Community Networks Testbed for the Future Internet

Project Information

CONFINE

Grant agreement ID: 288535

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2011

End date 30 September 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Total cost € 6 489 808,00

EU contribution € 4 942 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA
Spain

Project description

Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE)

Community networks are an emerging and successful model for the Future Internet across Europe and far beyond. The CONFINE project complements existing FIRE infrastructure by establishing a new facility built on the federation of existing community IP networks constituted by more than 20,000 nodes and 20,000 Km of links. These community networks incorporate a large and wide variety of commodity wireless and optical links, heterogeneous nodes, different routing protocols, applications and a large number of end-users, following an innovative model of self-provisioning using unlicensed and public spectrum. The project develops a unified access to an open testbed with tools that allow researchers to deploy, run, monitor and experiment with services, protocols and applications on real-world community IP networks. This integrated platform will provide user-friendly access to these emerging networks supporting any stakeholder interested in developing and testing experimental technologies for open and interoperable network infrastructures, strengthening open community networks. The project will take a multi-disciplinary and integrated view to this emerging network model as part of the Future Internet across Europe and beyond. The project includes as partners well established community networks with large end-user bases and diverse application providers (e.g. content distribution, voice, data and multimedia communication), research institutions with experience in key related areas, non-profit organizations and SMEs.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet

Programme(s)

• FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Topic(s)

• ICT-2011.1.6 - Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE)

Call for proposal

FP7-ICT-2011-7
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

• EU contribution: € 1 076 294,00
• Address: CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 ; 08034 Barcelona ; Spain
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Participants (23)

FTW FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM TELEKOMMUNIKATION WIEN GMBH

Austria

• EU contribution: € 61 874,00
• Address: DONAU CITY STRASSE 1/3 ; 1220 WIEN
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

FUNKFEUER WIEN - VEREIN ZUR FORDERUNG FREIER NETZE

Austria

• EU contribution: € 380 160,00
• Address: SCHWARZHORNGASSE 9/5 ; 1050 WIEN
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

IMINDS VZW

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 680 592,00
• Address: GASTON CROMMENLAAN 8/102 ; 9050 GENT
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 702 263,00
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITAET HANNOVER

Germany

• EU contribution: € 40 710,00
• Address: WELFENGARTEN 1 ; 30167 Hannover
• Region: Niedersachsen › Hannover › Region Hannover
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 88 098,00
• Address: STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 ; 10623 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: KAISERSWERTHER STRASSE 16-18 ; 14195 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACIO PRIVADA PER A LA XARXA OBERTA, LLIURE I NEUTRAL, GUIFI.NET

Spain

• EU contribution: € 244 280,00
• Address: MASIA L'ESPERANCA ; 08503 GURB (BARCELONA)
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

ITINERARIUM LOCALITZACIO MULTIMEDIA I XARXAS SOCIALS SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 51 634,00
• Address: C/Entenza 101 - 2F ; 08015 BARCELONA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

COORDINADORA COMUNICACIO PER A LA COOPERACIO ASOCIACION

Spain

• EU contribution: € 369 060,00
• Address: PLACA EUSEBI GUELL 6-7 EDIFICI 6-7 ; 08034 BARCEONA
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

ROUTEK SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 46 031,00
• Address: CL BENLLIURE 6 P 4 PTA 2 ; 08035 BARCELONA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 40 070,00
• Address: EDIF A CAMPUS DE LA UAB BELLATERRA CERDANYOLA V ; 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

ASYRMATO MITROPOLITIKO DIKTYO ATHINON SOMATEIO

Greece

• EU contribution: € 316 760,00
• Address: ANTONH TRITSH 141 ; 15238 ATHINA
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

SARANTAPORO.GR non-profit association

Greece

• EU contribution: € 91 402,00
• Address: 12 A LAMIAS STR ; 15344 GERAKAS
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONI

Italy

• EU contribution: € 95 886,00
• Address: VIALE G. P. USBERTI 181A ; 43124 Parma
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Parma
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIDATA SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 45 883,00
• Address: VIA PORTUENSE 1555 ; 00148 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO

Italy

• EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: VIA CALEPINA 14 ; 38122 Trento
• Region: Nord-Est › Provincia Autonoma di Trento › Trento
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DU LUXEMBOURG

Luxembourg

• EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: 2 PLACE DE L'UNIVERSITE ; 4365 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE
• Region: Luxembourg › Luxembourg › Luxembourg
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 50 000,00
• Address: RUA DR ROBERTO FRIAS CAMPUS DA FEUP ; 4200 465 Porto
• Region: Continente › Norte › Área Metropolitana do Porto
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

The OPLAN Foundation

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 209 960,00
• Address: Andrewes House 77 ; EC2Y 8AY London
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 50 952,00
• Address: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION

United States

• EU contribution: € 58 455,00
• Address: L STREET NW 1899 SUITE 400 ; 20036 WASHINGTON DC
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

South Africa

• EU contribution: € 91 636,00
• Address: ROBERT SOBUKWE ROAD ; 7535 Cape Town
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data