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The technical workshops at Cable-Tec Expo will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 21 and Friday, Oct. 22.
Speakers for this year's technical workshops are chosen through a Call for Papers process. The Call for Papers is closed for Cable-Tec Expo 2010. A record number of abstracts were submitted for the technical sessions at Cable-Tec Expo. Click here for information on the new record set for Expo abstract submissions.
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Workshop sessions are grouped into 5 tracks, designed to help you identify the workshops most pertinent to your job function.
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Technical Operations |
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BSS/OSS for Commercial Services
Much of the revenue growth in cable over the next few years will be from commercial customers and services. As MSOs more aggressively extend their networks and roll out new services such as High-Speed Internet, Ethernet, IP Centrex, and Unified Communications to business customers, their current operating environments, which were designed for mass market consumer video, Internet, and voice services, may be poorly suited for the more complex business solutions. This session will explore how Charter Communications is reinventing its operating model to support business customers and services by leveraging eTOM, establishing a more flexible Next-Generation Business and Operations Support System (BSS/OSS) architecture, and migrating to that architecture. Using a detailed example of a cable operator's experience, Service Level Management/Quality of Experience (SLM/QoE) to support the challenge of cell-site backhaul provides insight into best practices for serving the needs of business customers.
Validating Advance Business Services' SLA–Ensuring You are Delivering the QoS Your Customers Are Paying For
Chris Noland, Wireless Business Development Manager, EXFO, Inc.
Driving Ethernet Deeper
The reach of Business Ethernet can be extended beyond areas served by more traditional fiber-fed solutions. Applications include cell-site backhaul, Small Office/Home Office, and any other high-demand customer who is near residential HFC plant. Use of a case study of Ethernet over DOCSIS® serves to exemplify ways in which these customers can be served and provides a springboard for considering a new architecture to distribute high-capacity Ethernet over HFC. The session will also examine a bold, new architecture for distributing multi-gigabit Ethernet over HFC with speeds comparable to those on all-optical networks.
Ethernet Business Services over DOCSIS®: COX New Orleans (NOLA) Case Study
Kashif Islam, Technical Leader and Carlos Sanchez, Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Unified Residential and Business Services Access Network Architecture for MSOs
Eugene Dai, Senior Staff Engineer, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. USA
Leveraging Ethernet for Successful Business Services
Demand for high-bandwidth, multisite business service using Ethernet and DOCSIS® standards continues to build. Providing these services to business customers could be through a combination of wireless backhaul and various implementations of VPN services. Beyond building a network infrastructure to support these services, there is the need for troubleshooting and performance/SLA reporting. This session will not only explore how to plan and implement these service offerings but also ways to increase the level of quality and drive profitability.
What your Mother Never Told you about Offering Ethernet Mobile Backhaul Services
Jay Maurice Stewart, Director, Marketing, JDSU
Using DOCSIS® Provisioning Model to Support Carrier Ethernet Services Over EPON System
Hesham ElBakoury, Senior Systems Architect, Hitachi, Ltd
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Delivering the 3D Video Experience
After the successful introduction of stereoscopic 3D in cinemas, cable operators are challenged with participating in the coming 3D TV revolution in subscribers' homes. As with the previous introduction of high-definition 2D digital video, delivering a quality experience for high-definition 3D video will be paramount. This session will help operators navigate the choices of the multiple standards and underlying technologies currently under development to produce, process, assess, and present a quality 3D TV experience to cable subscribers.
3DTV Quality Issues & Measurement Guidelines
Stefan Winkler, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Cheetah Technologies, L.P.
A Roadmap for Implementing 3D TV Over Current HFC Architecture
Daniel E. Holden, Comcast Fellow, Comcast Media Center
Holistic CDNs: Expanding the Library and Devices Served
Hybrid content delivery systems deliver to both traditional cable CPE as well as IP devices. Content Delivery Networks (CDN) commonly face two primary challenges: how to scale both in terms of bandwidth served and library size, as well as being able to serve as many different types of end points as possible. In this session, learn about hierarchical delivery architectures, inter-tier distribution, cache updating, and simultaneous support of progressive download, generic streaming and adaptive-rate streaming, all necessary considerations for a robust CDN.
Managed CDN: Optimizing the Behavior of Hierarchical VOD
Bob Duzett, Principal Architect, ARRIS Group, Inc.
Open Content Delivery Networks for Managed Video Delivery to Multiple Screens
Santosh Krishnan, Ph.D., Vice President, Product Strategy, Verivue, Inc.
Leveraging the Cloud for Interactive TV and New Apps
Open standards on digital STBs open up new opportunities to offer end users applications that can be delivered from the cloud. This session will explore how to bridge the viewing experience with applications and interactive components offered from the cloud. The user experience will be enhanced by long-tail apps aimed specifically at the needs and interests of users. These apps can be developed by the near-infinite number of web developers and introduced at "web speed" by offering them from the cloud. Results and lessons learned from actual deployments of cloud-based apps will be highlighted.
