Technology Evolution of Mobile Peer-to-Peer Communications

Mikko V. J. Heikkinen; Sakari Luukkainen

4th International ICST Conference on Wireless Internet

Research Article

Technology Evolution of Mobile Peer-to-Peer Communications

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4812,
    author={Mikko V. J. Heikkinen and Sakari Luukkainen},
    title={Technology Evolution of Mobile Peer-to-Peer Communications},
    proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Wireless Internet},
    publisher={ICST},
    proceedings_a={WICON},
    year={2010},
    month={5},
    keywords={IMS Mobile Peer-to-Peer P2PSIP Skype Technology Evolution},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4812}
}

Mikko V. J. Heikkinen
Sakari Luukkainen
Year: 2010
Technology Evolution of Mobile Peer-to-Peer Communications
WICON
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4812

Mikko V. J. Heikkinen¹^,*, Sakari Luukkainen²^,*

1: TKK Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Communications and Networking, P.O.Box 3000, FIN-02015 TKK, Finland
2: TKK Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, P.O.Box 5400, FIN-02015 TKK, Finland

*Contact email: mikko.heikkinen@tkk.fi, sakari.luukkainen@tkk.fi

Abstract

We built a technology evolution analysis framework for a single case study of mobile peer-to-peer (MP2P) communications. We identified three different evolution paths for MP2P communications: Internet-driven, telecom-driven and proprietary. We used P2PSIP, IMS and Skype respectively to represent the evolution paths. According to our analysis, P2PSIP is an alternative to existing networks in situations where lower costs are desired, IMS is a foundation for operator-controlled services, and proprietary services are the first wave of MP2P communications services. We proposed the evolution of mobile client-server voice over IP services as a significant determinant for the evolution of MP2P communications services

Keywords: IMS Mobile Peer-to-Peer P2PSIP Skype Technology Evolution

Published: 2010-05-16
Publisher: ICST
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.WICON2008.4812