Objective VoIP technologies are very similar in their nature to web and email services. This is due to the fact that VoIP services are based on standardized and open technologies using servers reachable through the Internet, implemented in software and provided over general purpose computing hardware. Therefore, such services suffer from similar security threats such as denial of service attacks and the unavailability of the services due to network, hardware of software failures in SNOCER we will be investigating approaches for overcoming temporal failures and ensuring the high availability of the offered VoIP services based on low cost distributed concepts. That is instead of relying solely on expensive hardware and multiple network connections as is the case today in PSTN networks, in SNOCER we will be investigating the possibility of providing highly reliable services based on cooperation between independent providers in a manner ensuring the privacy and security of the customers and providers. In this context denial of service and intrusion detection tools will be developed that allow VoIP providers to monitor their infrastructure, detect irregularities and specify rules and actions that should be automatically executed for handling such cases. This will then be coupled with strategies to achieve high available VoIP infrastructures in a secure and low cost manner with SNOCER, a number of concepts, solutions and tools will be developed that will provide the involved SMEs with the technical basis for offering cutting edge solutions which they can deploy in their respective markets. While primarily benefiting the involved SMEs, the results of the project will help in advancing the deployment of VoIP technologies in general. The consortium is a healthy mixture of SMEs covering the areas of VoIP service and solution provisioning, security and system integration as well as reputed research organizations with long experience in the areas of security and VoIP Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternettransport layernatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet protocols Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SME-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Cooperative - SMEs-Co-operative research contracts Coordinator FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. EU contribution No data Address Hansastr., 27 C MÜNCHEN Germany See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN Greece EU contribution No data Address University Hill, Administration Bldg. MYTILENE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EMBIRON AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Sodergatan 33 MALMÖ See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NEXTSOFT SPOL. S R.O. Czechia EU contribution No data Address Slezska 42 PRAGUE 2 See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TELIP France EU contribution No data Address 2 Rue de la Chataigneraie CESSON SEVIGNE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VOZTELECOM SISTEMAS SL Spain EU contribution No data Address Av. Parc Tecnològic, 3 - CENT CERDANYOLA DEL VALLÈS/BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data