An App a Day: Bringing the "App Store" Concept from the Cloud to Every Digital STB
Jeremy Edmonds, Director, Technical Business Development, ActiveVideo Networks
iTV in the Cloud: Bridging the Interactive and Viewing Experience
Jamie Batmanglidj, Senior Systems Architect, Comcast Media Center
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Access Network Challenges: Cost per QAM and Return Path Bandwidth
As MSOs go deeper into the DOCSIS® 3 era and contemplate much higher bandwidth HSD products, SDV/VOD, and even IP Simulcast, two fundamental challenges present themselves: One is to build a cost-effective edge device that allows us to deliver this QAM-heavy future, and the other is to meet the challenges of our current return path spectrum allocation. Attendees will learn about the new edge device being specified by a working group within the industry that delivers the edge device of tomorrow (the Converged Multiple Access Platform (CMAP)), as well as hear a discussion regarding the return-path challenges and options ahead of us.
Understanding and Planning CMAP Network Design and Operations
Jorge D. Salinger, Vice President, Access Architecture, Comcast Cable Communications
Upstream Bandwidth Futures
Jeff Finkelstein, Senior Director, Network Architecture, Cox Communications, Inc.
Adaptive Streaming for IP Video Delivery
The demands of delivering entertainment-quality video over the open Internet have resulted in a number of innovative approaches to enable a high-quality consumer experience in an environment where network performance can vary second by second. These technologies can be leveraged by MSOs as they look to deliver IP video services over DOCSIS® as well as over wireless technologies inside or outside the home. Attendees will learn the basics of the leading approaches in the market today for adaptive streaming. They will also hear how these technologies might be optimized in an MSO network to better meet the MSO's business needs and deliver a higher-quality experience to the consumer.
The Case for Adaptive Streaming
Asaf Atzmon, Senior Director, CTO Office, BigBand Networks, Inc.
The Power and Challenges of Adaptive Streaming Technologies
James Welch, Senior Consulting Engineer, IneoQuest Technologies, Inc.
IP Video Migration & Architecture
IP Video is a key part of the industry's future, enabling seamless multi-device services, flexible delivery, and converged infrastructure. Determining the best strategy for moving what have been disparate video and data networks to a converged Content Delivery Network is a monumental challenge. A misstep can lead to stranded capital or an expensive manual process that increases cost and negatively impacts the desired transparency for the customer. This session will explore what the IP Video architectural options are, as well as different migration strategies for getting from where we are today to where we need to be tomorrow.
A Comparative Analysis of Different Paths from Today to a Pure IP Video Architectures
Rickey Luke, Vice President and Chief Scientist, Knology Broadband, Inc. and Brian Drachman, Sales Engineer, ARRIS
Death of the Headend: How IP Will Transform Cable Services
Dave Brown, Manager, Technology Architectures, Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Measuring, Monitoring and Managing—Getting the Most Out of the HSD Network
Bandwidth usage on residential Internet access networks has increased substantially over the last few years. The rapid growth of peer-to-peer networks, remote backups, and even social networking services offering picture sharing and audio/video streaming can use a significant amount of bandwidth in a user's access network.
While there is great debate as to whether the days of the "all-you-can-eat" high-speed data service are coming to an end, the day-to-day fact is that operators must continuously focus on finding the best ways to measure, monitor and manage the HSD network.
This session will focus on the current behavioral characteristics of commonly used real-time applications in the presence of upstream congestion, identify best practices for measuring consumer bandwidth consumption, deliver real-life metrics for determining the threshold of bandwidth consumption where the user-experience degrades, and provide workable approaches for reacting to congestion as the consumer bandwidth demand on our networks grows. This session will also postulate theories as to where the continued growth in residential media consumption in both use and range of services will take network planners in the longer term.
Boundaries of Consumption for the Infinite Content World
Dr. Robert L. Howald, CTO Office, Motorola, Inc.
Congestion Sensitivity of Real-Time Residential Internet Applications
Richard Woundy, Senior Vice President, Software & Applications, Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
What Counts? Accurately Accounting for End-User Traffic with IPDR
Andrew Sundelin, Principle Consultant, Applied Broadband, Inc.
Success Stories for Seamless Switched Network Deployment
Switched Digital Video is an important tool in an MSO's toolkit for efficient bandwidth utilization. Now that we are several years into deployment, it's time to step back and delve into what has been learned, how to plan for a successful SDV deployment, and how to leverage SDV infrastructure in place going forward. This involves a deep understanding of the tools, methodologies, service group selection and effective network testing that maximize the realized gain from the deployment. In addition, attendees will learn from the first-hand experience of two cable operators that have successfully deployed and are using switched technology for deploying HD and other services today.
