IEC Newsletter
June 2008, Volume 2
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In This Issue:
What Gives? Discussing NGN, IMS, and IPTV

Executive Perspectives
One-on-one interviews with industry leaders
Yoel Bar-Gil Yoel Bar-Gil
Chief Technology Officer
Leadcom
Q.
How is Leadcom addressing customer longing for next-generation networks?
A.
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Andreas Mueller-Schubert Andreas Mueller-Schubert
General Manager, Global Solutions
Microsoft TV
Q.
Your job responsibility comprises looking after Microsoft TV applications around the world. Tell us some of the initiatives you are currently working on, including your IPTV solution.
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Technology Briefing
White papers covering news, studies, and trends

As opposed to mobile next-generation network (NGN) approach aiming at just carrying circuit services on top of the Internet protocol (IP), the IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) offers operators the opportunity to build an open, IP-based service infrastructure that will enable an easy deployment of new rich multimedia communication services mixing telecom and data services.

Before trying to emulate circuit-switched domain … Continue reading

This paper is featured in the "Business Models and Drivers for Next-Generation IMS Services" comprehensive report, published by the IEC. Visit www.iec/org/pubs for more information on IEC Publications or to purchase online.

Web ProForum
Tutorials featuring the latest technical and business issues
Including VoIP over WLAN in a Seamless Next-Generation Wireless Environment
A Classic Web ProForum from the IEC Online Education Archives

For wireless equipment manufacturers, service providers, and enterprise/home network designers, VoIP over WLANs raises several deployment and planning issues concerning quality of service (QoS), call control, network capacity, provisioning, architecture, and others. The requirements of the three main segments making up the WLAN marketplace also will have an effect on the deployment parameters of WLANs.

Definition and Overview

  1. WLAN Network Capacity Analysis
  2. Network Interfaces, Architectures, and Timing Issues
  3. Access Time Delay
  4. VoIP Protocols and Wide Area Networks
  5. Deploying VoIP over WLANs Today
  6. Conclusions
  7. Self-Test
  8. Glossary
Analyst Corner
Perspectives from leading information industry experts
Analyst Corner PDF Interview Summary
Tom Goodwin, vice president of Marketing and Communications for Alcatel-Lucent's Optics activities, is interviewed by Lorenza Brescia on the future role of ROADM, OTN, and Cross-Connects in the network, with particular attention to OPEX-reduction opportunities; on the 40G and 100G best alternatives for modulation, standardization, and adoption; and on the role that vendors, and in particular Alcatel-Lucent, will have to play to differentiate themselves in the market.


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