Networks Integration Integrating Wireless, Wireline
and Internet Networks
Three communication networks, namely the emerging "mobile" wireless, the classical "fixed" wireline, and the alternative"computer-centric" internet, are evolving in a relatively independent way. However, their interactions increase day by day.
It is of paramount importance to investigate how these three systems could be integrated so to form a common unique communication space, in which the users of any one of the above networks can easily and "transparently" access the other two.
The main purpose of this project is to investigate such an integration. The initiative is inside the JAIN MAP API international project.
The activities include the implementation of a Java interface for the MAP protocol
for wireless networks, and the addition of new services/primitives to JAIN MAP
for integrating the three networks into a single communication space.
E. Marchetti, F. Martelli, A. Polini, "Refactoring
a Legacy System Using Components", Proc. 4th ACIS International
Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking
and Parallel/Distributed Computing SNPD 2003, Lubeck, Germany,
October, 2003, p. 24-31.
