3rd International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities (TridentCom)

Research Article

IMS Playground in Pan-European Network of Testbeds

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444738,
        author={Dorota Witaszek and Fabricio Carvalho de Gouveia and Sebastian Wahle and Thomas Magedanz},
        title={IMS Playground in Pan-European Network of Testbeds},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities (TridentCom)},
        proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
        year={2010},
        month={5},
        keywords={IP Multimedia Subsystem; IMS Playground; testbed; Pan- European Network of testbeds},
        doi={10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444738}
    }
    
  • Dorota Witaszek
    Fabricio Carvalho de Gouveia
    Sebastian Wahle
    Thomas Magedanz
    Year: 2010
    IMS Playground in Pan-European Network of Testbeds
    TRIDENTCOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444738
Dorota Witaszek1,*, Fabricio Carvalho de Gouveia1,*, Sebastian Wahle1,*, Thomas Magedanz1,*
  • 1: Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS Berlin, Germany
*Contact email: dorota.witaszek@fokus.fraunhofer.de, fabricio.gouveia@fokus.fraunhofer.de, sebastian.wahle@fokus.fraunhofer.de, thomas.magedanz@fokus.fraunhofer.de

Abstract

The main idea for launching the FOKUS IMS Playground testbed in 2004 was to provide R&D for earlier IMS developments in order to validate existing and emerging IMS standards. The IMS Playground was extended appropriately to be used on top of new access networks as well as to provide new seamless multimedia applications. The FOKUS testbed originated from own developments as well as major industry players, and is being used by academic and industrial partners for prototyping new IMS related components, protocols, and applications. The next target is to integrate FOKUS testbed in a Pan-European Network of testbeds in order to reach a broader community with the benefits of such a testbeds federation. This paper describes the FOKUS experiences at running the IMS Playground, providing a look into administrative and technical issues that need consideration on integrating testbeds. This view can be applied to run any kind of testbed. The paper presents the descriptions of the issues from service/capabilities offer to test execution, as well as the intrinsic benefits and challenges.