IP video can place a high demand on network infrastructures, especially as the number of on-demand services and high-definition subscribers grows over a large geographic area. Ensuring the best user experience requires a network infrastructure that can dynamically adapt to each subscriber.

As bandwidth demands increase, fiber is pushed out to the network edge toward subscribers. This allows adequate capacity for growth in consumer video applications, enterprise services, wholesale services, and network infrastructure consolidations. To ensure the best user experience for IP video, service providers must provision a network that adapts to changing subscriber demands. Logical transport topologies over an integrated infrastructure are the optimal choice for IPTV service delivery.

Transporting very high bandwidth services such as video is a job well suited to reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), a component of the integrated transport architecture. ROADMs offer service providers numerous advantages, including the following:

• Capacity to interconnect the core offices such as long-haul POPs, VHOs, and aggregation offices
• Ability to flexibility and dynamically switch at the optical layer, allowing for quick and easy modifications of network designs as demands change
• Capability to deliver very high-quality video services, since the video stream can bypass intermediate routers, thus minimizing jitter and delay
• Ability to present an inexpensive and practical alternative to SONET ADMs and regenerators

In this presentation, audiences will listen to experts in the industry discuss the many benefits afforded by ROADMs and the considerations in deploying this technology.

Tom Rarick Senior Principal Engineer Tellabs

Mr. Rarick is a senior principal engineer at Tellabs' transport strategy and planning organization. In this role, his responsibilities include transport strategy, planning, and business development. Mr. Rarick has more than 20 years of telecommunications industry experience with specialties in transport, networking, and systems engineering. Previously, he led Tellabs systems engineering teams and advanced technology groups. Mr. Rarick also served as Tellabs' representative to the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions.

Matt Hallam Senior New Business Development Manager Tellabs

Mr. Hallam is responsible for working on Tellabs' IPTV strategy. He has more than 12 years of telecom experience in business development, marketing, and engineering. Prior to joining Tellabs, he held variety of positions in product development and management at Consolidated Communications and SBC. Mr. Hallam has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University.

Jason Marcheck Analyst Current Analysis

Mr. Marcheck covers the optical infrastructure market, focusing on tracking, analyzing, and reporting on developments that primarily impact the metro and long-haul optical infrastructure market. His areas of coverage include the companies, technologies, and strategies related to the market for WDM-based access, switching, optical add/drop, and PON products. Prior to joining Current Analysis, Mr. Marcheck was a senior analyst for Pioneer Consulting, where he was primarily responsible for covering core optical switching and DWDM-based long-haul transport networks, as well as developments in lambda switching technologies.

Emanuel Nachum Vice President Americas Marketing ECI Telecom

Mr. Nachum has more than 15 years of telecom experience, working closely with major, established, and emerging service providers. He joined ECI Telecom from Tadiran Telecom in 1999 and has held various positions with increasing responsibility in R&D, marketing, sales, and market development. He holds an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University's Recanati School of Management and a B.S. in electronic engineering from Tel Aviv University.