Intelligent Network Provisioning for Dynamically Downloadable Applications in Beyond 3G Mobile Networks

  • Authors:

  • Vangelis Gazis;Nancy Alonistioti;Nikos Houssos;Maria Koutsopoulou;Stefan Gessler;Juergen Quittek

  • Affiliations:

  • Communication Networks Laboratory, Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, University of Athens, Athens, Greece 15784;Communication Networks Laboratory, Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, University of Athens, Athens, Greece 15784;Communication Networks Laboratory, Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, University of Athens, Athens, Greece 15784;Communication Networks Laboratory, Department of Informatics & Telecommunications, University of Athens, Athens, Greece 15784;NEC Europe Ltd., Network Laboratories, Heidelberg, Germany 69115;NEC Europe Ltd., Network Laboratories, Heidelberg, Germany 69115

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Network and Systems Management
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Mobile communications beyond 3G will integrate different (but complementary) access technologies into a common platform to deliver value-added services and multimedia content in an optimum way. However, the numerous possible configurations of mobile networks complicated the dynamic deployment of mobile applications. Therefore, research is intensely seeking a service provisioning framework that is technology-independent, supports multiple wireless network technologies, and can interwork high-level service management tasks to network management operations. This paper presents an open value chain paradigm, a model for downloadable applications and a mediating platform for service provisioning in beyond 3G mobile settings. Furthermore, we introduce mechanisms that support a coupled interaction between service deployment and network configuration operations, focusing on the dynamic provisioning of QoS state to data path devices according to the requirements of dynamically downloadable mobile value-added services (VAS).