Virtualisation platform for the introduction of cognitive systems in the Future Internet

The continuous evolution of wireless systems has deeply affected the expectations from the deployed infrastructures. The near future network environments need to support the smooth introduction of new networking technologies and devices. It is also very important to facilitate the provision of novel, sophisticated mobile applications at the desired quality levels, avoiding congestions and bottlenecks. Thus, future network infrastructures have to incorporate advanced cognitive management functionalities that will ensure the proper configuration of network elements and user devices and the proper load distribution, according to user and application requirements, context and policies. This paper presents the design and implementation of a service-oriented platform that is able to fulfil the above requirements, facilitating integration and enabling full interoperability between different legacy and emerging mobile and broadband wireless networks.