation
networking capabilities of businesses by allowing large, geographically
dispersed organizations to combine their existing private networks with
Services in NGN. Data VPNs provide added security and networking features
that allow customers to use a shared IP network as a VPN.
6. Public network computing (PNC) provides basic computer services for
business and private users. For example public networks providers would
provide general processing and storage services (web sites, file storage /
maintenance and backup, or computer application execution)
1.4 7. Unified messages enable delivering of voice message, e-mail, fax-mail and
websites through common interface.
8. Information brokering involves advertising, finding and providing
information by means of connecting users and service providers.
9. E-commerce services include transactions, payment information
verifications, providing protection and trading possibilities, home banking and
home shopping business-to-business service, storage management applications
and knowledge management applications.
10. Call center services enable users to get to call center operator by means of
clicking on website. The call is directed to corresponding operator, that is
located everywhere.
11. Interactive gaming offers consumers a way to meet online and establish
interactive gaming sessions (e.g., video games).
12. Distributed Virtual Reality concerns with technologically made
presentations of real world, or the reality will be mediated using the way of
virtual session
13. Home Manager is a service, that is able to monitor home security-, energy
system, home entertainment system and other home applications
14. Emerging systems for instance home central accounting department,
selection of various service quality, setting up network bands, new services in
ecommerce, micro payments, universal access to various networks..
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Key players