AdvancedTCA Keynotes

Keynote 1: How Modularity delivers Break through Services

Anthony (Tony) Neal-Graves
General Manager, Modular Communications Platform Division
Embedded Communication Group
Intel

Anthony C. (Tony) Neal-Graves is the General Manager of the Modular Communications Platform Division within Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group.  Based in Oregon, Tony oversees 1,000 employees worldwide.  His focus is on engineering, quality, and operations.  He joined Intel in 2000 as a Technical Assistant to the Vice-President of the Communications Infrastructure Group, where he managed operations and strategic planning.  He had previously been a General Manager at Lucent Technologies and has held senior level positions with AT&T and Bell Labs.  Tony earned a BSEE from Polytechnic Institute of New York and an MSCS from the University of Southern California.  He is an alumni member of the National Society of Black Engineers and serves on the board of the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS). 

Abstract: How Modularity delivers Break through Services
The growth in Telecom is being driven by revenues coming through new services. The ability to introduce and rapidly scale out infrastructure to support these services is a critical success factors. Most TEMs and Service providers have plans to capitalize on this market evolution by using Modular Platforms based on standards form as a key component of their strategy. How are some of the leading vendors changing the game? What are the key challenges to deploy revenues generating services faster? What are the strategies that are winning in the IP-based services network? Keate Despain, Marketing Manager of the Modular Communications Platform Division at Intel Corporation, will discuss these questions and the continuing growth of new opportunities across the entire supply chain resulting from the move to open standards based modular platforms.

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Keynote 2 : Communications Servers Come of Age

Brian Carr
Strategic Marketing Manager,
Motorola Embedded Communications Computing

Brian Carr is a Strategic Marketing Manager in Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing business. He joined Motorola in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Blue Wave Systems, where he previously had pioneered the company's telecom and voice over IP product lines. He is now responsible for communications servers based on open standards such as AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA, Carrier Grade Linux, and Service Availability Forum. Brian combines deployed products and next-generation technology requirements to guide the company’s strategic roadmap,
His 21 years experience in the telecom industry started in R&D at BT Labs, where he helped develop a network embedded voice services platform and was technical lead on several related application deployments.
He holds Master’s degrees in Engineering from Cambridge University and in Information Technology from Essex University.

Abstract: Communications Servers Come of Age
The first waves of open standards-based communications servers have now been adopted in the next generation of networking equipment to support emerging applications.  As this trend accelerates, the breadth of applications is expanding, driven by continuing work in the standards development organizations, guidance from equipment providers, the advent of key new technology, and progress on ecosystem interoperability.  The need for understanding system-level aspects of telecom equipment has never been greater.

As this crucial point in the transition to communications servers, the speaker will examine the current state of the AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA industry.  He will also highlight key technology trends enabling the new wave of applications and discuss how the burgeoning ecosystem is removing barriers to further adoption.

Outline:

1. State of the xTCA industry
2. View of how the value proposition is measuring up
3. Technology trends including widening application score, multi-core and multiprocessor usage, and next-generation switching methods
4. System level considerations such as thermal characterizations, reliability, and availability
5. Further industry initiatives from CP-TA, SCOPE, PICMG, and other groups leading to platform-level standardization and certified interoperability

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Keynote 3: You're in the Navy Now! Can AdvancedTCA Break the Ice in Military Applications?

John Walrod
Assistant VP
SAIC Advanced Systems Division

John Walrod is the Assistant Vice-President of the SAIC Advanced Systems Division.  He is responsible for systems engineering and program management.  He has developed and built networked systems for more than 20 years, has published more than 25 technical papers, and has lectured in the US and Europe on network-centric systems and sensor networks. 

Credit: The 1951 classic film “You’re in the Navy Now” is a comedy starring Gary Cooper, Jane Greer, and Eddie Albert, and introducing Charles Bronson in a bit part.

Abstract: You're in the Navy Now! Can AdvancedTCA Break the Ice in Military Applications?
Military and defense applications are today poised to handle the requirements of network-centric warfare.  New standards are essential to combine the latest devices, interconnects, and communications methods with traditional military demands for high reliability, long lifespans, and extreme ruggedness.  Can AdvancedTCA handle the call for action?  Working with the Navy, SAIC has deployed what we believe is the first significant installation of AdvancedTCA in a military application.  This keynote will describe the experiences of an early adopter, discuss the potential role of AdvancedTCA in an increasingly network-centric military, and recommend strategies to increase AdvancedTCA’s market share in future military systems.

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Keynote 4: NEPs and the COTS Ecosystem

Magnus Karlson is the Expert Open Systems Software Architecture at Ericsson AB in Group Function R&D, Platforms & Common Technologies. His work is concentrated on standardization and strategies within the platform area. He has participated in several different standardization initiatives and open source related activities during the last few years.  Magnus is currently Chairman of the SCOPE Alliance, as well as a board member.  He is also chair of the Service Availability Forum’s Technical Work Group as well as a board member.  Magnus holds a B.S. in system analysis from the University of Stockholm, Sweden.

Abstract: NEPs and the COTS Ecosystem
The network equipment providers (NEPs) have spoken!  The world’s leading NEPs have joined together in the SCOPE Alliance to collectively voice their needs, shape the future of Carrier-Grade Base Platforms, and advance the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ecosystem.

SCOPE members work together to create and publish profiles and gap analyses that enable and encourage the use of COTS and free open source software building blocks based on open specifications developed by other industry groups. SCOPE focuses on existing open specifications that best meet the needs of Service Providers and identifies areas where additional specification work is needed.

By creating these profiles, SCOPE provides clear direction to developers and building block vendors. This talk will address SCOPE’s role in the COTS ecosystem, the work that it has done to date, and the goals that it plans to meet in the future.