Successfully Deploying Switched Digital Video Systems
Paul Conway, Regional Vice President, Engineering, Time Warner Cable, Inc.
Switched Infinity–Supporting an Infinite HD Lineup with SDV
John Civiletto, Executive Director, Cox Communications, Inc.
Taking DOCSIS® 3.0 Back to the Future: Optimizing Whole-Home Networking and Migrating to Higher-Speed Upstream
This session will first show the traffic trends that are driving the need for whole-home bandwidth today and how DOCSIS 3.0 can be effectively distributed within the home. Then, the session will present a road map for how MSOs will be able to boost upstream capacity to meet future demand into the next decade.
First, the session will cover key concerns with in-home wireless, Gigabit Ethernet and MoCA endpoints. Based on field and lab measurements, it will be shown that, with the right network architecture, very impressive whole-home upload and download speeds are possible.
The upstream discussion will detail architectures that MSOs could use to accommodate the demand, including node splits, mid-split, high-split, unidirectional top-split, bidirectional top-split, RF over Glass and PON. The emphasis will be on the impact each solution has on the existing network and infrastructure, and the long-term advantages and disadvantage of each approach. After analyzing the alternatives, the session will recommend the best solutions and some specific steps that MSOs should take now to begin the migration.
Delivering DOCSIS® 3.0 Cable Modem Speeds over the Home Network
David Urban, Distinguished Engineer, Comcast Cable
Rewrite the Book of Return–A New 10-Year Plan
Dean Stoneback, Senior Manager, Systems Engineering, Motorola, Inc.
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DOCSIS® 3.0 Upstream Channel Bonding in the "Real" World
The rollout of DOCSIS 3.0 continues unabated. The next step of implementation of features in D3 is upstream channel bonding, and early discovery of best practices will save many headaches over the next year. A number of issues in the network may need to be addressed to ensure that it supports the delivery of the increased US (and DS) throughput that DOCSIS 3.0 delivers. The session will provide an overview of the important field and lab measurements over the end-to-end system and will also provide an overview of the types of tools and techniques available for advanced upstream troubleshooting.
Advanced Upstream Preparation and Troubleshooting
Jim Walsh, Product Manager, JDSU
DOCSIS® 3.0 Upstream Channel Bonding in the "Real World"
John J. Downey, Broadband Network Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Reducing OpEx through Green Management of Resources
Cable operators provide a significant amount of equipment in the home to enable services for customers. The services are much desired and no one wants to reduce services, but the reality is that this CPE requires energy to operate and the cost of energy generation is increasing rapidly. This will only get worse since the generation of electricity is not keeping pace with demand. Energy Star provides a method for customers to evaluate retail products on the basis of energy consumption; work is under way that could lead to a new, more stringent version, and the new version may include cable-provided equipment. Several options are being discussed as ways to reduce the energy demand of CPE, and some threaten to jeopardize functionality while others may be useful. Sorting out the options requires good information, and this session will explore what may be on the table and its impact.
A second area of concern is commonly referred to as e-waste. With the heightened awareness of possible impact on the environment through disposal of toxic materials, more attention must be paid to those components of the HFC network that require disposal after their useful life. One such piece of equipment is the standby power supply batteries. Premature failure or retirement of batteries has a two-fold cost impact: the cost to replace, which includes the cost of truck rolls to accomplish the replacement, and the cost of disposal. Battery life can be greatly extended through improved battery monitoring and maintenance techniques, and these techniques will be presented in this session.
Automating Maintenance of DC Plant, UPS and Outside Plant Batteries
Joe Rocci, President, Phoenix Broadband Technologies, LLC
Impacts of ENERGY STAR® on the CATV Customer Experience
Carol Ansley, Senior Director, Intellectual Property Engineering, ARRIS Group, Inc.
Understanding, Installing and Troubleshooting In-home MoCA, WiFi, and IP Networks
New technologies such as MoCA and WiFi are being widely adopted for new services such as multi-room DVR, high-speed home networking for IP-based video services, and remote user interface services. An overview of MoCA technology, WiFi technology, and network architectures serves as a foundation for planning the next steps to support customer demand for whole-home networks. Attendees will learn about deployment challenges, streamlining guidelines, test strategies, and efficient installation of MoCA- and WiFi-based services. Additionally, a review of remote troubleshooting and monitoring guidelines will provide attendees with a concise course to leverage MoCA and WiFi into the existing and future infrastructure.
Deploying Enhanced Media Service with MoCA®
Jeff Phillips, Director, Applications Engineering, Entropic Communications, Inc.
Market Growth & Applications–WiFi
Sean Yarborough, Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Spirent Communications
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