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Seminar & Session Descriptions
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Session 1-101: 10/40/100G Systems Organizer: RJ McLaren, Senior Systems Architect, Schroff/Pentair
Paper Presenters:
ATCA Backplanes: Reaching 40G-80G Speeds
Michael Munroe, Technology Specialist, Elma Bustronic and Tim Lemke, Z-Plane
Enhancing X86-Based ATCA Platforms
Nabil Damouny, Director of Strategic Marketing, Netronome
Tunneling Ethernet over a PCI Express Backplane
Ram Gopalan, VP Business Development, Nucleodyne System
Optimizing a 40G ATCA-Based DPI Probe
Peter Marek, Technical Director, Advantech
The Implementation of 40G in High-Performance ATCA Platforms
Jeff Marden, Senior Technologist, GE Intelligent Platforms
Current State-of-the-Art in 10-12.5 Gbps Backplanes
Ed Sayre,CTO, NESA
Session Description:
The need to handle more connected devices and process more video data has led to requirements for multi-gigabit systems. Large numbers of mobile users with multiple devices and video requirements are straining telecom networks. New vertical services and devices are just starting to emerge for government, medical, and industrial markets. Other issues include the need to process data for security and to provide more extensive data analysis in military intelligence and command and control systems. Furthermore, data centers require expansion and scalability. These challenges provide a significant opportunity for standards based solutions as service providers look for proven and available products to expand and support their growing networks. xTCA systems provide such solutions, and high bandwidth backplanes have been in development for years. 10/40/100G systems involve more than just a simple increase in speed; they require major changes in backplanes, interfaces, and channels, as well as advances in power and cooling. In this session, you will learn how industry experts have solved these problems with new approaches to design, test, and manufacturing.
Intended Audience:
Hardware designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Organizer:
RJ McLaren is Systems Systems Architect for Schroff, a division of Schroff/Pentair. His current focus is on AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA products. With 7 years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry, RJ has worked as an Application Engineer, Program Manager, and Market Manager, and in Project Engineering roles for standards based equipment. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID). |
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Session 2-101: New Applications Chairperson: Ernie Bergstrom, Crystal Cube Consulting
Paper Presenters:
Introducting the Enhanced MicroTCA.4 Standard
Tony Romero, Senior Product Manager, PT
Going Beyond Multicores in AMC Form Factor
Heiko Koerte,Director Sales and Marketing, N.A.T.
Using Private Cloud Techniques with AdvancedTCA Platforms
Austin Hipes, VP Technology, NEI
ATCA and Enterprise Consolidation
John Sahlin, Chief Engineer and SAIC Defense and Mariitime Systems, SAIC
ATCA in the Clouds
Thomas Kastner, Integrated Systems Architect, Advantech
Tutorial Description:
AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA are now being implemented in a wide variety of applications. New areas are opening up, such as enterprise applications and cloud computing. Applications are also starting to require new types of hardware and software, such as high-availability middleware, large-scale storage, and LAN-attached management controllers. This session looks at several emerging approaches, including a new specification for MicroTCA and the use of private cloud techniques with AdvancedTCA platforms.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software designers and engineers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Ernie Bergstrom is Founder and President of Crystal Cube Consulting, an analyst firm focused on AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, MicroTCA, and high-speed switch fabrics. He has over 25 years of industry experience including previous positions as a Senior Research Analyst for In-Stat/MDR and marketing manager and system engineer for Verizon (formerly GTE). |
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8:30-11:20am |
OPEN Session 3-101: OpenFlow Seminar Chairperson: Craig Matsumoto, West Coast Editor, Light Reading
Seminar Description:
OpenFlow is a new communications protocol that provides for software-based networking. It allows network administrators to manage traffic rather than depend on an underlying hardware-based scheme. They can do this via a server running software that controls high-level routing decisions. They can then change policies, create and monitor specialized or virtual sub-networks, respond to varying conditions, or try new approaches at the software level. The system switches look to the server for information on how to handle incoming packets rather than to fixed tables. Originally developed as a research project at Stanford University, OpenFlow is currently being evaluated or implemented by all major switch and router manufacturers. It offers a new level of flexibility in networks, although its actual usage will depend on the development of tools that simplify the process for network administrators. It is often compared to virtualization at the network level.
Intended Audience:
Network managers and engineers, systems engineers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, software engineers, systems analysts and integrators, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
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8:30-8:40am |
Introduction |
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8:40-9:10am |
What is OpenFlow and What Does It Mean for Networking?
Omar Baldonado, Director of Product Management, BigSwitch Networks
Abstract:
OpenFlow is the leading, standards-based way to implement software control of networks (so-called software-defined networking or SDN). It provides for a controller that handles network forwarding, giving administrators and application writers tremendous flexibility. They can implement advanced forwarding methods, create private or secure subnetworks, or experiment with new or revised protocols. This talk will explain the advantages of software-defined networking, the way OpenFlow implements it, the role the controller plays in OpenFlow, and the features of OpenFlow architectures.
About the Presenter
Omar Baldonado runs Product Management at Big Switch Networks. He has spent most of his 19-year career in centralized network analysis and control. He was previously Director of System Management and Assured Networking at Avaya where he led multiple product lines and engineering organizations. He joined Avaya through its acquisition of RouteScience where he drove development of the company's control system for real-time IP routing and load optimization. In the 1990s at Cisco, he led a cross-company user interface group, helped create the MPLS VPN provisioning system and was responsible for the NETSYS Baseliner, a product that checked the integrity and consistency of router networks. He joined Cisco through its acquisition of NETSYS where he designed the traffic collection and baselining system. He has a BS and MS in Computer Science from Stanford University.
