ITU-T Kaleidoscope 2009
Innovations for Digital Inclusion
A Model and System Architecture
for Ubiquitous Sensor Network
Businesses
Masugi INOUE
NICT
Inoue_at_nict.go.jp
Major contributors: Tohru Sanefuji of Nassua Solutions
Corp., Ved Kafle and Peng Chao of NICT
Mar del Plata, Argentina, 31 Aug – 1 Sep 2009
Future application services with USN
Location + warning
Ads + recommendation
Local small stores
Weather forecast + help
Robot helps…
Evacuation guidance
in emergency
Even for travelers
9Create new markets and businesses
9Grow businesses of telco and electronics
9Decrease digital and business divides
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Web-oriented to USN-oriented model
Web-oriented model
USN-oriented model
Info
Ads
Ads
Global Internet
Big advertising businesses
portal sites for many users
across global Internet
Same in SNSs
Main players are almost
saturated
Tools
Web (Non-real-time, users have
to pull info. (server-client))
Email
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Global Network
Regional USNs
Various potential businesses
Localized, personalized,
customized, context-aware, …
Not only ads but assistance,
suggestion, warning, help, …
Regional USNs with sensors
Real-time, interactive, multipeers-to-multi-peers
communication
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Sensor deployment with existing
access networks
Access networks provided by existing carriers
（FTTH, ADSL, mobile phone, PHS etc)
costly
Information server
Sensors
ISP
Internet
Internet
Existing access networks – telephone network-based
Charge model does not fit to USN business model
Communication fee + monthly fee… not good
A sensor may send only 1 but emergency packet a year…
P-to-P model does not fit to USN com model
P-to-P-based… not enough
Needs to support efficiently P-to-MP, MP-to-P, and MP-to-MP
communications
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Regional USN deployment with
managed wireless mesh
Stage 0
cost
Information server
Sensor
gateway
Sensors
Stage 1
cost
Sensor cell
ISP
WAN/global
WAN/global
network
network
Sensor information is collected at the sensor gateway
and sent to the information server by using existing
access networks.
Regional USN having sensor cells by proposed managed mesh
Information server
Sensors
ISP
WAN/global
WAN/global
network
network
area
A managed wireless mesh enables sensor cells to be
deployed in an area.
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USN development
(horizontal)
Sensors
Server
Network provider
Network provider
Sensor provider
9Sensor installation
9Sensor management
Service provider
9Service management
9Application operation
standardization
Service user
9Sensor usage fee
9Service usage fee
standardization
Device information
Management Platform
Regional USN
Users
Information provision
Platform
Existing networks
Stage 1
Regional USN
Existing networks
Stage 2
Regional USNs
Stage 3
Regional USNs
Stage 4
Existing networks
Future
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Regional USN
by managed wireless mesh
Sensor cell
Sensor cell
City Hall
Personal
TAG
DB&APP
Server
CSG
CSG
School
BS
BS
Sensor cell
CSG
BS
BS
CSG
Sensor cell
BS
DB&APP
Server
Community
Service
Gateway
CSG
Mobile
Terminal
CSG
CSG
CSG
BS
BS
Fire
Station
DB&APP
Server
ISP
CSG
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
Sensor cell
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Internet
Internet
Global
Globalnetwork
network
WAN
WAN
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USN business architecture
(vertical)
USN business platform
USN application platform
USN information management platform
USN communications platform
To develop USN businesses, three separate platform environments
must be constructed.
Constructing these three individual environments will enable existing
business models to be expanded and converted to USN businesses
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USN communications platform
USN application
server/ ASP server
USN application
server/ ASP server
Web domain on the Internet
USN domain overlaid with web domain
USN information mgmt server
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
ISP
Info
gatherin
g
CSG
CSG
CSG
CSG
Search and
get
informatio
n
Services
CSG
CSG
terminal
Sensor
USN domain overlaid with managed mesh network
CSG
USN community
information
management server
CSG
USN community
information
management server
CSG
CSG
USN community
USN community
application server application server
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USN info management platform
Sensor information control
Request
Sensor information collection
Management
Sensor
Cell
collection
store and
analyze
Timing mgmt
Type mgmt
search
and
discovery
Access mgmt
Application
USN/ASP
application
service
Mobile
terminals
User mgmt
Management
PCs
Sensor
Cell
Timing mgmt
Type mgmt
Access mgmt
User mgmt
Timing mgmt
Type mgmt
Access mgmt
User mgmt
Management
Sensor
Cell
Management
Machines,
robots
Home
appliances
Sensor
Cell
Mesh
connection
Mesh
connection
Mesh
connection
Mesh
connection
Mesh
connection
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USN application platform
ASP
Web application
Information search or acquisition plug-in
9Returns search result
9Sends back requested info
9Requests information search
9Requests information access
Sensor information search portal site
Information search or acquisition plug-in
Sensor information access
9Requests information
9Authentication
9Gives information
Sensor information storage center
Information
access
Information
access
Information
access
Information
access
database
database
database
database
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Steps to realize USN businesses
1st stage: trial of a regional USN
Assess initial costs of network and operation
2nd: nationwide expansion of regional USNs
Interwork of regional USNs and carriers’ access networks
Integration of services and terminal functions
3rd: start USN services
Interwork of regional USNs, access networks, and global
networks
Standardize interfaces and functions for overlaying USN
domains across those networks
Final:
Standardize sensor cell and managed mesh so that any
player can deploy sensor cells or regional USN
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Government initiated USN technology
and business development
New participants
from various
business sectors
Governmental support of experimental services to the public
Review and
selection
Government
Project
Results
Market
industries
Project
Results
Project
Results
academia
Project
Market
Large-scale,
long-term
experiment
Market
Market
Results
Feedback results of each experiment
New participants
from various
business sectors
Current major process
Develop and deploy large-scale experimental network system by
integrating technologies obtained by separated projects
Carry out long-term, user-involved experiment, attracting new
participants from various business and social sectors
Government should collect information required for actual
commercialization and assist the experiment
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Conclusions and future prospects
USN platform supporting various service applications
Broad ranges of devices, communications infrastructures,
applications, and services
Enlarges business opportunities and narrows the digital
divides
No single player can take the initiative and monopolize the
standards
Needs a new regional network interworking with upgraded
access networks and nation-wide/global networks like
NGN++ or Future Network
Large-scale, long-term experiment with citizens
Feedbacks clarifies the needs and new businesses
Will motivate further R&D, moving forward toward
realization of USN
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