Link-based service customization for NGN

Abstract

In this paper we describe a framework to automatically customize an ongoing communication service whenever a terminal discovers a new link (either wireless or wire-line), which can be used for communication as a secondary link to the Internet. This framework makes use of the information that the server can obtain, as well as the ability to communicate using two links simultaneously at the terminal in order to provide more flexibility for the future communication service. This framework is general enough so that it can be applied to either next generation network or 3G mobile networks.