Fixed-Mobile Convergence across Telecom and IT Networks

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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
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Chaotic Networks
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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
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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 Applications
• Mobile Equipment Applications
• Serving Network Service Applications
• Service 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
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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!