DocumentCode :
401518
Title :
A structured framework for federation between 4G-service platforms
Author :
Bargh, Mortaza S. ; Laarhuis, Jan H. ; Plas, Dirk-Jaap
Author_Institution :
Telematica Instituut, Enschede, Netherlands
Volume :
3
fYear :
2003
fDate :
7-10 Sept. 2003
Firstpage :
2626
Abstract :
Service platforms are gradually becoming common functional entities in the next generation networks, i.e., in 4G-environments. By providing value-added capabilities to networks and end-users, and facilitating service provisioning for 3rd party service providers, the service platforms will prove indispensable in the near future. However, with this increased importance, the need for cooperation between service platforms also increases. The use of the well-known concept of federation results in a structured framework to this cooperation. The proposed framework carefully defines the notion of service platform domain, applies the concepts of domain federation and service federation to these service platform domains, and prescribes the construction of federations between these domains. The benefits of the resulting service platform federation for all involved parties (end-user, network operator and service provider) are explained by the example of the home environment capability.
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; distributed databases; radio access networks; 3rd party service provider; 4G-service platform; domain federation; home environment capability; network operator; next generation network; service federation; service provisioning; wired access technology; wireless access technology; 3G mobile communication; Authorization; Communication system control; Intelligent networks; Mobile communication; Mobile radio mobility management; Programmable logic arrays; Roaming; Telecommunications; Wireless LAN;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2003. PIMRC 2003. 14th IEEE Proceedings on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7822-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2003.1259203
Filename :
1259203
Link To Document :
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