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Wireless IP
A workshop organised by the European Commission,
DG Information Society - E
The subject of Wireless IP in the context of mobile communication systems has been under study, for a number of years world wide. At the current rate of expansion the number of IPv4 addresses is expected to run out in 2010, and this estimate does not take into account the Mobile Internet or the refrigerators, air conditioners, and copy machines that are becoming Internet connected. Part of the recent success in conserving address space is due to address re-use.
There are several good reasons to move to the New Generation IP, IPv6, but the most important is the shortage of address space. With its expanded addressing capabilities, from 32-bit to 128-bit, IPv6 can provide more than 6E23 of IP addresses per square metre of Earth surface. This allows multiple addresses per interface, multiple interfaces per host and multiple hosts per person. Another very important characteristic of IPv6 is its ability to support various classes of services enabling the flow labelling and prioritising. So the services can be classed and charged accordingly. In short, the advantages of IPv6 can be summarised as: scalable system with much more address space, better support for service level differentiation, plug and play for easier installation of Internet-enabled devices, first to market with new personalised services and faster subscriber growth and easier maintenance. This means lower costs and more revenue for network and service providers.
In the above context, DG INFSO - E4 organised a one day workshop with the theme "Wireless IP" that took place in Brussels on 12 March 2001. The purpose of the workshop was to permit an exchange of views regarding the latest R&D achievements within the IST project IP Cluster as well as to provide a forum for discussion of some of the operational issues confronting IPv6.
Nearly two hundred people attended the workshop. It was felt that apart from the European Commission initiatives to promote the IPv6, the industry players should join the efforts to prepare the ground for IPv6 deployment to foster the concept of Information Society for All and to strength the European competitiveness. The final agenda is shown below from where you can download the presentations.
A booklet containing the Summary of IP Related Projects (.pdf, 665 KB) currently active within IST programme, the information concerning the calls open, and to be open this year, as well as the description of the Action Lines that can accommodate IP related proposals, is also available.
Workshop Programme
To download and print click here (zipped pdf)
List of participants (.pdf)
- 09:00 - 09:10
- Welcome and Introduction (pdf 246 KB)
- Joao da Silva, EC - DG INFSO
- 09:10 - 09:30
- Keynote: (R)Evolution of IP Networking (pdf 725 KB)
- Petri Mahonen, University of Oulu
- 09:30 - 09:50
- End-to-End IP Integrated Services for Mobile Users (pdf 89 KB)
- Markku Kojo, University of Helsinki
- 09:50 - 10:10
- Radio Environment Convergence and Mobility Aspects (pdf 788 KB)
- Ralf Tonjes, Ericsson Eurolab
- 10:10 - 10:30
- Inter-segment Inter-working for a Ubiquitous Internet (pdf 1322 KB)
- Paolo Conforto, Alenia Spazio
- 10:30 - 10:50
- QoS in a Wireless Environment. (Zipped pdf 950 KB)
- Gaetan Feige, Cisco
- 10:50 - 11:00
- Coffee break
- 11:00 - 11:20
- Multistandard Radio Access Network for Wireless IP Environments (pdf 5321 KB)
- Ulrich Barth, Alcatel Research & Innovation
- 11:20 - 11:40
- IP for Personal Area Networks. (Zipped pdf 701 KB)
- Ger van den Broek, Philips
- 11:40 - 12:00
- Next-Generation Mobility: Technology and Trials (pdf 1161 KB)
- Mat Ford, British Telecom
- 12:00 - 12:10
- IP Testbeds in Europe. (Zipped pdf 86 KB)
- Pascal Drabik, EC - DG INFSO
- 12:10 - 12:50
- Panel discussion (the panel is formed by morning speakers)
- Moderator: Petri Mahonen, University of Oulu
- 12:50 - 14:00
- Lunch
- 14:00 - 14:20
- Major Steps Towards Ubiquitous Internet (pdf 1481 KB)
- Bosco Fernandes, Siemens/UMTS Forum
- 14:20 - 14:40
- Distribution of Global Internet Resources: Present and Future (pdf 132 KB)
- Kees Neggers, RIPE NCC Chairman
- 14:40 - 15:00
- The role of IPv6 and Mobile IPv6 in 3G (pdf 742 KB)
- Peter Kirstein, University College London
- 15:00 - 15:20
- IPv6 in the 3GPP. (Zipped pdf 169 KB)
- Stephen Hayes, Ericsson
- 15:20 - 15:30
- Coffee break
- 15:30 - 15:50
- Mobile Wireless Services in B2B IP Environment... Not only a technical challenge? (pdf 375 KB)
- Petri Karjalainen, Sonera
- 15:50 - 16:10
- DoCoMo's I-Mode: Towards Mobile Multimedia in 3G. (Zipped pdf 4041 KB)
- Takeshi Natsuno, NTT DoCoMo
- 16:10 - 16:30
- WAP Next Generation (pdf 2001 KB)
- Angwin Alastair, IBM Pervasive Computing
- 16:30 - 17:30
- Panel discussion (the panel is formed by afternoon speakers)
- Moderator: Latif Ladid, IPv6 FORUM Chairman
- 17:30
- Close
For further information, please contact:
- Jose Fernandes - European Commission, DG INFSO/E4
- Tel: +32 2 29 60960
- Fax: +32 2 29 62178
- e-mail: Jose-Joaquim.FERNANDES@cec.eu.int