Ambient Networks
Co-operative Mobile Networking for the Wireless World
1st Edition
Published on 13. April 2007
Book
Hardback
286 pages
978-0-470-51092-6 (ISBN)
Description
Ambient Networks defines a new kind of network architecture, which embeds support for co operation and competition between diverse network types within a common control layer. This unified networking concept can adapt to the heterogeneous environments of different radio technologies and service and network environments. Special focus is placed on facilitating both competition and co-operation of various market players, by defining interfaces which allow the instant negotiation of cooperation agreements. The Ambient Networking concept has been developed in the framework of the Ambient Networks project, which is co-sponsored by the European Union under the Information Society Technology (IST) priority of the 6th Framework Programme. The Ambient Networks project mobilised the work of researchers from over forty different organisations, both major industrial corporations and leading academic institutions, from Europe and worldwide.
This book offers a complete and detailed overview of the Ambient Networking concept and its core technologies. The authors explain the problems with current mobile IP networks and the need for a new mobility-aware IP-based control architecture, before presenting the Ambient Networking concept itself and the business opportunities that it offers. The architecture, components, features and challenges of Ambient Networking are covered in depth, with comprehensive discussions of multi-radio access, generic Ambient Network signalling, mobility support, context and network management and built-in media delivery overlay control.
Ambient Networks: Co-operative Mobile Networking for the Wireless World
* Explains the need for Ambient Networking, discussing the limitations of today's proposed architectures, and explaining the business potential of edge networks and network co-operation.
* Describes Ambient Networking technology in detail, and addresses the technical challenges for implementation.
* Includes practical user scenarios which are fully analysed and assessed through simulation studies.
Including a complete examination of the research and technologies arising from the Ambient Networks concept, Ambient Networks will be invaluable for research and development teams in networking and communications technology, as well as advanced students in electrical engineering and computer science faculties. Standardisation specialists, research departments, and telecommunications analysts will also find this a helpful resource.
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Product info
GB
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
718 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-51092-6 (9780470510926)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Norbert Niebert | Andreas Schieder | Jens Zander
Ambient Networks
Co-operative Mobile Networking for the Wireless World
E-Book
04/2007
Wiley
€118.99
Available for download
Persons
Norbert Niebert is Department Manager, Ericsson Research, Germany. As a company, Ericsson AB is the project coordinator partner for the Ambient Networks project, and Norbert is the Technical Manager. He has co-authored numerous conference and journal papers on the subject.
Content
Acknowledgements.
1 Introduction.
1.1 The Current Communications Environment.
1.2 The Ambient Networking Concept.
1.3 The Ambient Networks Project.
1.4 How to Read This Book.
1.5 Outlook.
2 Ambient Networks - The Consequence of Convergence.
2.1 Convergence Leading Towards Ambient Networks.
2.2 Realization of Convergence.
2.3 Converged All-IP Networks.
2.4 Network Convergence with the IP Multimedia Subsystem.
2.5 Towards Ambient Networks.
2.6 Motivation for a New Approach.
2.7 Architectural Requirements for Ambient Networks.
2.8 Summary.
3 The Business Environment for Ambient Networks.
3.1 Business Drivers and Benefi ts.
3.2 Business Actors.
3.3 The AN Business Proposition: The Value Network.
3.4 Financial Aspects.
3.5 Network Composition - Business View.
3.6 Migration Aspects.
3.7 Summary.
4 Architecture and Components.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 The Ambient Network Approach.
4.3 The Ambient Control Space Concept.
4.4 The Ambient Layer Model.
4.5 Summary.
5 Security in Ambient Networks.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 Security Problem Space in Ambient Networks.
5.3 Security Architecture.
5.4 Key Problems and Solutions.
5.5 Conclusion, Outlook and Further Work.
6 Network Composition.
6.1 Introduction and Motivation.
6.2 Composition Procedures.
6.3 Defi nition of Composition Types.
6.4 Conclusions.
7 GANS - Generic Ambient Networks Signalling.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 State of the Art.
7.3 Protocol Architecture.
7.4 GANS Transport Layer Protocol.
7.5 QoS Signalling Application.
7.6 Conclusions.
8 Multi-Radio Access.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Multi Radio Access - Problems and State of the Art.
8.3 The AN Multi-Radio Access Architecture.
8.4 Access Selection.
8.5 Challenging Multi-Radio Access Networking Scenarios.
8.6 Deployment Cost Savings.
8.7 Migration Issues.
8.8 Conclusion, Outlook and Further Work.
9 Ambient Networks Mobility Management.
9.1 Background and Motivation.
9.2 The Framework for Mobility Management.
9.3 Functional Entities.
9.4 Trigger Mechanisms.
10 Overlay Networks for Media Delivery.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Why Media Delivery Support in the Network Infrastructure?
10.3 Media Delivery Architecture.
10.4 Concept Evaluation and Demonstration.
10.5 Conclusion, Outlook and Further Work.
11 ContextWare - Context Awareness in Ambient Networks.
11.1 Introduction.
11.2 Network Context Awareness.
11.3 Context Awareness in Ambient Networks.
11.4 Ambient Networks ContextWare: Architecture and System Design.
11.5 ContextWare Prototypes.
11.6 Conclusions.
12 Towards Ambient Networks Management.
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Ambient Networks Management Challenges.
12.3 Ambient Networks Management Approaches.
12.4 Conclusions.
References.
Abbreviations.
Index.