Annual Review of Communications, Vol. 56

Available November 2003
Format: Hardcover, 1,200 pages
ISBN:1-931695-22-9
Price: $395.00

Overview ·  Table of Contents ·  Features ·  Organizations

Table of Contents

Section I: Executive Perspectives

To Everything There Is a Season: It's Time to Renew the Telecom Ecosystem
F. Duane Ackerman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BellSouth Corporation

SSL versus IPSec VPNs: A Functional and Cost Comparative Analysis
Reggie Best, President and Chief Executive Officer, Netilla Networks, Inc.

Embedding DOCSIS
Yigal Bitran, Chief Technology Officer, Texas Instruments, Broadband Communications Israel
Mariano Schain, Chief Software Architect, Texas Instruments, Broadband Communications Israel

Hybrid Free Space Optics Radio (HFR)
Scott Bloom, Chief Technology Officer, AirFiber Inc.

Billing Wholesale Traffic in Today's Market: Be Flexible Fast
John Boyd, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, EUR Systems

Extrapolating IC and MEMS Cost Learning Curves to Photonic Integrated Circuits
Janusz Bryzek, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, and Founder, Transparent Networks
Alex Harwit, Director of Optical Design and Co-Founder, Transparent Networks

Killer Applications for Semiconductor Technology: Design Implications
Ralph Cavin, Vice President of Research Operations, Semiconductor Research Corporation

This Ever-Weaker Union
Andrew J. Cole, Senior Vice President and Global Wireless Practice Leader, Adventis Corporation

Blueprint for Revenue Assurance: An Automated Approach for Enterprise-Wide Results
Charles Crenshaw, President and Chief Executive Officer, Connexn Technologies, Inc.

Future Optical Networking
Milorad Cvijetic, Chief Technology Strategist, Optical Networking Products, NEC America

The Changing Telecom Landscape and Its Impact on Fixed-Line Network Operations
Matthew J. Desch, Chief Executive Officer, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

The Network Transformation Redefining Infostructure
Frank Dunn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nortel Networks

The Next Web Revolution
How VoIP Will Redefine Inter-Human Communications
Philip K. Edholm, Chief Technical Officer and Vice President, Network Architecture, Nortel Networks

Maximizing the Return on Assets for Carriers and Increasing Network Productivity
Thomas Ganswindt, Group President, Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN)

Conquering the Communications Frontier
Andrew J. Green, Chief Executive Officer, BT Global Services, and Executive Board Member, BT

Solving the Last-Mile Bottleneck and the Fiber Glut Using Creative Business Partnerships with Existing Utility Pipe Owners
Jey K. Jeyapalan, President, Fibotics International

Driving DSL Profitability Using Broadband Service Creation
Frank Lauria, Vice President, Business Development, ADC Telecommunications, and Founding Member, Service Creation Community

Solving the Bandwidth Gap
Anthony Lavia, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Symmetricom

Reconciling the Irreconcilable: Service Migration Strategies in a Hybrid World
Alon Lelcuk, Chief Technology Officer, Personeta, Inc.
Jeremy Soref, Product Marketing Director, Personeta, Inc.

Will It Be Easy for the Telecom Carriers to Deploy 40-Gbps Transmission Systems?
Pavel Mamyshev, Co-Founder and Vice President, Optical Transmission, Mintera Corporation

Can ASTN Flow through Flow-Through?
Stephen M. McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Optical Networking Group, Tellabs

Finding Your Way Out of the Twilight Zone
Network Discovery Restores OSS Data Integrity and Improves Bottom Line
Mark Nicholson, Chief Technology Officer, Syndesis

Service Discovery in a Converged Network Environment
Requirements for a Carrier-Controlled ENUM Infrastructure
Douglas J. Ranalli, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, NetNumber, Inc.

Business Case for Metro-Area Ethernet and Next-Generation Metro-Area Switches
Susan E. Rudd, President, Acorn Communications Corp.
Robert F. Henrick, Vice President, Xebeo Communications Inc.

Communications Strategies for Success: Positioning for Recovery
Patricia F. Russo, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lucent Technologies

Role of Softswitches in Enterprise Networks
R. Paul Singh, Co-Founder and Vice President, Business Development, NexVerse Networks

Capturing Data for Usage-Based Billing
A Paper for Service Providers
Doug Somers, Executive Vice President, Bridgewater Systems

Automating Service Management
The Need for an Intersystem Service Management Solution
Venkates Swaminathan, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategist, NightFire Software

Network Device Management Concepts
Angus Telfer, Chief Technology Officer, INETCO Systems Limited

The Top Ten Myths about Security
John Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Symantec

Secure Broadband Storage Networking Solutions
Joe Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, CORRAD, LLC

Impact of the Wireless Evolution on Telecom Service Providers
Avi Vaidya, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Charles Industries, Ltd.

