Alternate Access Universe Options For The UNE Transition – Convergence
What Is Convergence? – Physical • Aggregation – The Ability To Communicate Multiple Information Streams Across A Single Physical Medium • Ubiquity – The Ability To Access Those Information Streams Independent Of The Physical Medium Available At Any Given Location
– Logical • The Ability To Interleave Information Streams Of Different Priorities And Performance Parameters, Preserving Those Attributes Throughout The Network • The Ability To Authenticate And Authorize Individual Users On The Network, By Application, Regardless Of Access Method Or Location • The Ability To Facilitate Customer-Specified Creation Of Information Streams And The Priority And Performance Characteristics Of Each • The Ability To Apply Security Policy Administration Throughout The Customer Network 3
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Alternate Access Universe Options For The UNE Transition
What Are The Benefits? – Physical • Aggregation – Lower Cost Through The Efficient And Effective Use Of Access And Transport Network Elements • Ubiquity – Extending Voice, Internet, Data Applications To Even The Smallest Of Multi-Location Enterprise Locations, Normalizing Cost Effectiveness Across The Enterprise
– Logical • Virtually Unlimited Application Segregation – Conceivably Millions Of Different Applications, Each With Individual Attributes, Per Location • Manage Efficient Use Of Resources With The Ability To Authenticate And Authorize Individual Users On The Network, By Application, Regardless Of Access Method Or Location • Deploy New Applications Quickly With The Ability To Facilitate Customer-Specified Creation Of Information Streams And The Priority And Performance Characteristics Of Each • Facilitate Business Continuity Objectives Though Centralized Service Management And Security Policy Administration 4
Alternate Access Universe Options For The UNE Transition – Ubiquity
The Need For Ubiquitous Service Delivery – Enterprise Customers Often Have Locations Outside The “OnNet” Footprint Of A Single Carrier. Customers Need EnterpriseWide, Holistic Solutions That Provide Logical Interconnection Regardless Of Access Method. – Holistic Solutions For Simple Interconnection Cannot Compromise Functionality. Continuity Of The End-User Environment Must Be Maintained. – Ubiquitous Service Delivery Cannot Compromise Security. The Enterprise Security Policy Administration Must Be As Ubiquitous As The Underlying Service. – Next-Generation Network Technologies Achieve These Goals By Extending Interconnection, Functionality And Security Policy Administration At The Data Link Layer (Layer-2).
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Alternate Access Universe Options For The UNE Transition – Service Creation
The Need For Standardized Application Development (IMS?) – Customers Need To Deploy Applications On The Network In Organized Fashion Without Concern For Inter-Operability Problems With Existing Applications. – Customers Need To Leverage Developmental Core Competencies And Work Product To Each Subsequent Project. – Customers Need To Deploy Applications In A Robust And Fault Tolerant Environment, Mitigating Business Continuity Risks.
