IST FP6: Broadband For All In the context of the e-Europe 2005 Action Plan and the Lisbon Strategy 2010: Implementation of a widely available broadband infrastructure is probably the key technology challenge for the Information Society and telecommunications in Europe, over the next 5-10 years. IST WP2003-4: Broadband for All: Call 1 Budget 60M Objective: To develop the network technologies and architectures allowing a generalised availability of broadband access to European users, including those in less developed regions. This is a key enabler to the wider deployment of the information and knowledge-based society and economy.

What do we understand by the metaphor “Broadband”? "next generation network” "a better Internet” "telecoms goes video” "2Mbit/s bandwidth” All of the above None of the above 1001 other things

Broadband Access to Content, or Connectivity? The infrastructure needs to support the services and applications: “Triple Play”: voice, data, video (Open) Platform interoperability “Internet” business model: “Content is free” “Mobile phone” model: users pay (highly) for connectivity Billing model:flat rate? per message? per minute? “Content”: information and entertainment Information:data + services Entertainment:audio and video (games, music, TV) A role for the public sector: e-learning, e-health, e-government (and regulation)

Photonic commercial [Mb/s] Telephone lines (including mobiles) [Millions] Processor performances [MIPS] Internet host [Millions] Sources: ITU, intel, ECOC, OFC Moore’s Law for Telecoms:

Generic Architecture for Future Multi-Service Broadband Access Networks Coaxial Cable Optical Fibre Wireless/Radio Copper SIP Voice Services Data Services Video Services Optical Network Interface CaTV Network Head-End Core Network GSM/UMTS base station OD5 (W)LAN School LAN SIP= Service Integration Point (Session Initiation Protocol) Doctor

Broadband Actions must aim at: Providing the capabilities (infrastructure, protocols, etc.) to encourage the creation, deployment and management of a multiplicity of services. De-coupling service provision from network functions, allowing them to be offered separately and to evolve independently. Increasing Competition, through preservation of facility based competition, vis a vis pure service based competition. Encouraging the deployment of new advanced « post copper » infrastructures. Bridging the gap to GEANT and GRID.

Communications & Networking: Key Issues for Broadband Integration and Interoperability Network & Service Management Domain Physical access network technologies Optical Core Network IP Transport, Control & Routing Integration, MAC Protocols, Ethernet/ATM Switching (IP) Services and Applications

IST Work Programme Broadband for All Objective: To develop the network technologies and architectures allowing a generalised availability of broadband “access” to European users, including those in less developed regions. Aiming at: Optimized broadband access technologies, at affordable price Technologies allowing the access portion of the network to match the evolution of the core network, in capacity, functionality and Quality of Service for the end users; A European consolidated approach regarding regulatory aspects, and for standardized solutions

Challenges in FP6: Communications & Networking Mobility, beyond 3G Domain Broadband Access Domain Network & Service Management Domain Optical Core Network IP Transport Control & Routing IP - Optical Convergence & Control IP Services and Applications

Local ‘Sphere’ Networking BAN,PAN WLAN AdHoc Flexible, adaptive Radio Access Higher frequency bands, ‘>3G’ access Satellite Mobile >3G, Mcast S-DMB Satellite Broadband Access Optical Network Broadband Access Optical Core Network Reconfigurable Radio Networks and Systems IP Transport Control & Routing IP - Optical Convergence & Control Other Broadband Access (Power Nets,..)... Wide Area Networking FWA, DxB ……. Network & Service Management Domain Mobility, beyond 3G Domain Broadband Access Domain Rich Audio Visual Content Creation, Processing and Delivery Seamless and Context aware Service adaptation and Delivery

Broadband Actions must aim at: Providing the capabilities (infrastructure, protocols, etc.) to encourage the creation, deployment and management of a multiplicity of services. De-coupling service provision from network functions, allowing them to be offered separately and to evolve independently. Increasing Competition, through preservation of facility based competition, vis a vis pure service based competition. Encouraging the deployment of new advanced « post copper » infrastructures. Bridging the gap to GEANT and GRID.

SO Research Objectives: Are framed in a system context and are required to address the technological breakthroughs in support of the socio-economic evolution towards availability of low cost and generalised broadband access. This should therefore lead to: - Optimized access technologies, as a function of the operating environment, at affordable price allowing for a generalized introduction of broadband services in Europe and in less developed regions; - Technologies allowing the access portion of the next generation network to match the evolution of the core network, in terms of capacity, functionality and Quality of Service available to the end users; - A European consolidated approach regarding regulatory aspects, and for standardized solutions allowing the identification of best practice, and introduction of low cost end user and access network equipment;

Technology Focus (1) Low cost access network equipment, for a range of technologies optimised as a function of the operating environment, including optical fibre, fixed wireless access, interactive broadcasting, satellite access, xDSL and power line networks. New concepts for network management, control and protocols, to lower the operational costs, provide enhanced intelligence and functionality in the access network for delivery of new services, and end-to-end network connectivity.

Technology Focus (2) Multi-service capability, with a single access network physical infrastructure shared by multiple services allowing a reduction in capital and operational expenditures for installation and maintenance. It includes end to end IPv6 capabilities; Increased bandwidth capacity, in the access network as well as in the underlying optical core/metro network (including in particular optical burst and packet switching), commensurate with the expected evolution in user requirements and Internet-related services.

Network and Service Management Aspects Frontiers between network types (i.e. enterprise LAN, wireless, metropolitan networks, core networks) are fading away. The need for cross-domain end-to-end network management solutions is clearly coming up. Complexity of the converged network resides on the number of technologies it comprises, on the multiplicity of services it conveys as well as on the network dimension. Network operators call for higher levels of integration, expecting from equipment providers equipment with open interfaces whose integration within a whole solution can be made seamlessly. Network operators expect to be provided the means to deal efficiently and reliably with the multi-technology and scalability issues. Service providers require the ability to effectively offer and deploy services onto various network infrastructures. Service providers demand from the network the capability to implement and monitor service level agreements

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