The Evolution of the Workplace and the Potential Impact of DSL-Based Service Bundles
Grant Wakelin, President and Chief Executive Officer, SS8 Networks Inc.

Ethernet over SONET in the Metro-Area Network
Building Competitive Advantage with Deployed Infrastructure
John Webley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Turin Networks

From Network Service Provider to Solution Provider
Jong-Lok Yoon, Senior Vice President, e-Biz Group, KT

Future Trend of Microprocessor Design
Robert Yung, Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Processors, Intel Corporation
Stefan Rusu, Senior Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation
Ken Shoemaker, Senior Principal Engineer, Intel Corporation

Integrated Business Solution Model for Today's Telecom Industry
Robert Zhang, Chief Executive Officer and President, Allrizon Communications Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Section II: Business, Marketing, and Regulatory Issues

Strategies for Investing Private Equity Profitably in the Communications Sector
Timothy P. Bradley, Managing Director, Signal Equity Partners
Alfred J. Puchala, Jr., Managing Director, Signal Equity Partners

Next-Generation Management Systems
Part One
Bray J. Brockbank, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Professional Services, IBC Services

The Telecommunication Markets of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East
Paul Budde, Principal Analyst, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd.

Service-Provider Best Practices
Anne Burris, Strategic Business Consultant, Hewlett-Packard

Continual Technology Improvements in Enterprises
Applying Six Sigma and Information Technology
James Carlini, President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlini & Associates, Inc., and Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University

Telecom User Groups: Evolving to Meet the Telecom Profession
James R. Coliz, Consultant, Arctic Telephony Institute, and Assistant Professor of Telecommunications, Illinois State University

Winning with Video
Why Phone Companies Are Better Equipped to Sell Video Than Cable Companies Are to Sell Voice
Tom Conklin, Senior Product Marketing Manager, ECI Telecom

E-Commerce and the Right to Be Left Alone
John M. Eger, Telecommunications Lawyer and Lionel Van Deerlin Professor of Communications and Public Policy, San Diego State University

Communications, Software, and Internet Patents Continue to Experience Lengthy Examination Cycles
Accommodate Risks in Product Strategic Planning
Robert H. Frantz, Managing Member, Franklin Gray Patents, LLC, Vice President, Intellectual Property Affairs, Tekgenix Corporation, and Registered U.S. Patent Agent

Best Practices Analysis: Mid-Size Telco Software Integration and Implementations
August E. Grant, Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor, College of Mass Communications and Information Studies, University of South Carolina, and Senior Consultant, Focus 25 Research & Consulting

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Broadband in South Korea
Gwang-jub Han, Professor, Media Technology and Policy, School of Communications, Howard University

CO IQ: The Intelligent Central Office
The Key to Scale and Profits for Copper-Based Broadband Service Providers
Keith Higgins, Vice President, Marketing, Copper Mountain Networks, Inc.

Universal Access: What Have We Learned from the E-Rate?
Heather E. Hudson, Ph.D., J.D., Director, Telecommunications Management and Policy Program, University of San Francisco

The High-Speed Access Market for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs)
Total and Addressable Markets with Penetration Scenarios
Joseph S. Kraemer, Director, Law & Economics Consulting Group (LECG)

Third-Generation Wireless: Understanding the Issues and the Differences
George D. Kraft, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Information Systems, Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology
Vishvas Q. Sethi, Senior Consultant, Project Leadership Associates

Declining Competition in Telecommunications: Could This Have Been Predicted?
Patricia H. Longstaff, Associate Professor, Television Radio and Film Department, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, and Research Associate, Program on Information Resources Policy, Harvard University

The Future of the Access Network
Leveraging Advanced Broadband Technologies to Deliver Sustainable Revenues, Improved Margins, and Rich New Services
Malcolm Loro, Director, Product Marketing, Catena Networks

Provisioning Error Management Arthur J. Musgrove, Telecommunications Programs Director, IONA Technologies, plc

The Marketing Mindset: A Review of the Key Elements of the Marketing Discipline
Gregory A. Nemec, Executive Director, Insight Business Partners

Resurrecting the Revenue Potential of Mergers and Acquisitions in Communications Companies
Lana Phair-Sutherland, Principal Consultant, Phair-Sutherland Consulting, Inc.

