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Workshop on Network Planning Strategies
for Evolving Network Architectures
for English speaking African
Countries
(ITU COE, Nairobi, Kenya, 7-11
October 2002)
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Summary
Telecommunication networks architectures are
changing to meet new requirements for a number of services/applications
(Broadband, IP, Multimedia, mobile, etc.).
New generation equipment (soft switches,
databases, service controllers, new protocols and interfaces, etc.) and
new call/mix traffic cases are going to be introduced in the networks.
Different solutions/network architectures can be
taken into account for a smooth transition from existing network
infrastructures (PSTN/PLMN) towards New Generation Network (NGN) as a
result of the convergence process leading to different
applications/services sharing network infrastructures.
Any real Network Planning case should be dealt
with using powerful and modern tools available on the market.
The workshop has the purpose to address the
countries towards the correct strategies to be chosen depending on the
Network Architecture is going to be planned.
List of the
topics to be dealt with during the Workshop:
- New network architectures and traffic cases
- Strategic Planning and new Technologies
- Long-term Planning and Long cycle Investments
- Short/Medium term Planning and Service/Network Deployment
- Data Gathering
- Traffic characterization
- Network Design
- Network Costing and Optimization
- Q.O.S.
- Documentation (Network Plan and deployment)
- Business Oriented Needs (customer segments to
address, service building,
reduce capital cost, etc.)
- Network Oriented Needs (forecast of service and
traffic demands, network topology and
routing, evolution,
protection level)
- Network Planning Tools (different problems/cases,
different tools)
- Partnership
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Workshop
Organising Committee
Mr.
Mike Nxele, CoE Program Coordinator, Afralti
Mr.
Riccardo Passerini - Mrs. Chali Tumelo – Mr. Jean Claude Faure, ITU/BDT
Mrs.
Simha Isabelle, Mrs. Sylvie Raposo, Mr. Yosef Efrem , ITU/BDT
Workshop Programme Committee
Mr.
Riccardo Passerini - Mrs. Chali Tumelo, Mr. Jean Claude Faure, ITU/BDT
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Program
Annex:
List of Acronyms
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