The Challenge and Solution for FMC-Compliant IP Infrastructure

Nowadays, FMC is a trend in the industry. In order to maximize customers' experience, operators migrate the IP network to support FMC service, but what is the standard of FMC-compliant IP network infrastructure? We need to draw a common conclusion, and then discuss how to build the FMC-compliant IP network from the metro to the service POP, then to the core network.

To build an FMC-compliant IP network, the following major factors should be considered:

• Multi-service transport, including mobile GSM, 3G R4 UMTS, IMS service and triple-play service, and business VPN service.
• Support of clock synchronization over the IP network or over the Ethernet link directly.
• FMC service operation, building an open operating platform for easy-to-introduce new value-added services to give customers more chance and space to get and produce new services.
• Provide differentiated QoE for all kinds of services.

In this session, carriers and vendors will share experience, visions, and road maps for multi-play services and networks and discuss how to migrate the current vertical networks into future FMC-compliant IP bearer networks.

Weisi Dong Chief Architect, Data Communication Department Huawei

Mr. Dong is in charge of IP architectures design and robust skills in MPLS, MPLS VPN, and routing protocol. He joined Huawei's IP solution team for telecom service such as 3G/2G, IMS, and NGN. Mr. Dong made a great contribution to high availability and QoS in the carrier-class IP bearer network and has abundant experience in building IP bearer networks for telecom services.

Andrea Podda Chief Technology Officer Tiscali Italia S.p.A

Mr. Podda has been at Tiscali Italia since 2000. He has more than 15 years of telecommunication experience in broadband and advanced services such as xDSL, VoIP, IPTV, MVNO, and in networking industries. Since 2003 Mr. Podda is president and founder of Janna, a company that worked to deploy the submarine optical fiber connectivity between Sardinia and Italy, the first deployment of this long connection in fiber. He is responsible for different projects (IKNOS) in conjunction with the Cagliari University. Mr. Podda received a degree in telecommunication engineering at the Cagliari University, after which he founded a company showing high-tech profiling and managing capabilities.

Carol Sun Senior Meting Manager, Data Communication Huawei Technologies

Ms. Sun has been responsible for marketing and marketing data communication solutions for carriers since she joined Huawei in 2005. Her experience includes fixed-mobile convergence, all-IP transformation, 3G/NGN bearer networks, and multimedia applications. Prior to Huawei, she was a technical marketing engineer at Siemens and at a start-up telecommunication company.

Vincent Talaouit Innovation Program Manager and Strategic Advisor, ROSI/ITNPS Orange France Telecom

Mr. Talaouit has been in the international worldwide network and service of France Telecom since 1996, where he occupied various leading positions in the broadband network services. He occupied an IT management position at Yves Rocher, a French beauty products company, then led the global technical key account management in FT Transpac. Mr. Talaouit led the level three support at Internet service provider MCI Worldcom, then moved to Orange as chief technical designer for the prepaid customers and the portals projects. He was appointed innovation program manager, then appointed strategic advisor of the board.

Milly Xiang Research Manager, Telecom Research IDC China

Ms. Xiang is responsible for market research relative to networking equipment such as routers, switches, IP telephony, unified communications, and application networking services. Since joining IDC China in 2000, Mrs. Xiang has conducted numerous market research and consulting projects. Her contribution has been well recognized by IDC with a Research Quality and Timeliness Award and an IDC regional fellowship. Prior to joining the telecom team in 2001, Ms. Xiang was an analyst in IDC China's Data Center (currently Cross Product) research team, responsible for IDC Asia/Pacific and China end-user research as well as supporting other research teams' projects.