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An Operational Conceptual Model for Global Communication Infrastructures

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The global communication infrastructure has taken an increased relevance for the future global multimedia village. This global infrastructure has suffered from a mismatch between the conceptual models being used, and the effective operational networks deployed to support it. This mismatch is now affecting the much needed developments to support a global village. This paper presents a novel model for structuring communication networks which closely reflects the visions and needs from an operational network. This model shows a path for protocol evolutions for the global communication infrastructure.

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  1. Depart. Electrónica e Telecomunicações, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Rui L. Aguiar

  2. Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Innovation Development, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 7, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Hans Joachim Einsiedler

  3. Dpto. Ing. Telemática, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    José Ignacio Moreno

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Aguiar, R.L., Einsiedler, H.J. & Moreno, J.I. An Operational Conceptual Model for Global Communication Infrastructures. Wireless Pers Commun 49, 335–351 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-009-9692-5

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