5.3 OBN (Open Business Network)

Internet construction technology (controlled IP network)
Basic patents that describe the next generation Internet construction technology (IP in IP of virtual router) have been granted in Japan, the United States, and UK. They detail the controlled IP (All IP) network, which is the world's first network that can integrate business data, telephony services, and broadcast type services. OBN (Open Business Network), the only next generation IP network that can offer much higher security and reliability than the present Internet, was developed by The Distribution Systems Research Institute jointly with professor Miyaguchi of Shibaura Institute of Technology, in response to demands of many industrial fields with key interest from the distribution industry. OBN technology has been licensed to 1 carrier, NTT Communications Corporation, who began to offer commercial OBN service from May 1999. Due to its high level of security and reliability, OBN has been adopted as the Intranet and Extranet of the Japanese Defense CALS. It is spreading widely among companies in retail supply chain as well as fields such as manufacturing and finance.

Fig.5.3-1 First in the World to Complete the Basic Communication Technology for First ALL-IP Network (Controlled IP Network)

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