Ph.D. Project

Techno-Economics of Residential Broadband Deployment

Financial feasibility of coexisting DSL and FTTH in Denmark

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Literature Study

There are many good (and unfortunately more not so good) articles that have been published on subjects related to my work. When I read these article I try to sort them and register in my own database. Initially I implemented the server in MySQL and the interface in PHP but now that I have switched over to Windows 2003 Server, Windows SQL 2003, and ASP.NET I have not had the time to update the web interface. Below is therefore an abstract from my old reading list database. Although being outdated and not reflective for the whole literature studyh of the project, it gives a glimse of the first part of the study that was focused on networks and services.

VoIP

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
5	Implementing VoIP: A Voice Transmission Performance Progress Report	J.H. James et al.	IEEE Communications Magazine	2004	6	24.01.05	Very good overview over the current status of performance of coding and transmission in VoIP
2	VoIP Reliability: A Service Providers's Perspective	C.R. Johnson et al.	IEEE Communications Magazine	2004	7	24.01.05	Rather poor overview of reliability considerations for hardware and software components
3	Perceptual QoS Assessment Technologies for VoIP	A. Takahashi et al.	IEEE Communications Magazine	2004	7	24.01.05	A fair overview of methods of perceptual QoS assessment for VoIP
4	Admission Control by Implicit Signaling in Support of Voice over IP over ADSL	Abhishek Ram et al.	Computer Networks, vol. 44, 2003	2003	16	02.11.04	Good overview of Admission Control in VoIP over DSL networks and a solution proprosal
2	High Quality, Low-Rate Audio Transform Coding for Transmission and Multimedia Applications	Marina Bosi et al.	Audio Engineering Society	1993	14	20.08.04	Introdution to adaptive transform coders
3	How Delay and Packet Loss Impact Voice Quality in VoIP	Choon Shim	Qovia Inc.	2003	10	20.08.04	Description of qos in voip
4	Voice over IP 101	Stefan Brunner	Juniper White Paper	2004	20	18.12.04	Good introduction into VoIP, describing protocols and structural components
4	Voice over IP Solutions	Sean Christensen	Juniper White Paper	2001	44	18.12.04	Good overview of considerations for practical implementation of VoIP ending with relation to Juniper solutions
3	Comparison of H.323 and SIP for IP Telephony Signaling	Ismail Dalgic and Hanlin Fang	iptel.org	2000	17	17.12.04	Overview and comparision of sip and h.323 with a focus on signalling, QoS and functionality
4	Comparison of H.323 and SIP for IP Telephony Signaling	Henning Schulzrinne and Jonathan Rosenberg	Homepage	1998	4	17.12.04	Functional and structural comparison of SIP and H.323
2	Quality of Service for Voice	Cisco	Cisco manual	2003	16	18.12.04	Manual
4	Wide Area Measurements of Voice Over IP Quality	Ian Marsh	Homepage	2003	9	05.05.04	Interesting results from measurements of QoS parameters in international VoIP transmissions
4	VoIP Regulation	Klaus Nieminen	Helsinki University of Technlogoy	2004	6	12.02.05	Good overview of regulatioin aspects of VoIP eu in EU
5	2G5564 Practical Voice Over IP (VoIP): SIP and related protocols	Gerald Q. Maguire Jr	Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)	2004			Excellent couse on VoIP, Overheads and article references
4	IDC VoIP conference	IDC Denmark	IDC Denmark	2005		30.11.04	Den 30. november 2004 var jeg til den årlige IDC konference om IP-Telefoni. Præsentationerne var salgspræsentationer rettet mod IT chefer hos mellemstore virksomheder.

Video

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
4	Yima: A Second-Generation Continuous Media Server	Cyrus Shahabi et al.	IEEE Computer	2002	5	20.01.04	Interesting introduction to a new cluster based streaming server
4	Streaming Media Server Design	Ali E. Dashti et al	Prentice Hall	2003	390	03.02.04	Good Course Book on Streaming Media Server Design
3	The MPEG-4 Book	Fernando Pereira and Touradj Ebrahimi	Prentice Hall	2002	849	16.11.03	Detailed description of the MPEG-4 standard
4	Streaming Media - Technologies, Standards, Applications	Tobias Kunkel	Wiley	2003	227	25.01.04	Practical overview of the technologies, standards and applications used for streaming media
4	Multimedia Networking - Technology, Management and Applications	Syed Mahbubur Rahman	Idea Group Publishing	2002	486	04.11.03	Collection of articles and research papers all aspects of Multimedia, Technology, Management and Applications

Data

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
5	The Portable Internet	ITU Strategy and Policy Unit	ITU Internet Reports	2004	131	0712.04	Good overview of the status and development of mobile service