About Big Switch Networks
Big Switch Networks was founded in 2010 to bring the benefits of virtualization and cloud architecture to enterprise networks using OpenFlow. Big Switch Networks is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. For more information, visit: www.bigswitch.com. |
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9:10-9:40am |
OpenFlow for Network Operators
Christos Kolias, Research Scientist, Orange Silicon Valley
Abstract:
OpenFlow allows operators to control network routing in software, thus allowing for network virtualization. Operators can then readily create virtual networks as needed for mobile applications, secure systems, multi-tenant clouds, and other specialized purposes. They can also test new equipment, try new methods, and provide unrestricted access without affecting or endangering existing applications. Network virtualization can lead to new types of applications and services as well. Use cases illustrate what Open Flow can mean for telecom operators and service providers.
About the Presenter
Christos Kolias is currently a research scientist at Orange Silicon Valley leading its OpenFlow/Software-Defined Networking (SDN) project. He has lectured on OpenFlow at several events. His technical areas of interest include flow-aware routing, high-speed switching, wireless networks, network virtualization and intelligent networks and he is the originator of Virtual Output Queueing (VOQ). Before joining Orange, he worked at Google, Covad, Caspian Networks, and BReATH Consortium. He has been a visiting faculty member and a frequent lecturer at Stanford University, UCLA, and USC. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA, where he worked on high-speed packet-switched networks under Professor Leonard Kleinrock.
About France Telecom - Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators offering fixed, mobile, broadband internet, and TV services. With 180,000 employees and revenues of 22.6 billion euros in the first half of 2011, Orange has a presence in 5 continents and 32 countries. It serves overall more than 210 million customers, and its Orange Business Services (OBS) entity has a customer base of 6 million business users. Orange Silicon Valley is the Orange-France Telecom group’s presence in the Silicon Valley. For more information, see www.orange.com. |
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9:40-10:00am |
Break |
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10:00-10:30am |
Supporting OpenFlow at the Chip Level
Joseph Tardo, Associate Technical Director, Broadcom
Abstract:
What exactly goes into an OpenFlow switch? The current specifications are written around an idealized “abstract” switch with general purpose flow tables and highly flexible packet editing options. But modern switching ASICs are optimized to do more packet processing functions than OpenFlow currently supports, and to do it more efficiently using specialized tables. It would be good if OpenFlow apps could take better advantage of these capabilities. This session looks at ways that both the OpenFlow abstract switch model and future hardware could evolve to realize the SDN vision.
About the Presenter
Joseph Tardo is an Associate Technical Director in Broadcom’s Infrastructure and Networking Switching Architecture Group. His focus is architecting advanced features for upcoming devices, including security and OpenFlow. Broadcom has been participating in Stanford’s OpenFlow initiative for a number of years, and continues this involvement in ONF. Previously, he architected secure switch features at Nevis Networks, cryptographic ASIC features at Blue Steel Networks (acquired by Broadcom), security features for Telescript at General Magic, and public key authentication services as a Consulting Engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation. He earned Ph.D. and MS degrees in Computer Science from UCLA.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com. |
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10:30-11:00am |
Network Scale Out Using OpenFlow: the Rise of the Superswitch
Don Clark, Manager Corporate Business Development, NEC
Abstract:
The OpenFlow protocol eliminates the need for traditional distributed protocols by pushing the network’s intelligence into the application stack. In this talk, we discuss how networks of OpenFlow devices differ from traditional implementations in design, utilization, power, and space consumption. We will also cover how OpenFlow networks can simplify the deployment of new services, as well as describing criteria to assess deployment options for devices.
About the Presenter
Don Clark is Director of Business Development at NEC Corporation of America, where he led the development of its OpenFlow networking business from research to commercial deployment. His responsibilities include global business development, strategic sales, and product management. Don has over ten years of experience in bringing disruptive technologies to market, leading to the creation of several new product lines and venture backed spinoffs. Before joining NEC, Don was an equity analyst at Polynous Capital Management and AIM Funds. Don is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Degree in Economics from UC Davis.
