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We live in exciting times, where the pace of innovation and change is increasing rapidly and can make or break a company’s future in months.  Mobility continues to be a driving force in our economy, as well as our everyday lives.  5G is expected to contribute greater than $100B to the economy within the next ten years; yet there is too little understanding of what it is, what it can do, how it will be used, and what comes next. The objective of the IEEE Future Networks Webinar Series is to expand this understanding and to be the first point of learning for all things related to 5G and beyond. These webinars will be offered around the globe to both IEEE members and non-members.

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IEEE Future Networks Learning Series - 5G/6G 2023 Now & in the Future Edition
21-22 September 2023 09:00 AM - 12:30 AM EDT
Virtual

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IEEE Future Networks Technical are hosting a virtual 5G/6G Tutorial covering the state of networks today and into the future. It is part of the IEEE Future Networks Tutorial Series, a global IEEE sponsored movement in the form of one or multi-day tutorials designed to demystify 5G and beyond technologies and train technology and industry teams on upcoming future networks.

IEEE Future Networks Tutorial - 5G/6G 2023 Now & in the Future Edition will feature a number of tutorial style presentations by Wireless Networks experts from both academia and industry discussing on the way forward beyond 5G that have been selected out of many speakers since 2018 who have presented tutorials in the past. It is an excellent opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and students from both academia and industry to learn about the latest advances on some of the hottest topics in 5G; such as URLLC, Massive MIMO, Industry 4.0, V2X communication, and Machine Learning.

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Agenda - 22 September 2023 (below times are EDT / New York)
9:00 – 9:10	Welcome  Dr. Amruthur Narasimhan Ph.D., CISSP, IEEE Future Networks Education WG Tutorial Co-Chair
9:10 – 10:25	A Fresh Concept of Software-Resemblant Hardware Based on Micro/Nano Technologies to Enable 6G and Future Networks  Jacopo Iannacci,Italy  60 minute video followed by 15 minute live Q&A  on-demand video | presentation
10:25 – 12:10	Physical and Virtual world – Bridging the gap in 6G  Krishnamurthy Raghunandan, MTA, NY, USA  90 minute video followed by 15 minute live Q&A  on-demand video part 1 part 2 | presentation
12:10 – 12:20	Closing  Dr. Amruthur Narasimhan Ph.D., CISSP, IEEE Future Networks Education WG Tutorial Co-Chair

 

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Dr. Amruthur Narasimhan Ph.D., CISSP (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), IEEE Future Networks Education WG Tutorial Co-Chair Dr. Amruthur Narasimhan Ph.D., CISSP is a consultant in Information Security, Cyber Security and privacy areas.  He has over 25 years of experience in System Engineering, Architecture, Technical Leadership and Management, Software Development, Communication Protocols, and Project Management.  Narasimhan has professionally trained students in System Engineering, Network Architecture, Security Protocols, Communication Protocols, VOIP security and WLAN security.  He has held various positions in multinational companies: Software Engineer Manager Chief at SAIC, Security Consultant at Northrop Grumman, President of Amrutek Services, Technical Manager at Avaya, Principal Technical Staff Member at AT&T, and Associate Professor in Department of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. Narasimhan was chair of the IEEE conference on Mobile Security/Cyber Security and Privacy held in 2014 and 2015.  Narasimhan has received IEEE third Millennium Medal for contributions in Electronic Commerce and Multimedia Technology in May 2000.  He has received IEEE Region 1 award for technical achievement in 2002 for eBusiness and Internet Technologies.  He has IEEE Region 1 award for technical achievements for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence Technology in 1997. He has been coordinator and speaker for various IEEE conferences on VoIP security, WLAN security and Multimedia security. Narasimhan was chair of IEEE NJ coast section consultant’s network, chair of IEEE NJ Coast Section PACE, Chair of IEEE NJ Coast Section (1996-2002) and Chair of IEEE NJ Computer Chapter (1993-1996). Narasimhan has good communication skills being a coach for Dale Carnegie courses on Human relations.  He has graduated as Competent Toast Master in Public Speaking from Toast Masters International. Narasimhan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).  Narasimhan possesses Ph.D. in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, one of the prestigious institutions in India.