Next Generation Networks

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
4	D1: Project Objectives and benchmark measures for next generation core and metro networks	NGNI - Technology, architecture and Protocols for the Next Generation Photonic Core and Metro Networks	Deliverable 1	2002	35	12.02.05	Good overview of current trends and evolution of core networks and a benchmarking criteria for networks
4	D2: Top-down assessment of core and metro networks	NGNI - Technology, architecture and Protocols for the Next Generation Photonic Core and Metro Networks	Deliverable 2	2002	14	12.02.05	Short and good overview of non-technical future trends affecting core networks based on the top-down assessment methodology
4	D3: Project Objectives and benchmark measures for next generation core and metro networks	NGNI - Technology, architecture and Protocols for the Next Generation Photonic Core and Metro Networks	Deliverable 3	2002	111	12.02.05	Thorough overview of transmission in optical networks
4	D4: Topologies and Architectures for next generation core and metro networks	NGNI - Technology, architecture and Protocols for the Next Generation Photonic Core and Metro Networks	Deliverable 4	2002	66	12.02.05	Good overview network topolgies and architectures in addition to conclusions and definition of network benchmark parameters from D1.

Infrastructure

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
	*DSL*
3	Broadband Network Architecture - Serving a Multimedia World	Alcatel	Alcatel Strategic Whitepaper	2004	8	09.08.04	Describes the shift from single PVC to multi PCV in DSL based residential broadband networks
4	Multi-Service Delivery Framework for Home Networks	DSL Forum	DSL Forum TR-094	2004	51	09.11.04	Very interesting effort to define a framework for multimedia services
4	Multi-Service Ethernet Broadband Access Soltuions	Alcatel	Alcatel Technology Whitepaper	2004	16	12.10.04	Good article on technical soltuion proposals for Ethernet based DSL
3	New Service Architectures for DSL Networks	Alcatel	Alcatel Technology Whitepaper	2003	12	12.10.04	Technical solution proposals for DHCP in DSL networks
	*Cable*
5	HFC		BREAD working document	2004	30	20.01	Excellent overview of the potentials and future of Hybrid Fibre Coaxial cable broadband networks
	*Wireless*
	*QoS*
5	Internet Traffic, QoS, and Pricing	J. W. Roberts	IEEE Proceedings, Vol. 92. No. 9	2004	11	01.11.04	Very well written article
4	Towards an integrated solution for multimedia over IP	D. Goderis	Alcatel Telecommunications Review	2001	9	16.10.04	Good article on resource management - QoS, Diffserv and Intserv in backbone networks
3	End-to-End QoS Specification Issues in the Converged All-IP Wired and Wireless Environment	S. I. Maniatis, et al.	IEEE Communications Magazine, June	2004	7	11.03.05	End-to-end QoS in NGN networks. Describes the formulation of QoS information describing QoS requirements of session to be established.
4	Design and Implementation of a Test Bed for QoS Trials	Giorgio Calarco et al.	Internet	2002	13	12.10.04	Interesting technical description of a test bed for diffserv and qos measurements
	*Structuring, Planning and Pricing Communication Networks*
4	Pricing Strategies under Heterogeneous Service Requirements	Michel Mandjes	Computer Networks, vol. 42	2003	19	02.11.04	Good introduction and description of pricing and then a mathematical continuation
5	Forecasting - An Important Factor for Network Planning	Kjell Stordahl	Telektronikk 3/4	2003	11	12.01.05	Good introduction and excellent reference list of methods used in planning and forecasting
4	Optimization-Based Network Planning Tools in Telenor During the Last 15 Years – A Survey	Ralph Lorentzen	Telektronikk 3/4	2003	21	28.01.05	Good overview of methods and application of Operations Research in communication networks
	Portfolio Evaluation Under Uncertainty	Ralph Lorentzen	Telektronikk 3/4	2003	11	28.11.05	Good overview of mathematical methods of dealing with uncertainty
4	Broadband Internet: The Power to Reconfigure Access	William H. Dutton et al	Oxford Internet Institute - Forum Discussion Paper No.1	2003	57	11.03.05	Results from a discussion forum on the future impact, development and divide of broadband
4	Ubiquitous Broadband: Taking Universal Connectivity from Pipe Dream to Reality	A.T. Kearney	Strategic Report	2003	20	11.03.05	Strategic report on the influence of government influence on the broadband development
4	The Broadband Future - Interactive, Networked, and Personalised	PriceWaterhouseCoopers	Strategic Report	2004	24	10.03.05	Consultancy evaluation, implications and future of broadband
4	Network Strategy Studies	Terje Jensen	Telektronikk 3/4	2003	31	28.01.05	Good overview over mathematical methods of structuring networks
	General
3	Internet Protocol - Perspectives on consequences and benefits by introducing IP	Terje Jensen	Telektronikk 3/4	2003	9	03.02.05	General description and overview of IP and it's future issues
3	Service Providers - ASP, ISPs, MSPs, and WSPs	Mary Helen Gillespie and Joseph R. Matthews	Wiley	2002	252	02.12.03	Description of the role of different data based service providers
	*Country studies*
4	Broadband in Iceland - End 2004	Thorsteinn H. Steinarsson	Broadband Europe Conference	2004	2	27.01.05	Good overview of the ICT status in Iceland 2004
4	Broadband Access in Korea: Experience and Future Perspective	Yong-Kyung Lee	IEEE Communications Magazine	2003	7	26.10.04	Good overview of the progress and broadband infrastructure in Korea
5	Birth of Broadband	ITU Strategy and Policy Unit	ITU Internet Reports	2003	150	13.11.04	Good overview of the status and development of ICT in the world

