An Operational Conceptual Model for Global Communication Infrastructures

The global communication infrastructure has taken an increased relevance for the future global multimedia village. This global infrastructure has suffered from a mismatch between the conceptual models being used, and the effective operational networks deployed to support it. This mismatch is now aff...

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Main Author: Aguiar, Rui L. (author)
Other Authors: Einsiedler, Hans Joachim (author), Moreno, Jose Ignacio (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/7983
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/7983
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Summary:The global communication infrastructure has taken an increased relevance for the future global multimedia village. This global infrastructure has suffered from a mismatch between the conceptual models being used, and the effective operational networks deployed to support it. This mismatch is now affecting the much needed developments to support a global village. This paper presents a novel model for structuring communication networks which closely reflects the visions and needs from an operational network. This model shows a path for protocol evolutions for the global communication infrastructure.