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Service Provider Summit
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
OFC/NFOEC Exhibit Floor Theater
The Service Provider Summit is open to all Conference and Exhibit-only Attendees! Join your colleagues for this dynamic program with topics and speakers of interest to CTOs, network architects, network designers and technologists within the service provider and carrier sector. The program includes panel discussions, keynote presentations, exhibit time, and networking time.
The program will be located on the exhibit floor, so attendees can easily attend the sessions and tour the exhibit hall. Audience members are encouraged to participate in the question and answer segments that follow the presentations.
Service Provider Summit Organizers:
Christoph Pfistner, NeoPhotonics, USA
Serge Melle, Infinera, USA
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Keynote Presentation
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The Coming Global Triumph of Communications and the Threat to American Standards of Living, Reed Hundt, Former FCC Chairman, USA
The rise of emerging economies and especially China will surely have a negative effect on the wages and career choice of millions of Americans. What is less clear is how those skilled in communications technologies can help America respond positively and effectively to the China challenge. As it happens, communications technologies are part of the problem—they aid job loss—and part of the solution—they greatly enhance the single biggest opportunity for Americans: leading the world in green technology.
Mr. Hundt served four years as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), from 1993 to 1997. Hundt serves on the board of directors of Intel, Data Domain, Infinera, Nexort, Vanu, Inc. and Access Spectrum. He is Vice-Chair of Frontline Wireless. He serves as a special advisor to the Blackstone Group, a New York based private equity firm. He is also a part-time advisor to McKinsey & Company and Co-Chairman of The Forum on Communications and Society at the Aspen Institute. Mr. Hundt is the author of You Say You Want a Revolution: A Story of Information Age Politics (Yale University Press, 2000) and In China’s Shadow: The Crisis of American Entrepreneurship (Yale University Press, 2006).
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Panel I: Ultra-High Bandwidth Services: Applications Drivers and Implementation Status
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Moderator: Serge Melle, VP Technical Marketing, Infinera, USA
New broadband services and related infrastructure upgrades are driving significant increases in network capacity requirements. New service examples include internet video, broadband Ethernet business services, video/movie peer-peer file sharing, online gaming, HDTV and IPTV, channeled over increasingly broadband infrastructures including FTTx, WDM PONs and next-generation cable modems, supported by ever-higher-capacity WDM backbone networks. This panel will look at the high end of optical services, and focus on next-gen high bandwidth services such as 40Gb/s, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Layer 1 Optical-VPNs, UNI services, end-user demand, and carriers' deployment plans to support these. The panel will solicit views from both end-users and service providers on applications and drivers for ultra-high bandwidth services and connectivity, review standardization activities, for example at the IEEE or ITU, and provide an overview of the implementation status to support these services. |
Panel I Speakers:
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When Ultra-High Bandwidth Meets Internet-Scale Services and Why More Is Still Needed, Donn Lee, Network Architect, Facebook, Inc., USA
Donn Lee is a Network Engineer at Facebook, one of the largest sites on the Internet today. His duties include designing networks, evaluating/deploying products, optimizing performance, and performing escalation troubleshooting. Previous to Facebook, Donn performed similar duties as a member of the Network Architecture Team at Google. While working as a Consulting Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems (CCIE #3262) he worked on large global networks and wrote his book, Enhanced IP Services for Cisco Networks, that is published by Cisco Press. |
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The Next Generation of Ethernet, John D’Ambrosia, Scientist, Components Technology, Force10 Networks, USA
As a scientist at Force10 Networks, John D’Ambrosia focuses on components technology and leads the company's involvement in industry groups. John has been an active participant in the development of Ethernet-related technologies since 1999. Presently he is the chair of the IEEE 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group, which is driving the standards development process for the next speed of Ethernet. John served as secretary for the IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet Task Force, and participated in the development of XAUI for 10 Gigabit Ethernet. John, also, served as a director and secretary for the Ethernet Alliance and was the chair of the XAUI Interoperability work group for the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. For all of his efforts related to Ethernet, John was recognized by Network World in 2006, as part of its “50 Most Powerful People in Networking” list. John also acted as secretary for the High Speed Backplane Initiative and chair of the Optical Internetworking Forum's Market Awareness & Education committee. Prior to joining Force10, John was with Tyco Electronics for 17 years. |
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Next Generation Core Optical Networking Directions, Chuck Kalmanek, Vice President, Internet and Network Systems Res., AT&T Labs, USA
Charles R. Kalmanek is Vice President of Internet and Network Systems Research in AT&T Labs. Chuck manages research in algorithms and optimization; IP network management; network architecture and protocols; optical systems; wireless and mobile networking; security; and network software and systems. Chuck’s lab also supports organizations throughout AT&T as a Center of Excellence for network design and performance analysis. Chuck joined AT&T Bell Labs in 1980. He has extensive experience in network architecture, protocols and distributed systems. Chuck’s research background spans IP network management, access network architectures, wireless networks, voice over IP, multimedia streaming, content distribution networks, storage networks, as well as packet switch and host interface design. Chuck received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Columbia University and New York University respectively. He is a recipient of AT&T’s Strategic Patent and Strategic Standards Awards. Chuck is a former co-chair of the IEEE Internet Technical Committee. |
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Panel II: FTTx: Deployment Models, Market Drivers and Implementation Status around the World
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Moderator: Chris Pfistner, VP Product Marketing, NeoPhotonics, USA
Join us in this exciting session where executives from major service providers will present their views on the opportunities and challenges for FTTx around the world. The individual presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and open Q&A session. |
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Overview of the Japanese FTTH Market, Hiromichi Shinohara, Associate Senior Vice President, Executive Director Information Sharing Lab Group, NTT, Japan
Mr. Hiromichi Shinohara has been a Vice President of NTT, Executive Director of NTT Information Sharing Laboratory Group since June 2007. He joined NTT Laboratories in 1978. He has consistently been spending his carrier to realize FTTH. In addition, he has recently been engaged in strategic planning and promoting of research and development for NGN architecture and platform technologies. |
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Verizon's FiOS Deployment, Vincent O’Byrne, Director of Technology, Verizon, USA
Vincent O’Byrne received his B.SC. from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, his PhD from the University of North Wales and his MBA from Babson College, USA. He has over 19 years experience in the Wireline and Wireless Telecommunications industry. He is a Director of Technology within Verizon Technology Organization (VTO). He is responsible for the specification, design and integration of new “Wireline” access technologies within the Verizon Network for the residential and small business markets. This responsibility includes the leadership of wireline access RFPs, the vendor management through to the realization of those technologies as stable platforms in the Network. Primary focus is on BPON and GPON, expansion of FTTP to the Multiple Dwelling Unit and overall Network Stability. |
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AT&T U-verse – Past, Present, and Future, Matthew Wallace, Executive Director, Advanced Access Technologies, USA
Matthew Wallace is the Executive Director of Advanced Access Technologies with AT&T. Matthew is responsible for all Network Integration aspects of Project Lightspeed including technology planning, technical requirements, architecture, testing, and first office applications. This includes multiple technologies across the network, spanning home networking, access technologies, routing and switching, IPTV middleware, encoding, and content reception.
Matthew has been with AT&T for over 10 years, starting with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1996. Other responsibilities have included positions for Senior Director of New Technology Introduction for Project Pronto, AT&T’s initiative to expand DSL coverage to 80% through deployment of Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier, and General Manager of Central Office Engineering for Houston and Southeast Texas. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Kansas and a Master of Science in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University. |
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