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Title: Introduction to 5G Applications - Now and Future

Abstract: 5G, the fifth generation of mobile connectivity, entered the scene in 2019 with much fanfare. Intended to be more than just a speed increase for smartphones, it promised a raft of features to serve the Internet of Things and machine-to-machine use cases. This presentation will overview the non-smartphone use cases of 5G, and discuss both the current and future states of these offerings.

Duration: 60 minutes | Category: 5G/6G applications

Speaker Bio: David Witkowski is an author, advisor, and strategist who works at the intersection between local government and the telecommunications industry. David is the Founder & CEO of Oku Solutions LLC, the Executive Director of the Wireless Communications Initiative at Joint Venture Silicon Valley, a Fellow in the Radio Club of America, and an IEEE Senior Member. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard and earning his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, he held leadership roles for companies ranging from Fortune 500 multi-nationals to early-stage startups. He serves as Co-Chair of the Deployment Working Group at IEEE Future Networks, as Senior Advisor for Broadband Deployment for the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, as a member of the Connected Communities Forum in the Wireless Broadband Alliance, and as an Expert Advisor to the California Emerging Technology Fund. Mr. Witkowski is the author of "Bridging the Gap : 21st Century Wireless Telecommunications" (Joint Venture Silicon Valley - 1st Ed.: 2016, 2nd Ed.: 2019) and "Economic Impacts to Residential Real Estate from Small Wireless Facilities" (Joint Venture Silicon Valley - 2021), co-editor of "Public Wi-Fi Blueprint" (GCTC @ NIST – 2017) and "The Municipal Internet of Things Blueprint" (GCTC @ NIST - 2019), co-author of "5G vs. Wi-Fi: Challenges for Economic, Spectrum, and Security Policy" (Journal of Information Policy - 2021), co-author of "Carrier & Public Wi-Fi" (Mobile Experts LLC - 2015), co-author of "Deployment - International Network Generations Roadmap" (IEEE - 2021), and co-author of "HayWired Scenario, Chapter S, Vol. 3 - Telecommunications and ICT" (U.S. Geological Survey - 2021).

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Title: A Fresh Concept of Software-Resemblant Hardware Based on Micro/Nano Technologies to Enable 6G and Future Networks

Abstract :Looking to 2030, the future data- and communication-centric paradigms of 6G, Super-IoT (Internet of Things), and Tactile Internet (TI) will require leaps forth at technology and, notably, at a conceptual level. Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a cornerstone both on the service and network operation plane, leveraging self-sustenance and self-evolution of the infrastructure. Within such a context, the currently-in-use design methods for hardware-software (HW-SW) systems are regarded as increasingly less suitable to meet the challenge fully.

This tutorial focuses on low-complexity HW components, like sensors, actuators, and transducers, gathering attention around Micro/Nano (MEMS/NEMS) technologies. In particular, reinforcement of the HW versus SW separation and symmetry is proposed, overcoming the so-called HW-SW divide. Partial reformulation of the HW concept is proposed, leveraging the parallelism of HW/SW with classical elements in nature.

The resulting frame of reference is named WEAF Mnecosystem (Water, Earth, Air, and Fire Micro/Nanotechnologies Ecosystem). It embodies solutions based on Micro/Nanotechnologies, regarded as pivotal in the transition to 6G/TI. Then, the WEAF Mnecosystem landscape is populated by reporting state-of-the-art research activities based on Micro/Nanotechnologies, identified as key enablers of the future paradigms at stake.

