MAGNET: My personal adaptive global NET

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 03.0405-1

Key words (English)

Broadband for all / mobile and wireless systems beyond 3G

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: 507102

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 6. Frame Research Programme - 1.2 Communications technologies

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

The MAGNET vision is that Personal Networks (PNs) will support users' professional and private activities, without being obtrusive and while safeguarding their privacy and security. A PN may operate in both ad-hoc and infrastructure based networks and will be dynamic and diverse in composition, configuration and connectivity depending on time, place and circumstances as well as resources required, and last but not least preferred and/or needed co-operating partners.
The MAGNET mission is to enable commercially viable PNs that are attractive, affordable and beneficial for end-users in their everyday life. The MAGNET project constitutes a system approach to what is expected to be one of the most important telecom related growth markets of the future, Personal Area Network (PAN) style networking. MAGNET-does not treat PAN networking in isolation: the concept is extended into that of a PN by interconnecting PANs with, in particular wireless wide area networks to access the rich services available on and trough these networks, including the interconnection to other PANs.
The project builds on significant advances in peer-to-peer networking, interworking with infrastructure-based networks, wireless technology for PN and security in networking and services. It is also based on an accurate economic and socio- economic analysis on the future user requirements and business opportunities. Through success in the MAGNET project, Europe can leverage its wireless leadership towards new business opportunities.
Solutions are tested though working prototypes of a PN, including a core PAN and remote clusters of devices. A limited number of prototype applications, e.g., a private and a professional application are to be demonstrated. MAGNET also provides input and recommendations to standardization and regulatory bodies and fora.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
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CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 03.0405-1