Unlocking the promise of converged services in next-generation networks begins with an understanding of network architecture and definition. The development of the next-generation network has introduced new technologies unto the scene from infrastructure—softswitches, media gateways, application servers, media servers (to protocols), SIP, and MGCP/MEGACO. Is this technology just for technology sake? This daylong seminar will delve into the technical riddles of next-generation-service deployment. What infrastructure and protocols are necessary? Can next-generation technology mesh with existing AIN infrastructure? How can vendors and service providers synthesize their offerings most effectively to deploy revenue-generating services in this age of instant ROI gratification? This program will also feature technical presentations from the architects and the architecture—the technologists that are building the individual pieces of this infrastructure and are entrusted with creating the systems for them.
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Introduction to Solving the Riddle of IP Services Creation: Architecture and Definition |
| Eric Burger, Chief Technology Officer, SnowShore Networks |
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am |
| Ethernet in the Wide-Area Network |
| This session will be an examination of the new generation of WAN implementation using Ethernet as the data-link protocol instead of traditional data-link protocols.
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| Roy Bynum, Senior Engineer, WorldCom |
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| 9:45 am – 10:00 am |
| Morning Break
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| 10:00 am – 10:45 am |
| New Service Revenues by Spicing Up the Embedded Base with Next-Generation Technologies |
| This session will discuss how SIP, VoiceXML, and HTTP can interoperate with PSTN/PLMN networks: first, from a technology perspective, and second, by showing some new service examples.
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| Jack Kozik, Internet Software Director, Lucent Technologies |
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| 10:45 am – 11:30 am |
| From "You've Got Mail'" to Instant Messaging and Beyond: Lessons Learned from Leveraging Convergence at AOL |
| This session will explore the potential communications possibilities from the perspective of one of the leading communications companies, AOL. Since the company's inception, AOL has been on the cutting edge of real-time data communications. Participants will learn the real-life service-deployment experiences from the person entrusted with bringing AOL to voice and voice to AOL.
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| Stephen Murphy, Chief Technical Officer, America Online |
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| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm |
| Creating and Deploying Affordable Yet Profitable IP Services |
| This session will discuss a service provider's perspective on strategies for transitioning existing network infrastructure and feature capabilities to one best positioned to meet the market requirements of convergence.
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| Jim Hirni, Vice President, Apsect Communications |
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| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm |
| TecForum Luncheon
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| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm |
| The Economics of IP Service Creation |
| This session will examine the business forces that are alternatively driving and challenging IP service creation. Both the revenue and cost issues surrounding IP service creation will be discussed. Moreover, the issues of opportunity cost—for example, the cost of ignoring potential revenues streams from instant messaging and other next-generation services—can be a key issue for today's service providers.
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| Hilary Mine, Executive Vice President, Probe |
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| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm |
| The Riddle Soon to Be Solved: Architecting IP Services in Today's Telecom World. Lessons Learned from the VoIP Trenches at Qwest |
| This session will examine the real-life truths and mistruths of rolling out services in this age of immediate ROI from one of the key decision makers in IP–enhanced services. This session will examine what services will win and why, and it will walk attendees through the obstacles that new technologies and services face in order to reach the coveted finish line of being deployed in today's next-generation network.
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| Joe Glynn, Vice President, IP Connectivity and Messaging Products, Qwest Communications |
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| 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Creating Services in Next-Generation Networks |
| Wesley Hicks, Chief Technical Officer, Sonus Networks |
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| 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm |
| Afternoon Break
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| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm |
| The Riddle Solved: IP Services Creation in Japan—Lessons Learned in Service Deployment |
| This technical session will examine the lessons learned in IP service creation in the Japanese market. The session will explore the real-life challenges and successes of architecting and deploying a next-generation service infrastructure in Japan. What worked? What didn't?
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| John Hinckley, Chief Technical Officer, Skywave |
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| CHAIRPERSON:
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| Eric Burger, Chief Technology Officer, Snowshore Networks, has held a variety of positions at Valid Logic Systems, Texas Instruments, and the MIT Sub-Micron Structures Laboratory.
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| SPEAKERS:
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| Roy Bynum, Senior Engineer, MCI WorldCom, is responsible for designing next-generation national and multinational carrier networks, private customer networks, LANs, MANs, and WANs.
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| Joseph Glynn, Vice President, IP Product Innovations and Technology, Qwest Communications, is responsible for the development of new-product innovations, from ideation through implementation.
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| Wesley Hicks, Chief Technical Officer, Sonus, has more than 13 years of experience in software development and telecommunications systems.
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| John Hinckley, Chief Technical Officer, Skywaves
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| Jim Hirni, Vice President, Aspect Communications
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| Jack Kozik, Internet Software Director, Lucent Technologies, is responsible for planning the evolution of Lucent's enhanced-services products and platforms.
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| Hilary Mine, Executive Vice President, Probe Research, has been a leading telecom and IT analyst for more than 16 years and oversees Probe's team of expert analysts.
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| Stephen Murphy, Chief Technical Officer, AOL
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