Duration: 60 minutes | Category: 5G/6G applications

Speaker Bio: Jacopo Iannacci (Senior Member of the IEEE) was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1977. He received the MSc (Laurea) degree in electronics engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2003, and the PhD in information and telecommunications technology from the Advanced Research Center on Electronic Systems “Ercole De Castro” (ARCES) at the University of Bologna, Italy, in 2007. He received the Habilitation as Associate Professor in Electronics from the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), in 2017, and the Habilitation as Full Professor in Electronics from the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR), in 2021. He worked in 2005 and 2006 as visiting researcher at the DIMES Technology Center (currently Else Kooi Lab) of the Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands, focusing on the development of innovative packaging and integration technology solutions for RF-MEMS (Radio Frequency passives in MEMS technology) devices. In 2016, he visited as seconded researcher the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM in Berlin, Germany, to conduct high-frequency characterization of RF-MEMS components jointly with the RF & Smart Sensor Systems Department at IZM. Since 2007, he is researcher (permanent staff) at the Center for Sensors & Devices of Fondazione Bruno Kessler, in Trento, Italy. His research interests and experience fall in the areas of Finite Element Method (FEM) multi-physics modelling, compact (analytical) modeling, design, optimization, integration, packaging, experimental characterization and testing for reliability of MEMS and RF-MEMS devices and networks for sensors and actuators, Energy Harvesting (EH-MEMS) and telecommunication systems, with applications in the fields of 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), as well as future 6G, Tactile Internet (TI) and Super-IoT. Dr. Iannacci authored more than 130 scientific contributions, including international journal papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters and one patent. Since 2015, he is member of the editorial board of the Springer Microsystem Technologies. He is currently associate editor of the Springer Microsystem Technologies and of Frontier in Mechanical Engineering. He was and is currently involved in several international conferences as symposium chair/co-chair, session chair, technical program committee member, international advisory board member, tutorial lecturer and invited speaker, among which the following few are mentioned: IEEE Sensors; IEEE 5GWF/FNWF; SPIE Microtechnologies; ESSCIRC-ESSDERC; ESREF; MNDCS.

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Title: Physical and Virtual world – Bridging the gap in 6G

Abstract: This tutorial provides a quick overview of the effort from 6G cellular standards to support Immersive communication for 3D with high resolution video. This technology is expected to make a major impact on society by the end of this decade. To support it using 3GPP specifications, technologies currently being deployed in 5G such as eMBB (enhanced mobile broadband), URLLC (Ultra reliable low latency communication) and AI (Artificial Intelligence) which are being enhanced. This tutorial will presents typical applications that need such wireless technologies, to help the society and enhance our lives. Concepts of VR (Virtual reality), Metaverse and network performance needed to support high resolution 3D video or XR (Extended reality of VR headsets or smartphones) to display the virtual world, will be described.

In addition to entertainment applications like interactive games, others such as telesurgery, immersive learning, holographic conference will need this technology of 6G to bring about important changes. Realizing its importance, the 3GPP standard as well as ITU (Int’l Telecom Union) are working on detailed specifications to meet that goal. The major impact of 6G will be felt in driverless electric vehicles, smart manufacturing and agriculture and smart grids which will be discussed in this tutorial

Duration: 90 minutes | Category: 5G/6G core

Speaker Bio: Krishnamurthy Raghunandan is a senior manager at MTA, New York City Transit, since 2005. He has been responsible for deployment of 5G services in all the subway stations and WiFi (both 2.4 GHz unlicensed and 4.9GHz licensed) at yards and stations. He was also instrumental in deploying millimetric wave links in rail yards to bring camera traffic to security booths. Prior to joining MTA, Raghu worked in Bell labs and was the RF Network lead at 3GPP standards. He was also responsible for field test of cell phones and Sirius satellite radio used in premium cars today. Raghu has bachelor’s, master’s and research degrees in Electrical engineering, with long standing career in wireless communication. He is the author of the textbook “Introduction to Wireless communication and networks – a practical perspective” which was published by Springer Nature in April 2022. This book was approved by the IEEE communication society as a textbook for undergraduate students in telecommunication.

 

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Title: 5G and beyond for eHealth

Abstract: The tutorial provides baseline information for use cases related to the eHealth and Emergency domains that would be enabled by the beyond-5G mobile network (B5G) technology. It contains key information for each use case regarding their definitions, implementation, technical requirements, and trials. The idea is to adopt these use cases to demonstrate the large-scale trialling of the B5G technology specifically devoted to eHealth and Emergency domains, by supporting the B5G applications in large-scale environments (e.g. hospitals) and bringing novel applications (e.g. Remote Proctoring and Smart Ambulance), introducing societal benefits through the development of innovative B5G/6G applications. 

