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T22C	Tuesday, June 3 · 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm

VoIP Network Signaling and Protocols Before deploying VoIP services, an operator must decide which signaling and protocol configurations to use from the large number of often competing options that are available. At the same time, companies are being forced to make hard choices regarding how thoroughly they can research the different options, the number of people they can afford to have participating in the standards process, and the number of similar options they can afford to support operationally. Is there reason to believe the problem may get better before it gets worse? How service providers are addressing the problem How vendors are addressing the problem How standards bodies are addressing the problem: A case study in successful cooperation Panel discussion with operators, vendors, and standards bodies executives to address industry approaches to this problem Chairperson Chris Daniel, Director, Systems Engineering and Product Management, Leapstone Systems, is responsible for the definition of customer requirements for the Leapstone Communications Convergence Engine (CCE) and for ensuring that the CCE product plan meets those requirements. In his current position, he has been actively working through technology convergence issues associated with the integration of voice, data, and content services for wireline and wireless networks. Speakers Eric Burger, Chief Technology Officer, Snowshore Networks, served as chief scientist at ADC/Centigram Communications Corporation, where he led the development of Centigram's IP-centric architecture. Mark Carroll, Director, Engineering, Cisco Systems Robert Hall, Technical Manager, SBC Ameritech, and Chairman of Technical Subcommittee T1S1 within Committee T1, joined Southwestern Bell in 1977, where he has held a variety of technical and management positions. Currently, he is a principle member of the technical staff for standards in the research subsidiary of SBC Communications (SBC Technology Resources, Inc.). Allison Mankin, Senior Research Scientist, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies James McEachern, Succession Standards Strategist, Nortel Networks, is responsible for defining standards strategy for the Succession product at Nortel Networks. For the past 20 years, he has been involved in network and product planning, with experience covering SONET/SDH, high-speed access (DSL, cable, and fiber), fixed wireless access, operations, VoIP, data networking, and service management.