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Dates: January 21–24, 2002
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center; Santa Clara, California USA
Price:
$495
| Plenaries & Keynotes | |
| Monday Plenary | |
| Dana Hartgraves, Metro-Optix The Future of Intelligent Optical Networks—Are You Ready? | |
| Kevin Oye, Sycamore Networks Intelligent Optical Networking: Past, Present, & Future | |
| Kristin Rauschenbach, Photonex The Future of Intelligent Optical Networks | |
| Tuesday Keynote | |
| John Sidgmore, ECI/WorldCom Exciting Times | |
| Tuesday Executive Forums | |
| Susan Mason,ONSET Ventures The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same | |
| James Parmelee, Credit Suisse First Boston When is the Recovery? | |
| Larry Schwerin, Vanguard Ventures A View of the Communication's Industry—Operating in the Bottom | |
| Paul Vakabos, Trinity VC Perspective on the Communication's Industry | |
| Betsy Stephens, Sprint Communications The Future of the Internet and IP Networks | |
| Wednesday Plenary | |
| David Hough, Sprint Communications Future Networks—Operational Issues | |
| Wednesday Luncheon | |
| Milo Medin, Excite @ Home Broadband State of the Union Address | |
| Educational Sessions | |
| T-01A | Next Generation of Switches & Routers |
| John Digiglio, Trillium Digital Systems | |
| Yves Hupe, vipSWITCH | |
| Joe Whitehouse, Equipe Communications | |
| T-02A | Migration from Circuit Switched to Next Generation Networks |
| Ali Kafel, Telica A Practical Evolution Works Best | |
| Scott Wharton, Broadsoft, Inc. | |
| T-03A | Fundamentals of Optical Networks—The Optical Food Chain |
| Vladimir Kozlov, RHK Optical Components: Capacity, Transparency & Service Flexibility | |
| T-04A | Breaking the Metro Bandwidth Barrier |
| Shri Balachandran, Terawave Systems Expanding Revenues with Existing Infrastructure An Evolutionary Architecture with Revolutionary Economics | |
| T-05A | Trends in IP Technology |
| Scott Clavenna, PointEast Research;Optical Signals | |
| Bob Larribeau, RHK Challenges in IP Networks | |
| David Messina, CoSine Communications Virtual Managed Service Networks | |
| Debra Mielke, Treillage Network Strategies Making Future Sense (Cents, I Mean Dollars!) | |
| T-06A | Architecting Carrier-Class IP Networks |
| Ryan Korte, Williams Communications | |
| Bill Mcdonald, Metro-Optix Architecting Carrier-Class Data Networks | |
| Jay Shuler, Luminous Networks | |
| T-07A | Fundamentals of Wireless Broadband |
| Graham Barnes, NextWeb Technology Choices for Building a Real-World ISP Business | |
| Stuart Little, DMC Stratex Networks Fixed Wireless Access (Choose Your Technology Wisely) | |
| Alan Menezes, Aperto Networks | |
| T-09B | OSS Impacts of Next Generation Services |
| Andrea Baptiste, Atreus Systems Corporation Intelligent Service Fulfillment | |
| Michael Fargano, Qwest Communications An Operator's View | |
| T-10B | Future of Optical Technologies Panel |
| Philippe Delansay, CIENA Maximizing Profits in Next Generation Networks with Intelligent Optical Services | |
| Katherine Hall, Photonex Corporation The Need for Speed | |
| Rao Lingampalli, Calient Networks The Future of Optical Technologies: Photonic Switching | |
| Matt Muckelbauer, Glow Networks Optical Evolution & The Total Cost of Ownership | |
| Glenn Wellbrock, Marconi Communications | |
| T-13B | Migrating from Legacy Networks to IP: Adding Customer Value |
| Fred Kemmerer, Lucent Technologies IP Centrex: A Solution for Next Generation Enterprise Communications | |
| T-14B | Wireless Broadband Access Alternatives |
| David Britz, AT&T Free Space Optical Communications: Is This The Next Generation of Broadband Access Network Infrastructure? | |
| Gregg Levin, BridgeWave Communications Enabling the Pervasive Deployment of Broadband Wireless Access | |
| T-15C | Next Generation Infrastructure |
| Marc Lasserre, Riverstone Networks MPLS L2 VPNs—Technology and Service Overview | |
| Dave Marshall, WorldCom Private IP (An MPLS Enabled VPN Service) | |
| Mark Mecum, CoSine Communications NGN Infrastructure & MPLS | |
| David Messina, CoSine Communications BGP/MPLS—Layer 3 VPNs | |
| T-16C | Intelligent Multi-Vendor, Metro Architectures |
| Man Wing Fong, White Rock Networks Intelligent Metro Architectures | |
| John Hemingway, Metro-Optix Reaching Out to the Last Mile | |
| T-17C | End-to-End Broadband Technologies |
| Lewis Eatherton, Excite@Home Integrated Broadband Services Over Next Generation Ethernet Optical Networks | |
| T-18C | Improved Service Provider Profitability through Value-Added Services |
| Adam Stein, Juniper Networks Access Networks at Scale | |
| T-20C | IP Services: Next Generation Opportunity |
| Eric Bozich, Qwest Communications Qwest IP Services | |
| Eric Burger, Snowshore Hardware for IP Based Voice Services | |
| Ron Westfall, Current Analysis Trends in IP Services | |
| Mark Kaplan, Viewgate Networks Challenges to the Software Community | |
