New Generation Network – Beyond Internet –

Tomonori Aoyama 1,2

1. Keio University: 2:15:45, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo108-8345, Japan
2. NICT: 4-2-1, Nukui-Kitamachi, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8795, Japan

Abstract: This presentation discusses several research activities of new generation networks
(NWGN) coming after Next Generation Network (NGN) currently driven by ITU-T. The
research profiles of AKARI project by NICT are introduced to show one example of NWGN
research projects. This presentation also shows some of the advanced applications with very
large volume of digital contents which should be provided over NWGN.
Keywords: Next Generation Network, New Generation Network, Long Tail Applications
Introduction
Next Generation Network (NGN) was started commercially this May in Japan, and the
commercial networks are now being merged into IP-based networks. However, it is time to
start R&D on New Generation Network Technologies beyond IP networks, the Internet and
NGN, and in US and EU, R&D on future networking technologies has started. In Japan,
R&D on New Generation Network (NWGN) has also started led by NICT (National Institute
of Information and Communication Technology). R&D on NWGN is done based on the
clean-slate designed architecture, and it is not an evolutional research approach. The
NWGN Promotion Forum was established as an all-Japan type organization among
academia, industry and national institutes to promote R&D on NWGN. NICT formed the
NWGN Strategic Headquarters, AKARI project for doing R&D by itself and is providing
fund for R&D in universities and companies. NICT is also managing a network testbed,
named JGN2plus for experiments of new idea and technological breakthrough.
New Generation Network
NWGN is expected to be introduced around 2020, and in the far future, it is envisaged for
NWGN to merge the Internet and NGN with IP-based networking as shown in Fig.1.
Fig.2 shows the difference between NXGN (NGN) and NWGN. The R&D activities for the
future networking technologies in the world
is shown in Fig.3. Fig. 4 presents the elements Fig.1 An image of a network evolution
Legacy Telephone NW
of NWGN to be studied, and Fig.5 introduces Cellular Phone NW

some of research items studied in the AKARI The Internet

Started ⇒ NXGN( NGN)

projects. Fig. 6. shows the progress of the
Future ⇒ NWGN
network testbed established and managed
2008 2020

by NICT. Fig.7 explains the concept of the long NXGN: Next Generation Network (NGN)
NWGN: New Generation Network
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tail application.

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 Ｆｉｇ．３ Research on New Generation Networks has just started in the

Ｆｉｇ．２ NXGN and NWGN world !

The United States E.C. Japan

• NXGN (NeXt Generation Network): NGN FIND FP7

NＷGN development projects
• NWGN AKARI architecture development
• NSF’s ambitious program to develop ・EC’s Funding structure towards the project

Replacement of legacy telephone the future Internet architecture

through a clean slate approach.
・make a small scale, but a large
networks using IP-based networks to provide number of projects converge into a
fewer number of full scale
architectures, and to verify using
triple-play/quadruple-play services
GENI
・A total of 1,200 million dollars to 26
projects by 2006
Industry is investing their resources to NXGN deployment. GENI
• Aimed at developing a testbed
total fields of science and technology
・Begin by selected 133’s new
projects in Call 1
・Call 2 is investigating
＜main individual programs＞
-Network of the Future
(Call 1, D bureau ) 2 billion
Euros)
-FIRE
(Call2, F bureau ) 4,000 million Euros
（Official announcement of concept’s
specification in April 2007)
• R&D on evaluation and establishment in
the structure of NWGN) (NICT commitment,
up to 20 million Yen times 2 years、plural
cases)
• R&D for dynamic network technology (NICT
commitment, 4 years、plural cases)
NWGN research development
promoting structure
• “The head quarter of NWGN research

・ NWGN（NeW Generation Network) organization to succeed Planet Lab’s

development. programmable
• Aimed at a large scale facility
Clean-slate designed network architectures
development’s budget in NSF.
International cooperation is also
included as a target.
GÉANT2
・EC’s research network
・The E.C. Budget for GÉANT was
9,300 million Euros over 4 years
development strategy” in October, 2007, NICT.
• “NWGN promoting forum,” established in
November, 2007 Working in 4 WGs
Ministry of International Affairs and
Communications and NICT are a co-secretariat.

and main protocols different from IP-based • Project Bureau (GPO) is BBN. Planning
to offer prototype, 1,500 million dollars
since 2004.
・It is in the middle of preparations
Testbed NW「ＪＧＮ２」

in December 2007 over a two year for upgrading and for greater • NICT’s Testbed network for research

networks , which can be post-Internet/NGN period.

• A scale of construction budget is 367
capacity by transforming it into
GEANT3 from 2008.
development
• To provide “JGN2plus” from 2008 –
million dollars, 2010.
NICT contributes to promote R&D on NWGN. 10
To realize NWGN, close collaboration among the E.C., U.S., and Japan is important.
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Building up a framework to endorse collaboration of research organizations with each other .

Application Ｆｉｇ．５ NWGN Architecture Study in AKARI

All the elements should be redesigned.

Project
Connectionless Datagram Packet
Cross-layer Control Mechanism

Overlay Network Combination of Packet and Circuit Switched Networking

Identification & Location Separate Structure
Naming & Discovery New Scheme should be needed
( IP+ α) NW / Post IP NW
Layered Architecture Cross-layered Architecture
Mobile Networking PDMA (Packet Division Multiple
Underlay Network Access)
Photonic NW Sensor NW
Mobile NW Overlay network Overlay testbed over JGN2
Autonomous/Self-organization mechanism
Ｆｉｇ．４ Study Items for NWGN Architecture 30 Network Science 32

Ｆｉｇ．６ JGN Project Mile Stone

199 … 2003 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 201
No of Users
Ｆｉｇ．７ Long Tail Application
9 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
(yea
r)
Consumer Users

CRL (NICT) NICT NICT

1st Mid-term Plan 2nd Mid-term Plan 3rd Mid-term Plan Innovations have been derived from
(2001.4-2006.3) (2006.4-2011.3) 2011.4-
Long Tail Applications.
e.g. Internet , WWW, ・・・・
Long Tail Application
JGN2plus To New Testbed
(1999.4-2004.3) (2004.4-2008.3) 2008.4-2011.3 2011.4-
Enterprise Users Researchers & Scientists
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100 Mb/s 100 Gb/s Transfer Rate
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Conclusion
The NWGN R&D will require very long period and large R&D budget as the Internet did,
It is, therefore, needed the government support and the involvement of researchers in the
world.