Title :
MobilityFirst, LTE and the evolution of mobile networks
Author :
Yates, Roy ; Lehr, W.
Author_Institution :
WINLAB, Rutgers Univ., North Brunswick, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper compares MobilityFirst, a future architecture for the Internet that emphasizes mobility support as essential core network functionality, with LTE, the dominant architecture that is being adopted as the upgrade path to 4G by cellular mobile network operators. The comparison is tentative because MobilityFirst is under-development as part of the NSF´s Future Internet Architecture (FIA) research program, which was launched in 2010; while LTE is already in the early stages of commercial deployment globally by mobile operators. A novel aspect of the FIA program is to consider how proposed research architectures for the future Internet might impact industry/market structures and public policy. In keeping with this goal, it is clear that such an evaluation of MobilityFirst requires consideration of the ways that MobilityFirst might interact with LTE. After describing how these architectures differ, we offer preliminary thoughts on the implications of both for business models for future cellular mobile networks and for spectrum management policies. We explain how MobilityFirst is compatible with LTE, while offering the potential to stimulate innovation and competition through its more favorable compatibility with unlicensed spectrum regimes.
Keywords :
4G mobile communication; Internet; Long Term Evolution; mobility management (mobile radio); radio spectrum management; 4G mobile network; FIA program; LTE; MobilityFirst architecture; NSF; cellular mobile network operators; future Internet architecture research program; industry-market structures; mobile network evolution; public policy; spectrum management policy; unlicensed spectrum regimes; IP networks; Internet; Long Term Evolution; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Resource management; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DYSPAN), 2012 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4447-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4446-3
DOI :
10.1109/DYSPAN.2012.6478129