| W-22C | Security and Mobility in Wireless Broadband Networks |
| David Lafaire, Cointelligent Case Studies | |
| Anurag Lal, iPass A Layered Approach to Remote User Security | |
| Charles Lo, Vodafone Open Service Access | |
| Jeff Cortley, Lucent Technologies | |
| Stu Vaeth, Ncipher Securing the Wireless World through State of the Art Encryption Technology | |
| W-23D | Voice/Data Convergence in Broadband Networks |
| Ali Kafel, Telica Is VoP Still Hot? | |
| Scott Wharton, BroadbandSoft, Inc. | |
| W-24D | Carrier View of Broadband Access Architecture |
| Ralph Ballard, SBC Communications Broadband Access Architectures | |
| W-25D | Resilent Optical Networks |
| Simon Crosby, CPLANE, Inc. Can MPLS Provide Protection? | |
| W-26D | Network in Transition |
| Russ McQuire, Telechoice, Inc. Bandwidth Demand: Carrier Opportunity or Challenge? | |
| Carl Showalter, Juniper Networks Service Providers Need for Scale | |
| W-27D | Softswitch for Next-Generation Networks |
| Pat Donnelly, Telcordia Technologies Softswitch Overview and Lessons Learned | |
| David Hough, Sprint Communications Softswitching: Operational Issues & Lessons Learned | |
| W-28D | Evolution to the IP Core—MPLS Beyond Traffic Engineering |
| Chris Ford, Equipe Communications Solving a Control Plane Conundrum | |
| Prabhu Kavi, Tenor Networks Beyond Traffic Engineering and Toward Profitable Services | |
| W-29D | Wireless Internet |
| Sue Forbes, Narus, Inc. Economic Opportunities Available by Offering Data Services Over Mobile Networks | |
| Valerie Stitt, Palladio Consulting Group The Call of the Wireless | |
| W-30E | Broadband Access Alternatives |
| Gary Bolton, Catena Networks ADSL Deployment from Remote Terminals | |
| Todd Thiemann, TWEB, Western Multiplex Corporation Fixed Wireless for Last Mile Broadband Access | |
| W-32E | Managing Optical Networks |
| Nigel Davis, Nortel Networks Unifying Physical and Logical Layer Managements | |
| Michael Droemmer, Agilent Technologies The Missing Link in the Optical Network OSS | |
| Chris Ford, Equipe Communications Architecting Carrier-Class Management Systems | |
| W-33E | Evolution of IP Telephony in Emerging Broadband Networks |
| Dan Dearing, NexTone Communications Building the Next Generation POP | |
| Ali Kafel, Telica Beyond Softswitches: Next Generation Switching Requirements | |
| Laura Thompson, Sylantro Systems Bringing Value Back Voice! | |
| W-34E | Providing QoS/SLAs in IP Networks |
| Steve Garrison, Riverstone Networks | |
| Jay Gill, Telseon Making Ethernet "Carrier-Class" | |
| Bob Massad, Telchemy SLAs for VoIP | |
| W-35E | Last Mile Wireless Solutions |
| Doug Kimbrell, Metro-Optix Bandwidth Management | |
| Steve Plote, Looking Glass Networks Alternate Technology for Building Connectivity: What Does the Future Hold—A Carrier's Perspective | |
| Tec Forums | |
| TF-02 | New Economics & Architecture of Broadband |
| Tony Farinholt, White Rock Networks Multiwavelength for the Metro or CWDM with DWDM Upgrade | |
| Clive Hallatt, Coppercom | |
| Jim Luciani, Cresent Networks Routed Network Services & Architectures | |
| Reed Majors, Minerva Networks Current and Future Solutions for Deploying Video over Copper | |
| Scott Stevens, Unisphere Networks Softswitch/Media Gateway Architecture for Broadband Networks | |
| Carsten Videcrantz, Mintera Optical Networks 40 G: The Next Wave in Network Capacity | |
| TF-03 | IP Services |
| Joel Halpern, Vibrant Solutions Profit from Packet: The Business of IP Services | |
| Deepak Swampy, Trendium Service Intelligence: Managing Today's Services & Enabling Tomorrows | |
| TF-04 | Challenges & Solutions to Managing Optical Networks |
| Carol Aiello, Skyoptix Optical Management: State of the Industry | |
| Ramzi El-Fekih, Trendium Service Intelligence | |
| Man Wing Fong, White Rock Networks Managing Next Generation Optical Networks Effectively | |
| Sara Sedighi, Metro-Optix Network Management Strategy in Today's Network | |
| Mahesh Shah, Opthos "True Optical" Systems—Network Management Challenges | |
| TF-05 | Future of 3G Networks & Beyond |
| Goli Ameri, Etinium Wireless LANs—the Greatest Challenge to 3G | |
| Bob Burke, BandSpeed Personal Area Network & Broadband Technology | |
| Christine Falsetti, Cisco Systems Wireless LANS—Now a Viable Solution for the Enterprise | |
| Guru Pai, Winphoria Networks Evolving the Core Wireless Network for 3G and the All IP | |
| Jayesh Patel, Watercove Networks Data Services: Lessons from the Wireline World | |
| Jayesh Patel, Watercove Networks Real-Time Billing & Metering | |
| HotCom | |
| HC-01 | Emerging IP Networking |
| Michael Flitterman, Gallery iPT Cassiopeia Softswitch—The Heart of New Telephony | |
| HC-03 | Innovative New Carriers |
| Henricks, General Bandwidth Enabling Solutions to Ensure Carrier Success | |
| Kumar Shah, Occam Networks Surviving Turbulent Waters to Ensure Carrier Success | |