Emerging Economies as the Breeding Ground for Telecom Growth
Ari Rabban, Vice President, Corporate Development and Marketing, VocalTec Communications

Integration of the Internet and Telephony
A Mantra for Securing Future Business
Jatin Sahni, Specialist, Technical Solutions, Multiservice Networks, Ericsson India Private Limited

The Contact Center of the Future
Darryl C. Sterling, Industry Strategist, Communications Sector, Institute for Business Value, IBM Business Consulting Services
Doug Van Wingerden, Principal, Communications Sector, IBM Business Innovation Services, IBM Business Consulting Services
Joe Jorczak, Americas Group Knowledge Broker, Telecommunications Industry, IBM Business Consulting Services

Unlocking Business Opportunities in the Metro Market
Allan Sturgeon, Marketing Manager, Agilent Technologies

Navigating the Winds of Change in Telecom
Implications for Carrier Organization Models
Ken Tan, Principal, AT Kearney
Augusto Morais, Manager, AT Kearney

Restoring Prosperity to the Telecom Industry
Morris W. Westerhold, President, TPC Consulting, Inc.

DIY Telecom Engineers: The Return of the Garage Shop
Loring Wirbel, Editorial Director, CMP Media LLC

Section III: Network Technology and Applications

Four Ethernet Transitions
The New Way to Network
Anthony Ambrose, Director of Marketing, Intel Communications Group (ICG)

Middleware Technologies for B2B Integration
Feras T. Dabous, Researcher, School of Information Systems, Technology, and Management, University of New South Wales
Fethi A. Rabhi, Senior Lecturer, School of Information Systems, Technology, and Management, University of New South Wales
Pradeep K. Ray, Senior Lecturer, School of Information Systems, Technology, and Management, University of New South Wales
Boualem Benatallah, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science, University of New South Wales

Star-Hub versus OADM Architectures in Large Metro-Area Networks
Steve Daigle, Director of Network Services, Looking Glass Networks
Chuck Coreil, Network Engineer, Looking Glass Networks
Rodney Lindemeier, Network Engineer, Looking Glass Networks
Steve Plote, Director of Technology, Looking Glass Networks

Parallel Optical Interconnects in the Data Center
To InfiniBand and Beyond
Casimer DeCusatis, Senior Engineer, IBM Corporation

Network Impacts and Optimization of EAI Technologies
James E. DeMin, Technical Manager, Infonet Services Corporation

Ethernet in the First Mile
Making Universal Broadband Access a Reality
J. Craig Easley, Director, Office of the CTO, Extreme Networks, and President, Ethernet in the First Mile Alliance

Transparent Optical Switches
Technology Issues and Challenges
Georgios Ellinas, Associate Professor, City College of the City University of New York
Jean-Francois Labourdette, Manager, Network Routing and Design, Tellium, Inc.
Sid Chaudhuri, Director, Network Architecture, Tellium, Inc.
Krishna Bala, Chief Technical Officer, Tellium, Inc.
Evan Goldstein, Consultant
Lih Lin, Consultant
James Walker, Consultant

Broadband Teleworking
Making DSL More Profitable
Laurence Feijt, Solutions Marketing Manager, Teleworking, Alcatel

Metro Ethernet WAN Services and Architectures
Prashant Gandhi, Technical Leader, Internet Systems Business Unit, Cisco Systems, Inc
Bob Klessig, Director of Engineering, Internet Systems Business Unit, Cisco Systems, Inc.

How 10 GbE, RPR, and MPLS Work Together
The Future of Metro-Area Networking
Steve Garrison, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, Riverstone Networks
Tim Wu, Director, Technical Marketing, Riverstone Networks

CWDM Solutions for Access Networking
Nasir Ghani, Senior Architect, Sorrento Networks

Building a Better Edge
New Edge Services Point to the Need for Control-Plane Scalability
David Ginsburg, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management, Allegro Networks

GMPLS: The New Big Deal in Intelligent Metro Optical Networking
Sab Gosal, Director of Product Marketing, Polaris Networks, Inc.

