Stream One- Cost-effective Transport for Packet Services

11.20 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Luc Ceuppens, Vice President of Marketing, High-End Systems, Juniper Networks

11.25 OPERATOR KEYNOTE Examining the business case for connecting business customers with 50Mbps NG access over cable modem

• Detailing the characteristics and reach of ntl:Telewest Business’ cable modem network-based NG-access service
• Introducing DOCSIS3 and explaining how this compares with other NG access options aimed at businesses – what are its competitive strengths?
• Examining the new network architecture and highlighting how service quality and availability are achieved
• Identifying and meeting the customers key selection criteria including – reliability, QoS/applications, support, cost, technology maturity, fault management, scalability – smooth upgrade and service availability
• Analysing customer requirements: highlighting key trends and considering how these demands are being addressed by the NG cable modem service

Marcus Hill, Director of Systems Integrator Channel, ntl: Telewest Business

11.55 STRATEGY SPOTLIGHT Addressing the challenges of minimising energy costs and identifying the role of the transport layer

• Highlighting the increasing importance of power consumption in the selection of networking solutions – forecasting how the proportion of total operational costs attributable to power consumption will evolve
• Considering the role of regulation and government intervention on operators’ energy reduction targets
• Discussing key cost factors and evaluating the energy impact of different packet transport evolution options
• How can operators calculate the total cost of power consumption of competing network options at the design stage – what planning tools are available?

Slot one – Analyst View
Slot two – Rodolfo Di Muro, Optical Product Marketing Manager, Ericsson

12.45 OPERATOR CASE STUDY Evolution of transport services from NG-SDH to packet transport
Giancarlo Vigiani, Head of Network Planning Department, Infracom

13.15 LUNCH TECHNOLOGY TABLES
You will have an opportunity to sit on a lunch table with a group of experts in one of the following technology areas and discuss developments over lunch

• NG-SDH systems evolution
• Connection-oriented Ethernet
• MPLS-TP, IP/MPLS and packet transport networks
• Microwave
• Access aggregation for FTTx
• MEF’s MEF22 Carrier Ethernet implementation guidelines –Senior Representative, MEF
• Synchronisation for mobile networks – Sten Nordell, CTO, Transmode

14.25 OPERATOR CASE STUDY Examining the business case for Level 3 Communications’ Transoceanic Mesh network

• Examining the business case for mesh networking and why it hasn’t come of age so far – is now the right time for mesh networks?
• Realising bandwidth efficiencies in mesh networks – the effect of mesh on network usage
• Achieving operational optimisation – maximise your assets and improve service control
• Assessing the impact on network reliability – the value of guaranteed end - to-end service
• Highlighting the opportunities of mesh topology for carriers and wholesale customers

Josephine Conroy, Principal Network Engineer, European Markets Group, Level 3 Communications

14.55 STRATEGY SPOTLIGHT Meeting the demand for Ethernet services throughout the network –approaches to scaling Ethernet

• Learning the lessons from deploying and scaling Ethernet in a metro environment – maximising the re-use value of SDH/NG-SDH
• Examining approaches to connecting Ethernet metro deployments across the IP core – supporting connection-oriented Ethernet and QoS/CoS for L2 VPN applications
• Addressing the management and integration challenges of a national Ethernet network
• Considering the challenges of 3rd party interconnect for off-net connections – reviewing the MEF program and specifications for Global Interconnect

Slot 1 – Rafal Zakrewski, System Group Architect, Telekomnikacja Polska
Slot 2 – Lorenza Brescia, Principal Analyst, Senior Partner, Telecom Strategy Partners
Slot 3 – Senior Representative, MEF

16.10 Afternoon tea

16.35 Join the Roundtable Problem Solving Sessions

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