About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America is a leading provider of innovative IT, network and communications products and solutions. Empowered by innovation, its solutions, products and services are backed by the leadership and expertise of one of the most successful global companies with more than 100 years of history. NEC Corporation of America delivers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services to carrier and both SMB and large enterprise clients across multiple vertical industries. For more information, see www.necam.com. |
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11:00-11:20 |
Questions and Answers |
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About the Chairperson:
Craig Matsumoto is West Coast Editor for Light Reading, covering routers, Carrier and high-speed Ethernet, optical networking, cloud computing, and semiconductors. Among Silicon Valley’s most highly respected technical journalists, he joined Light Reading in 2002. He previously spent seven years with EE Times, focusing on semiconductors and optical networking. He has also written for the San Jose Business Journal and the Fresno Business Journal. |
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Session 1-102: Video Systems Chairperson: Tom Williams, RTC Magazine
Paper Presenters:
Next Generation Video Systems on ATCA
James Awad,Marketing Director, Octasic
A TCO Analysis of Video Transcoding Solutions
Nikos Kyriopoulos, Director of Product Marketing, Media Excel
Control and Data Plane Performance on ATCA Platforms
Sven Freudenfeld, Business Development Telecom, Kontron
Case Studies in Media Processing Application Architectures
Brian Carr, Strategic Marketing Manager, Emerson Network Power
using Intel Processors with RapidIO for Servers, Networking, and High-Performance Computing in ATCA
Dev Paul, Senior Product Manager, IDT
Session Description:
Video data puts extreme demands on communications systems. Files are large, and transmission must occur rapidly. Slow performance or high error rates show up immediately in what the user sees, and gets a quick negative response. Meanwhile, demand for video systems keeps rising with users wanting to download movies or videos, watch television programs on mobile devices, and interpret video from cameras for surveillance or intelligence. The result has been considerable attention paid to improving video performance on AdvancedTCA systems through accelerators, high-performance interfaces, and other methods.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software designers, video specialists, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, hardware and software engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Tom Williams in Editor-in-Chief of RTC Magazine, where he focuses on embedded and real-time system design. He has over 20 years of editorial experience, including stints with Embedded Software Design, Electronic Design, Computer Design, InfoWorld, and Dr. Dobb’s Journal. His specialties include embedded software design, processor architectures, and board-level technologies. He received a degree from Washington University (St. Louis, MO) before the really smart people started going there. |
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10:00-11:20am |
Session 2-102: Telecom Applications Chairperson: Viswa Sharma, PSImast
Paper Presenters:
Bringing Data Center Management to ATCA Technology
Chris Engels, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Emerson Network Power
Top Ten Issues for Developing Network Management Platforms for ATCA Systems
John Humphreys, Director of Marketing, Tail-f Systems
SCOPE Alliance Highlights and Updates
Brian Moore, Technical Chair of the SCOPE Alliance and Fellow of the Technical Staff at Motorola Solutions
Virtual Telco-Grade Chassis
Joe Kidder, Enea
High Performance ATCA 100Gb/s Packet Processing
Toby Foster, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Freescale Semiconductro
Session Description:
Telco and enterprise end users, marketing managers, design and communications specialists, consultants, design service providers and systems integrators, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, hardware designers, software designers, systems analysts, technology managers, and test engineers.
Intended Audience:
Telco and enterprise end users, marketing managers, design and communications specialists, consultants, design service providers and systems integrators, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, hardware designers, software designers, systems analysts, technology managers, and test engineers.
About the Chairperson:
Viswa Sharma is President and Founder of PsiMast, a company that is developing Network on Chips products. He has over 30 years of experience developing high-performance and fault tolerant computing systems, circuit and packet switching systems, network processors, and flexible logic packet processors. He has ten patents issued and more pending. He was previously a co-founder and COO/CTO at CorEdge Networks, where he pioneered its industry leading AdvancedTCA/MicroTCA components and system products. |
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11:20am-Noon |
OPEN - Keynote 1: ATCA for Next Generation Voice/Packet Networks in Hyperconnected Environment Speaker: Staffan Skogby, Huawei
Introducer: Ernie Bergstrom, Crystal Cube Consulting
Abstract:
This presentation focuses on telecom segment and hardware platform requirements. It also deals with the reasons and rationale for applications to migrate to a single core concept. The issues covered include the following questions. What are the challenges for and drivers for the telecom network? How can such challenges be addressed via platform evolution? What characterizes the current situation and what are the next steps to be undertaken? What are the current challenges in the control and media planes? What are the needs of ATCA over the next five years to support the evolution of telecom networks?
About the Speaker:
Staffan Skogby is a senior product manager for core network platforms. He is currently working in the Huawei core network R&D unit in Stockholm, where he is responsible for collecting platform market requirements from major European operators. .Before joining Huawei in 2008 he worked at Ericsson in various positions, including strategic product management for telecom platforms. Previously, he was responsible for telecoms platform strategy and product management at Ericsson’s Multimedia Business Unit.
He is on the board of directors for the SCOPE Alliance – currently holding the position of marketing co-chair officer. He is also on OpenSAF Foundation board of directors - currently holding the position of secretary. Staffan has 30 years of experience in the telecom and embedded systems industry, including numerous positions within product management and R&D. He is inventor of 3 patents for software platform systems. Staffan holds a Master of Science from Royal Institute of Technology and an MBA from School of Business in Stockholm.
About Huawei:
Huawei is a leading telecom solutions provider. Through continuous customer-centric innovation, we have established end-to-end advantages in telecom networks, global services, and devices. With comprehensive strengths in wireline, wireless and IP technologies, Huawei has gained a leading position in the All-IP convergence age. Our products and solutions have been deployed in over 140 countries and have served 45 of the world's top 50 telecom operators, as well as one third of the world's population.
Huawei's vision is to enrich life through communication. By leveraging our experience and expertise in the telecom sector, we help bridge the digital divide and provide people the opportunity to join the information age, regardless of their geographic origin. In order to address the increasingly prominent climate challenges, Huawei has deployed a wide range of green solutions that enable customers to reduce power consumption and carbon emissions, contributing to the sustainable development of the society, economy, and the environment.
