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New Eurescom projects The Eurescom work programme 2003 is growing. Four new projects and one new study started between March and May. More studies will have been kicked off by end of June. GENIE – GMPLS and MPLS in Enhanced IP Networks (P1305) Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is one of the most successful technologies of the last couple of years. Most carriers have implemented MPLS in their IP backbone networks by now, and it is very likely – if not certain – that MPLS in combination with Traffic Engineering (TE) will become the next generation routing model for IP networks. However, the MPLS evolution path is still far from completion and new opportunities and challenges lie ahead for network carriers. One of these challenging future tasks is the implementation of an IP based unified control plane for the optical backbone networks based on an appropriate extension of MPLS, the so-called ‘Generalised Multi-Protocol Label Switching’ (GMPLS) technology. This optical control plane is intended to provide operators with simpler, faster and more flexible provisioning of optical facilities and resources in optical networks. In the meantime, the MPLS network concept evolves in other directions also to embrace other developments, such as mobile IP, IPv6 and new access technologies. The project will develop guidelines for carriers, who are in the process of interconnecting their MPLS networks, upgrading their MPLS network infrastructure, or introducing GMPLS. The results will help decision-makers with the comparison of different technology trends and implementations, as well as with statements regarding the opportunities and disadvantages that migrating to GMPLS presents. For more information
contact: BIZCOOL – Business to business interaction with Web Services and ebXML (P1306) As the Internet has increasingly become an international marketplace, accepted standards for the exchange of business-related information are needed. The ebXML standard is the most promising candidate to be used in the B2B business. ebXML will, in the first step, allow businesses to describe themselves and to find information about potential business partners in an automated manner. In a second step this can be extended to achieving agreements about business transactions. The project will focus on small and medium sized enterprises (SME). For SMEs it is crucial not only to find the right partners for doing business, but also to integrate their IT-Systems in building up an integration platform and in aligning their business processes. The main goal of this project is to examine XML-based business process frameworks such as ebXML. Prototype services will be defined and implemented in a trial. Furthermore, B2B integration scenarios and relevant business models will be assessed. For more information
contact: MultiDeli – Multi Devices Service Delivery (P1307) The basic idea behind MultiDeli is the conviction that the increasing complexity and multitude of new services will not be manageable anymore with one single terminal. Even if terminals are becoming more sophisticated and complex there will always be different requirements for terminals, e.g. a small sized terminal for mobile use, or a home based device with a large screen or with high quality audio, and so on. A one-fits-all terminal would, most likely not even be in the interest of a user, because its operation may become too complicate, or simply, because they may be inconvenient in particular cases. A more acceptable approach would be that a user could change from one terminal to a better-suited one without even to think about how this has to be done and within a running session. MultDeli builds on the successful Eurescom project ‘DUS – Device Unified Services’ (P1101) that has developed some convincing solutions to integrate a variety of terminals into a single service environment and to allow automatic and smooth transition from one to the other terminal type. MultiDeli will look into some still open issues, like the auto detection of devices, content adaptation to different terminal types, audio/ video session management, PDA platform adaptation, and SIP protocol inclusion. Related to user aspects the project will also look into user access configuration and profiling issues. For more information
contact: FRAPESA – Framework for personalisation of services and applications in next generation mobile services (P1308) The aim of FRAPESA is to produce a framework for personalization of services and applications in next generation information services. This framework will take into account the provision of precise and situation-based information and its easy and intuitive access while considering the personal wishes of the service users. The project will generate new knowledge about technological models and business models as well as about user aspects, like personalisation and privacy. The roles of actors and processes in the business model of their interaction will be analysed to improve their collaboration. In addition, the personalisation process and the content preparation process will be considered. This aims at exploring mechanisms, which give the most value to users while protecting their privacy and minimising the risk of abuse. For more information
contact: Risk management in bandwidth and wholesale services and the issue of bandwidth pricing (P1342) Telecommunication companies face a whole variety of risks. Developing methodologies to address these risks is of fundamental importance. Because of the wide ranging risks the study chose to start by focusing on the management of risks associated with bandwidth and wholesale services, and by looking at the issue of bandwidth pricing. Nevertheless, the study will include a general overview of the different sources of risk and a scenario analysis. The study aims at establishing the state-of-the-art on the subject of risk management in general, and at focusing on market risk in core network resources investments in particular. The study will examine risk measurement methodologies based on the use of financial tools such as the Value-at-Risk, for example. One of the main results of the study will be a solid framework to address the type of risks telecom actors face and to determine how they can be quantified and hedged. This framework can be considered as the very first step towards a standardisation of risk measures. The study also plans to make proposals for further studies or a full-fledged project regarding risk management in telecommunications. For more information
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