• Korean Management Science Review
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.119-132
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• 2006

Since the guaranteed service quality(QoS) is spotlighted as a strategic competitive tool to Broadband Convergence Network(BcN) service providers, many scholars have dealt with QoS issues in the BcN environment. However, just a few researchers focus on end-users and most are lean toward service providers or technology itself. In this paper, therefore, we investigated how end-users could measure service quality in the BcN environment, and moreover, proposed the end-user oriented measurement guideline for BcN QoS. Through literature review and two surveys, four QoS dimensions and nineteen measurement items were derived from end-user's perspective. proposed QoS dimension and items would be utilized as meaningful tools for future BcN service.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.08a
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• pp.30-32
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• 2005

Internet의 확대와 망의 진화에 따라 현 통신 방식은 기존 회선 교환 방식에서 패킷 교환 방식으로 진화를 한다. NGN(Next Generation Network)이란 정확하게 정의를 내리기는 어렵지만, 개념적으로는 현존하는 모든 서비스(Voice, Data, Video 등)들과 미래에 나타날 멀티 서비스를 통합하여 수용할 수 있는 패킷 기반의 통신망을 의미한다. 이러한 개념은 망의 통합을 목적으로 하는 BcN(Broadband Convergence Network, 이하 BcN)로 진화하고 있다. 하지만, 진정한 의미의 BcN은 Legacy 회선 교환 방식(include Wireless Network)과 패킷 교환 방식의 모든 망 사용자에게 동일한 서비스를 제공하는 것이며, 이것은 Convergence Service라는 개념으로 정리를 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이와 같은 접근을 Next Generation Convergence Service(이하 NGcS)로 정의를 한다. 논문에서는 NGcS 구축을 위해 지능망 서비스와 연계하여 접근을 할 것이며, INAP(Intelligent Network Application Protocol), WIN(Wireless Intelligent Network) 및 CAP(CAMEL Application Part) 등의 제어방식에 근거한다. 이러한 방식들에 대한 연동에 대해 논하며, NGcS 구축을 위한 Service Switching Function 설계 방법과 서비스를 트리거(Trigger)하기 위한 방법에 대해 논한다.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.08a
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• pp.290-296
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• 2005

In this paper, we describe ubiquitous environments and the trend of convergence that is an evolution path of current telecommunication, and show the concept of broadband convergence network, service feature and evolution path. In order to converge wire and wireless communication, telecommunication and broadcasting, voice and data efficiently, broadband convergence network divides a network into service layer, control layer, transport layer, ubiquitous access and terminal layer. Broadband convergence network will be a network that can provide and control broadband multimedia services with QoS and securityof different and customized level. Then we depict characteristics and types of broadband multimedia service, and describe the characteristic of broadband convergence network. Finally, we show ubiquitous network based on the broadband convergence network to provide ubiquitous service which is a future telecommunication service. We also describe requirements of ubiquitous network such as an intelligent and context based platform, convergence terminals, ubiquitous computing devices, etc., and give various emerging technologies and those applications.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08a
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• pp.327-330
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• 2007

This article discusses a capacity planning method in QoS-guaranteed IP networks such as BcN (Broadband convergence Network). Since IP based networks have been developed to transport best-effort data traffic, the introduction of multi-service component in BcN requires fundamental modifications in capacity planning and network dimensioning. In this article, we present the key issues of the capacity planning in multi-service IP networks. To provide a foundation for network dimensioning procedure, we describe a systematic approach for classification and modeling of BcN traffic based on the QoS requirements of BcN services. We propose a capacity planning framework considering data traffic and real-time streaming traffic separately. The multi-service Erlang model, an extension of the conventional Erlang B loss model, is introduced to determine required link capacity for the call based real-time streaming traffic. The application of multi-service Erlang model can provide significant improvement in network planning due to sharing of network bandwidth among the different services.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.177-182
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• 2011

