Preface

Abstract

This special issue of Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology includes selected papers devoted to research in the ICT area carried out within the frame of Polish National Project PBZ MNiSW-02-11/2007: Next Generation Services and Networks – Technical, Application and Market Aspects. This project was coordinated by National Institute of Telecommunications and implemented in cooperation with 8 scientific centers: Warsaw University of Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poznań University of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy (Cracow), Scientific & Academic Computer Network (NASK) and Military Institute of Telecommunications. It covered diversified spectrum of research in 10 areas: network architectures and protocols, wireless and mobile systems and their security, network development planning, traffic management - IT QoS, digital radio broadcasting networks, methods and tools for their design and trials, electromagnetic compatibility, measurements and monitoring, systems aiding regulatory decisions - knowledge mining, multimedia services and models for trading network transport resources. (...)