Main use cases considered are:

 Use Case 6 “Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) and Emergency Rescue in Populated Area”, aiming to offer cutting-edge B5G technological solutions for the most effective coordination for first-case responders in the context of i) triage and coordination of resources at the scene of mass casualty incidents, which could be building collapses, earthquakes, fires, or other large-scale emergencies, and ii) an emergency evacuation in the context of a crowded sporting or cultural event.

 Use Case 7 “Remote Proctoring”, aiming to support remote proctoring activities in the field of interventional cardiology, offering innovative solutions based on smart tools for telepresence in the surgical field to connect expert proctors and remote hospitals.

 Use Case 8 “Smart Ambulance”, adopting a 5G-connected smart ambulance operating outdoor in mobility. the ambulance is equipped with i) new audio/video communication tools (Augmented Reality – AR - and virtual reality - VR - headsets) between operators on the ambulance and supporting experts in the hospital, ii) diagnostic tools for cardiological pathology and ii) devices to guarantee an efficient and fast 5G connection in remote locations and mobility conditions, including emergency high-speed travel through congested urban areas.

 Use Case 9 “Adaptive Control of Hannes Prosthetic Device” (Pisa), focusing on designing advanced control capabilities for prostheses using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods and deployment on the Hannes arm.

Tutorial Length: 60 minutes | Category: 5G/6G applications

Intended audience: verticals research, business employees, politicians, 5G technical experts

Seaker Bio: Andrea Di Giglio (Dr.Eng) received a Dr. Eng. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pisa (Italy) and the Engineering License degree from Scuola S. Anna. He joined Telecom Italia Lab (formerly CSELT), that is the Telecom Italia Group's Company for study, research, experimentation, and qualification in the field of Telecommunications and Information Technology. The fields of his research are addressed toward Internet Security, Storage Area Networks and Optical Networks Architecture. He was involved in the architectural TIM - Uso Interno - Tutti i diritti riservati. Work Package of the IST Project Nobel (Phase 1 and 2) “Next generation Optical networks for Broadband European Leadership” as Work Package leader and ICT STRONGEST as project coordinator. Dr. Di Giglio is the author of dozens of publications, including books, conference papers and workshops and it is currently the project coordinator of 5G-SOLUTIONS, flagship project for European Commission research for the Verticals’ usage of 5G Connectivity.

 

IEEE Future Networks Webinar:

Transdisciplinary Framework for 5G-Enabled Applications and Services in the New Reality

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 | 11:00am ET

Presenter
Narendra Mangra, GlobeNet, LLC 

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Narendra Mangra, GlobeNet, LLC

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IEEE Future Directions launched the IEEE 5G Initiative in December 2016. To better reflect the IEEE contribution to current and future generations of networking, the initiative was re-branded to IEEE Future Networks, with the tagline Enabling 5G and Beyond, in August 2018.

The IEEE Future Networks Techncial Community (FNTC) will help pave a clear path through development and deployment of 5G and the great potential it enables, while envisioning the landscape of connectivity and applications beyond 5G. Recognizing that networking is larger than a single technology, standard, organization, or region, IEEE Future Networks is gathering the world’s researchers, scientists, engineers, and policymakers from industry, academia, and governments to solve the challenges and reveal the opportunities associated with current and future networks.

The experts participating in IEEE Future Networks draw upon practical knowledge gained working with previous generations of networking and consider current trends of technology evolution to foresee the meaningful shifts coming our way.

The Future Networks Technical Community is actively pursuing the following goals:

• Providing practical, timely technical content in tutorials, webinars, podcasts, published articles, workshops, and conferences.
• Establishing a 5G and Beyond Technology Roadmap, which identifies short- (~3 years), mid- (~5 years) and long-term (~10 years) research, innovation, and technology trends in the communications ecosystem for the purpose of maintaining and continually enhancing a living document with a clear set of recommendations.
• Launching a Distinguished Lecturer Program (FNTC-DLP) to disseminate and share information about the technology, roadmap and application delivered by rebound experts from various societies of IEEE.