Considerations for user-centric environments are regarded as essential for the successful deployment of convergence services in BcN. Event driven service (EDS) is regarded as a typical convergence service converging different functions of multiple service providers to support user-centric environments. This paper first describes the deployment model and service scenario of EDS, a convergence service for user-centric environments in BcN. The user-centric environments stimulates the unified identifier management, namely unified identification (U-ID), to enable users to be provided convergence services without awareness of multiple providers. Then the designed structure and implementation results are given.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.305-315
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• 2007

Broadband Convergence Network (BcN) is the network which unifies telephone network, the Internet and broadcasting networks. Threats to each network can bring serious problems in BcN environment since the whole network can be damaged by various types of attack. The purpose of this study is to suggest the prototype of intrusion-tolerant network design of BcN to guarantee the continuous operation of BcN services against malicious attacks. First, BcN service components, selected by analysis of service time and coverage importance, are classified into three groups by their type: server type, gateway type and hybrid type. Second, the necessity of applying intrusion tolerance on BcN services is deduced by possible attack scenarios on BcN. Finally, we suggest the intrusion-tolerant network design suitable to BcN, using hardware redundancy and secure policies. Also, we present that the suggested network design can increase the intrusion tolerance of BcN.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.121-131
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• 2009

BcN provides a wide variety of high-quality multimedia services such as broadcasting and communication convergence services. But the quality degeneration is observed in BcN when we use broadcasting and communication convergence service via more than one network of different internet service providers. In this paper, a QoS management system which is able to measure and maintain objectively the quality-related information in overall networks is proposed. The proposed QoS management system is tested on the pilot networks of BcN consortiums by measuring the quality of voice and video experienced by the actual users of the commercial video phone services. The result of the experiment shows that it is possible to figure out service qualify between a user and a service provider by analyzing the information from agents. The per-service traffic information collected by probes is proved to be useful to pinpoint the party responsible for the loss of the service qualify in case of the services including different service providers. As the result of the experiment, it is shown that the proposed QoS management system would play a key role of resolving the quality dispute, which is one of the important issues of QoS-guaranteed BcN.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08a
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• pp.341-345
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• 2007

Broadband Convergence Network (BcN) can provide a range of quality guaranteed broadband multimedia services through packet-based converged transport network. For providing new emerging application services in due season over BcN, it is important for network designers or planners to develop a new design methodology for BcN, which differs from legacy design processes applied to a single service network. This paper thus introduces a new design concept and detailed design processes for KT-BcN. We also present a design example of BcN control network using a design system that we have developed.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.475-479
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• 2006

In Korea, we witness vivid evidences of changing trend in communication that insist the emergence of new networking architecture. To accommodate the changing trend and to hold current strong position in global IT industry, Korea have launched broadband convergence network (BcN) initiative. BcN vision for Korea is to be the first in the world to realize converged network infrastructure and ubiquitous service environment. In this paper, we have introduced the concept and the vision of BcN with a viewpoint of a new paradigm to prepare future-proof communication environment. And then, we have disclosed BcN research and development (R&D) activities including R&D philosophy, R&D phases, and key technologies required. Also, we have discussed current development issues in three technology branches including service and control technology, unified transport technology, and next-generation access technology.

• Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.81-89
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• 2004

In this paper, we describe ubiquitous environments and the trend of convergence that is an evolution path of. current telecommunication, and show the concept of broadband convergence network, service feature and evolution path. In order to converge wire and wireless communication, telecommunication and broadcasting, voice and data efficiently, broadband convergence network divides a network into service layer, control layer, transport layer, ubiquitous access and terminal layer. Broadband convergence network will be a network that can provide and control broadband multimedia services with QoS and security of different and customized level. Then we depict characteristics and types of broadband multimedia service, and describe the characteristic of broadband convergence network. Finally, we show ubiquitous network based on the broadband convert- gence network to provide ubiquitous service which is a future telecommunication service. We also describe requirements of ubiquitous network such as an intelligent and context based platform, convergence terminals, ubi- quitous computing devices, etc.