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2:00-2:30pm |
OPEN - Keynote 2: Future Navy Systems Technology Speaker: Dr. Roger D. Boss, SPAWAR
Chairperson: Joe Pavlat, PICMG
Abstract:
SPAWAR’s goal is to further the US Navy’s vision for information dominance in which information becomes a strong warfighting capability and warfighting wholeness replaces sub-optimal stovepipes. Current challenges includes shrinking budgets, speed of technical advances, interoperability, technology maturity and usability, and maintaining alignment with coalition partners. The evolution is clearly toward non-proprietary and virtualized hardware and cloud services. Our emphasis must be on services-based systems, open architectures, and Web interfaces and mobile applications. Widget enabled C4ISR is the future. Bandwidth is a huge challenge, as demands for it are increasing daily. Areas of current interest include persistent ISR, cyber, and C4ISR in degraded or compromised environments.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Roger Boss is currently the Deputy SPAWAR Chief Technology Officer, Pacific, the Head of the S&T Forecasting, Assessment, and Technology Division, and the Discovery and Invention Business Portfolio Manager. His previous duties have included evaluation, selection, and oversight for SSC Pacific in-house research and development projects, serving as the Deputy of Operations for the Research and Applied Sciences Department, serving as the Chair of the SSC Pacific Science and Technology Advisory Board, serving on Center panels including the Business Development Board, Steering Committee, Corporate Operation Group, and Center Initiatives Group, as well as serving as the Liaison to Industry for SSC Pacific. He has been with SPAWAR and its predecessor organizations for over 25 years.
He has published 25 peer reviewed papers and holds 5 patents. His awards include the Waldo Semon Scholarship, the L.L. Quill Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Fellowship, and the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He has a BS in Chemistry from Kent State University and a PhD in Chemistry from Michigan State University. Dr. Boss, a native Ohioan, received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Kent State University in 1980 and his Doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1985.
About SPAWAR
The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is one of three major Department of the Navy acquisition commands. SPAWAR delivers higher-end Navy information technology products and services to the fleet and other US Department of Defense stakeholders. As the Navy’s Information Dominance systems command, SPAWAR designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities. With more than 8,900 active duty military and civil service professionals located around the world and close to the fleet, Team SPAWAR is at the forefront of research, engineering, acquisition and support services that provide vital decision superiority to our forces at the right time and for the right cost. Under the command of Rear Admiral Pat Brady, SPAWAR is working to fully realize its efforts to provide increased value to the Navy in the coming years. For more information, see www.spawar.navy.mil. |
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Session 1-103: Meeting Your System Availability Needs — OpenSAF to the Rescue Organizer: Mike Houston, Director of Marketing, GoAhead Software
Chairperson: Sara Biyabani, Independent Consultant
Panelists:
John Fryer, VP Business Development, GoAhead Software
Christopher Price, Ericsson
Patrick MacCartee, Director Product Management, MonaVista Software
Bob Applegate,Software Engineer / Sr. Principal Leader, Mission Solutions Engineering
Course Description:
Many telecom and military applications have availability requirements, that is, they must be up and working almost all the time. How can you meet such requirements on a tight schedule without busting your budget?
High availability middleware from OpenSAF can help. It lets you determine what resources your system has available and create a plan for coping with failures and downtime. It is field-tested and ready for easy installation on AdvancedTCA platforms. And it is being used now by industry leaders such as Ericsson and Polaris Wireless. Best of all, it is open source so you can download it for free! This session will focus on what OpenSAF can do for your project and how to get started with it. Experts from GoAhead Software, Wind River Systems, and other companies will help you get more 9s in less time!
Intended Audience:
Software and systems engineers, hardware and software designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Organizer:
Mike Houston is Director of Marketing at GoAhead Software, a leading developer of high-availability software. He is also Marketing WorkGroup Chairman for the OpenSAF Foundation. Before joining GoAhead in 2009, he held senior product management and marketing positions at Microsoft, Telesym, Sotto Wireless, and SparkPlug Communications. He holds a Master’s in Science and Management from MIT.
About the Chairperson:
Sara Biyabani is an independent consultant with 20 years of industry experience, specializing in computer systems architecture and operating systems performance. She is currently working on mobile embedded Linux systems. Sara chairs the Information Technology Task Force Architecture Subgroup of IEEE P2030 (SmartGrid Standard). She has a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science & Physics and a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering. |
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OPEN - Session 2-103: AdvancedTCA /MicroTCA Design Tips in 60 Minutes Presenter: Chuck Byers
Course Description:
Well-known AdvancedTCA/MicroTCA expert Chuck Byers of Cisco Systems will provide a whirlwind tour of the latest useful techniques for modular system designs. The session is aimed at those who are familiar with the basic concepts of AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA. Attending the session will give participants an appreciation for design tradeoffs, likely problems, and practical solutions. This year’s presentation has updated content in areas such as 40 and 100 Gb/s interconnect, AdvancedTCA Extensions, media processing, and cloud computing. . Subjects will include:
- Standards-based modular platforms
- AdvancedTCA vs. MicroTCA vs. AdvancedTCA Extensions
- COTS vs. custom-design
- System partitioning
- Backplane topologies
- Subsidary specifications
- Elements (fabrics, CPUs, DSPs, NPUs, I/O, storage)
- Cooling techniques
- Power subsystem design
- Mechanical packaging
- System management
- Middleware
- Operating systems
- Applications software
- Design methodologies
- Testing techniques
- Cost reduction methods
- Ways to reduce time to market
- System architecture and evolution
And much more. Just one or two of Chuck’s points can make the entire conference worthwhile (and besides, the session is free!). If you’ve got an AdvancedTCA or MicroTCA project underway or in the works, this is the place for you to be!
