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Figure 23: Smart City relationship between City ICT infrastructure, communications, and people
& process

In the previous figure, a scenario applicable to a generic local corporation has been described;
however, aspects such as telecommunications legislation, geographical dispersion or the availability
of services and costs of operator services can substantially modify change the mix of technologies
used substantially.

Figure 24 describes a generic communications architecture for an SSC. It has defined different
functional blocks that must allow the achievement of the objectives pursued in the municipal
corporate network.

• Municipal core network operated by the City Council itself using its own resources.

• Voice and VPN carrier services.

• Internet services.
• Security and emergency services.

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