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STREP @ “Broadband for all”(Specific Targeted Research Projects)

Started March 01, 2004, duration 2 years

8 partners

Main objective: to accelerate the introduction of next-generation marketable services, and increase competitiveness in the telecom field by facilitating the broadening of current business models for services provisioning and exploitation.

Get data out of the Network elements (Data Interface and SAN) Use a service-centric architecture for new applications (Applications

Interface) Move services and switching management towards the network edges

(GW) Add service programmability

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FlexiNETFUAN

UMTSNode B

SGSN

HSS

GGSN

UMTS Core

gsmSCF

To IP Backbone

FlexiNETFSAN

FlexiNETDGWN

FlexiNETFUAN

UMTSNode B

gsmSCF

GGSN

HSS

UMTS Core

SGSN

Data

Mo

delin

g

Storage Area Network

UMTS Testbed

UMTS Testbed

WLAN Testbed

TelecommunicationsApplications Interface

Generic ApplicationsInterface Bus

Third-partyApplications Server

Data Interface

To IP Backbone

To IP Backbone

WLAN AP

RNC

RNC

Router

TelecommunicationsApplications Interface

SAN Testbed

AlcatelTeletelAPEX

AlcatelTeletel

AlcatelCOM

HitachiUoPIBM

FlexiNETFWAN

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NPCore CPU

MicroEngine

MicroEngine

RAM(Buffer)

RAM(Table)

I/OI/O I/O I/O

(NP Development Kit)

CPU

RAM(Buffer)

RAM(Table)(PC)

I/O

Extensible Function BlockBasic Function Block

Switch

GbE

Host PC

PCI

GbE

FWAN

WLAN AP Router To InternetTo Generic Application

Interface

Bridge

100Base-TX

GbE: Gigabit Ethernet

CE

FE

CE

CE FE