2014 Conference

Day 1

Day 1

Time and time error - Tim Frost, Calnex Solutions Ltd

UTC, the source of time, and GNSS - Marc Weiss, NIST

The fundamental need for synchronisation - Krishnan Shenoi, Qulsar, Inc

Network based distribution of frequency, phase & time - Christian Farrow, Chronos Technology Ltd

Packet time metrics - Lee Cosart, Microsemi

Conference welcome - Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

Keynote: The route to 5G - Andy Sutton, EE

The need for time-aware systems in the internet of everything - Marc Weiss, NIST

Time for future: quantum clocks - Yeshpal Singh, University of Birmingham

Improving frequency synchronisation - Slobodan Millijevic, Microsemi

eLoran 'PRTC ready' off-air signals in-doors - Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

Synchronisation network migration to cnPRTC architecture - Helmut Imlau, Deutsche Telekom

cnPRTC concept and technology - George Zampetti, Microsemi

The future of synchronisation - white elephant or white rabbit - Kenneth Hann, Time4 Systems Ltd

The 1.5us challenge, oscillator enhancements and test methodology - Cyril Datin, Rakon Ltd

PTP - is it Hobson's Choice? - Richard Lansdowne, Semtech

Day 2

Day 2

Keynote: The important of standards and future for ITU-T - Greg Jones, ITU

Status of sync standards - Jean-Loup Ferrant, Calnex Solutions Ltd

The importance of defining network limits; not an easy task - Stefano Ruffini, Ericsson

Standardising clocks - Silvana Rodrigues, IDT

Challenges in profiles and architectures - Michael Mayer

Telecom profile for time/phase ITU-T G.8275.1 - Sébastian Jobert, Iometrix

Using a hybrid environment with SyncE and 1588v2 to provide a better platform for mobile backhaul - Christian Farrow (Chronos Technology Ltd) & Hans Sjostrand (Transmode)

Robust & reliable delivery of synchronisation: A survey of methods & techniques - Anurag Gupta, Consultant

Real world deployments, a pragmatic view on standards - Joe Neil, Microsemi

Ethernet time and sync in power, finance, cars, etc - Anand Ram, Calnex Solutions Ltd

Phase delivery in a Brownfield world - Nir Laufer, Oscilloquartz

PTP distribution of time over existing packet networks - Tim Frost, Calnex Solutions Ltd

Holdover options for access networks - Dave Spencer, Semtech

Reference combining for APTSC - the principles - Kishan Shenoi, Qulsar, Inc

Day 3

Day 3

'Black Swans' and 'White Elephants' - GPS jamming and resilient PNT - Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

Secure PTP - protecting PTP with MACSec without losing accuracy - Thomas Joergensen, Vitesse Semiconductor

Anomalous behaviour of 1588 networks - John Eidson, UC Berkeley and Calnex Solutions Ltd

The good, the bad and the ugly (John's GPS photobook) - Christopher Roberts, Chronos Technology Ltd

In-Service Monitoring & Assurance - Nir Laufer, Oscilloquartz

Towards categorising the level of protection that GNSS Receivers provide in adverse environments - Guy Buesnel, Spirent

Synchronisation using ethernet time transfer through an optical telecommunications network - Lee Cosart (Microsemi) & Marc Weiss (NIST)

Measuring time error in the lab and in the field - Tommy Cook, Calnex Solutions Ltd

Assisted partial timing support - metrics - Kishan Shenoi, Qulsar, Inc

Analysis of the new ITU test patterns for packet based frequency synchronisation - Antti Pietiläinen, Nokia

Transparent Clock Characteristics and its behaviour on PDV test cases - Willem van den Bosch, AimValley

IEEE 1588 telecommunications conformance program - Sébastien Jobert, Iometrix

To test or not to test - the challenge for phase - Neil Hobbs, EXFO

Smooth evolution path from Legacy to NGN - Dominik Schneuwly, Oscilloquartz

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