Workshop objectives and programme

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Workshop objectives and programme

• Brian Moore
• Lucent Technologies
• Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13

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Objectives of the workshop (1)

• Understand the service and technology drivers for
  NGN.
• Explore the emerging new generation service
  challenges.
• Compare fixed and mobile network approaches to
  NGN.

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Objectives of the workshop (2)

• Examine how NGN and the Internet are
  complementary.
• Discuss how NGN will help fixed and mobile
  services converge.
• Identify key standards needed and discuss how
  standards gaps can be filled.

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Workshop programme(Day 1)

• Opening
• Session 1 Keynote addresses
• Session 2 New Generation service challenges
• Session 3 Fixed users and the NGN
• Session 4 Mobile users and the NGN
• Panel discussion

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Workshop programme(Day 2)

• Session 5  NGN and Internet redundant or
  complementary?
• Session 6  Fixed-mobile convergence will NGN
  help ?
• Session 7 NGN oriented solutions and plans
• Session 8 Which standards are needed or missing?
• Panel discussion, conclusions and closing

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NGN-2004 Project (1)

• The aim is to include all ITU-T activities on NGN
  related standardisation
• Target date for first set of Recommendations on
  NGN is mid-2004 (end of study period)
• Work is underway on a common definition of NGN
  including the fundamental characteristics and
  capabilities

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NGN-2004 Project (2) Seven study areas have been
identified in the Project

• General framework models for the NGN
• Functional architecture models for the NGN
• End to end Quality of Service
• Service platforms (APIs)
• Network management
• Security
• Generalised mobility

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NGN-2004 Project (3)Next steps

• The project description will be revised to take
  account of the outcome of the workshop (at a
  project management meeting on 11July)
• Study Group 13, at its meeting 21 July to 1
  August will further work on the project and will
  issue an update
• (http//www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups
• /com13/ngn2004/index.html)

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• Thank you for your attention