1. IST project ePerSpace N°5067751 IST integrated project ePerSpace Contract N°: 506775 Ádám Kapovits, Eurescom 8/11/2004

2. IST project ePerSpace N°5067752 General presentation Project overview:  General information  Rationale  Objectives  Timeframe Structure of the project

3. IST project ePerSpace N°5067753 Project overview

4. IST project ePerSpace N°5067754 ePerSpace FP6 instrument: Integrated Project Project start date: 01/02/2004 Project duration: 24 months Number of partners: 20 Total costs: 13 537 707 € EU contribution: 7 299 970 €

5. IST project ePerSpace N°5067755 ePerSpace Consortium

6. IST project ePerSpace N°5067756 ePerSpace idea Starting from the analysis of European user needs Middleware cooperation Personalised services Provide home integrated value-added services on whatever device and wherever you are ePerSpace

7. IST project ePerSpace N°5067757 ePerSpace global innovation idea Integrate technologies to show users a clear path to networking their digital home Key requirements: provide services at home and elsewhere  Easy to handle and at low cost  With sufficient data rates and end-to-end QoS for streaming applications (A/V)  Personalised (depending of user preference, context,…)  Seamless login  Integration of personal devices (e.g.: mobile phone) in the home  Home access from remote location

8. IST project ePerSpace N°5067758 ePerSpace focus Residential Gateway Service and Profile Management Content Service Provider Application Service Provider Network Service Provider Devices and Home network Content Provider Context and preferences adaptation for push/pull service Aggregation of services Management of distributed profiles Device Management Service GW, Unique interface, GW integrity Mobility Location

9. IST project ePerSpace N°5067759 ePerSpace general objectives Increase the user acceptance of networked multimedia systems and applications Develop innovative interoperable value-added networked services:  Personalisation data exchange  Aggregation of services  Context adaptation  Open interface for service providers Facilitate a mass-market adoption of such advanced services

10. IST project ePerSpace N°50677510 Global Interoperability (I):  Seamless login  Personalisation Broker for user profile distribution  Integration of mobility  Integration of broadcast services Work areas Home platform (H):  Home platform allowing delivery of multimedia services  Management server for services administration  Integration of protocols Home and personal devices (D):  Device discovery in the Home  Service discovery/continuity in the Home  Elsewhere access  Device community Rich Media Object (O):  Personalised Multimedia Content Distribution  Content Adaptation for several devices  Intelligent Navigation from Content analysis

11. IST project ePerSpace N°50677511 Major Milestones Two major checkpoints have been defined:  February 2005: intermediate test-beds will show first components. Loosely-coupled demonstrations  February 2006: Final trial test beds. Integration and interoperability shown at this stage

12. IST project ePerSpace N°50677512 Reference infrastructure for trials Personalisation and service management : Platforms: OSGI, OSA Internet xDSL GSM, UMTS Service Provisioning Residential gateway Service continuity Content Provision Platforms ( Gluon, Ipaf ) : : DVB

13. IST project ePerSpace N°50677513 Main milestones ActivitiesDate Scenarios definedMay 2004 Functional architecture and general specifications available June 2004 Specifications of intermediate test-bedsSeptember 2004 Modules for intermediate test-beds ready for integration (Intermediate test-beds) December 2004 January 2005 Intermediate test-bedsFebruary-March 2005 Specifications for final trialsApril 2005 All modules available for integration (final trials)September 2005 Integration of modules completedNovember 2005 Start of final trialsDecember 2005

14. IST project ePerSpace N°50677514 Project structure

15. IST project ePerSpace N°50677515 Methodology Start from use cases and scenarios Design a reference architecture Split the architecture specification and development between several WPs with the relevant expertise Show a possible implementation via trials with a specific entity responsible of integrating the WPs work in test-beds Evaluate user acceptance, identify business models and reassess the original architecture

16. IST project ePerSpace N°50677516 Work package interdependencies WP1 Services and Business Models WP2 Functional Architecture WP3 Integration, Evaluation and Final Trials WP7 Network elements provisioning WP8 Devices and middlewares WP4 Content Management WP5 Personalisation and security WP6 Service provisioning management Functional Architecture Scenarios Demonstrations workplan Demonstrations results User acceptance WP9 Dissemination