Enabling Video Services over Existing DSL Access Infrastructure
H. Steven Klein, Vice President of Carrier Marketing, Tut Systems

Communicating Value of a New Technology
Consumer Perceptions and the Future of the Personal Video Recorder
Bruce C. Klopfenstein, Director, Dowden Center Interactive Television Project, University of Georgia

Case Study of a European Network Design
Ron Landi, Senior Engineer, Network Architecture and Advanced Technology, WorldCom

Analysis of NGN Service-Creation Technologies
Carlo Alberto Licciardi, Senior Researcher and Project Leader, Network Intelligence Department, Telecom Italia Lab
Paolo Falcarin, Engineer, Department of Control and Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino

A Framework for Reliable Communicating Applications in Sensor Networks
Alvin Lim, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Auburn University

Switch Your Thinking about Power Transfer Switches
Shane McCullough, Senior Product Specialist, Marconi Communications

Next-Generation (Photonic-Empowered) Applications and Lightpath-Based Network Services
Joel Mambretti, Director, International Center for Advanced Internet Research, Northwestern University, and Director, Metropolitan Research and Education Network

The New Telecom Chip: The Platform
Daniel F. Martin, Principal Engineer, Infineon
Sagheer Ahmad, Staff Design Engineer, Infineon

Open Access Technologies and MPLS-VPNs
Joel T. McKelvey, Manager, Cable Technical Marketing, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Optimizing Metro/Regional Transport Networks with Distributed Architectures
Robert W. Pullen, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales for North America, Tellabs

Strategies for Migrating to a Next-Generation Service Architecture
A Comparison of the Options Available to Service Providers for Migrating from Circuit-Switched to Next-Generation, Multiservice Broadband Networks
Andy Randall, General Manager, MetaSwitch

Economic Considerations of CO versus RT Broadband Distribution Terminals for Deploying FTTH
Karl Rookstool, Director of Strategic Technology, ADC

Business Case
Delivering Ethernet Services over an Existing SONET Infrastructure
Gady Rosenfeld, Director of Strategic Marketing, Corrigent Systems

Metro Ethernet Services
A Technical Overview
Ralph Santitoro, Director of Network Architecture, Nortel Networks
Jay Gill, Director of Product Development, Yipes Enterprise Services

Expand Data Service Revenues with Priority Ethernet
Cost-Effective Ways to Expand Profitable Data Service Offerings without Affecting Existing Services
Theresa Schaefer, Senior Marketing Manager, Lucent Technologies

Optical Communities: Enabling True Broadband across America
Shane Shaneman, Manager of Market Development, Access Solutions, Corning Cable Systems

Transparent Transport versus Edge Processing of Services
William E. "Rick" Talbot, Director of Product Marketing, PacketLight Networks

The Re-Emergence of the Bilateral Architecture
John Vitiello, Director, Network Architecture, Verizon Global Solutions Inc.
Andrew White, Director, Integrated Network Planning, Verizon Global Solutions Inc.

A Reality Check for Deploying Next-Generation Networks
Rob Whitcher, Assistant Vice President of World Wide Technical Services, General Bandwidth

The Evolution of Network Programming in Java
Chong-Wei Xu, Professor, Computer Science and Information Systems, Kennesaw State University

Section IV: Packet Networking, IP Telephony, and the Internet

Next-Gen Switching: It's Not Just for New Apps
NGN Switching Migration Strategies: Supporting Line and Trunk Growth, GR-303 and AIN Additions, and an Evolution to Full NGN in a Rural Legacy Environment
Rob Avery, Vice President of Marketing, Gluon Networks, Inc.

An Architecture for Secure BGP/MPLS VPNs
Magued Barsoum, Systems Architect, Quarry Technologies
Mark Duffy, Principal Networking Architect, Quarry Technologies

Introduction to Route Optimization
Bradley Dunn, Network Engineer, Sockeye Networks

IPSec and SSL: Complementary Solutions
Marie Hattar, Director, Security Solutions, Nortel Networks

Implementation of Converged Multiservice Packet-Switched Networks
Andrew Hendry, Director, Product Marketing, Oresis Communications

Delivering Interactive Communications across IP Network Borders
Jim Hourihan, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management, Acme Packet

Data Routing in the Age of Information
Greg Howard, Principal Analyst, The HTRC Group LLC

IP Intelligence in the Access Platform
Jean Huppé, Director, Network Technology Development, Bell Canada

Novel Test System for Testing DSP Subsystem of VoIP Gateways
Krishna Kishore, Software Engineer, Digital Signal Processing Group, Motorola India Electronics Limited
Vijay Kumar, Lead Engineer, Multimedia and Internet Communications Group, Motorola India Electronics Limited
Vijaya Parampalli Yagnanarayana, Senior Software Engineer, Digital Signal Processing Group, Motorola India Electronics Limited

Next-Generation Networks: Voice over IP Becomes a Serious Threat
Philip Lopez, Partner, Accenture

The IP Epicenter: The Objectives, the Rationale, and the Route
Andy Mattes, Member of the Board, Information Communication Networks (ICN) Group, Siemens AG

The IP Infrastructure Imperative
Expanding the Possibilities of Wireless Services
Deb Mielke, Principal, Treillage Network Strategies, Inc.

