Siemens Communications to report on issues in converged fixed and mobile networks



Munich, Germany -/18 Feb, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- At 21st Century Communications World Forum in London (UK) Siemens Communications will report on issues of service control and delivery in converged fixed/mobile networks. In a fixed/mobile converged infrastructure, the call control layer is separated from a service control layer.

Call control is well standardized in 3GPP, but there is a considerable amount of freedom in the architecture of the service delivery platforms, which is also reflected in the amount of standards and industry activities to harmonize these approaches.

Several aspects have to be evaluated and considered:
? The technology of the service platforms
? The components required for the services as well as re-usable enabling applications
? Integration of service control and call control for the IMS architecture, and issues arising during the intermediate stages in which the interworking of the services with legacy networks has to be considered

? Interface and integration with end systems and user interfaces
? Interface to 3rd-party application developers


Since these issues may depend on the nature of the selected service, they will be presented using examples of applications from the business and consumer environment. Experience with real implementations will help to give an insight into the issues to be addressed.

The presentation will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on 21 February at 9:00 a.m.

Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world?s innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of approximately 18 billion euros.


Further information about Siemens Communications is available at: http://www.siemens.com/communications