1. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Core 5 Programme Enabling Flexible Networks February 2009 Mick Wilson Fujitsu Industrial Steering Group Chair for Flexible Networks

2. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Programme Management Team  Industrial Steering Team Mick Wilson, Fujitsu Labs (Chair) Dr. Abdellatif Benjelloun-Touimi, Orange Labs (Deputy Chair) Dr. Dirk Trossen, BT Innovate (Deputy Chair)  Academic Coordinator Dr Klaus Moessner, University of Surrey  Participating Universities Imperial College London London School of Economics University of Strathclyde University of Surrey Wiki: http://www.mobilevce.com/pmwiki5N/http://www.mobilevce.com/pmwiki5N/

3. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE The “It Just Is” Networking 2020 Vision Future Network Stimulus: A mishmash of Collisions and Synergies The It-Just-Is Network: Connectivity happens Optimised delivery happens Services happen Raised Expectations

4. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Goals and Aims The Goal: Provide future networks with  design methodologies  enabling technologies that promote flexible, agile, dynamic and self-evolving networking A Network capable of coping with unforeseen demands The Aim:  identify those key socio-economic parameters that impact future network design  Use these parameters to help identify suitable technologies to promote desired future network properties Develop a network design methodology that promotes self- evolving flexible IJI networking

5. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE How can we Address this Vision? Socio-Economic Users vs. Operators Maslow's Tussle “Context of the use of ‘it’” Design Methodologies “How to use ‘it’” Technologies “Defining ‘it’” Understand the context of the future network Explore how tussles lead to: Technologies, and Design methodologies

6. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Set of Desirable Properties and Operation Sets of desirable properties INITIATION Dynamic market place (Socio- economic) CONSTRUCTION Virtualisation Self-x DELIVERY Overlaying Multihoming Network coding VERIFICATION Verification and trust Design Methodologies Self Design and Operation

7. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE The High Level Plan: Flexible Networks The Stimulus and Motivation The Candidate Technologies The Candidate Mechanisms The Verification Mechanisms The New Design Paradigm Phase 1 12 months Phase 2 36 months

8. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE User & Business Factors (Stimulus & Motivation)

9. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Objectives & Contributions Parameter- isation Evaluation Tool Design Methodology Impact Provide socio-economic under- standing of tussles between players in particular scenarios develop requirements and policies allowing dynamic reconfiguration of systems and networks and enabling the mediation of tussles support evaluation of technologies for trade-offs and investment decisions in the context of flexible networks List of socio-economic design parameters List of triggers and impact on parameters Software tool Model relationships Focus on stimulating collaboration Challenge and evaluate relative merits among technical solutions Challenging existing design methodologies Input to new design methodology based on an evolutionist approach Source: WP-1

10. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Socio-Economic Scenario Driven Source: WP-1 1. Network sharing (cost reduction scenario)3. Growth Scenario (emergency services)1. Network sharing (cost reduction scenario)3. Growth Scenario (emergency services)1. Network sharing (cost reduction scenario)3. Growth Scenario (emergency services) 2. Mobile VoIP (risk scenario) 1. Network sharing (cost reduction scenario)3. Growth Scenario (emergency services) 1. Network sharing (cost reduction scenario)3. Growth Scenario (emergency services) Mobile VoIP (risk/collaboration) Network sharing (cost reduction) Mobile Payment (new value chain) Disaster recovery (growth) A B C D Tussle  Network Operator v Other Stakeholders  Reconcile regulatory commitments with commercial drivers Tussle  Inter Network Operator  How much information to share about the network status Tussle  Over whole value chain  Customer ownership, charging throughout value chain Tussle  Over financial services value chain  Trust and Identity Handling Socio-economic conflict theories can help us to better understand tussles and what might be innovative strategies in the design of flexible networks to cope with tussles

11. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Adaptability & Agility (Candidate Technologies)

12. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Objectives & Contributions Metrics Digital Marketplace Vitualisation Network Provisioning Network Adaptability and Agility are essential to ensure network longevity Market based resource allocation Network virtualization Techniques to support dynamic flexible networking based on Market based drivers Comparison of resources over heterogeneous networks Sensitivity to service types Reconfiguration Policies Leverage earlier M-VCE results Technology Agnostic Policy Policy Development Demonstrator Self Organising Tussle between Service Developers & Network Providers Devise an evolvable interface model Impact of the Digital Market Place on network implementation Leverage earlier M-VCE results Reconfigure Architecture Qos Multirouting Inter Domain Resource Management Handle variable policy constraints

13. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Robustness and Efficiency (Candidate Technologies)

14. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Objectives & Contributions Network Coding Multipath Routing Solution Evaluation Combine Robustness and Efficiency for flexible networking Improved throughput Improved efficiency Achieving Robustness Cross layer network coding Driven by Future Internet initiatives New approaches in network & protocol design Contribution toward robustness Demonstration based on wireless test bed (Surrey) Combine different network technologies with network coding Coding aware routing & Qos Provisioning Inter project cooperation with Green Radio Programme

15. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Network Verification & Accountability (Verification Mechanisms)

16. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Objectives & Contributions Network Verification Accountability Verification Tool Verification and Accountability for Self-* networks Techniques to address tussle between network and node policies Enhanced network provider trust for self-* networks Requirements & Properties to enable trust in self-* nodes Metrics to support trust Mechanisms for run-time verification Validation against target specifications Model of dynamic resources across self-* nodes & networks New network paradigms for dynamic allocation & release of resources Network Paradigms

17. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Design Methodologies

18. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Objectives & Contributions System Level Description Design Methodology Self Design and Self Evolution in flexible networking Integration of previous work packages Reshape network configuration based on socio-economic drivers Components required for new design methodology Combining components to form automated design process Socio-economic inputs Technical design parameters as outputs Implement desirable network property sets Socio-economic drivers collected and interpreted Network reshapes to new configuration Autonomous process

19. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Concluding Remarks Flexible Networking is taking a novel approach No other known networking project looking at self-design Linking socio-economic drivers to network parameters Dealing with converged networks Focus on composition of networks to improve service delivery It will be pushing the boundaries of networking Self-evolving, Virtualised, Robust and Flexible networking Adaptive to and keep pace with emerging services Strong relevance to Operators of networks Network equipment vendors Service Providers

20. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Future Meetings  Industrial Steering Meeting TSG#2 3rd April 2009: Guildford - University of Surrey  Social-Economic Scenario Workshop April – Venue tba  Industrial Steering Meeting TSG#3 24th June 2009: Hayes - Fujitsu Labs – tbc  Industrial Steering Meeting TSG#4 30th Sept 2009: Venue tba Additional Industrial Participation is welcome to help lead & benefit from the programme - speak later today if interested and/or - alert the ‘relevant others’ in your company

21. www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Thank you ! For further information please contact: Mr Mick Wilson E-mail: mick.wilson@uk.fujitsu.com Tel:+44 20 8606 4801