Future Network Research Challenges

Future Networks Research Challenges Dr. Mazlan Abbas

•  Scope –  What are, from your perspec:ve, the main trends affec:ng research and innova:on in the communica:on networks area?

–  What are the main scien7fic and technical evolu7ons you envision between now and 2020, as well as beyond?

–  What specific barriers or challenges have to be overcome or taken up?

–  How does this reflect in terms of research topics to be addressed in the coming years (2013-‐2020)?

Consulta7on on future Research challenges


•  Trends and Context –  Growing importance of ICT and telecommunica:ons

–  Informa:on Revolu:on –  Growth of ci:es and urban popula:on –  Unsustainable gap between networks capacity supply and demand

–  Concerns about energy-‐efficiency


•  Technical Evalua:ons •  Emergence of M2M communica:ons •  Virtualiza:on and integra:on of communica:on networks,

storage and compu:ng resources •  Prolifera:on of cloud concepts •  Convergence of ‘macro’ and ‘micro’ networking •  Emergence of content-‐centric networks •  5G wireless systems •  Emergence of cogni:ve radio and dynamic spectrum

alloca:on (as mature technologies) •  Development of Photonic Integra:on •  Evolu:on of terminals and tablets


•  Barriers and Challenges –  Filling the gap between demand and capacity –  Spectrum scarcity –  Co-‐existence of various wireless technologies and Connec:ons

– Adop:on of cogni:ve radio systems –  Increasing complexity of network management and opera:ons

–  Conciliate security, trust and privacy constraints –  End-‐to-‐end QoS / QoE – Dependability, robustness and resilience of Networks –  Energy-‐efficiency in networks

Research Topics (1/2) •  New wireless networks architectures allowing a be`er use of available resources

•  New wireless interfaces enabling very high data rates •  Technology for monitoring and lowering EMF exposure of users

•  New communica:on waveforms, post OFDM •  More dynamic, more transparent, faster, “greener” op:cal networks

•  New infrastructure in intermi`ent connec:vity

Research Topics (2/2) •  Smart and flexible communica:on systems •  Informa:on-‐centric networking (ICN) •  Efficient content management and distribu:on

•  Fully virtualized networks •  Sodware-‐defined networking •  Internet of Everything •  Cross-‐domain opera:on, administra:on and maintenance

•  Security, privacy and trust in networks

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