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WELCOME MSF: An Overview • International forum of global carriers, equipment vendors, high-tech companies • Define end-to-end service and system specifications for global networks • Showcase interoperability via GMI (Global MSF Interoperability) demonstrations 2 MSF Membership—2004 3 GMI2004 Sponsors 4 IP Gains; Obstacles Remain • Is IP ready for prime time? – Promise of new services, new revenue streams – Massive investments in initiatives and equipment • IP obstacles – – – – Unsophisticated Quality of Service (QoS) Inadequate, inconsistent security No end-to-end management Inconsistent value-added experience 5 MSF: The Value-Add • Encourage a diverse community to work together productively • Identify and supply missing pieces in emerging telecom standards • Implement IAs for critical capabilities – Quality of Service (QoS) – Security – Multivendor value-added services 6 MSF: The Value-Add (con’t) • Enable global carriers to implement IP networks and services—profitably • Help global carriers extend the life of legacy investments • Publicly validate commercial viability of next-gen networks—using real carriers, real products, and real connections • Move industry closer to convergence 7 Everybody wins… • Global carriers gain new, revenuegenerating IP services • Companies gain advanced IP services to streamline business • Consumers gain advanced IP services that make their lives simpler 8 A Framework for Collaboration 9 Conceptual Considerations 10 Validating Interoperability • GMI validations are among the most ambitious in the world • GMI2002 – 2 weeks of 24/7 networked testing – 3 sites on 3 continents – Validates Release 1 of MSF architectural framework • Now, the MSF has completed GMI2004… 11 GMI2004 Raises the Bar • Builds on success of GMI2002 • “Layers” on new functionality – – – – QoS IPv6 Value-added services Security • Validates Release 2 of MSF framework 12 The GMI2004 Challenge • Two weeks of 24/7 testing – – – – – Three continents Four countries Five progressive test scenarios Dozens of test engineers Hundreds of networked devices • Core/edge routers, bandwidth managers, call servers, application servers… 13 GMI2004: 29 Participants * 14 The GMI2004 Testbed 15 Scenario 1 16 Scenario 2 17 Scenario 3 18 Scenario 4 19 Scenario 5 20 Value-Added Services • GMI2004 demonstrates that properly engineered IPv4/IPv6 packet networks can deliver a range of value-added services: – IP conferencing – Originating/terminating screening – Click to connect/conference – Emergency connection/call report – Continuous retry – Number translation – Voicemail media processing 21 – Video telephony Value-Added Architecture 22 The QoS Conundrum • Carriers want to migrate to packet networks • Call quality must be guaranteed • Emergency calls must be given priority • Network overload/packet discards must be avoided • Delay-sensitive voice can’t wait for network to reroute around congestion 23 The MSF’s QoS Architecture QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. 24 QoS: The MSF Way • Two QoS mechanisms – MPLS traffic engineering – DiffServ traffic engineering • Guaranteed capacity for specific call volume • Bandwidth managers prevent overloads • Call servers recognize priority calls 25 Participants in GMI2004… • Showcased their success deploying a global multiservice, multivendor network • Extended their reach into new markets • Built close relationships with peers, customers, and suppliers 26 Participants in GMI2004… (con’t.) • Proved their commitment to building bestof-breed products • Earned a high-profile position in the move to IP-based global networks 27 Thank You • For more information visit the MSF site at http://www.msforum.org 28