The needs of Internet users have been changing from small-bandwidth data services, such as information searching and e-mail, to huge-bandwidth data services, such as video image transmission and music downloads. For content holders, broadband business is the new opportunity to introduce broadband content and applications to potential users. On the other hand, the network should provide not only best-effort types of service, but also guaranteed, quality-controlled, and reliable service for POTS, VoIP, network television, etc. A network based on IPv6 should support such new services using personal IP addresses as well as IPsec for security. In this session, we will discuss and clarify requirements and expanding technology for the current and next-generation broadband network.

Kiyoshi Ueda
Senior Manager, Research and Development Center
NTT West

Kiyoshi Ueda was engaged in the Research and Development of digital switching software, especially in designing the Distributed Switching Node management software. He was also an active member of ITU-T SG11 and SG7, where he contributed to the Open Distributed Network Management Architecture.

JaeJin Lee, Director, BcN Solution Division, Telecommunication Network Laboratory, KT Corporation, is responsible for research and development of BcN solutions for KT. His research focuses in the areas of implementing BcN (Broadband convergence Network), access network technologies for broadband communications. Dr. Lee is also in charge of standardization of access technologies, and he is a chairman of xDSL study group in TTA (Telecommunication Technologies Association) and xDSL forum Korea.

Fuchun Joseph Lin, Chief Scientist, Applied Research, Telcordia Technologies, joined Telcordia in 1992 after four years at Bell Labs in the 5ESS Switching division. His current focus is on service integration and convergence for next-generation broadband networks. Dr. Lin serves as a project manager and technical director, managing Telcordia research programs in the areas of next-generation broadband and convergent networks. He is a member of the IEEE Communications and Computer Societies and is also a member of the ACM.

Kenichi Sakamoto received the B.E., M.E. degrees in electrical Engineering from Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan, in 1992 and 1994 respectively. He joined the Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji Tokyo in 1994. He was a visiting researcher of Stanford University from 2000 to 2001. His research interest is in the area of access network systems and service applications. Mr. Sakamoto is a member of the IEEE and IEICE.