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Support of Third Generation Services using UMTS in a Converging Network Environment (Table of Contents)

UMTS Forum Report 14, February 2002

Table of Contents

1.
1.1

2.
2.1
2.2

3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.8.1
3.8.2
3.8.3
3.8.4
3.8.5
3.8.6

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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.4
4.5.5
4.6
4.6.1
4.6.2

5
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.3
5.3.1
5.3.2
5.3.3

6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.3.1
6.3.2
6.4

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7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.8.1
7.8.2
7.9
7.9.1
7.9.2
7.9.3
7.10
7.11

8.
8.1
8.2
8.2.1
8.2.2
8.2.3
8.2.4
8.2.5
8.2.6
8.3
8.3.1
8.3.2
8.3.3
8.3.4
8.3.5
8.4
8.4.1
8.4.2
8.4.3
8.4.4
8.5
8.5.1
8.5.2
8.5.3
8.5.4

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10.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SERVICE CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS

BACKGROUND
CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES
A MARKET PERSPECTIVE OF A FUTURE CONVERGING WORLD

CONTENT FRAMEWORK ARCHITECTURE
SERVICE TYPES
CONTENT QUALIFIERS
CONTENT AGGREGATION, DISSEMINATION AND CONSUMPTION ARCHITECTURE
FROM DESCRIPTIONS TO CONTENT
THE USE OF METADATA
PRESENCE TECHNOLOGY
PRESENCE AND ITS EVOLUTION
MULTIMEDIA CODECS
Multimedia Architectures
General Multimedia Codecs
Web Codecs
Multimedia CD-ROM and Presentation Codecs
Hardware and Capture Codecs
Audio Codecs

ACCESS AND NETWORK ASPECTS
MOBILE NETWORKS
FIXED WIRELESS NETWORKS
BROADCAST NETWORKS
SHORT RANGE SYSTEMS
NETWORK SCENARIOS
Introduction
Content Sharing
A Return Channel using UMTS
Network Sharing and Terminal Integration
DxB as an Extension to UMTS/3G
LEGAL ASPECTS
Legal Aspects for Cellular-Broadcasting Convergence
Questions Raised on Terminals

APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
THE COMPONENTS OF A 3G APPLICATION
Basic Elements
Privacy and Security
Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting
EXISTING STANDARDISATION WORK
Main Standardisation Bodies and Specification Providers
Open Items in Standardisation
High-Level Requirements on Standards
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Application Platforms
Operating Systems
Design and User Interface

APPLICATION AND CONTENT DELIVERY MODELLING
INTRODUCTION
SAMPLE APPLICATION MODELS FOR A MUSIC-ON-DEMAND SERVICE
PROPOSAL FOR A REFINEMENT OF THE ANALYTICAL APPROACH
Levels of Signalling
Differentiation between Audio and Visual Content
3G TRAFFIC ASYMMETRY

LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
INTRODUCTION
VALUE AND INFORMATION CHAINS
MULTIPLICITY OF POSITIONING METHODS
IMPACT ON NETWORKS
IMPACT ON TERMINALS
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIONING TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES
STANDARDISATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERFACES
SERVICE CLASSIFICATION
Mobile Equipment-Initiated Location Services
Third Party-Initiated Services
SERVICE USAGE SCENARIOS
General User Perceptions
Usage Scenario for Navigation Services
Usage Scenario for Friend Finder Service
CHARGING MODELS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR 3G LOCATION SERVICES

BILLING & CHARGING
INTRODUCTION
CHARGING AND BILLING PRINCIPLES
What are the Services that UMTS will Enable?
What are the Charging Attributes to be Used?
When is the User Notified of the Charge?
What are the Bundling Options?
How are the Payments Made?
How is the Revenue Distributed?
MOBILE RETAILING (M-TAILING)
Introduction
Processes
Value Chain
Rating and Charging Attributes
Standardisation Requirements
LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
Introduction
Processes
Value Chain
Rating and Charging Attributes
BROADCASTING
Introduction
Processes
Value Chain
Rating and Charging Attributes

ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY