The Event
4th International Telecommunications Sync Forum (ITSF 2006)
14th-16th November 2006, The Corinthia Towers Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
ITSF 2006 will be a two day conference from the 15th and 16th of November preceded by an educational workshop on the 14th. Networking opportunities include a welcome Drinks Reception coupled with an “icebreaker” social event on the first evening and speaker dinner on the second evening.
Venue
ITSF 2006 will held at The Corinthia Towers Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic.
The Workshop
The workshop will be delivered by leading industry experts covering the current status of synchronisation. The material reflects the latest standards and technology trends, this workshop session is a user-focused review of the main reasons why synchronisation is important in telecom networks. All delegates even with a sound knowledge of synchronisation, its origins, definitions and practical implementations will benefit from this up-beat presentation. Participants will enhance their knowledge base and fill in some of the gaps. This should enable full value to be derived from the main conference programme over the following two days.
The Conference Programme
ITSF 2006 will look at the full range of synchronisation related topics from the basics through to future technology developments, with a strong focus on practical applications and product-driven papers.
Weds 15th Nov 2006
- Session 1 - Introduction and Key Note
- Session 2 - 9:25 - 15:40 - Applications (Case studies, Services, Emerging Communications)
- Sub-committee: Michael Mayer, Sébastien Jobert, Martin Kingston, Laurent Montini
- Vertical Topics - IPTV, WiMAX, VOD, VoIP, tdTV, TETRA, GSM, UMTS, W-CDMA, TDM, LTE, DVB, MPLS, PBB-TE
- Cross Cutting Themes – QoS, Evolution, Testing
7 x 25 minute papers - with 5 minutes for questions
- Session 3 - 16:10 - 17:50 - Technology (including Standards, Time and Timing Processes and Distribution)
- Sub-committee: Dave Tonks, Dominik Schneuwly, Dave O’Connor, Charlie Ferreira, Stefano Ruffini, Carlos Moneró, Ghani Abbas
- Vertical Topics – Standards, Input from other Standards Groups (IETF, MEF), Packet Timing, New Sync Distribution technologies, Other emerging technologies
- Cross Cutting Themes – QoS, Evolution, Testing
3 x 25 minute papers - with 5 minutes for questions
Thurs 16th Nov 2006
- Session 3 continued 8:30 - 11:20 -Technology Time and Timing Processes and Distribution)
5 x 20 minute papers - with 5 minutes for questions
- Session 4 - 11:20 - 18:00 - Infrastructure (Architecture and Solutions for the future)
- Sub-committee: Phil Mann, Phil Larke, Mike Gilson, Ian Wright
- Vertical Topics – Operational Aspects, Network Architecture
- Cross Cutting Themes – QoS, Evolution, Testing
4 x 25 minute papers - with 5 minutes for questions
The Social Programme
The social program will be finalised nearer the time but the intention will be to maintain the format of previous ITSF meetings and have an icebreaker on the first evening and a speaker dinner on the second evening.
Booking, Accommodation, Transport, Sponsorship
Booking information and further details on the conference programme, accommodation, transport, sponsorship will be given on the IET web site.
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