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Network planning considerations and techniques for transport networks, WP4
Paramasiviah Harshavardhana
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Workshop
Fiber to the Premises
Presentation(s): Trends in Broadband Access, Gerry Pesavento, Teknovus, Inc.; Fiber to the Home and the “killer environment”, Jerry Bautista, Intel; Video delivery over the FTTP network, David Piehler, Harmonic, Inc.; FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises) Next Generation Broadband Access Network, Vincent O'Byrne, Verizon; The Acronym for Access, Mark Abrams, Advanced Fibre Communications; FTTP in Japan, Yukihiro Fujimoto, NTT; Broadband Convergence Network
in Korea, Jae Woo Yang, ETRI
Organizer: Philippe Becker, Wasserstein Ventures, pb@wasserco.com
Dr. Becker began his career at Bell Laboratories where his main research interests were high-speed fiber optic transmission and laser technology. While at Bell Laboratories, he was one of the pioneers of the erbium-doped fiber amplifier. He was director of product management and marketing of the Lucent passive optical network group from 1997 to 2000. Dr. Becker was vice president of product management at Corvis from 2000-2001. He is currently a senior advisor and EIR at Wasserstein Ventures, specializing in technology related investments. Dr. Becker is co-author of an Academic Press book on erbium-doped fiber amplifier technology. Dr. Becker has a Ph.D in physics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Wharton.
Panel Members: Jerry Bautista, Director of Technology and Strategic Marketing, Intel
Jerry Bautista is Director of Technology Management for Intel's Microprocessor Research Laboratory. Most recently he has led strategic planning groups outlining Intel's position in Fiber to the Home and Low Cost Optical Module applications as well as serving the CTO function for Intel's planar waveguide efforts. Before joining Intel, he held the position of CTO at WaveSplitter for three years and held a series of positions at Lucent Technologies over a 13-year period before that. While always in the field of optical components and systems, these assignments ranged from Basic Research at Murray Hill Bell Labs to development, operations and strategic marketing. He received his BS from Stanford and PhD from Princeton, both in Chemical Engineering.
Gerry Pesavento, CEO, Teknovus, Inc.
Gerry Pesavento has a 19 year career in the telecommunications industry. Prior to Teknovus, Pesavento was Founder/CEO/VP R&D of Alloptic, an optical access network company, and an executive at DiCon Fiberoptics, a large fiberoptic component manufacturer. Pesavento is a Founder of the Ethernet First Mile Alliance, and Sub-Track Chair of the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet First Mile Task Force. He has published 30 papers on optical networking, and holds 3 patents. Pesavento received his BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
David Piehler, Vice President R&D, Harmonic, Inc.
David Piehler, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Research and Development for Harmonic Inc.'s Broadband Access Networks Division and manages activities at Harmonic's Sunnyvale and Boulder facilities. Dr. Piehler joined Harmonic in 1994 and led the development of Harmonic's transmission products, including the cable industry's first DWDM transmission system, as well as the Harmonic externally modulated video transmitter. Prior to joining Harmonic, he initiated fiber optics research and development at Uniphase Corporation. In 2000-2001, Dr. Piehler served as Entrepreneur-in Residence at the venture capital firm Mayfield Fund, Menlo Park, CA and acting-VP of Product Development at two of their early-stage startups. Most recently, Dr. Piehler was appointed Vice President of Harmonic's FTTP Business Unit. Dr. Piehler earned a Ph.D. in Physics (non-linear optics) at University of California at Berkeley (1990).
Mark Abrams, Senior Director - FTTP Program, Advanced Fibre Communications
Mark Abrams joined Advanced Fibre Communications in May 1996, with more than 10 years of voice and data communications experience. Mr. Abrams, currently oversees all aspects of AFC's FTTP program and manages the PLM organization responsible for implementing it. Prior positions at AFC include managing AFC's AccessMAX™, TransMAX™ and outside plant product lines. Prior to joining AFC, Mr. Abrams held management positions at Anixter's San Francisco and San Jose offices. He received his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin, and holds an MBA from the University of San Francisco, with a special emphasis in telecommunications.
Vincent O'Byrne, Director of Access Technologies - Verizon Technology Organization, Verizon
Vincent O'Byrne Ph.D., MBA has over sixteen years of experience in the communications field covering both wireline and wireless technologies at Verizon. He is presently Director of Access Technologies at Verizon Technology Organization (VTO) and is responsible for the network element specification of the FTTP platform. He recently led Verizon's efforts in the FTTP RFP and is responsible for program management of the Platform within VTO.
Yukihiro Fujimoto, Senior Research Engineer, Supervisor, NTT Access Network Service Systems Lab., NTT
Y. Fujimoto joined NTT in 1990. He is a Senior Research Engineer and Supervisor at NTT Access Network Service Systems Lab. He is responsible for developing fiber optic access systems. He has over 14 years experience both R&D of fiber optic access system and designing FTTH access networks. Recently, he has been involved in IEEE802.3ah standardization activities and the development EPON systems.
Jae Woo Yang, Principal Member of Engineering Staff, Broadband Convergence Network Division, ETRI
MSEE, Seoul National University, Ph.D. in Computer Science, Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology
1978-79 Samsung Electronics Company
1980-present ETRI
1993-2000 Director, Human Interface Technology Dept.
2001-2003 VP, Network Technology Lab, Project Manager, FTTH project
2004- Principal Research Staff, Broadband Convergence Network Division
After years of research, development and commercialization, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks may finally be on the verge of widespread deployment. A recently announced initiative by a subset of the incumbent local exchange carriers (ILEC), has breathed new life into vendors, researchers, and advocates of this technology. Based on the passive optical network (PON) concept, these networks take advantage of the well known PON virtues derived from a high bandwidth, low maintenance, unpowered outside plant. This workshop will cover: (1) the distinctions between and the relative advantages/disadvantages of the various flavors of FTTP networks: APON, BPON, and EPON; (2) the roll-out plans of the ILECs; (3) the technological challenges associated with delivering voice, video and high-speed data over this relatively unproven infrastructure; (4) the economic challenges associated with head to head facilities-based competition with the entrenched cable operators.
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