Routing strategies to reduce power consumption.
business strategy for convergence in competition;
economies of scale at network, services, access, terminals and operation domains;
triple play and multiple play; architectures and solutions;
fixed-mobile-nomadic convergence;
broadband mobile-broadcast/multicast convergence;
IMS architecture and applications;
addressing and numbering issues;
home networking for triple play usage;
impact of bundle offers and tariffs on customer attraction and business;
cloud computing;
Smart cities.
Role of New Technologies, Developments and Standards
optical switching;
new generation SDH, OTN;
IPv6 carrier grade/class Ethernet: MPLS-TP, PBB-TE 100 GbE;
WiMAx and LTE (long term evolution) xDSL cable modem, FTTx and PON;
power line communication (PLC);
microwave point-to-point solutions;
Cognitive radio, femtocells;
free space optics;
broadcast/multicast systems; DVB-T/H and the new DVB-SH;
Impact of M2M networked devices;
Impact on power consumption.
Network Planning Support Processes and Tools
multilayer planning process;
business planning methods and tools;
optical network design tools;
access planning methods and tools;
NGN planning methods and tools;
3G planning methods and tools;
OSS and BSS processes and tools;