Siemens AG Workpackage 2

1. Siemens AG Workpackage 2 List of WP objectives to which you are contributing (cf. Chapter 8.6 of Technical Annex for WP objectives) Objectives: • Definition, study, and performance evaluation of advanced survivability concepts for flexible multi-service and multilayer networks • Characterization and modelling of (aggregated) traffic and development of generator models describing users • Study of traffic/network engineering solutions to optimise utilisation of network resources, QoS assurance and collision avoidance • Techno-economic case studies and definition of business models Total contributed manpower: 28 PM NOBEL Plenary Feb. 10

2. Siemens AG Workpackage 2 List of WP activities to which you are contributing (cf. Chapter 9.1 of Technical Annex for WP activities) • WP2, A2.1 – Investigation of advanced survivability concepts (10 PM) • study of multilayer, multi-domain and multi-service resilience • Differentiated Multilayer Resilience • Layer interworking; resilience control protocols • WP2, A2.2 – Study of traffic engineering concepts (14 PM) • traffic analysis and modelling at edge and core nodes for longhaul and metro networks • study and comparison of optimization strategies for a cost-effective and QoS-aware utilization of optical network resources • QoS routing in optical networks • optical network dimensioning methods respecting costs and QoS NOBEL Plenary Feb. 10

3. Siemens AG Workpackage 2 List of WP activities to which you are contributing (cf. Chapter 9.1 of Technical Annex for WP activities) • WP2, A2.3 – Techno-economic analysis of network solutions (2 PM) • Analysis of impact of control plane technologies on business models of operators, carriers, and bandwidth brokers. • WP2, A2.4 - Socio-economic feasibility studies (0 PM) • WP2, A2.5 – Definition and assessment of business models (2 PM) • Detailed descriptions and assessment of business model and value-chain/mesh scenarios • Exploitation plan, strategy, and technological and business roadmap NOBEL Plenary Feb. 10

4. Siemens AG Workpackage 2 List of WP deliverables to which you are contributing as defined in the list of NOBEL deliverables • D 13 - Preliminary report on advanced network planning and business case migration scenarios (2 PM + 2 PM) • models for traffic in edge and core nodes • network planning in optical networks respecting QoS requirements • impact of control plane technologies on business models • D 20 - Preliminary report on new methods for route management andaccurate models for evaluating the impact on QoS (5 PM) • route management and resource optimization studies for QoS traffic in optical networks NOBEL Plenary Feb. 10

5. Siemens AG Workpackage 2 List of WP deliverables to which you are contributing as defined in the list of NOBEL deliverables • D 30 - Final report on traffic engineering & resilience strategies (10 PM+ 7 PM) • performance evaluation of advanced survivability concepts like differentiated multilayer resilience strategies • traffic engineering rules for optical networks (routing and resource management, switching concepts, processing of signalling, central vs. distributed solutions, load balancing) • D 33 - Business model for NOBEL solutions (2 PM) • descriptions an assessment of business model and value-chain/mesh scenarios • exploitation plan, strategy, and technological and business roadmap NOBEL Plenary Feb. 10