Next Generation Networks and Their Relation with Ad-hoc Networks

The communication networks development and advancement during two last decades has been toward a single goal and that is gradual change from circuit-switched networks to packed switched ones. Today a lot of networks operates are trying to transform the public telephone networks to multipurpose packed switch. This new achievement is generally called "next generation networks". In fact, the next generation networks enable the operators to transfer every kind of services (sound, data and video) on a network. First, in this report the definition, characteristics and next generation networks services and then ad-hoc networks role in the next generation networks are studied.

Authors:

• Hamid Barati
• Ali Movaghar
• Ali Barati
• Arash Azizi Mazreah
• Ehsan Shahsavari Gogheri
• Faranak Mohsenzadeh

Keywords:

• NGNs services
• Ad-hoc Networks
• NGN.

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