About the Instructor:
Chuck Byers is a Technical Leader and Platform Architect with Cisco’s Media Experience and Analytics Business Unit. He works on the architecture and implementation of high definition video and signal processing equipment for telepresence, analytics, and enterprise multimedia applications. Before joining Cisco, he was a Bell Labs Fellow at Alcatel-Lucent. During his 26 years in the telecommunications industry, he has made significant contributions in voice switching, broadband access, converged networks, VoIP, multimedia, and platforms. He holds 46 US patents. He has also been a leader in standards bodies, including serving as a founding member of PICMG’s AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, MicroTCA, and AdvancedTCA Extensions subcommittees. Mr. Byers received his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an MSEE from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. |
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Chairperson: Joe Pavlat, PICMG
Presenter: Roger Boss, SPAWAR
Course Description:
What is the Navy looking for in communications, control, and computer equipment? What specifications and standards must the equipment meet? What are the requirements for reliability? What level of integration does the Navy require? What does the Navy expect from COTS providers and how does it see the tradeoffs between COTS and mil-spec equipment changing? What will future requirements be in terms of capabilities and characteristics? Will there be more interest in power consumption and green design? Will future contracts place more emphasis on open standards, modularity, flexibility, and maintainability and less on costs? These are among the questions we would expect to hear at this open session.
Intended Audience:
Program managers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems and hardware engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Roger Boss is currently the Deputy SPAWAR Chief Technology Officer, Pacific, the Head of the S&T Forecasting, Assessment, and Technology Division, and the Discovery and Invention Business Portfolio Manager. His previous duties have included evaluation, selection, and oversight for SSC Pacific in-house research and development projects, serving as the Deputy of Operations for the Research and Applied Sciences Department, serving as the Chair of the SSC Pacific Science and Technology Advisory Board, serving on Center panels including the Business Development Board, Steering Committee, Corporate Operation Group, and Center Initiatives Group, as well as serving as the Liaison to Industry for SSC Pacific. He has been with SPAWAR and its predecessor organizations for over 25 years.
He has published 25 peer reviewed papers and holds 5 patents. His awards include the Waldo Semon Scholarship, the L.L. Quill Fellowship, a National Science Foundation Fellowship, and the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He has a BS in Chemistry from Kent State University and a PhD in Chemistry from Michigan State University. Dr. Boss, a native Ohioan, received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Kent State University in 1980 and his Doctorate in Analytical Chemistry from Michigan State University in 1985. |
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OPEN - Plenary: AdvancedTCA Intel Processor Board Shopping Extravaganza (featuring latest boards) Chairperson: Nathan Brookwood, Insight 64
Panelists:
Rob Pettigrew, Emerson Network Power
Peter Marek, Technical Director, Advantech
John Long, Product Line Manager, Radisys
Sven Freudenfeld, Business Development Telecom, Kontron
Session Description
The latest Intel processors have become a driving force in AdvancedTCA processor boards. Who has the chip with the most cores and the highest throughput? This session will allow board makers to talk about their current lineup of Intel CPU boards and their future plans. They’ll discuss performance, power dissipation, special features, and cost, so you’ll learn how their boards will fit into your applications.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, hardware and software engineers, systems engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Nathan Brookwood is Research Fellow at Insight 64, a semiconductor consulting firm. He has worked for and with suppliers of mainframes, minicomputers, personal computers, and semiconductors, and he has analyzed and commented on the industry (and produced many loads of bird manure) from perches at D.H. Brown Associates and Dataquest. Mr. Brookwood has also held marketing management positions at Micronics Computers, a PC component supplier, the Advanced Processor Division of Intergraph, Convergent Technologies, Prime Computer, and Digital Equipment. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from MIT and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business. |
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7:30-9:00pm |
OPEN - Beer, Pizza and Chat with the Experts Organizers: R.J. McLaren, Schroff/Pentair and tony Romero, PT
Table Leaders:
Hardware Platform Management
Mark Overgaard, President, Pigeon Point Systems
MicroTCA
Heiko Koerte, Director Sales and Marketing, N.A.T.
Military/Defense Applications
Paul Virgo, Director of Marketing, Emerson Network Power
Wireless Systems
Edward Young, Managing Director, CommAgility
Infrastructure
R.J. McLaren, Schroff/Pentair
Telecom Applications
Chuck Byers, Platform Architect, Cisco Systems and Jari Korhonen, Head of Core Platform Hardware, Nokia Siemens Networks
Software
Joe Kidder, Enea
Video Applications
Peter Marek, Technical Director, Advantech
Hardware
Jeff Marden, Senior Technologiest, GE Intelligent Platforms and Tony Romero, PT
Interconnect
Dev Paul, Senior Product Manager, IDT, Kent Lusted, Architect, Intel
Multicores
Tim Summers, Network Products Division Manager, Freescale Semiconductor
Session Description:
This session will give attendees a chance to discuss a wide variety of subjects in an informal atmosphere and ask questions of experts in specific areas. Table subjects will include next-generation network applications, MicroTCA, hardware platform management, embedded Linux, thermal management, marketing issues, multicore applications, military/defense applications, infrastructure, hardware, and wireless systems. Attendees are welcome to move from table to table during the session, increasing their exposure to different subjects. Beer, wine, soft drinks, and pizza will be served to promote informality and encourage networking. Emphasis will be on frequently asked questions, best practices, hints and warnings, major issues, and key products and standards.