Q&A

• Q: How is the FNTC DL program offered?
  A: FNTC DL program was previously only offered as a Virtual DL program. Now, both Virtual and In-person DL programs are offered.

• Q: What is the Virtual DL program? A: Is it the same as an on-line webinar?
  A: Virtual DL is a DL who is willing to participate in offering DL talks virtually to various society chapter(s) and / or community of interests.

• Q: For Chapter meetings, what is the difference between getting a guest speaker versus having a DLP?
  A: A DL speaking at a DLP event is meeting the program and guidelines of the DLP. This is different than inviting a guest speaker for the meeting.
  
  
• Q: If a DL is joining a non DL into an event, can the event be called a DLP event?
  A: No, a DL can be a presenter along with a non-DL for virtual events. This can’t be called a DLP but rather a virtual webinar, virtual workshop, virtual summit, virtual conference, etc. but it is left to the organizing committee to acknowledge the speaker who is a DL. Thus, non-VDL events that may include a mix of DL and non-DL speakers is organized by the host Chapters and supported by their Regional Board.
  
  
• Q: Is copyright required for DLP?
  A: Regarding the copyright issues, there will be no copyright protection as it will be delivered without restrictions.

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INGR Webinar Series: Future In-Building Networks

Wednesday 31 August 2022 | 11:00am ET

Presenter
Volker Jungnickel
 

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar: The Road to 6G - INGR Mapping Future Networks into 2032

Wednesday 1 June 2022 | 11:00am ET

Presenters
Baw Chng, Dilip Krishnaswamy, and Lyndon Ong
 

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INGR Webinar Series:  Systems Optimization for Future Networks 

Wednesday 1 May 2022 | 11:00am ET

Presenters
Baw Chng, Dilip Krishnaswamy, and Lyndon Ong
 

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Baw Chng is a technologist, inventor, and author who consults in the wireless networking and telecommunications industry. Baw Chng has been awarded multiple patents in such areas as network and system architecture, network planning, security and authentication, mobility, system selection, service provisioning, access control, user interface and user experience, and network management. Baw Chng has published papers on computer networking, computer architecture, and magnetic recording in peer reviewed publications. Baw Chng has done pioneering work on femtocell and small cell technologies and his body of work spans across a broad array of critical technologies including Wi-Fi (mesh and infrastructure), cellular communications, Internet-of-Things (IoT), low-power wide-area network (LPWAN), network function virtualization (NFV), software defined networking (SDN), self-organizing and self-optimizing network (SON), cloud computing, plastic optical fiber (POF), optical networking, QoS

Dilip Krishnaswamy received a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is an inventor on 60+ granted US patents, and has co-authored 70+ research publications. He has worked at Intel Corp., Qualcomm Research, IBM Research, and Jio Platforms, and he is currently a senior principal architect at Sterlite Access Solutions.

Lyndon Ong is Principal, Advanced Architecture in the Office of the CTO at Ciena Corporation and has headed numerous projects in network control and SDN at Ciena, receiving the Ciena Technical Fellow award in 2014. He is a co-chair of the Open RAN Alliance (O-RAN) Cloudification and Orchestration Working Group and Project Leader for the ONF’s Open Transport Configuration and Control (OTCC) Project, as well as co-chair of the IEEE INGR Systems Optimization WG. Dr. Ong received his doctoral degree from Columbia University in 1991.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:  Open RAN - Challenges and Opportunities for Future Wireless Networks

Wednesday 16 March 2022 | 11:00am ET

Presenters
Ashutosh Dutta, Brian K. Daly, Manish Singh and Michele Polese
 

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Michele Polese's research focuses on the design and evaluation of next-generation wireless networks from a system-level perspective. I am interested in the design of algorithms and architectures for mmWave cellular networks, in the application of machine learning techniques to self organizing networks, and in the full-stack, end-to-end performance evaluation of complex networks. I collaborated with several academic and industrial research partners, including Intel, InterDigital, NYU, AT&T Labs, University of Aalborg, King's College, Northeastern University and NIST.

