Fixed Mobile Convergence

Fixed Mobile Convergence ( FMC ) is a term from telecommunications and describes the convergence ( convergence ) of fixed and mobile networks .

Main characteristics of FMC are

• End devices - mobility
• Services -Mobility
• personal mobility

End device mobility allows users to take their personal end device with them wherever they go and use it wherever they are. The service mobility provides the user with a package of consistent services, regardless of the terminal, access network and location. Personal mobility ensures that the subscriber can be reached anywhere under one phone number and also includes roaming between the various networks.

See also

• Dualphone
• Next generation network
• Next Generation Mobile Networks
• IP multimedia subsystem

literature

• Roth, Jörg: Mobile Computing. Basics, technology, concepts . 2nd edition, Dpunkt Verlag, Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-89864-366-2 .
• Willimowski, Ingo: FMC - Convergence of Fixed and Mobile Networks. A tutorial VDE-Verlag Berlin and Offenbach 2000, ISBN 3-8007-2536-3 .

Web links

• FMC-NEWS.INFO - News page with an overview of Fixed-Mobile-Convergence services in Germany
• [1] - Fixed-mobile convergence general requirements, ITU-T Rec. Q.1762 / Y.2802 (09/2007)