Intended Audience:
Hardware designers, project engineers, software designers, software engineers, technology managers, communications equipment designers, systems analysts and integrators, engineering managers, consultants, design specialists, design service providers, product managers, marketing communications specialists, and test engineers.
About the Organizers:
RJ McLaren is the Senior Systems Architect for Schroff, a division of Schroff/Pentair, and has 7 years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry. RJ has worked as an Application Engineer, Program Manager, and Market Manager, and in Project Engineering roles for standards based equipment with a current focus on AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA products. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Northwest Nazarene University.
Tony Romero is a Senior Product Manager at PT. He has worked extensively in system architecture and product development for both CompactPCI and MicroTCA platforms. His current responsibilities include managing application-ready systems, comprised of platforms with power and cooling, system management (IPMI-based), computer, storage/video and IO modules, and the NexusWare operating system and development environment. Tony has previous experience with Intel, Ziatech, and Dell. |
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8:30-9:45am |
Session 1-201: Introducing the New AdvancedTCA Extensions Chairperson: Dave Simonson, Simonson Technology Services
Paper Presenters:
Mike Thompson, Principal Engineer, Schroff/Pentair
Mark Overgaard, Founder/CTO, Pigeon Point Systems
Chuck Byers, Platform Architect - Digital Media Systems Division, Cisco Systems
Kevin Bross, Modular Systems Architect, Intel
Elke Waltz, Elma Electronic
Chris Engels, Emerson Network Power
Session Description:
The AdvancedTCA Extensions increase the capabilities of AdvancedTCA for use beyond the telecom central office, including network data centers. The idea is to raise the platform’s power and compute density. Aims include providing for large-capacity DIMMs, multiple processors, double-width boards, and systems with blades plugged into the front and rear. The extensions will allow throughput and power capacities per blade and per system that far exceed current levels.
Intended Audience:
Hardware designers and managers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Dave Simonson is founder and president of Simonson Technology Services, a training and system development company. He has been working with computer systems since 1969. His background includes architecture, hardware and software development, sales, marketing, and program management. He has extensive experience in both training and development with AdvancedTCA systems. Dave has previous experience with Amdahl, Ingres, and Schlumberger. He has developed many software products, technical training courses, and documentation packages. |
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8:30-9:45am |
Session 2-201: LTE/Wireless Applications Chairperson: Jim Harrison, electronic Products Magazine
“A cumulative total of nearly $250 billion is forecast to be spent on mobile infrastructure during the 5 years 2011 to 2015….Combined, LTE and WiMAX equipment spending is forecast by Infonetics to grow at a 46% 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010 to 2015.” – Infonetics Research, September 2011
Presenters:
Completing the Baseband Chain in MicroTCA
Edward Young, Managing Director, CommAgility
Solving the Bandwidth and Performance Challenge inthe LTE Core
Sven Freudenfeld, Business Development Telecom, Kontron
40G ATCA: Lowering LTE's Cost Per Bit
Andrew Alleman, CTO, Radisys
A MicroTCA LTE Enterprise Femto Basestation
Tim Summers, Networking Products Division Manager, Freescale Semiconductor
Session Description:
LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the dominant standard for next-generation mobile networks. It provides for downlink peak rates of at least 100 Mbps and uplink rates of at least 50 Mbps, well above 3G systems. It offers extensive features in areas such as error correction and scalable spectral bandwidth for consumer, industrial, and military applications. LTE networks are entering into deployment around the world, and equipment for them is a major application of AdvancedTCA platforms. This session will discuss the use of AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, and MicroTCA in creating cost-effective, powerful, and readily expandible LTE networks.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software engineers and designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, wireless systems specialists, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Mr. Harrison has been an editor with Hearst Business Media’s Electronics Products Magazine for over five years. Jim covers digital integrated circuits, computer peripherals, software design, and single board computer technologies. He was previously Chief Engineer at Lincoln Engineering, a consulting firm specializing in electronic component engineering. Earlier in his career, Jim was a Manager at Nokia Broadband Systems Division in Petaluma, CA for five years, and then held the same position with Calix Networks. Mr. Harrison has also held senior design engineering and engineering management positions with industrial automation and scientific instrumentation companies since 1989. |
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8:30-9:45am |
Session 3-201: xtCA for Physics Chairperson: Ray Larsen, Systems Project Manager - I&C Division, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University
Presenters:
Brief Descriptions of New Hardware Extensions PICMG 3.8 and MTCA.4
Bob Downing, R.W. Downing Inc., President, and Augustus Lowell, Triple Ring Technologies
xTCA Development Porgrams for the New Superconducting Light Source at DESY
Tomasz Jezynski, Member of Technical Staff, DESY and Ray Larsen, Deputy Head of the Accelerator Egineering Division, SLAC (presented by Ray Larsen, SLAC)
Progress in Defining Physics Software Architectures and Protocols for ATCA and MTCA.4 Standards and Guidelines
Gus Lowell, Director and Chief System Architect, Triple Ring Technologies
ATCA/MTCA Applications Initiatives for Physics by the PICMG Lab-Industry Collaboration
Ray Larsen, Systems Project Manager, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Session Description:
The xTCA for Physics Coordinating Committee Technical Subcommittee (CCTS) was successfully formed in 2009. Its membership includes researchers from laboratories around the world, including SLAC, Fermilab, and DESY. It is focused on hardware, software, and firmware architectures, as well as packaging and interconnect decisions, for large machine control systems in a wide range of physics applications and instrumentation projects.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software engineers and designers, laboratory and scientific instrumentation specialists, system engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, consultants, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Ray Larsen is Systems Project Manager, I&C Division, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University with special coordination and oversight duties for the Power Conversion and Controls Department. He is also Chairperson of the PICMG xTCA for Physics Coordinating Committee. His specialty technical areas are engineering management, electronics modular system standards, high availability electronics systems, solid state electronics, accelerator controls, high pulsed power systems, interlocks and controls. He holds two patents and has over 100 technical publications and articles. Additionally, Ray is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Past President of the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and developer of a SLAC program for embedded systems training for technicians at Foothill Community College. He heads an IEEE Humanitarian Challenge (HTC) working group called Reliable Electricity Community Solutions which seeks to develop synergistic partnerships to define and execute programs in developing countries that can become owned and operated by communities while demonstrating sustainable long-term growth. |
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10:00-11:00am |
OPEN - Session 1-202: Market Research - Current AdvancedTCA/MicroTCA Market Conditions: Issues, Trends, Forecasts, and Expectations Presenter: Jonathan Hastings, VDC Research
Course Description:
How large will the AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA markets be? What are the forecasts for key vertical segments such as communications and networking, military/aerospace, industrial and process automation, and medical? VDC, a leading market research firm focused on embedded technology, will examine the adoption patterns of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA, highlight where they will be deployed, and discuss likely trends for future growth.
