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Platform on Platform (PoP) Model for Meta-Networking: A New Paradigm for Networks of the Future

Platform on Platform (PoP) Model for Meta-Networking: A New Paradigm for Networks of the Future

Debashis Saha, Varadharajan Sridhar
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 10
ISSN: 1548-0631|EISSN: 1548-064X|EISBN13: 9781466630680|DOI: 10.4018/jbdcn.2013010101
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Saha, Debashis, and Varadharajan Sridhar. "Platform on Platform (PoP) Model for Meta-Networking: A New Paradigm for Networks of the Future." IJBDCN vol.9, no.1 2013: pp.1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2013010101

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Saha, D. & Sridhar, V. (2013). Platform on Platform (PoP) Model for Meta-Networking: A New Paradigm for Networks of the Future. International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN), 9(1), 1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2013010101

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Saha, Debashis, and Varadharajan Sridhar. "Platform on Platform (PoP) Model for Meta-Networking: A New Paradigm for Networks of the Future," International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IJBDCN) 9, no.1: 1-10. http://doi.org/10.4018/jbdcn.2013010101

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Abstract

In this research essay, the authors envision a Platform-on-Platform (PoP) model to understand the (r)evolutionary nature of future networks, with examples and constructs from the two most pervasive networks, namely the Internet and the mobile cellular networks. First, they articulate how PoP model is conceptualized on the economic principles of n-sided markets and discuss associated network effects for the platforms to attain critical mass for sustainability. Then, the authors attempted to analyze the enablers of the PoP including open systems and standards and their effect on the success of PoP. Next, they apply the principles of PoP to two use cases – Internet of Things and Enterprise Mobility, and indicate the relevant research issues that need to be addressed. The authors concluded with remarks on the importance of security as a platform, which in their opinion has not been given due importance thus far, and the related avenues of research for the reliability and sustainability of future networks.

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