Reliable Service Delivery in a Converged World

IEEE CQR Executive PanelNaples, FloridaMay 12, 2009

Adam DrobotPresident, Advanced Technology Solutions

and CTO TelcordiaPiscataway, NJ 08854

USA

Critical Services and Applications

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Abstract

Over time the “Internet” has become the central element for integration of network functions and services. In a very profound sense the Internet has dramatically lowered the time and cost for creating new applications, new services, and new ways of social interaction. At the same time what we now call the Internet includes an enabling layer of computing, storage, communications, software, and special purpose devices. The Internet is increasingly the delivery mechanism for critical services. Some of these are related to: control systems for utilities and transportation; financial services; healthcare; safety; law enforcement; and emergency response. The consequence is that at least portions of the Internet must exhibit reliability, high availability, and scalability to serve large numbers of citizens. The talk will concentrate on the approaches and challenges of managing and operating hardened IP infrastructure suitable for critical services and will examine the requirements from illustrative application examples.

Over time the “Internet” has become the central element for integration of network functions and services. In a very profound sense the Internet has dramatically lowered the time and cost for creating new applications, new services, and new ways of social interaction. At the same time what we now call the Internet includes an enabling layer of computing, storage, communications, software, and special purpose devices. The Internet is increasingly the delivery mechanism for critical services. Some of these are related to: control systems for utilities and transportation; financial services; healthcare; safety; law enforcement; and emergency response. The consequence is that at least portions of the Internet must exhibit reliability, high availability, and scalability to serve large numbers of citizens. The talk will concentrate on the approaches and challenges of managing and operating hardened IP infrastructure suitable for critical services and will examine the requirements from illustrative application examples.

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Agenda

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

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Agenda

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

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The Common Wireless Infrastructure

2004 2005 2006 2007

Wireline only

Wireless only

No phone

Source: Gartner

Projected Business Use of Wireline & Wireless in North America

Source: CTIA

US Wireless Subscribers, by Year300 M

250 M

200 M

150 M

100 M

50 M

0 M‘86 ‘88 ‘90 ‘92 ‘94 ‘96 ‘98 ‘00 ‘02 ‘04 ‘06 ‘08

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Wireless Antenna Sites – 1982 to 2009

Data Source: FCC via AntennaSearch.com

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Cumulative from 1982 to 2009

Wireless Antenna Sites – 1982 to 2009

Data Source: FCC via AntennaSearch.com

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Agenda

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

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IP Based Integration

• Significantly lowers the cost of operations and lifecycle costs

– Acquisition

– Deployment

– Upgrades

• Significantly lowers the cost of operations and lifecycle costs

– Acquisition

– Deployment

– Upgrades

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IP Based Integration

• Common today and ubiquitous tomorrow

• Applications that . . .

– are delivered over IP

– share data & services

– are interoperable

– scale well

– can be distributed, but centrally managed

– are developed rapidly, at reasonable cost, by 3rd party providers

• Common today and ubiquitous tomorrow

• Applications that . . .

– are delivered over IP

– share data & services

– are interoperable

– scale well

– can be distributed, but centrally managed

– are developed rapidly, at reasonable cost, by 3rd party providers

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Agenda

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

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Single Purpose vs. Common Commercial Networks

• New questions arise: Should we think differently about communications for critical functions? E.g. – Law enforcement– Emergency response– Medical information– Financial services– Network management– Control systems for utilities & transportation

• Can commercial networks meet the needs?– Costs?– Equivalent functionality?– Security?– Evolvable?

• New questions arise: Should we think differently about communications for critical functions? E.g. – Law enforcement– Emergency response– Medical information– Financial services– Network management– Control systems for utilities & transportation

• Can commercial networks meet the needs?– Costs?– Equivalent functionality?– Security?– Evolvable?

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Agenda

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

The Common Wireless Infrastructure

IP Based Integration

Single Purpose vs. General Networks

Over-The-Top Critical Services

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Over-The-Top Critical Services

• Looking forward to an LTE* world – which will have

– High bandwidth

– Low latency

– Dense coverage

– And will run on converged networks

* LTE: Long Term Evolution, an evolving standard

• Looking forward to an LTE* world – which will have

– High bandwidth

– Low latency

– Dense coverage

– And will run on converged networks

* LTE: Long Term Evolution, an evolving standard

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Over-The-Top Critical Services

• Challenges

– Quality of service

– Priority

– Reliability

– Security

– Dynamic management

• Will it be safe to provide critical services using over-the-top?

• Challenges

– Quality of service

– Priority

– Reliability

– Security

– Dynamic management

• Will it be safe to provide critical services using over-the-top?

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Thank you!