Ashutosh Dutta is currently Chief 5G Strategist and Sabbatical Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Labs (JHU/APL), USA. His career, spanning more than 30 years, includes Director of Technology Security and Lead Member of Technical Staff at AT&T, CTO of Wireless at cybersecurity company NIKSUN, Inc., Senior Scientist in Telcordia Research, Director of Central Research Facility at Columbia University, adjunct faculty at NJIT, and Computer Engineer with TATA Motors. Ashutosh is author of more than 100 technical papers and 31 issued patents. He currently serves as the founding co-chair for IEEE Future Networks Initiative and Chair for IEEE SA Open RAN Industry Connections activities. Ashutosh is a Distinguished Alumnus of NIT Rourkela with BS in Electrical Engineering, MS in Computer Science from NJIT, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University under the supervision of Prof. Henning Schulzrinne. Ashutosh is a Fellow of IEEE and Distinguished member ACM.

Manish Singh is a well-respected industry leader with over 20 years of experience and specializes in Wireless Networks. Manish currently supports the OpenRAN and Open Core Network Project Groups in TIP (Telecom Infra Project). For three consecutive years, he served on the Board of Small Cell Forum. Manish is a Thought Leader with good balance of technology depth and business acumen. Before joining Meta, Manish was VP of Network Services at Tech Mahindra. And prior to that Manish served as Radisys’ CTO where he spearheaded the company’s strategic initiatives in SDN, NFV and VoLTE (Voice-over-LTE). Prior to Radisys, Manish was the VP of Product Management at Continuous Computing, where he led the startup’s spectacular growth in Small Cells and DPI. During the course of his career Manish held various Management and Architect positions at Intel, Trillium Digital Systems and C-DOT.

Brian Daly is an AT&T Fellow and Assistant Vice President for Standards & Industry Alliances for AT&T. Brian oversees AT&T’s strategy and leadership in global industry standards. Brian is engaged in programs with the DHS, DISA, and DoD, and is a leading contributor to the Alliance for Telecommunication Industry Solutions (ATIS) Board, TOPS Council and Standards Committee initiatives, resulting in the implementation of key industry standards. Brian is on the Executive Committee of the National Spectrum Consortium and holds appointments to the FCC’s Technological Advisory Council (TAC) and Communications Reliability, Security, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC). Brian also is a member of the FBI’s Infragard partnership. His industry leadership roles include Co-chair of the Next G Alliance Steering Group, co-chair of the O-Ran Alliance Standards Development Focus Group, Chair of the GSM Association’s North American Fraud Forum and Security Group, and former co-chair of the ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative Critical Infrastructure & Environment working group.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar Series: Micro/Nano Systems and Technologies as Enablers of 6G, Super-IoT and Future Networks

Wednesday 18 January 2023 | 11:00am ET

Speaker

Jacopo Iannacci

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IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge: Panel on Lessons Learned and Project Updates

Wednesday 21 September 2022 | 11:00am ET

Panelists

Eric Nitschke, Rahma Utami, Filippo Malandra

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
5G Networks for Rural and Remote Areas Applications

Friday, 28 June 2019 | 11:00am ET

Presenter
Luciano Leonel Mendes, Professor, Inatel

About the Webinar

5G networks are being pointed out as the next revolution in mobile communications. Different from the evolution observed from 2G to 4G networks, 5G will not only increase the user throughput, but it will also introduce a large set of new services and applications. Of course, more data rate is expected to be provided by the enhanced mobile broadband, but other interesting services will make 5G unique. The support for massive machine type communication will boost the Internet of Things and it will provide more inputs for Big Data analytics. Ultra-reliable low latency communications will change the way we interact with mobile devices and it will support the Industry 4.0. Therefore, 5G is not an evolution, but it is an innovative and revolutionary mobile network.

Although 5G is changing the mobile communications game, there is one gap that need to be surpassed, which is the connectivity in remote areas. This application scenario has important social and economic impacts and 5G should be able to address its requirements in the near future. Billions of people live in uncovered or underserved areas, unable to enjoy the benefits of the Digital Era. A reliable and cost accessible 5G for Remote Areas Network would offer the opportunity for these people to be included in the digital world, opening new markets for operators and new opportunities for vendors. Also, agribusiness is demanding higher efficiency from the fields and the ability to collect data and remotely control the machinery and systems (such as watering) is essential for improving productivity in farms.

