Open Access Network
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In telecommunications, Open Access Network (OAN) refers to horizontally layered network architecture and business model that separates physical access to the network from service provisioning. The same OAN will be used by a number of different providers that share the investments and maintenance cost.
The term was coined by Roberto Battiti on 2003 in his article Global growth of open access networks: from warchalking and connection sharing to sustainable business.
The OAN concept is specially appropriate for deploying metropolitan WiFi Access Networks where exclusivity can not be allowed. The shared maintenance costs make it very appropriate for distant rural areas, where traditional ISP are reluctant to offer their services Northwest Open Access Network.
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Roberto Battiti , Renato Lo Cigno , Fredrik Orava , Bjorn Pehrson, Global growth of open access networks: from warchalking and connection sharing to sustainable business, Proceedings of the 1st ACM international workshop on Wireless mobile applications and services on WLAN hotspots, September 19-19, 2003, San Diego, CA, USA [1]
Mobile Networks and Applications Publisher: Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Formerly Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V. ISSN: 1383-469X (Paper) 1572-8153 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/s11036-005-6422-4 Issue: Volume 10, Number 3 Date: June 2005 Pages: 275 - 287
