A.2 Assumptions concerning actors and roles

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Below follows assumptions originated from figure A.1:

– An actor taking the role as a Service Provider offers services to one or several Subscribers.

– An actor Network Operator can take the role as a Service Provider and provide access network services (e.g. PLMN services according to 3GPP TR 21.905 [1] definition) to one or several Subscribers.

– An actor Service Provider may fulfil his role and provide value added services to one or several Subscribers. He can do so by:

– A pure value added service offering, which may result in established B2B agreements with Network Operators.

– An aggregated offering of access network services (Network Operator role) and value added services (offering a home environment).

– An actor Service Provider may establish B2B agreements with Network Operators and become an MVNO.

– An actor Service Provider may have B2B agreements with one or several Content Providers, from which he can provide content based services.

– An actor Service Provider may have B2B agreements with and one or several 3^rd party Service Providers, from which he can package and provide services from.

– An actor 3^rd party Service Provider may have B2B agreements with one or several Content Providers, which can provide content.

– An actor taking the role as a Service Provider may establish one or several subscriptions with a Subscriber.

– When, based on an agreement between a Subscriber and a Service Provider, an access to a provided service exists; it can be associated to a subscription.

– A User consumes services, where the user role in this context is defined by the service consumed.