MERCoNe (Multiaccess Experimentations in Real Converging Networks)solves new issues related to multiaccess in this heterogeneous multi-operator environment: seamless multi-operator and multi-domain mobility. It aims to integrate the capabilities of different networks to an end-to-end, seamless, efficient and secure solution for the user. Multi-domain implies that there are multiple providers of access and network connectivity. Multiple access technologies may be used, that mobility takes place across multiple trust domains. Multiple IP addressing realms may be used across various domains, e.g. IPv6 as well as public and private IPv4 addressing spaces. MERCoNe will also develop support for network mobility that can also be multi-homed either with a single mobile router that has multiple attachments to the Internet, or by using multiple mobile routers that attach the mobile network to the fixed network. MERCoNe creates a cross-layer and cross-domain handover triggering architecture that is used for optimizing multiaccess and multi-operator environment management. The architecture provides means to gather cross-layer information, to process the information and to provide it, e.g., for mobility mechanisms, inter-operator roaming, end-to-end signaling, TCP/IP stack protocol optimization, media adaptation and other purposes defined by the project.
Finally, one of the major goals in the project is to deliver know-how from the related European 6th framework projects for further development in the MERCoNe project and to make it available to the Finnish ICT cluster in general. Another important goal is to feed the results from the project to standardization bodies, the IETF, 3GPP, IEEE and GSMA.
MERCoNe contributes to the Tekes GIGA technology program.
Will be updated frequently on our project wiki.
MERCoNe is a collaborative project of Ericsson, Helsinki University of Technology, Nethawk, Nokia, Secgo, TeliaSonera Finland, University of Helsinki and VTT.
