Title :
An agile server for cross-provider service peering and aggregation
Author :
Falchuk, B. ; Cheng, Kong E. ; Lin, Fuchun J. ; Pinheiro, Bob ; Jokubaitis, Vito
fDate :
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Telecommunications and next-generation network IP-based services can be increasingly delivered at network edges and in peered third-party networks. As a result, subscribers bypass operators´ services in favor of alternative novel services; accordingly, potential revenue is lost. By bundling existing viable network-based services across providers, however, service providers can create new revenues and avoid further erosion of their market share. Business announcements attest to this growing trend, but thus far cross-provider solutions take the form of point-to-point customized integrations. In the emerging service delivery paradigm, providers must be able to interwork fluidly with partners already operating profitable services, and do so without going through the risky and costly service development cycle, and without the need for extensive customized software development. We outline an intelligent-agent-based service peering and aggregation server whose deployment on service provider networks enables such interworking.
Keywords :
Internet; internetworking; network servers; software agents; transport protocols; 3G wireless services; IP-based next-generation network; IP-based services; Internet; agile server; cross-provider service aggregation; cross-provider service peering; intelligent-agent-based services; interworking; market share; network providers; network-based services; peered third-party networks; revenue; service delivery paradigm; service provider networks; third-generation wireless services; Aggregates; Application software; Books; Network servers; Profitability; Risk analysis; Shadow mapping; Software agents; Software prototyping; Time to market;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2003.1186557