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A Study on Interconnection Regime: Core Issues and Alternatives

국내 상호접속제도 연구: 핵심이슈와 대안 발굴

  • Kim, Il-Jung (Hanyang University Management Information Systems (MIS), Graduate School) ;
  • Shin, Minsoo (Hanyang University School of Business)
  • Received : 2015.02.02
  • Accepted : 2015.03.18
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

Internet and mobile traffic continues to surge exponentially in recent years due to popularization of smart devices, the appearance of various internet services carrying large amount of traffic from richer content and applications. This phenomenon leaded to various network problems such as the congestion delay, the non-balanced traffic ratio between ISPs, the continuous network investment cost and the Internet access problems. In light of changed data-driven communication ecosystem, There are growing concerns by both academia and industry that settlement-free peering and full transit regime have the limitations such as not only difficulties in maintaining mutual benefits but also difficulties in securing investment incentives for upgrading network performance and quality. Thus, it becomes more necessary for introducing the evolved internet interconnection regime which can fulfill the All-IP network environment. This study derives core issues regarding internet interconnection regime in Korea and suggest new evolved alternatives based on three point of view(traffic optimization, cost optimization, network investment optimization) through the empirical analysis.

최근 정보통신 생태계는 스마트 기기의 대중화와 대용량 데이터 스트리밍을 필요로 하는 다양한 인터넷 서비스들의 출현과 함께 인터넷 및 모바일 데이터 트래픽이 급속도로 증가하게 되었다. 이에 따라 원활한 인터넷 접속문제, 네트워크의 혼잡 및 정체, 그리고 통신사업자들의 지속적인 네트워크 투자 비용증대 등 다양한 문제들이 초래되었다. 이렇게 데이터 중심의 패러다임으로 변화된 통신 생태계 속에서 초기 상호접속체제들은 사업자들 간 균형 있는 혜택과 공정한 분배 그리고 차세대 네트워크 구축을 위한 경제적 유인을 형성할 수 없다는 측면에서 논란이 가중되고 있다. 따라서 더욱 복잡해진 All-IP 네트워크 환경에 부합할 수 있는 진화된 인터넷 상호접속체제의 도입이 필요한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국내 인터넷 상호접속제도의 핵심이슈를 발굴하고 인터넷 초기에서 현재까지의 인터넷 상호접속체제를 전반적으로 분석한 후, 실증연구를 통하여 트래픽 최적화, 비용 최적화, 네트워크 투자 최적화의 세 가지 측면에 부합될 수 있는 인터넷 상호접속체제를 제시하고자 한다.

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