Embedded Hardware and Systems Analyst Jon Hastings of VDC Research Group will cover:
- Current market opportunities
- Market forecasts
- User requirements driving adoption
- Market development opportunities
Jon will share findings from VDC’s in-depth supplier and user research. The goal is to help attendees leverage independent market data collected from global AdvancedTCA/AMC suppliers and users to guide product planning and marketing.
About the Presenter:
Jon Hastings is an Analyst for Embedded Hardware and Systems at VDC Research. His studies have covered embedded processors (CPUs, DSPs, and FPGAs), board computers, and systems. He frequently blogs on the VDC website as well. He was previously part of VDC’s Industrial Automation practice. Before joining VDC, he worked in the aerospace industry including an engineering position at General Electric Aviation. He holds a BSME degree from Brown University (Providence, RI).
About Venture Development Corporation:
VDC Research Group, in business since 1971, is a leading source of market research for embedded systems and many applications markets. The company provides market research, tactical reviews, strategic analysis, and consulting services to technology companies worldwide. For more information, see vdcresearch.com/.
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10:00-11:00am |
OPEN - Session 2-202: Military / Defense / Aerospace Applications Rich Fetik, Data Confidential
Paper Presenters:
Industry Collaborations deploy ATCA Technology onto the Battlefield
Paul VIrgo, Director of Marketing, Emerson Network Power
Virtualization: From Commercial to Command and Control
John Long, Product Line Manager, Radisys
ATCA Storage Blades in Military Applications
Steve Looby, Director Product Management, SANBlaze Technology
Rugged MicroTCA
Mark Leibowitz, Hardware Manager - MCDS Programs, BAE Systems
Course Description:
Military/defense applications have become an important area for AdvancedTCA. Its combination of modularity, open standards, high performance, ability to handle the latest components and interfaces, and large ecosystem make it ideal for military systems used in net-centric warfare, communications, intelligence, and control. New specifications have extended AdvancedTCA into more rugged environments, and contractors now have more experience using it in a variety of applications. This session will deal with deployment on the battlefield itself, the extension of commercial technologies to the military world in the AdvancedTCA environment, and the use of modular components in military applications.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software engineers and designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, systems engineers, systems analysts and integrators, military systems designers and specialists, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Chairperson:
Richard Fetik, CISSP, is a recognized security expert and is CEO and founder of Data Confidential, a security consultancy focusing on data confidentiality, system reliability, and reductions in operating costs. He is an expert at designing security into the real world, including embedded systems and devices as well as traditional IT systems. Rich has broad product experience from design and development through market introduction and evangelism. He is also the inventor of a new security model that includes the patented storage firewall and other technologies that change the game in information security, and provide protection against spyware and other malware. |
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Chairperson: Kevin Bross, Modular Systems Architect, Intel
Presenter: Bon Pipkin, Area Manager - Common Systems Equipment Standards Group, AT&T
Course Description:
What are the major telcos looking for from equipment makers? What are their requirements and constraints? What standards must they meet now and in the future? What do they expect equipment makers to provide and what would they rather handle on their own? What level of testing do they expect from equipment makers? What reliability requirements do they have? What are they current specifying or planning for energy conservation and green design? What requirements do they have for installation, maintenance, and documentation? What are the major application areas? What kind of markets do they foresee? These are among the questions we would expect to hear at this open session.
Intended Audience:
Program managers, engineering managers, communications and telecom equipment designers, systems and hardware engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, technology managers, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Presenter:
Bon Pipkin is Area Manager for AT&T’s Common Equipment Standards Group. He focuses on AT&T equipment requirements, particularly with regard to NEBS, lead-free products, energy, and other standards. His group sets equipment physical standards and evaluates new technologies for compliance for local telephone providers, Internet services, and advanced services. |
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11:10-11:40am |
OPEN - Keynote 3: Assessing AdvancedTCA Product Compliance at AT&T Speaker: Bon Pipkin, AT&T
Introducer: Kevin Bross, Intel
Abstract:
AT&T is receiving more network products from telecommunications manufacturers that are AdvancedTCA-based solutions. This presentation will give a brief overview of AT&T equipment design standards, describe how they apply to AdvancedTCA-based products, and discuss challenges for obtaining compliance for AdvancedTCA-based platforms. Recent changes to industry and AT&T standards and other issues relevant to the manufacturing of telecom products to meet compliance standards will be discussed. The emphasis will be on service provider and equipment manufacturer’s thermal management of high heat products.
