European Network of Excellence on Management of the Internet and Complex Services

Objective

The provision of high quality broadband Internet services to everybody can only be achieved in an effective manner if an adequate management plane capable of configuring, monitoring and controlling the delivered broadband services is available. Such a management plane has been the focus of research and development in the context of traditional data and voice networks. However, the development of tomorrow's broadband Internet providing integrated voice and data services over multiple access networks puts new major challenges to this area in terms of scalability, dynamicity, security and automation. This network of excellence proposal addresses the above-mentioned challenges for the management plane. Its main objective is to extend the European leadership and expertise in the area of the network and service management plane, critical to every network. This is done through the integration of the major European research laboratories that are already known for their leading research and their scientific excellence in this area.

Research Integration is achieved within the project through specific targeted joint research actions addressing the following management themes:
- Management Foundations
- Management Technologies
- Management Applications

The network aims at shaping the European research in the area of device, network and service management to provide the necessary coordination and integration so as to enable the participants, while maintaining and enhancing their excellence in their respective field, to contribute in a unified way to the design of management solutions covering all of the challenges arising in this flied. As a community of excellence, the network is designed to ensure strong dissemination of its expertise.

Field of science

• /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.4 - Broadband for All

Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

Caisse des Depots et Consignations

Address

56 Rue De Lille
75007 Paris
France

Participants (13)

HOEGSKOLEN I OSLO

Norway

Address

Pilestredet 56
0167 Oslo

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

Address

South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road
SW7 2AZ London

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET EN AUTOMATIQUE

France

Address

Domaine De Voluceau
78153 Le Chesnay

INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ PAN W POZNANIU

Poland

Address

Noskowskiego 12/14
61-704 Poznan

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BREMEN GMBH

Germany

Address

Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN

Sweden

Address

Valhallavagen 79
100 44 Stockholm

LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

United Kingdom

Address

GU2 7XH Guildford

UNIVERSITAET DER BUNDESWEHR MUENCHEN

Germany

Address

Werner-heissenberg-weg 39
85577 Neubiberg

UNIVERSITAET ZUERICH

Switzerland

Address

Raemistrasse 71
8006 Zuerich

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

UNIVERSITATEA DIN PITESTI

Romania

Address

Strada Targu Din Vale 1
110040 Pitesti

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE

Netherlands

Address

Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede