- Software-Defined Networks and 5G
- IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security
- Caching and Content Delivery
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
- Network Security and Intrusion Detection
- Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- Mobile Agent-Based Network Management
- Advanced Authentication Protocols Security
- Advanced Optical Network Technologies
- Cloud Computing and Resource Management
- Software System Performance and Reliability
- Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies
- Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
- Network Traffic and Congestion Control
- IoT Networks and Protocols
- Wireless Networks and Protocols
- Advanced Computing and Algorithms
- Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
- Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
- Wireless Communication Networks Research
- Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
- Smart Grid Security and Resilience
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
- Interconnection Networks and Systems
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
2016-2025
University of the Basque Country
2022
Inspur (China)
2022
Huawei Technologies (Germany)
2022
Technische Universität Berlin
2022
British Transplantation Society
2022
Intel (Ireland)
2022
Orange (France)
2022
International Telecommunication Union
2022
University of Electro-Communications
2017-2019
The Internet of Things (IoT) is envisioned to connect things the physical world and cyber make human life more productive, safe, healthy, comfortable by solving numerous challenges related environment, energy, urbanization, industry, logistics, transportation, name a few. Consequently, IoT has been an important topic standardization in International Telecommunications Union (ITU) different Study Groups. ITU-T Group 20 was established recently further promote coordinated progress global...
Machine learning has the capability to provide simpler solutions complex problems by analyzing a huge volume of data in short time, for adapting its functionality dynamically changing environments, and predicting near future events with reasonably good accuracy. The 5G communication networks are getting due emergence unprecedentedly number new connected devices types services. Moreover, requirements creating virtual network slices suitable optimal services diverse users applications posing...
Information-centric networking (ICN) is a new approach to contents rather than devices that hold the contents. It has recently attracted much attention of network research and standardization communities. National multi-national funded projects have progressed worldwide. International Telecommunication Union - Standardization Sector (ITU-T) started ICN activities in 2012. In parallel, standards-oriented cooperation progressing Information-Centric Networking Research Group (ICNRG) Internet...
The current Internet is not capable of meeting the future communication requirements society, i.e., reliable connectivity in a ubiquitous networking environment. shortcomings are due to lack support for mobility, multihoming, security and heterogeneous network layer protocols original design. Therefore, provide facilities society innovation, we have redesign Internet, which call New Generation Network. In this paper, present Heterogeneity Inclusion Mobility Adaptation through Locator ID...
The ID/locator split concept has recently been introduced in the standardization activities of ITU-T study group 13 for use future networks. To contribute to ITU-T's initiative, we first propose a naming system configure host-names and identifiers map them locators. We then network architecture that is based on system. proposed allows layer change protocols locators without disturbing upper-layer communication sessions. This capability helpful designing efficient solutions mobility,...
There have been continuous efforts and progress regarding the research development of future network technologies in recent years, such as virtualization software defined networking, information centric networking (ICN), cloud autonomic management, open connectivity. ITU-T started working on standardization FNs late 2009, it has developed some initial Recommendations that lay out essential directions for subsequent detailed work. This article presents background context FNs' standardization,...
Pedestrian navigation in an urban environment based on traditional digital mapping systems is constrained by the inherent limitations of existing online services. The major challenges include reliance global positioning system (GPS), whose signals are not received well some locations, and inferior user experience caused lack information about unknown surroundings. This article describes design development a markerless augmented reality-based pedestrian that can handle even absence GPS...
5G communication networks will be complex due to the emergence of an unprecedented huge number new types connected devices and services. Moreover, on-demand creation virtual network slices, each suitable for a different application, is posing challenges efficient management resources, while optimally satisfying quality service requirements in time-varying workloads conditions. This article, which tutorial nature, introduces slices (from point view non-wireless part network) elaborates...
Internet of Things is becoming a reality with the rapid development communication technologies. This evolution presents an enrichment users' experiences, but also challenges regarding network scalability, security, privacy vulnerabilities, and mobility support. Mobility support for Future focused on ID/Locator split architectures since limitations current internet. work analyses security HIMALIS (Heterogeneity Inclusion Adaptation through Locator ID Separation) architecture particularities...
The next generation communication networks are going to be composed of virtualized node and link resources, which can divided into various slices. Different virtual network slices configured with different amounts resources so that each slice able optimally satisfy the quality service requirements given category Internet Things services. Virtualized resource allocated dynamically adjusted adapt capability varying workload. In this article, we present our ongoing research on autonomous...
Service function (SF) chaining enables network operators and infrastructure providers to flexibly orchestrate virtualized functions (NFs) at various places on software defined virtual networks. Meanwhile, with the rapid prevalence of Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications mobile services, quality-of-service (QoS) requirements are getting increasingly diverse traffic volume pattern varying rapidly. The time-varying requires provider dynamically adjust appropriate amount computational resources...
A service function chain (SFC) is an ordered virtual network (VNF) for processing traffic flows to deliver end-to-end services in a networking environment. challenging problem SFC this context determine where deploy VNFs and how route between of on substrate network. In paper, we formulate placement as integer linear programing (ILP) model, propose availability-enhanced VNF placing scheme based the layered graphs approach. To improve availability deployment, our distributes multiple nodes...
Unprecedentedly, a massive number of devices are getting connected to the network in new era Internet Things. For discovery, authentication,, secure access and management these Things devices, an directory service is needed. Its responsibility would be store provide attributes such as identifier, location, owner's name, generated data types, security parameters. In this article, we present architectural design that capable storing huge records providing functions for their fast lookup...
This paper presents an intelligent and agile resource control scheme for a latency-sensitive virtual network function (VNF) of Internet things directory service (IoT-DS) deployed in virtualized edge cloud whose computational networking resources can be adjusted dynamically. The objective the proposed is to adjust dynamically such that IoT-DS resolve IoT queries provide records within bounded delay services as automated driving, despite fluctuations workloads. leverages multiple regression...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques are becoming essential to automate the control management of complex systems, such as 5G future networks services, through collection timely processing a large amount data from system. The standardization activities AI/ML integrated network architectures frameworks have recently been progressing in various standards developing organizations (SDOs). This article provides detailed survey International Telecommunication Union. An...
A Service Function Chain (SFC) is an ordered Network (NF) chain to process flows or packets for the end-to-end delivery of network services. In context Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking, which are promising technologies next generation networks, Virtualized (VNF) can be deployed on either generic physical machines virtual machines. challenging problem determine where how place these VNFs SFC request in network. this paper, we first formulate placement as Integer Linear...
Current network service requirements are increasing the pressure on level of flexibility and reliability that must be provided by virtual computer systems host them while enforcing close-to-optimum resource allocations to minimize both monetary operational costs. A key requirement is fast detection adaptation workload changes, which beyond human abilities, so operation automated. To do we propose use an autonomic control architecture. In this paper, formalize architecture discuss how it able...
IoT remote control is faced with scalability, secure communication and privacy preservation issues conventional solutions (HTTPS) have disclosed poor scaling problem concerns. In this paper, we propose a novel lightweight monitoring mechanism using DNS preservation. Basically, the between devices gateways uses protocols as usual such CoAP MQTT while only protocol. That is, encrypted data, after being encoded base64, stored TXT record of domain name device designated users are allowed to...
Service function chaining (SFC) enables network operators to flexibly provide diverse services such as Internet-of-Things (IoT) and mobile applications. SFC technologies are required offer stable guaranteed quality-of-service (QoS) even in the circumstances of dynamically-changing resource demands traffic volumes. To meet QoS requirements against time-varying environment, infrastructure providers need dynamically adjust amount computational resources CPU assigned virtual functions (VNFs)...