Fixed and Mobile Convergence: Needs and Solutions

Conference: European Wireless 2014 - 20th European Wireless Conference
05/14/2014 - 05/16/2014 at Barcelona, Spain

Proceedings: European Wireless 2014

Pages: 6Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Gosselin, Stephane; Joseph, De Biasio; Moufida, Feknous; Mamouni, Tahar (Orange Labs Networks, France)
Torrijos, Jose Alfonso; Cucala, Luis (Telefonica I+D, Spain)
Breuer, Dirk; Weis, Erik; Geilhardt, Frank; Hugo, Dirk v.; Bogenfeld, Eckard (Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany)
Hamidian, Ali; Fonseca, Neiva (Ericsson AB, Sweden)
Liu, Yaning; Kuehrer, Susanne (JCP-Connect SAS, France)
Gravey, Annie (Telecom Bretagne, France)
Mitcsenkov, Attila (Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary)
Galan, Jose V.; Masgrau Rite, Enrique (Telnet Redes Inteligentes S.A., Spain)
Gomez, Luis Simon; Alonso, Lander (FON Wireless Ltd, United Kingdom)
Hoest, Stefan (Lund University, Sweden)
Magee, Anthony (ADVA Optical Networking Ltd, United Kingdom)

Abstract:
The drivers of Fixed and Mobile Convergence (FMC) are discussed. A reference framework for FMC proposed by European project COMBO is then presented. Some use cases of FMC are described, showing the needs for mutualization and convergence of fixed and mobile broadband networks. Five network scenarios providing technical solutions to FMC use cases are proposed. They target an optimal and seamless quality of experience for the end user together with an optimized network infrastructure ensuring increased performance, flexibility reduced cost and reduced energy consumption.