1. 21-07-0034-00-0000 IEEE 802.21 MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER DCN: 21-07-0034-00-0000 Title: Ambient Networks Update Date Submitted: January 17 th 2007 Presented at IEEE 802.21 session #18 in London Authors or Source(s): E. Hepworth Abstract: This document provides an update on the Ambient Networks project.

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3. 21-07-0034-00-0000 The Problem… Ambient Control Space Ambient Connectivity 2.5 G Fixed 3G WLAN 4G Corporate Services Ambient Networks: - Common Control Services - Networks at the Edge - Scalable Auto-configuration PAN Personal VAN Vehicular HAN Home CAN Community

4. 21-07-0034-00-0000 The Claim… Dynamic merging of heterogenous networks & network resources..solve the problems Ambient Network Interface Ambient Service Interface Domain Management Mobility Multiaccess Media Delivery Context Provisioning Security Ambient Connectivity Connectivity Controller Domain Management Mobility Multiaccess Media Delivery Context Provisioning Security Ambient Connectivity Connectivity Controller Network A Network B Network A+B

5. 21-07-0034-00-0000 Ambient Network Phases Phase 1Phase 2 Phase 3 Establishing the Ambient Networks Concept and its Feasibility Technology Development System Synthesis Work-Areas IV: Prototyping and Validation Phase 1Phase 2 Phase 3 I: Concepts and Architecture I: Concepts and Architecture II: Key Technical Problems III: Business Interfaces and Commercial Viability III: Business Interfaces and Commercial Viability Establishing the Ambient Networks Concept and its Feasibility Technology Development System Synthesis Work-Areas IV: Prototyping and Validation Concepts & Architecture Design Concepts & Architecture Design Architecture: Scalability,Evolvability Architecture, Standards Architecture: Architecture, Standards Usability/Networks Test Cases Usability/Networks Prototypes Business Feasibility Business Interfaces Market Dissemination Optimisation for Performance and Deployment Detailed Specification, Technical Development, Performance Feasibility, Functions of AN Control Space Integration across WWI, Validation, Market Dissemination

6. 21-07-0034-00-0000 AN Concepts The AN architecture is built on three major innovations: The concept of a single, universal type of networking entity, the Ambient Network (AN) Consequently, a single universal networking reference point, the Ambient Network Interface (ANI) A set of naming and identification capabilities, independent of the underlying infrastructure Ambient Network Ambient Network ANI Exchange of messages

7. 21-07-0034-00-0000 An Ambient Network Ambient Service Interface Ambient Connectivity Domain Management Mobility Multiaccess Media Delivery Context Provisioning Security Connectivity Controller Ambient Network Interface Ambient Resource Interface Multi-Operator Interfaces

8. 21-07-0034-00-0000 Handover and RRM Process constraints and pass back results

9. 21-07-0034-00-0000 Current Status Mid-way through Phase 2 Finalising concepts and writing detailed specifications Implementing and validating ideas Project is being audited next month Many new deliverables/papers will be available over next month Available from www.ambient-networks.org Demonstration system is up and running illustrating a number of key ambient concepts Initial simulation results have also been produced

10. 21-07-0034-00-0000 Ambient and IEEE 802.21 Small team looking at how to share ideas with IEEE 802.21 First of these are concepts for Access Control for IEs Other areas of investigation: MIHF/Inter-function communications GLL/ARI concepts and the IEEE 802.21 SAPs

11. 21-07-0034-00-0000 GLL/ARI Access (technology) specific metrics are not comparable Abstraction of metrics into a generic format Abstract formats comparable with bearer requirements rate delay residual errors