ITSF 2007 - Conference Papers
Day 1 – Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Session 1: Introduction and Welcome
- Welcome and Introduction
Charles Curry, Managing Director & ITSF Chair, Chronos Technology Ltd, UK - Keynote Address
Timing Needs in 2020
Andy Reid, BT, UK
Session 2: Applications (Case studies, Evolution, Services)
- Introduction by Chair
Martin Kingston, Principal Engineer, Orange UK - Overview of Future Sync Applications and Architecture Challenges
Sébastien Jobert, R&D Engineer, France Telecom, France - Synchronization Issues from Packet Encapsulation to Air Interface in DVB-T2
Gilles Boime, Technical Manager, Temex, France - Network Content Synchronisation for MBSFN Transmission in 3G
Derek Richards, Consultant, IP Wireless, UK - Time and Timing Issues within the Wireless Application Home Environment
Hugh Melvin, Dept. of Information Technology, National University of Ireland, Ireland - LTE Synchronization Aspects
Marten Wahlstrom, System Manager, Ericsson, Sweden
Session 2: Applications (Case Studies, Evolution, Services continued)
- Introduction by Chair
Michael Mayer, Manager, Advanced Networks, Nortel Networks, Canada - Keynote Address
Timing at the Turn of the (Last) Century
David Rooney, Greenwich Observatory Museum, UK - Synchronization in Future VF Mobile Networks
Max Gasparroni, Assistant Chief Engineer, Vodafone Group Services Ltd, UK - Mission Critical Transport Services Need Synchronisation - Diagnosing and Monitoring Sync. Behaviour
Tomas Johansson, Transmission Engineer, Banverket, Sweden
Session 3: Technology (including Standards, Sync Distribution, Time and Timing)
- Introduction by Chair
Ghani Abbas, Consultant, Ericsson, UK - NGN Standards
Stefano Ruffini, Product Manager, Ericsson, Italy - eLoran: Reliable Timing at the Edge?
Dr Sally Basker, Director of Research & Radio Navigation, General Lighthouse Authorities, UK - IEEE 1588 in Mobile Networks - Migration Scenario
Antti Pietiläinen, Senior Specialist, Nokia Siemens Networks, Finland
Day 2 – Thursday, 15 November 2007
Session 3: Technology (including Standards, Sync Distribution, Time and Timing)
- Introduction by Chair
Dave Tonks, Principal Engineer, Semtech, UK - Synchronous Ethernet
Jean-Loup Ferrant, Senior Engineer, Alcatel-Lucent, France - SLA Monitoring in Next Generation Networks
Charles Barry, CEO & Founder, Brilliant Telecom, USA - Timing Measurements in Packet Networks
Lee Cosart, Engineering Technical Consultant, Symmetricom, Inc, USA - A Combined PTP and Circuit-Emulation System
Ron Cohen, Chief Technology Officer, Resolute Networks, Israel - Delivering Better Time-of-Day Using a Synchronous Ethernet and IEEE 1588
Yaakov Stein, Chief Scientist and Alon Geva, Timing Solutions Team Leader, RAD Data Communications Ltd, Israel - Enabling Two Worlds to Collide - Packet & Timing
Tommy Cook, CEO, Calnex Solutions Ltd, UK
Session 4: Infrastructure (Architecture, Solutions for the Future)
- Introduction
Chair: Phil Mann, VP EMEA, Symmetricom, Inc, USA - Advanced Features for Sync Testing
Charles Webb, CTO, Anue Systems, Inc, USA - Deployment Considerations for IEEE1588 in Telecommunication Networks
Tim Frost, Principal Technologist, Symmetricom, Inc, USA - Introduction
Chair: Ian Wright, Network Team Leader, Sky Network Services, UK - ITU-T Architecture Standards and Their Impact to Network Operations
Michael Mayer, Manager, Advanced Networks, Nortel Networks, Canada - Modelling Packet Delay Variation in Ethernet and IP Networks
Dominik Schneuwly, Senior Engineer, Oscilloquartz SA, Switzerland - An Analysis of Different Technology Scenarios for SLA Development and Sync Transport in NGNs
Chris Farrow, Technical Manager, Chronos Technology Ltd, UK - Carrier Scale Solutions to the Infrastructure Problem
Mike Gilson, Lead Technology Consultant, BT, UK - Network Metrics for Timing over Packet
Kishan Shenoi, Principal Consultant, Shenoi Consulting - Panel Session - Members TBD
- Closing Remarks
Charles Curry, Managing Director, Chronos Technology Ltd, UK - Close of Conference
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