Business Models

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
4	A Guided Approach to Broadband Entertainment Services	Alcatel	Alcatel Strategic Whitepaper	2004	7	22.09.04	Introduction to the business model for broadband entertainment services
4	D8: Market Models for IP Services	IST-2000-25172 TONIC	Deliverable number 8	2002	76	01.02.05	Good introductory text and overview of market analysis and market share forecasts for fixed and mobile infrastructures
4	D7: Report on Tool and Methodology	IST-2000-25172 TONIC	Deliverable number 7	2002	71	15.01.05	Good article on the design of techno-economic models

Regulation

POS	Title	Author	Source	Year	Pages	Read	Comments
4	Telecompetition: Towards a single Nordic market for telecommunication services?	Nordic Competition Authorities	Report from the Nordic competition authorities - No. 1/2004	2004	151	06.01.05	Excelent overview of the market situation in the Scandinavian telecom sector as well as introduction to the concepts of policy and regulation
4	Samtidig deltakelse i flere markeder: Velsignelse eller forbannelse?	E.R. Moen, C. Riis	www.oeconomica.no	2003	72	25.01.05	In Norwegian: Informative introduction to competitive theory in the telecommunications sector with a special focus on vertical integration and the "Chicago school" theory.
	Effektiv og bære-kraftig konkurranse i tele- og medie-markedene – hva skal til?	E.R. Moen, C. Riis	www.oeconomica.no	2003	66		In Norwegian:
	A Primer on Foreclosure	P. Rey, J. Tirole	Forthcoming Handbook of Industrial Organization III	2003	101
4	Regulatory implications of the introduction of next generation networks and other new developments in electronic communications	Devoteam Siticom & Cullen International	Report for the European Commission	2003	121	10.12.04	Good overview of the implications of the introduction of next generation networks
	IP Voice and Associated Convergent Services	Analysys	Report for the European Commission	2004	135
4	IP Communications in Europe: Implications of Regulation	Richard Stastny	Internet	2004	18	25.01.05	Good presentation of policy and regulation in EU
	Competition, Innovation and Productivity Growth: A Review of Theory and Evidence	Sanghoon Ahn	Economics Department Working Papers No. 317	2002	77		Extensive review of theory and empirical studies of innovation theory
5	Liberalisation of Telecommunications and Innovation Dynamics in Denmark	M. Falch, A. Henten	CTI working paper	2004	25	27.01.05	Excellent overview of the relationship between innovation and competition supported by empirical studies in Denmark.
2	Open access the ideal and the real	George Bittlingmayer	Telecommunications Policy, Issue 26	2002	15	01.11.04	Rather poor article on the open access situation in the USA, cable
5	Introducing the open access network	Gadi Solomon	TelephonyOnline.com	2004	5	01.11.04	Good overview over the history of open access in USA
	The eEurope Broadband Strategy	Erkki Liikanen	The European Telecommmunications Network Operators’Association (ETNO) Conference ’Making Broadband Happen in Europe’	2002	4	27.01.05
4	Broadband and i2010: The importance of dynamic competition to market growth	Richard Cadman & Chris Dineen	Strategy and Policy Consultants Network Ltd	2005	8	10.03.05	Interesting hypotesis about relationship between market concentration and broadband take-up
	Local Government Stimulation of Broadband: Effectiveness, E-Government, and Economic Development	David Clark et al	White Paper	2002	27	11.03.05
4	Broadband Access Markets in Europe: Why Regulation should Promote Competition	Richard Cadman & Chris Dineen	Strategy and Policy Consultants Network Ltd	2005	2	10.03.05	Focuses on the degree of competition between different broadband access modes, primarily cable and DSL and presents an interesting hypotesis about econometric model to test the importance of inter-modal competition as a determinant of broadband take-up in the EU.

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Techno-Economics of Residential Broadband Deployment

Financial feasibility of coexisting DSL and FTTH in Denmark

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Date: 09-09-2007

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