{"title":"Broadband Internetworking Technologies services convergence for competitiveness and telecommunications market evolution in Mexico","authors":"G. Chavez","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763682","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this work is to provide the main elements to support the fact that Mexico has not increased its levels of competitiveness and it neither has equaled to other countries in the region. Therefore, it is required to implement comprehensive reforms in sectors such as education, infrastructure, healthcare, information technologies and telecommunications, among others. Some of the difficulties that prevent Mexico to improve its competitiveness level are the lack of incentives that drive for an increase in the school-study grades of the population, asymmetry in the coverage and service offering in telecommunications that have concentrated their commercial activity mainly on the main capital cities. In order to attain a coherent strategy and promote reforms in the sector to take advantage of Convergent Technologies available, we will analyze different related aspects such as the adjustments needed in regulations, the availability of Broadband Internetworking Technologies (BBINT), the expansion of the Telecommunications Industry (TI) infrastructure, mobile mainly, the promotion mechanisms for innovation and the existence of good and fair conditions for research and development on this BBINT arena, just to mention only a few of them.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"154 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133543577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FTTH network economics: Key parameters impacting technology decisions","authors":"S. Kulkarni, M. El-Sayed, P. Gagen, B. Polonsky","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763668","url":null,"abstract":"Different technology options are available to operators today for their Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network deployment strategy decisions. Gigabit-Passive Optical Network (GPON), Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON), Active Ethernet (AE) and Point-to-Point Ethernet (P2P) are the major competing technologies. There are a number of technical, economic and business drivers that impact the right choice for each specific network situation. When modeling network economics, it is important to consider a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model to enable operators to rightly evaluate these choices, instead of comparisons of only specific cost elements (e.g., port costs). On the other hand, in a network model with a large number of parameters it is often challenging to identify the key parameters that are critical to the decision-making. An operator runs the risk of picking an incorrect technology strategy if any of these key parameters are not identified and cost optimized. In this paper, we present the results obtained by modeling the capital investments and operations expenses incurred for some operator cases, and identify the key parameters that impact FTTH economics covering these major technologies. We show sensitivity analysis to identify the critical parameters. The methodology and results will enable operators quickly make the right FTTH technology deployment decisions.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"Supplement 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131266132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Schnitter, Andreas Barth, Oana Schnitter, M. Horneffer
{"title":"Benefits from 2-layer traffic engineering for IP/MPLS networks","authors":"S. Schnitter, Andreas Barth, Oana Schnitter, M. Horneffer","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763707","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-layer aspects of network and traffic engineering have been extensively studied from various perspectives and potential benefits for savings in capital and operational expenditures have been demonstrated. Integrated approaches for traffic engineering and network planning come closer towards a practical implementation with the progress in standardization of protocols like generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS). In this paper we consider the aspect of optimizing the routing of IP links in the underlying transport layer in order to improve the failure scenarios in the IP/MPLS layer. The goal is to minimize worst case network utilizations and avoid potential overload situations. We propose an approximation algorithm to solve the general 2-layer optimization problem in large realistic network scenarios and conduct a case study to validate our approach. On the one hand we address a rather small aspect of multi-layer network optimization here but on the other hand we identify benefits that allow for a short-term implementation.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114321455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fast service recovery under shared protection in survivable WDM networks with limited wavelength conversion capability","authors":"J. Rak","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763722","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel FSR-SP-LWC algorithm of sharing the backup lightpath capacities for WDM networks with limited wavelength conversion capability, has been proposed. The key feature is that it also provides fast service recovery for the price of only a little degradation of link capacity utilization. The ILP model has been introduced and followed by the efficient heuristics based on the graph list vertex-coloring approach. The algorithm was evaluated for the U.S. Long-Distance Network and COST 239 Network. Compared to the results of the commonly used approach, the average service recovery time values were up to 50% shorter. They were achieved together with up to 39% reduction of link capacity utilization ratio.