Summary

One of the central goals of MUSE is to develop a Global System for Broadband (GSB) architecture that supports multi-service access. That architecture shall also support Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) and bridge some of the gaps that currently exist between fixed broadband networks and mobile networks.

This white paper presents the main points of the resulting FMC architecture. Companion documents to the present white paper are the DTF1.9 Deliverable, and dedicated white papers on Business Models, QoS and AAA in a GSB architecture.

The current white paper is focused on the support of:

nomadism, i.e., allowing broadband users to establish connectivity and use their services when away from their home (i.e. residential) network

mobility with session continuity, i.e., nomadism with the added feature that established sessions are not dropped as the user relocates or is on the move,

roaming, i.e., nomadism and mobility with session continuity even when the user is in, or moving into or out of, a visited network domain.