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Opening Ceremony and Welcome address |
Speaker: Yuji INOUE, CTO of NTT
Title of Presentation: NGN Deployment Strategy toward Bridging
Digital Divide
Rapid shift to VoIP and FTTH services is ongoing in Japan, while the prices
per bandwidth have been decreased to approximately the half of previous
sevices. In this keynote speech, Inoue introduces NTT's experiences toward
the standardization and implementation of NGN in Japan. He also remarks that
NGN is to be considered as a global infrastructure that bridges against
digital divide.
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Session 1: NGN Service requirements |
Speaker: Marco CARUGI, Nortel
Title of Presentation: Service requirements and capabilities of
NGN
The presentation will provide an overview of key requirements and
capabilities from the perspective of users and service providers for the
support of NGN services.
Starting with an introduction to the main objectives of NGN Release 1 in
various dimensions, some achievements by two major NGN standardization
initiatives, ITU-T Focus Group on NGN and ETSI TISPAN, will be examined.
Driven by high market expectations for new and enhanced service features in
NGN, some major topics for future standardization work in the service and
capabilities areas will be finally introduced.
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Session 2: Architectural views of NGN |
Speaker: Baofeng (Felix) ZHANG, Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd.
Title of Presentation: Mobility aspects of NGN Architecture
Mobility is a key feature for NGN or whatever kinds of convergence
networks, end users put a high passion on the mobility services, so the
operators pay much attention on this aspect to gain or retain the users
also. This talk provides an overview of the mobility aspects during NGN
standardization in ITU-T. It identifies what has happened and what’s
happening in the sequence documents, and the effects on the architecture.
Also areas for future standards work and plan are also touched.
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Speaker: Ghassem Koleyni, Nortel Networks
Title of Presentation: PSTN/ISDN emulation architecture
PSTN/ISDN emulation is one the first and important application of NGN.
The NGN architecture is mainly based on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).
However in the transition period Call Servers are used. In this presentation
PSTN/ISDN emulation architecture is described for two distinct methods one
called CS-based emulation, using call servers, and another IMS-based
emulation. Functional entities for each method are identified so are the
reference points. Presentation is concluded by stating that there is a need
to identify necessary protocols at the reference points.
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Session 3: NGN migration scenarios and strategy |
Speaker: Steven Lim Shue Ping, Siemens
Communications Fixed Network Asia Pacific Regional Headquarter
Title of Presentation: Migration Scenarios to NGN
IP-based Next Generation Networks (NGN) is the solution of the future
for voice, data and multimedia services, providing exciting new IP-based
applications with an enormous potential. Two approaches to migrate
operators’ network to IP-based NGN, a PSTN Emulation approach based on
Softswitch solution and PSTN Simulation based on Fixed Mobile Convergence
solution, can interwork with each other seamlessly via standardized
protocol.
The highlight of the Emulation approach is the migrate of TDM based network
to a IP based NGN network, with 100% preservation of current TDM features.
End users is unaware that they are now connected to a IP based NGN Network.
The Simulation solution is centered around IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
platform and its associated feature-rich multimedia applications, which
includes voice & video telephony, push-to-talk, Instant Messaging etc.
Today, Fixed Mobile Convergence based on the IMS architecture supports the
network architecture view of a common service and control layer for fixed
and mobile users by providing services conforming to a unified
communications concept designed to overcome existing network and technology
barriers. FMC is now key to operators who wish to create additional revenue
streams through new value-added services.
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Speaker: Marco CARUGI, Nortel
Title of Presentation: ITU-T overview of NGN Management
The presentation will provide an overview of the activities undertaken
inside ITU-T to develop a management framework for NGN.
Starting with some key management concepts developed inside ITU-T SG4, the
main objectives of the ITU-T NGN Management Focus Group initiative will be
presented. The NGN Management specification roadmap, currently progressed by
NGN Management Focus Group in cooperation with various partner standards
organizations, will be then introduced.
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Speaker: Ghassem Koleyni, Nortel Networks
Title of Presentation: PSTN/ISDN emulation and simulation
PSTN/ISDN emulation provides all of PSTN/ISDN services to the end users
while simulation provides PSTN/ISDN-like services. In this presentation
different scenarios for emulation and simulation are provided. Presentation
is concluded by stating what has been done in ITU-T and what needs to be
done.
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Session 4: NGN Policy and Regulation |
Speaker: Jaroslaw Ponder
Title of Presentation: What regulatory paradigm for Next Generation
Networks?
Substantial investments are being made by operators and equipment
manufacturers in what is referred to as IP-Enabled Next Generation Networks
(NGNs). IP-enabled NGNs can be seen as a logical progression from separate
PSTN, mobile and IP-network infrastructures to unified networks for future
electronic communications based on IP. This technological transition is
forcing a fundamental re-examination of current policy and regulatory
frameworks. The presentation will provide an overview of on-going discussion
on future regulatory paradigm enabling further expansion of the IP-enabled
NGNs. The presentation includes results from ITU activities in this field
carried out under New Initiatives Programme. For extended abstract of the
presentation, please click here.
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Speaker: Satyen Gupta
Title of Presentation: Developing regulatory Ecosystem enabling NGN - India
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Session 5: Development Trend of NGN Technology and Systems |
Speaker: Steven Lim Shue Ping
Title of Presentation: Lifeworks – Turning Vision Into Reality
Lifeworks, Siemens' Vision for the Future of Communication, is to make
communications easier, less complex, more in control – at work, at home and
on the go, so as to significantly improve the way people and organizations
communicate. LifeWorks is a visionary concept that removes the barriers
between home networks, enterprise networks as well as wireline and wireless
carrier networks. It offers seamless, intuitive and appropriate access to
all kind of application independent of device and location. It provides
presence-aware real-time communication and is easy to use.
Siemens can provide building blocks today to make this vision a reality -
Communications that is presence-enabled, permission-based, and process
integrated on a framework that is secure and mobility enabled. The focus on
the presentation is the Siemens Fixed Mobile Convergence solution, which
forms a major building block to realize the Lifeworks concept from Siemens.
In late 2003, LifeWorks was awarded the European Innovation Award from the
Wall Street Journal Europe. Again, in 2004, Frost and Sullivan awarded
LifeWorks with the Business Development Strategy Leadership Award.
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Speaker: Ghassem Koleyni, Nortel Networks
Title of Presentation: Development trends from Nortel
Broadband technology has had rapid advance in the recent years mainly
due to the use of IP. A few examples of how Nortel is using IP technology to
provide audio, video and/or data services are provided.
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Speaker: Baofeng (Felix) ZHANG, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Title of Presentation: Practice Development Trends of NGN for Developing
Country: SoftX vs IMS
With the development of IP Tech. and transport network, IP-based voice
service and enhanced multimedia services is more and more popular both in
INTERNET and Telecom Network, and more and more IP-based solution appears in
the current telecom industry, especially the appearing of SIP sounds like to
provide a brilliant future to make a unified convergence network. This talk
provides some views on the practice trends of the NGN development. It
identifies what’s the current situation and requirements and how to achieve
the NGN step by step from Huawei Point of view.
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Speaker: Kevin Yin, Cisco System
Title of Presentation: Development trends from Cisco
This presentation will briefly report the IP NGN development trends from
Cisco system. As the largest telecom vendor and the global IP solution
provider in the world, Cisco is one of earliest advocate who had the NGN
vision for service provider since its inceptive day of NGN. Since then,
Cisco has been put tremendous investment in research and development in SP
NGN by working with our leading customers in worldwide. In this
presentation, we will discuss the some of key characteristics of SP NGN and
how Cisco will address the market needs through its development and
innovation.
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