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Date: 9/17/2008 10:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m. London
Event: Network Data Center: Targeted Data Center Technologies for Telecom Network Efficiencies*
Sponsors: HP
Host: Simon Hill, Events Editor, Light Reading
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Service providers are migrating to next-generation converged networks with the network data center as the focus for delivering and managing emerging IP and Web-based services. Network data centers are the facilities used to house computer systems and associated components to provide telecommunications-based services and applications. HP’s Network Data Center (NDC) program provides the core building blocks to deploy telecom applications with data center efficiencies, leveraging HP technologies, methodologies, and services. Join HP on Wednesday, September 17, at 10:00 a.m. New York / 3:00 p.m. London time and let HP highlight some of the opportunities and challenges of converging networks.

*This is a custom Webinar. Light Reading does not endorse the subject matter supplied by HP.


Date: 9/18/2008 2:00 p.m. New York / 7:00 p.m. London
Event: Fiber Extensions for Cable: An Overview of RFoG
Sponsors: Cisco, CommScope, Hitachi, Salira
Host: Alan Breznick, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
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Seeking the best of both worlds, cable engineers are exploring ways to add fiber extensions to conventional HFC networks without disrupting their existing cable headends, modems, and set-top boxes. “Radio frequency over glass” (RFoG) is the most prominent of those efforts, with SCTE now drafting standards, equipment vendors developing solutions, and several MSOs testing the concept. This webinar gives an overview of how the technology works, examines what costs would be involved, and goes on to discuss the benefits and what cable operators would use these fiber extensions for.


Date: 9/23/2008 8:00 a.m. New York / 1:00 p.m. London
Event: Euro-Event: Multiplay Service Validation Throughout the Lifecycle*
Sponsors: Agilent Technologies
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Please note: This webinar will be run at a Euro-Friendly Time.

With the convergence of voice, video, and data services over a single IP network infrastructure, equipment manufacturers and service providers must contend with new challenges, as the services compete with each other for finite bandwidth and resources within the network. Each multiplay service has distinct quality of service (QOS) and quality of experience (QOE) requirements, leading to different metrics for evaluating service quality. Furthermore, different types of measurements are appropriate at different points in the deployment lifecycle: pre-deployment lab testing, monitoring and troubleshooting, installation, and maintenance. This Webinar will give technical details on some of the metrics that can be used for different services at various points in the lifecycle. A case study will be presented to illustrate recommended testing methodologies and example results.