This white paper proposes key principles and properties of future open multi-service internetworking that balances the properties of the basic internet access service and those of future value-added connectivity services (VACS) in a constructive way.
The fundamental motivations are three-fold: i) creating higher value for the customers and ensuring customer choice, ii) achieving higher efficiency of the network resources used, and iii) unleashing the innovation potentials of value added and end-to-end assured connectivity services from any end-point to any end-point on the internet.
This white paper was first published on Networld2020 website