European Research onFuture Internet
in Framework Programme 7Dr-Ing. Rainer Zimmermann
Head of Unit “Future Networks”
European Commission

i2010: Three priorities (3 I’s)
• A Single European Information Spacei.

The completion of a Single EuropeanInformation Space which promotes an open
and competitive internal market for information society andmedia• Innovation and investment in research-> FP6/FP7: Research Framework Programmeii.

Strengthening Innovation and Investment in ICT research
to promote growth and more and better jobs

• Inclusion, better public services and quality of lifeiii. Achieving an Inclusive European Information Society thatpromotes growth and jobs in a manner that is consistent withsustainable development and that prioritises better publicservices and quality of life••• 2

FP6 Clusters Mobile and Broadband••• 3

FP6 Next Generation Internet Activities• Examples of projects– Network of Excellence federating the EU computer & networking
science community: Euro-NGI, E-NEXT, CRUISE.
– Large integrated projects focusing on large industrial initiatives:
Ambient Networks, MAGNET, E2R, E-SENSE, NOBEL– Targeted research projects focusing on specific issues: OBAN,WIP, EVERGROW, ANA…
• Numerous Workshops and consultation exercises– Internet of Things workshop in March 06– Future Internet workshop Dec 2006 (book available)– OECD/ NSF workshop jan 2007
– Work within the ETPs (Telco’s initiative in the making)– EIFFEL, FIRE and eMOBILITY published position papers, 2007

EU funded research in ICT(Information and Communications Technologies)• FP6: 6th Framework Programme of Community
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FP7 ICT Work Programme 2007-2008

Technology roadblocks

ETPs
Network andservice
infrastructures
Cognitive systems,
robotics andinteraction

End-to-end systems for Socio-economic goals
Digitalcontentand
knowledge

ICT forhealthIntelligent
car andsustainablegrowth

ICT forindependent
living andinclusion

Future and EmergingTechnologies

i2010
Flagships~2billion Euros

Components,subsystems andembedded systems••• 6

Challenge 1 – Pervasive and trusted
Network and Service Infrastructures

1.5 Networked
Media

1.3 Networked
Enterprise

1.2 SW & Service Architectures

1.1 Future Networks••• 7

1.6 Experimental Facilities
New Paradigms

1.4 Secure, dependable,
trusted Infrastructure

1.7 Critical Infrastructure
Protection

The Future Internet

The Network of the Future• Background– The Challenge is to deliver the next generation of ubiquitous andconverged network and service infrastructures for communication,
computing and media.
– From “Mobile and Wireless Systems” and “Broadband for All” in FP6, toa converged Objective 1.1 “The Network of the Future”• Main Drivers and Objectives– Ubiquitous network infrastructures and architectures– Convergence of mobile, fixed telecom and Internet network
infrastructures– Optimised control, management and flexibility of the future network
infrastructure– Towards mobile broadband and efficient/dynamic spectrum usage– Technologies and system architectures for the Future Internet••• 8

Project Portfolio - Network of the Future

Future Internet
Architecture and Protocols

Future Internet Managementand Operation

Converged Network
Infrastructures
UbiquitousRadio Access

Spectrum andResource Management••• 9Dimensions of the FutureInternet
Technological

Socio - Economic- Fast optical networks- Changes to the Internet not neutral
to societal / economic structures- Mobility- Internet of things- Complex system-…

- Preserve innovative force / support
investment in Infrastr & Services- Social responsibility- Balance Security / Accountability /Trust / Privacy

Regulatory / Political-…

- Act where market forces fail- Consumer protection / empowerment- National security- Protection of the private sphere- OECD process on the future of the internet economy-…

••• 10Changing requirements to the Internet• Internet is a critical part of our economy’s
infrastructure• Net-delivered services are reshaping theworld (search, media, games and othercommunities.)• Explosion of the number of people anddevices connected• Boost of Creativity for Content and processes,
from Users, not just consumers• Need for Control without limiting theCreativity for innovation—and profit?

Future Internet Networks & Services
Research in FP7
Media

RFID andbeyondServices(5 projects)(5 projects)(10 projects)

P2P; cross layerarchitectures;

From RFID towireless sensors
for Internet ofThings

Virtualisation of Services,Semantic architecture,
Composability

Future Networks(17 projects)

Architectures & Protocols

Management & Operations

37 proposals, budget >150M€
System approach including networks,services, devices and content aspects••• 12

New Paradigms and Experimental Facilities
Future Internet Research in FP7• Two related dimensions:– Experimentally-driven long-term
research related to the Future Internet– Interconnected testbeds to support
large scale validation

Advanced networking
approaches
Interconnected
testbeds• gradually federating existing and new testbeds• towards becoming a sustainable, dynamic, and integrated large scale
experimental facility for future internet technologies• supporting academia, research centers and industry in their researchon networks and services• Part of EU ICT Programme Challenge 1– complementary to “Technologies and systems architectures for theFuture Internet”, part of Objective “The network of the Future”– To bootstrap the European FIRE Future Internet Research andExperimentation Activities– Current Call: Budget 40 M€, closure October 2007, projects startQ2/2008

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/fire••• 13

International cooperation issues(example AKARI)• The main domains of work for Next GenerationNetworks and New Generation Networks like Power
Consumption, Security, Routing Control ….are thesame or very similar in Akari and Europe• There are open questions like virtualisation ofnetworks and service architectures• Industry and Research have to define the possible
cooperation on a project by project basis• Major Japanese Companies ( such as DoCoMo or NEC)are today very respected partners in the European
Framework Programs• The EU Japan Cooperation Forum on 4th and 5th
March in Tokyo is an opportunity to progress furtherInternational Research is paramount!
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Conclusions• Future Internet a Promising Research Topic• Cooperation is usefull on a project by projectbasis and for the overall design• Member States and FP7 Projects on FutureInternet Provide a Basis• Overall Success in Europe where experimental-,analytical- and design- approaches arebalanced• International Cooperation is Promising andRequired• European-Industry, Research and Public Services
should achieve Consensus and Follow it••• 15

More Information• FP7 web site with ICT WP 2007/2008 for download
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict• The ICT Challenge 1 web site
http://cordis.europa.eu/ict/ch1/• e- mail Rainer Zimmermann
Rainer.Zimmermann@ec.europa.eu••• 16

Backup Slides••• 17

Is the current Internet reaching its Limits?

• Technical limitations of Internet technology
hampering or even preventing application andservice innovations• Internet moving towards a patchwork by violating
its design principles• Modifications and work-arounds implemented
without any planning and coordination• Increase of complexity leading to highconfiguration and managament effort, while••• 18

FP6 Project Portfolio - Mobile••• 19

FP6 Project Portfolio - Broadband••• 20Why Future Internet Research(and Experimentation)?
• Internet is 30 – how much older can it get?
– scale increased by 7 orders of magnitude– hundreds of additional protocols and extensions– a lot of patchwork• Some issues:– Mobility: users and devices– Threats: flash crowds/DoS attacks– Limitations: high-bandwidth real-time (video) services– Heterogeneity: devices, services, …
– Complexity: management of networks, services , security– Security mobility: add-ons rather than built-in features– Trend: episodic connectivity••• 21