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What is Network Convergence

Handbook of Research on Next Generation Mobile Communication Systems
It is the evolution of the network to improve the services offered by the network providers like VoIP, IP-TV, Web Surfering, VoD, etc.
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Mobile-Fixed Integration for Next-Generation Mobile Network: Classification and Evaluation
David Cortés-Polo (Technological Innovation and Supercomputing Center of Extremadura, Spain), Jose-Luis González-Sánchez (Technological Innovation and Supercomputing Center of Extremadura, Spain), Francisco J. Rodríguez-Pérez (University of Extremadura, Spain), and Javier Carmona-Murillo (University of Extremadura, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8732-5.ch018
Abstract
In recent years, the growth the in number of heterogeneous interconnected systems, as well as the emergence of new requirements in applications and services are progressively changing the original simplicity and transparency of the Internet architecture. When this architecture was designed, the main goal was to interconnect stationary host. Therefore, the appearance of mobile communications has made necessary to adapt traditional protocols in order to accommodate mobile users. This implies a new interaction between the mobile network and the fixed access network. This chapter describes the main IP mobility protocols and presents a novel classification, which relates the integration of the mobility protocol with the access network. The chapter also presents analytical models to evaluate the registration updates cost and the packet loss rate of the classified protocols.
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Integration of Policies and Regulatory Frameworks for the Convergent ICT Industry in Nigeria
The efficient coexistence of telephone, video and data communication within a single network. The use of multiple communication modes in a single network offers convenience and flexibility not possible with separate infrastructures. Network convergence is also called media convergence.
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