Network Intelligence: Look Back in Anger
Roberto Minerva, Senior Manager, Mobile Department, Head of Wireless NI Competence Area, Telecom Italia Lab

Objective Evaluation Schemes for Data Security for Internet and Web-Based Transactions
Ernesto Rassi, Graduate Associate, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Florida International University Subbarao V. Wunnava, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Florida International University

The Confidence to Deploy IPv6 Requires Testing
Dan Schaefer, System Engineer Manager, Ixia

IP Communications versus Legacy Wireline Telecommunications and their Emulations over IP
Henry Sinnreich, Distinguished Member of Engineering, MCI WorldCom

NAT Traversal in SIP
Baruch Sterman, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, DeltaThree
David Schwartz, Director, Telephony Research, DeltaThree

Traffic Engineering: Global Route Optimization
A Mechanism to Increase the Traffic-Handling Capability of Existing IP/MPLS Networks
Sven Van den Bosch, Senior Network Architect, Alcatel Bell, Network Strategy Group

Section V: Wireless

Total Communication: The Wireless Carrier's Saving Grace
Owning the Subscriber's Communication Experience Avoids Carriers Becoming a Bit Pipe
Steven Borne, Senior Marketing Manger, Americas, Comverse

Optimizing Profitability of Mobile Value Chains
Bearer and Application Usage Correction
Ravi Chava, Senior Manager, Solutions Marketing, Portal Software, Inc.

Instant Messaging or Short Messaging Service?
A Race to the Consumer
Steven J. Dick, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Television, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Hsiu-Yueh (Sonya) Hsu, Doctoral Student in the Management of Information Services Program, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Wireless Technology for Enterprises
High-Payback Opportunities
Ramesh Dontha, Product Marketing, Wireless Communications and Computing Group, Intel Corporation

An Adaptive Network-Dimensioning Approach for the UMTS
Adel S. Elmaghraby, Professor and Acting Chair of the CECS Department, Director of the Multimedia Research Lab, University of Louisville
Anup Kumar, Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Director of the Mobile and Distributed Systems Lab, University of Louisville
Mostafa M. El-Said, Research Engineer, Doctoral Candidate in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville

Multimodal Services
Third-Generation Services on Today's Wireless Networks
Rick Glew, Marketing, Spatial Wireless

Solving the 3G Data Management Problem
Timo Hotti, Senior Architect, Solid Information Technology, Inc.

Optimal Three-Tier Cellular Network Design and Comparison
Sabira Khatun, Lecturer, Department of Computer and Communication Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Fazirulhisyam Hashim, Tutor, Department of Computer and Communication Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Nor Kamariah Noordin, Lecturer, Department of Computer and Communication Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Borhanuddin Mohd Ali, Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Communication Systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Architecture-Centric Approach to Wireless Service Engineering
Patricia Lago, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Turin, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Mari Matinlassi, M.Sc., Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Oulu, Finland
Eila Niemelä, Ph.D., Research Professor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Oulu, Finland

Living Up to the 3G Promise
Kenny McGee, Product Marketing Manager, OSS/BSS Solutions for Wireless Service Providers, Agilent Technologies

Implementation of Second- and Third-Generation GSM Networks for Military or Disaster Communications
Christopher Mercer, Communications Consultant, Mobile Communications

Today's Satellite Markets
Joseph N. Pelton, Ph.D., Director, Space and Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI), George Washington University

Optimizing the Capacity of UMTS Networks through Antenna Downtilt
Stephen Plimmer, Principal Engineer, Mason Communications

Integrating Enterprise Switches and WLAN Authentication
Amnon Ptashek, Director of Technology, RADLAN Inc.

Evolving Wireless Networks with Packet Technology
An Exploration of How the Wireless Network Will Evolve to Support Increased Mobility and Deliver New, Packet-Based Services
Ravi Ravishankar, Director, Advanced Technology Planning, Tekelec

Next-Generation Broadband Wireless Access
Khurram P. Sheikh, Chief Technology Advisor, Sprint

Total Wireless SCADA Solution
Abhishek Sood, System Integration Engineer, Research and Development Center, CMC Ltd.

