Construction, instantiation and analysis of a business ecosystem for autonomic future networks

Design, deployment and operations of future networks are expected to tackle a diverse range of business and technical challenges, such as how to empower networks with features of self-adapting to dynamic context and users´ requirements, allowing for the emergence of disruptive business models and new industrial ecosystems. This paper focuses on defining and analysing two business scenarios in order to study the impacts of introducing autonomic networks. By identifying the business roles and relationships between them and business and strategic issues that may arise, we aim at establishing an overarching business ecosystem and a common reference model reflecting the challenges and opportunities of autonomic networking.