1. IP inter-working (IPI) Overview GSMA - ERO Update Meeting: TRIS - TISPAN WG4 workshop on NGN Copenhagen Doc number IPI 002_2006 ver 1.1 Overview Niall Halpenny (GSMA)
18th January 2006
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2. GSMA TRIS TISPAN Meeting attendees
What is IPI?
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3. Access versus Service Inter-Connection
Payment Differentiation
Per Bit More bits/
cheaper bits
Effect
Cheapest/Most bits Win
No incentive to re-invest
No incentive to provide QoS
Result
Only a few players in market
Evolution slows
Payment Differentiation
Service Quality
Effect
Price important
Incentive to re-invest in QoS
Players can specialise
Result
Many players in market
Evolution in many directions
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IPI Principles
‘Enhanced Service Environment - (ESE)’
End-to-End service delivery
Service interoperability
Third party management
Customer protection
Cascade payments
Initiating party pays – responsibility for actions
Supporting value-based service pricing
Customer choice
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IPI goals
Create environment to grow IP services
Ensure customer centric sustainable model
Introduce a fair distribution of value
Foster continuous market growth
Establish alternatives to access-only based inter-working
Ensure several models available in the market
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What’s happening
The full picture
SIP trials
MMS hubbing
Long-term Strategic Value Creation
PoC
Instant Messaging
Games
Video Sharing
More person-to -person services….
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7. MMS Hub Experience: Volume Ramp-Up
Average monthly traffic growth: 20%
Data from selected a Real GRX provider routes
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8. Some Companies Involved
Additional IPI project supporters
SIP trial project
Total approx 50 companies actively involved in trials
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9. SIP trials – What are they
Global Test Network for trialling SIP/IMS services
Multi-vendor
Inter-connected using GRX providers
Kicked off October 2004
First campaign completed February 2005
First Asian campaign initiated April 2005
2 campaigns Europe & Asia
1 Pan contintenal trial
US participants expected shortly
Subsequent campaigns looking at more complex services
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10. GSMA SIP Trial Completed Campaigns
Q1 05
Q2 05
TC#1
TCEA02
Several technical extensions…
Connection between IPX Proxies
IPv6 and IPv4/6 conversion
Accounting data collection done by IPX Proxy
Basic performance related measurements
Present successful inter-working between multi-vendor IMS core systems using…
Standardized IMS core systems
GRX routing domain
Actual IMS services by Nokia
Introduce the IPX hubbing model
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11. GSMA SIP Trial Completed Campaigns
Q2 05
Q3 05
TCAP01
TCAP02
Several new trial participants –
operators, carriers, and a vendor –
from Asia
Based on first two campaigns in Europe
Several IMS services by Nokia and Siemens
New trial participants:
operators, carriers, and a vendor –
from Asia
Based on TCEA02
Several IMS services by Nokia and Siemens
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The Future
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Next steps summary
Continue discussions within the wider industry
Technical
Commercial
Regulatory authorities
Support implementation of commercial agreements
Establish further proof of the benefits of the concept
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14. GSMA TRIS TISPAN Meeting attendees
Questions
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Contact Details
IPI Strategy and Commercial lead: - John Boden (Vodafone)
IPI Project director: - Niall Halpenny (GSMA)
IPI Project leader – Markus Muenkler (Vodafone)
SIP trials Leader – Sami Ala Luukko (TeliaSonera)
SIP trials manager – Mark Hogan (GSMA)
General queries – Orla Ryan (GSMA)
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