Technical Convergence and Network Development Thorsten Heins, Chief Technology Officer, Siemens Communications International Conference NGN and Emerging Markets Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation Königswinter, December 5, 2005
September 17, 2005 The Economist announces the death of the traditional telephone business Page 2 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
Say goodbye to the traditional phone business? Page 3 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
Say hello to new services! Stefanie: What do you think about this movie...? Video communication Messaging (SMS,MMS) Audio/video on demand, Personal video recorder Internet on TV Home control Gaming Home security Page 4 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
The transformation of our industry has major implications Key industry trends Overall trend toward mobility IT rules now apply to telecom IP technology drives voice/data convergence Software displaces hardware Open standards displace proprietary technologies Increasing demand for broadband Borders between carrier and enterprise domains disappear Implications for network operators Consolidation of operations Increasing competition among CATV companies, ISPs, fixed and mobile network operators Eroding prices for voice services (VoIP) Need for new competitive offerings, e.g. Home Entertainment Implications for enterprises Telcom investment must reduce costs Security is a major concern Demand for outsourcing Customer requirements are becoming more industry-specific Demand for workforce mobility Page 5 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
From closed to open systems Yesterday Mobile Fixed Enterprise Services Today Services Solutions Services Consumer Clients and devices TDM phone 2G cell phone Applications Enterprise Control and applications TDM switch (e.g. EWSD, MSC) Enabling Applications Control Network infrastructure Transport, Access Routing / Switching Transport, Access Carrier Attributes Monolithic solution to the device A few open standards Horizontal, modular Open standards at all levels Page 6 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
Levels of convergence Devices Applications Network Access Page 7 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
A wide variety of coexisting access technologies Degree of mobility Stationary Walking Driving GSM GPRS DECT CDMA EDGE UMTS EV-DO EV-DV HSDPA FlashOFDM (802.20) Systems beyond 3G >2010 WLAN (IEEE 802.11x) IEEE 802.16e IEEE 802.16a,d Copper 0.1 1 10 Mbit/s 100 10 3 10 4... Fiber... Data rate Page 8 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
IMS is a powerful convergence tool Enterprise Consumers 2.5G DSL 3G Page 9 Nov-05 Broadband wireless access Fixed line Siemens Communications
Evolution of the architecture of the public network from 2005 to 2010 Fixed Networks Mobile Networks Converged Networks Fixed Networks Mobile Networks Applications & Application enabler selected Appz selected Appz IN, Prepaid Applications & Application enabler Focused Appz Convergent Charging Converged Appz Focused Appz Converged Service Delivery Frameworks Control Switching & Routing TDM / conv. CO Control (Softswitch) BRAS, MGW ATM / IP backbone Control (IMS, HLR/HSS) xgsn/ IPS, MGW MSC / MSC-S Control Switching & Routing TDM / conv. CO Convergent Control IP backbone Convergent Intelligent Edge MSC / MSC-S Transport Transport (Optics, Microwave, SDH, Ethernet, ) Transport Transport (Optics, Microwave, Ethernet, SDH, ) Access Fixed Access (xpon/xdsl) Wireless Access (WiMAX, ) Cellular Access (2G/3G) Access Fixed Access (xpon/xdsl) Radio Access Networks (2G/3G/4G/BWA) Network topology 2005 2010 Page 10 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
An engineer s rendition of the converged network architecture IMS Application Servers Messaging (IMC 3.x) Gi/Mb IMS Bearer Traffic (Gi/Mb) Presence (MPM 3.0) Voicemail, Conferencing (IP Unity HUM, HCB, HMS) AAA 2G/3G PS-Domain GGSN Voice (hiq4200 R11) P-CSCF / SIP-ALG (CFX-5000) Go /Gx Radius H.248 Media Proxy ENUM Mw ISC SPDF (PCS-5000) Gq Sh pkt-mm-2 Gq HSS CMTS Cx, Sh HSS / USPF (CMS-8200 v4.5) Mg, Mj P-, I,- S-CSCF / BGCF / CCCF (CFX-5000 v4.5) Gm Gm Cable Network Mw SIP-ALG / C-BGF (ACME Packet) EMTA/ CM MGCF (hie9200 v3.3, hiq8000 R11) MGW (hig1200) Page 11 Nov-05 Siemens Communications DMH Video GW (Dilithium) Mn Gm IBCF/I-BGF (ACME Packet) ISUP Mw, Ib, Ic B-RAS MAP MAP GMSC HLR AAA SIP Network/ IMS of other Operator 2G/3G CS-Domain POTS xdsl Network PSTN Gigaset SX551 2G/3G UE GSM/WLAN Roaming / Handover DMH DMH
The Siemens LifeWorks vision leveraging the intelligence of the converged public network Mobile workers Cellular WAN/ Internet Corporate network/vpn The network provides seamless access to all applications and services Public telephony network Headquarters Branch office Home office Unified domain Unified user experience Personal/ Family Page 12 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
A wish list for regulators Stable, predictable and feasible legal and regulatory provisions Light regulation that gives market forces as much latitude as possible Fair and equal opportunities, not only in Europe Foster innovation by supporting new technologies and businesses Page 13 Nov-05 Siemens Communications
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