About the Speaker:
Bon Pipkin has over thirty years in the communications industry. He is an Area Manager with AT&T Global Engineering Support and manages a team of subject matter experts in the area of network infrastructure standards.
The SMEs in Mr. Pipkin’s team participate in and lead telecommunications industry standards bodies that develop environmental, electrical and physical requirements for the design and installation of communications network equipment and infrastructure. The team also establishes the specific infrastructure and equipment requirements adopted by AT&T in support of domestic and international wireline and wireless networks.
Mr. Pipkin has experience as a subject matter expert in communications equipment airborne contaminants as well as ambient temperature, humidity and altitude standards.
About AT&T:
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates – AT&T operating companies – are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, and voice services. A leader in mobile broadband, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T | DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at www.att.com. |
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11:40am-12:10pm |
OPEN - Keynote 4: How Modular Platforms Help Support the Growth of Video in Networks Speaker: Satish Gannu, Cisco Systems
Introducer: Joe McDevitt, PICMG
Abstract:
The keynote will begin with an overview of how video has become the dominant traffic type on the Internet. This includes YouTube-like services, Over The Top entertainment video, and increasingly, business applications such as telepresence meetings, training, security, and interactive customer care. We will discuss how rich media services will transform business by showing several use cases, with an emphasis on ones that use live real-time video and advanced analytics. The challenges of deploying media networks at scale will be considered next, along with how modular platforms such as AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC can greatly improve their performance, efficiency, and cost of ownership. Finally, we will look briefly at the implementation tradeoffs for the Cisco Media Experience 5600 platform, which leverages the AdvancedTCA and AdvancedMC standards to provide world-class media processing and analytics capabilities.
About the Speaker:
Satish Gannu is Senior Director of Engineering in Cisco’s Media Experience and Analytics Business Unit. He leads the engineering team responsible for Cisco’s Media Processing family of products that provide any-to-any Media Transformation, advanced real-time Media Processing, and a telepresence recording platform. He is heavily involved in the impact of video proliferation in the enterprise, the challenges of finding and displaying videos, and speech and video analytics. With Cisco for 18 years, he was previously Director of Engineering in the Security Technology Group. He holds 5 patents. He received an MS in Computer Science from The University of Memphis (TN).
About Cisco Systems:
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Information about the company can be found at www.cisco.com. |
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2:00-3:15pm |
OPEN - Session 1-203: 10 Years of AdvancedTCA: A Retrospective Chairperson: Joe Pavlat, PICMG
Panelists:
Mark Overgaard,Founder and CTO, Pigeon Point Systems
Chuck Byers, Platform Architect - Digital Media Systems Division, Cisco Systems
Rob Pettigrew, Director of Marketing / Communications Vertical, Emerson Network Power
Asif Naseem, President & COO, GoAhead Software
Chuck Hill, Chief Architect, Radisys
Anthony Ambrose, Independent Consultant (most recently VP/GM - Communications Networks, Radisys)
Course Description:
It has now been 10 years since the first meeting that set the stage for AdvancedTCA. During that period, AdvancedTCA has become the most successful embedded specification in history with wide uses throughout the telecom industry. All the major TEMs now use it extensively and most other telecom suppliers use it exclusively. Military/defense, instrumentation, and other applications have appeared as well. This session will review the 10 years of progress and discuss its highlights and the issues that remain unresolved. It will also cover future plans and discuss where AdvancedTCA markets and technologies will be heading.
Intended Audience:
Hardware and software designers, engineering managers, communications equipment designers, hardware and software engineers, systems analysts and integrators, marketing and product engineers and managers, marketing communications and marketing specialists, technology managers, test engineers, telco and enterprise end users, consultants, design and communications specialists, and design service providers.
About the Presenter:
Joe Pavlat is President and Chairman of PICMG, an Industry consortium that develops open standards for the embedded systems market. He is also Editorial Director for CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems magazine. A long-time leader in the embedded computing industry, he has previous experience with Motorola and Pro-Log. He received his BS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin. |
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3:30-5:00pm |
OPEN - Session 1-204: Top Ten Things You Need to Know about AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA Today
Chairperson: Ernie Bergstrom, Crystal Cube Consulting
Panellists:
Dave Simonson, President, Simonson Technology
John Fryer, VP Business Development, GoAhead Software
Rob Pettigrew, Director of Marketing - Communications Vertical, Emerson Network Power
Andrew Alleman, CTO, Radisys
Heiko Koerte, N.A.T
Session Description:
What are the key pieces of information you should know about AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA? Panelists in this session will each offer several suggestions. We will then have a question and answer period and request additional contributions from the audience. Finally, we will take a vote on a list of the top 10 to be posted on the AdvancedTCA Summit website.
About the Chairperson:
Ernie Bergstrom is Founder and President of Crystal Cube Consulting, an analyst firm focused on AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, MicroTCA, and high-speed switch fabrics. He has over 25 years of industry experience including previous positions as a Senior Research Analyst for In-Stat and marketing manager and system engineer for Verizon (formerly GTE).
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