1. Peter T. Kirstein University College London
12/4/2018

2. Objectives Validate introduction of Wireless Internet
Based on IPv6 + GPRS and UMTS/3GPP
Validate integration of these protocols
In real application with whole testbeds
Ensure implementations are generic
Ensure testbeds not too tied to application
Maintain international perspective
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3. Partners - Roles Red Internationals, Others very interested
Operators: BT (UK), DT (DE), WORLDCOM (US) and NTT (JP)
Suppliers: Ericsson (DK, SE, PL), 6WIND (FR)
Research Organisations: CRC (CA), ETRI (KR), IABG (DE), TELSCOM (CH), VTT (FI),
Universities: UCL (UK) - Co-ordinating Partner, RUS (DE), SOTON (UK), TZI(DE), UKT(DE), UMM (PL)
Red Internationals, Others very interested
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4. Partners
RUS
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5. Main Statistics Has not yet started. Should be 1/1/2001
Period 24 months /2002
EC Contribution MEuro
EC Participants usual terms (including Poland)
Canadian, Japanese, Korean, Swiss and US partners self-financed
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6. Topics Addressed Provision of Seamless Services
Use Fixed and Wireless Transmission
Wireless LAN and Cellular
Complete End-to-End Services
Both personal and terminal mobility
Full range of IPv6 Facilities
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7. Focus of Wireless Testbeds
Procedures for IPv6-2G-3G Nets
Including IPv4/IPv6 network and application integration
Investigate problems providing a trans-national wireless delivery service
Early IPv6-ready applications testing
Implement handsets and edge devices
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8. Testbed Aims
Carry out in-depth applications in the clinical domain, in hospitals:
Whittington (UK), Tubingen (DE), John Paul II (PL), U. of Basel (CH)
Validate specific non-clinical apps
Road Warrior, Seamless wandering, Streaming Media, Weather station access, M-commerce activities
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9. Specifically Not-Addressed
Redefinition of air interface
Technologies for the home like ADSL
Re-definition of higher-level applications e.g. HTTP
Development of complete applications
Development of complete IPv6 Stacks
WAP
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10. Ericsson Mobile Growth Estimate
12/4/2018

11. Motivation for Work IPv4 Will not suffice for Wireless
Essential to move mobiles to IPv6
There are specific apps trials already
None specifically for IPv6, mobile and complete system
Many trial 3G systems coming 01-03
Few multivendor on operator and apps
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12. WANs for Testbed Sites
Will use 6INIT, GEANT and IPv6 Networks of Operators internationally
T-Mobil, BT-Cellnet et al. will provide GPRS and hopefully early UMTS
Testbed sites will put in own WLANs
Links to US and Asia under discussion
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13. Important Considerations
What is needed for complete Wireless IPv6 systems demonstrators?
What is needed to transition from here to there?
IPv4 ==> IPv6 Transition
GSM ==> GPRS ==> UMTS transition
Properties of GPRS and UMTS facilities
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14. Collaboration with Others
Expect to be strongly collaborative
EC projects WINE, 6INIT and NGN
Eurescom Armstrong, TF-GEANT
IETF, ETSI, 3GPP and MWIF
Expect to be very active in IETF
Some CEN groups in medical informatics
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15. Generic Applications - I
Road Warrior
VPN Extended to mobile users
Problems with security, accounting and addressing with dynamic addresses
Seamless Wandering
Resource and address discovery, navigation aids, content adaptation, location awareness
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16. Generic Applications - II
Streaming media (MP3 etc) into GPRS and WCDMA with same servers as fixed
Wireless connectivity to Weather Station
Needs reliability, but mobile IPv6 attractive
Various Mobile E-Commerce applications
Security & mobile IP problems need solution
Specific applications are envisaged
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17. Clinical Applications
Exact applications will be identified during first few months, but may be:
Remote Access to Haematology database for anticoagulant clinical management
Ambulance to base communications including A/V and vital data
Remote booking and reservation systems
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18. Gateways and Relays
Edge routers - wireless enabled for GPRS, WLAN and some UMTS
SIP Relays - IPv4/IPv6, SIP/H.323
WAP gateways - A little work
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19. Middleware Components
Layered Codecs
Text - Audio Servers
Security including CAs and RAs
Location Transparency
Media and Browser tools in handsets
Directory Services
Base Configuration - Use/Enhance existing components e.g. IPSec, AAA
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20. Networks in Testbed Sites
Will need to set up complete integrated systems in sites for clinical and generic applications
Will be IPv6 WLAN for some purposes
GPRS attached to IPv6 wired WANs
UMTS when possible
Must include components stated
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21. Final Thoughts Will be challenging & timely project
Am sure that directions of project will change during its course
The detailed solutions of the set-ups will be main benefit from the collaboration
Will be challenge to have so many parties work together
Should be worth it
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