FORUM ON NEXT GENERATION STANDARDIZATION
(Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009)
The Future of NGN
Session Moderator
Ghassem Koleyni
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
Presentations and presenters
Session 12P1: A Pilot Implementation of an
NGN Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 network for
MEWC, Malaysia (Mr. Sureswaran
Ramadass, National Advanced IPv6 Centre
(NAv6), Malaysia)
Session 12 P2: Multimedia Service Delivery
on Next Generation Networks (Mr. Pradeep
de Almeida, , Dialog, Sri Lanka)
Session 12 P3: A Profile of Future Market
Expectations of Next Gen Networks &
Technologies (Mr. Don Rasantha
Hettithanthrige, Mobitel, Sri Lanka)
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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Session 12 objectives
To look at the convergence of fixed and
mobile services within telecoms, and
more broadly the convergence of
telecoms, IT and broadcast. This
convergence is closely linked to the
evolution of enabling access
technologies, and especially what
emerging broadband mobile wireless
access technologies ("4G") impact to
the evolution of NGNs and the services
they support.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
Highlights and proposals from Presentation 1
A Pilot Implementation of an NGN Dual Stack
IPv4/IPv6 network for MEWC, Malaysia
Malaysia is to be IPv6-enabled Malaysia by 2010
Established pilot project to implement full
IPv4/IPv6 dual stack capability within the network
of the agencies chosen for the pilot, and focused
on:
Network infrastructure, address planning, information
security, transition mechanisms, training, testing and cost
of transition
Issues that were faced includes obtaining accurate
information, dealing with IP addresses that only have
local significance and are not advertised outside their
local networks, devices that their addresses were
hardwired and architecture devices that are not, and
will never be, IPv6 capable (RFID time management)
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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Highlights and proposals from Presentation 2
Multimedia Service Delivery on Next Generation
Networks
Challenges facing today to provide services are
deployment time (Time To Market) , High Capex
and Opex on new services, ability to deploy
advanced & Value Added Services with adequate
QoS and security
NGN is perceived to bring new revenues through
introduction of services across multiple modular,
scalable and flexible platforms with reduced Capex
and Opex
Service delivery platform is the framework for
service deployment which reduces CAPEX and
OPEX and time to market
It creates a connected, informed and digitally
empowered society
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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Highlights and proposals from Presentation 3
A Profile of Future Market Expectations of Next
Gen Networks & Technologies
Key stake holders for NGN as is for the legacy networks are
users, operators, suppliers and regulator communities.
Users expect increased performance & quality, ubiquity of
access, lower cost and single interaction with service
providers
Operators expect improve existing 3G technology cost
efficiency, end-to-end latency and ability of full re-use of
existing local network assets
Regulators have to examine relevance of existing regulatory
frameworks in light of NGN
This can be considered as a major step towards
democratisation of technology
Technology should accommodate a wide range of human
interactions not alter behaviour – killer app
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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Conclusions / Recommendations
Malaysia is to be IPv6-enabled Malaysia by
2010. As was learnt from the pilot project
transition to IPV6 needs its own attention
and requires a step-by-step approach to
gracefully complete the transition.
It is hoped NGN improves time to market,
bring new capabilities and services at a
reduced Capex and Opex
Users, suppliers and operators expect NGN
to increase performance & quality, ubiquity
of access, lower cost for both landline and
wireless services
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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