TRAI seeks views onmigration to IP-basednetworks

[Thakur]

NEW DELHI: IP inter-connection issues including the co-existence of legacy network with IP based networks and requirement of regulatory intervention in IP based interconnection have been raised in a new consultation paper by
the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
The paper also wants the opinion of
stakeholders on interconnection requirement
for application and content service providers;
quality of service issues; and various other
operational issues- sharing of network
elements, emergency numbering etc.
The consultation paper on ‘Migration to IP
based Networks’ wants stakeholders to file
their views by 21 July and counter-comments
by 28 July.
Traditional telecommunication systems are
migrating towards more powerful and viable
internet protocol based telecommunication
systems. Migration to IP based network will
result in co existence of legacy network along
with IP based network. The new IP based
network as well as its co-existence with legacy
network will give rise to several operational,
interconnection and quality of service issues
which needs to be addressed for the successful
migration to IP based networks.