NGN (Next Generation Networks) – Selected Topics
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AUTHORS

Pavol Podhradský, Ján Dúha, Peter Trúchly, Juraj Blichár

REVIEWED BY

Stanislav Marchevský

ANNOTATION

Mutual cooperation of the various types of networks and their gradual integration into one universal broadband multimedia network (next generation network, NGN) creates conditions for a transmission of all types of media and provision of broad spectrum of the multimedia services and applications. NGN concept has been evolving for a number of years either within ITU or ETSI and this process still continues particularly based on a challenge to provide the new services such as e.g. television (IPTV). This course offers selected topics covering various technologies which can be integrated within next generation networks relating to new communication technologies as well as technologies for digital video delivery.

OBJECTIVES

Main objective of this course is to acquire basic knowledge in the area of Next Generation Network architectures and network components from point of current and future platforms. Participants also become familiar with mobile and optical communication technologies as well as with technologies for digital video delivery such as DVB and IPTV systems. Moreover, they will dispose with knowledge about state of the art technologies like content delivery networks (CDN) and hybrid broadband broadcast television (HBB TV) systems.

KEYWORDS

NGN, IMS, SIP, softswitch, protocols, DVB, mobile networks, IPTV, optical networks, HBB-TV, content delivery networks (CDN), multimedia services and applications.

LITERATURE