European concerted research action COST 285 action objectives and the Symposium

Abstract

This paper covers the keynote address delivered by the Chairman of the COST Action 285 at the Symposium. It outlines the studies undertaken by the members of the Action with the objective of enhancing existing modeling and simulation tools and to develop new ones for research in emerging multiservice telecommunication networks. The paper shows how the scope of COST Action 285 has been enriched by the contributions made at the Symposium.