The wired/ fixed Communication Group

The wired/ fixed Communication Group

Introduction

The main mission of this research group is to create, develop and prevail new technologies in the field of wired communications. To this end, this group conducts R&D activities in the field of the intended technologies, identifies new technological advances, provides localized version of the required technologies, transfers technical knowledge, sets regulatory rules, mentors to governmental and private sector organizations, designs and develops new network based services and provides technical and engineering services in the field of wired communication technologies and network based services.

Some of the technologies fitting to the defined mission of this research group are:

• Infrastructures and architectures based on packet switches
• Networks based on IP/MPLS and Metro Ethernet, …
• Software Defined Networks (SDN)
• Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
• Telecom cloud infrastructure for hosting virtual network functions (NFVi)
• IP based Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
• VoLTE/ViLTE
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• The Core of the 4G and 5G mobile networks
• Blockchain

Mission

• Conducting applied, strategic and fundamental research activities with the intend of transition to new generation networks like SDN/NFV, IoT and …
• Providing consulting services, technology localization, knowledge transfer and providing technical and engineering services in the telecom fields such as:
  
  • packet switched networks and systems
  • IP-based networks
  • IP/MPLS networks
  • Metro Ethernet
  • IP-based Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
  • Software Defined Networks (SDN)
  • Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
  • Telecom cloud infrastructure (NFVi)
  • VoLTE and ViLTE
  • The core network of 4G and 5G

   

  • Future studies and developing roadmaps in the field of fixed communication systems and networking technology.
  • Preparing prerequisites, participating and supporting the applied research activities to commercialize their outcomes
  • Expanding collaborative research activities with domestic or international research groups and communities in the shared field of interest e.g. ITU SG2, SG12, SG11 and SG13
  • Conducting strategic and applied studies in order to provide the governmental and private sector organizations with the access to national information network and Internet
  • Proposing required cyber space national rules and legal routines