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116210979","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migrating to a Next Gen WDM core network","authors":"Olivier Renais, Gaelle Yven, E. Le Rouzic","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.6231332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.6231332","url":null,"abstract":"The main goal of this study is to examine the different options that arise to build a modern core transport network, considering the short to medium term evolutions planned by the manufacturers. After a short review of possible WDM network designs, a techno-economic analysis allows for benchmarking different architectural scenarios, providing some guidelines in building a future proof WDM core network. At last we highlight some of the challenges to relieve when migrating to an agile WDM infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123257788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From opacity to transparency via translucent optical networks","authors":"M. Gagnaire","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763759","url":null,"abstract":"➲ According to the state of the technology, above 2000 km range, only translucent networks with spare RR ares viable: concept of “island of Page 141 transparency” [source: A. Saleh, “Islands of transparency: an emerging reality in multi-wavelength optical networking,” IEEE/LEOS Summer Optical Meeting Broadband Optical Networks Technologies, 1998] ➲ The benefit of adding in a translucent network RRs above 20% of the number of RRs in the same but opaque network has a negligible benefit in terms of connection acceptance ratio [source: X. Yang, B. Ramamurthy, “Sparse regeneration in translucent wavelength-routed optical networks: architecture, network design and wavelength routing,” Photonic Network Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 39–50, 2005] ➲ The QWRP tool is one of the rare tools enabling to optimize RWA and regenerator placement under QoT impairments constraints ➲ The LERP module enables to optimize both the amount of required optical Page 142 channels and the amount of electrical RRs ➲ The BER-Predictor module is one of the few tools that consider simultaneously the impact of multiple physical layer impairments ➲ QWRP is scalable to real backbone networks ➲ It is one of the very rare hybrid WDM network planning tools that consider non-flat systems ➲ The RPCO2 tool is the first one to integrate CAPEX and OPEX objectives ➲ The impact of FWM in wavelength allocation will be considered in QWRP and RPCO2 tools","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130411880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Converged communication services and competition in consumer markets","authors":"A. Saleh, J. Borger, N. Raman","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763686","url":null,"abstract":"Emergence of converged multimedia services has led operators to seek clear tactical and strategic advantages in developing differentiated service offerings. Effectiveness of the offer strategies is influenced by factors such as service delivery investment, operations cost, market segment preferences, competitive multimedia offers, service pricing and consumer price sensitivities. Differentiation in any of these factors in a competitive environment has a direct influence on market share and profitability of communication service providers. This paper examines the effect of these factors via a series of simulation studies and concludes by highlighting a few wining strategies.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132110530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A large scale data transfer method with a dynamic window control to reduce reservation bandwidth in diffserv AF networks","authors":"Naoto Ikeda, M. Noro, K. Baba, S. Shimojo","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763738","url":null,"abstract":"Many applications, such as pipeline processing in large-scale grid computing and network storage, transfer large amounts of data over wide area networks. In the future, these applications should be able to reserve less bandwidth than they currently need to meet job schedules. As a step towards this improvement, we have developed a data transfer method that uses less reservation bandwidth on DiffServ AF networks. Our method consists of a dynamic QoS control method and a data transfer protocol that uses two kinds of TCP connection with dynamic window control. We simulated the transfer of data using our method on a network simulator and found that it performed better than current methods. By enabling throughput close to the reservation bandwidth, our method will reduce the cost to network providers of meeting service-level agreements with customers.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"Supplement 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130839987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of bandwidth demand growth on HFC networks","authors":"P. Limaye, M. Glapa, M. El-Sayed, P. Gagen","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763669","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.4763669","url":null,"abstract":"Cable Multiple Service Operators (MSOs) are facing increasing bandwidth demands for supporting more High Definition (HD) programs as well as from new and growing applications of High Speed Internet Access (HSIA). Deployments of fiber to the home (FTTH) or fiber to the node with DSL (FTTN/DSL) in some telecom networks are raising the question of whether the MSO's Hybrid Fiber/Coax (HFC) architecture can meet the future demands. This presentation will look at the present and future demands for bandwidth from various services and evaluate the ability of the HFC architecture to meet these demands. We describe the different incremental steps that an MSO can take to increase the available bandwidth and compare the resulting network's capacity to the future bandwidth need. Finally we briefly compare the ability of the FTTH and FTTN/DSL networks to meet the same future demand.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116957197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Welcome [to Networks 2008]","authors":"G. Sallai","doi":"10.1109/NETWKS.2008.6231374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/NETWKS.2008.6231374","url":null,"abstract":"A collection of slides from the author's \"Welcome\" presentation is given.","PeriodicalId":442274,"journal":{"name":"Networks 2008 - The 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127717898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}