Short and Medium Range Wireless Networks
Jose Velez, Senior Software Engineer, Siemens SA
Luis Leote, Systems Engineer, Siemens SA

WAP over GSM (GPRS)
Ahmer Arsalan Zahid, Assistant Technical Manager, Global Telecom, Pakistan

Section VI: Operations and Quality Control

Old Problem with New Twist
When DSL Meets POTS, Testing Can Be Testy
Kurt A. Bradtmueller, Product Line Director, Westell Technologies, Inc.

Telecom Power Market
Global Perspectives
John M. Celentano, President, Skyline Marketing Group

The New Breed of Event-Management Solutions
Streamlining Service Providers' Business and Operational Processes and Extending the Lives of Legacy Support Systems
Becky Dancy, Executive Director of Business Development, Abiliti Solutions

The TeleManagement Forum's New-Generation Operations System and Software (NGOSS)
Recent Developments in Providing an Architectural Framework for Designing Service-Provider Business Process Automation Solutions
Cliff C. Faurer, Senior Technical Manager, TeleManagement Forum

QoS Challenges in All IP-Based Core and Synergetic Wireless Access Networks
V. Friderikos, A. S. Jahan, and H. Aghvami, Centre for Telecommunications Research, King's College London
Hakima Chaouchi and Guy Pujolle, ParisVI Laboratory - LIP6, Network Research Team, University of Paris VI - UPMC

Java in Your OSS
Munir Hafez, Software Development Manager, Cable Networks Division, OSS Solutions Group, Acterna

Weighted Average Rate Concept for an Static Least Cost Routing for International Carrier Operation
Juan Hernández Hernández, Ph.D., Managing Director, Financial Engineering Sv AB, and Senior Member, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Calculating Data Traffic Impacts
Clifford Holliday, President, B & C Consulting Services

Quality-of-Service Support for Legacy Applications
Heinrich Hussmann, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
Anne Thomas, Research Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Next-Generation Networks
People: The Overlooked Network Investment
William Jacobs, Associate Partner, Accenture Communications & High Tech Group

Automated Pricing for E-Commerce Systems
Shin Woo Kim, Min Jung Ko, and Sung Eun Park, Ph.D. Candidates, Department of Computer Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
Yong Kyu Lee, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea
Il Kyeun Ra, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver, Colorado

Integrated Service Management
Norman Kincl, Chief ISM Architect, Network and Service Provider Solutions, Hewlett-Packard Company

Resource Management: A Critical Function or Mobile Operators
Viswanath Kolur, Mobility Solutions Architect, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

A Case for Engineering Traffic across Network Boundaries
Susan Lincke-Salecker, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, University of Wisconsin - Parkside

An Operational Procedure for Model-Based Testing of CTI Systems
Tiziana Margaria, Chief Executive Officer, METAFrame Technologies GmbH, and Senior Researcher and Chair of Programming Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund
Oliver Niese, Research Assistant and Chair of Programming Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund
Bernhard Steffen, Full Professor and Chair of Programming Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund
Hardi Hungar, Director of Research, METAFrame Technologies GmbH
Andreas Hagerer, Senior Engineer, METAFrame Technologies GmbH

Combating Security Risks on the Cable IP Network
Joel T. McKelvey, Manager, Technical Marketing, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Anh Phan, Technical Marketing Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc.

OSS Database Integration
The Case for a Shared Information/Data Model
John P. Reilly, Advisory Product Architect, MetaSolv Software

Signal Integrity Modeling of Gigabit Backplanes, Cables, and Connectors Using TDR
Dima Smolyansky, Technical Marketing Engineer, TDA Systems

Adaptive Revenue Assurance Delivers Maximum Network Profitability
Understanding and Stopping Revenue Leakage Helps Service Providers Reduce Operating Costs and Increase Profitability
Peter Speybrouck, Senior Manager OSS Marketing, EMEA, Lucent Technologies

The Flip Side of DSL Fulfillment: What Are the Impacts on Assurance as Order Volumes Increase?
Laurie Spiegel, Director, DSL Solutions, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

CPE Interoperability Testing Using DSL Forum TR-048
Michael Song, Product Manager, Aware Inc.

Connection Admission Control for Real-Time Multimedia
Yuxing Tian, GTSS, Motorola
I-Ping Chu, Ph.D., CTI, DePaul University

Implementing Flow-Through Provisioning: Market Drivers, Technological Enablers, and Service-Provider Considerations
Julie Wingerter, Vice President, Strategy, NetCracker Technology

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