The aim of this webinar is to discuss the possibilities for 5G to support and address the remote area networks requirements and to present the major technologies that can help in this challenging task.

The topics covered in this webinar are:

• Brief history of the mobile network evolution
• Main aspects and scenarios for 5G networks
• What is missing for a universal Internet access?
• Motivations and applications for Remote Areas Networks
• Enablers technologies for remote area operation
• 5G and satellite networks integration: solution for backhaul and remote areas access networks.
• Main projects developing the 5G network for remote areas.

About the Speaker

Luciano Leonel Mendes received the BSc. and MSc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Inatel, Brazil in 2001 and 2003, respectively. In 2007 he received the Doctor degree in Electrical Engineering from Unicamp, Brazil. Since 2001 he is a professor at Inatel, where he has acted as the technical manager of the hardware development laboratory from 2006 to 2012. He has coordinated the Master Program at Inatel from 2010 to 2013 and he has led several research projects funded by FAPEMIG, FINEP and BNDES. From 2013 to 2015 he was a visiting researcher at the Technical University of Dresden in the Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems, where he has developed his post-doctoral program sponsored by CNPq. Since 2015, he acts as the Research Coordinator of the Radiocommunication Reference Center at Inatel, which is a research project aiming at addressing the main challenges for the Brazilian society regarding wireless, satellite and terrestrial communications. His main area of interest is 5G PHY, a research field where he has published several papers in the last years. He is a CNPq level 2 research fellow since 2016. In 2017 he was elected Research Coordinator of the 5G Brasil Project, an association involving industries, telecom operators and academia which aims for funding and build a ecosystem towards 5G in Brazil. He is the technical coordinator of the 5G-RANGE project, a Brazil - European Union joint project which is developing a new cognitive MAC and PHY layer to provide Internet access in remote areas.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
NSF's Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR): fueling the next generation of wireless systems

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 | 11:00am EDT

Presenter
Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Program Director, National Science Foundation, Division of Computer and Network Systems

About the Webinar

The past few years have witnessed the design, standardization and initial deployments of new generations of wireless systems, both cellular (5G) , Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 6) and others (e.g. LoRa). A natural question to ask is: what's next? In this webinar, we will describe some new initiatives underway in the National Science Foundation (NSF) focused on deploying experimental infrastructure that will enable academia, industry and federal agencies to design and test at scale novel wireless systems that span the entire ecosystem from devices to protocols and architecture. We will describe three funded platforms through the PAWR program: POWDER, COSMOS and AERPAW and discuss the Round III Request for Proposals (RFP) that focuses on rural broadband connectivity.

About the Speaker

Dr. Monisha Ghosh joined NSF as a Program Director in September 2017, in the Directorate of Computer & Information Science and Engineering (CISE). She manages wireless networking research within the Networking Technologies and Systems (NeTS) program at NSF. Dr. Ghosh is a Research Professor at the University of Chicago, with a joint appointment at the Argonne National Laboratories, where she conducts research on wireless technologies for the IoT, 5G cellular, next generation Wi-Fi systems and machine learning for predictive oncology. Prior to joining the University of Chicago in September 2015, she worked at Interdigital, Philips Research and Bell Laboratories, on various wireless systems such as the HDTV broadcast standard, cable standardization and on cognitive radio for the TV White Spaces. She is a Fellow of the IEEE. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991, and her B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (India) in 1986.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
Winning the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge

Tuesday, 17 December 2019 | 11:00am EST

Presenters

• John Shea, Prof of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida
• Tan Wong, Prof of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida

About the Webinar

The Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) is a recent DARPA grand challenge that aims to spur the development of next-generation AI-enabled wireless networks, through a series of tournament events, to overcome scarcity in the radio frequency spectrum. Team GatorWings from the University of Florida won the overall top prize of $2 million at the SC2 Championship Event held on October 23, 2019. In this webinar, we share our experiences as well as our radio design strategies leading Team GatorWings to win the SC2 in hopes of shedding some light on further research and development directions in the area of autonomous spectrum sharing. Screen reader support enabled.

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John M. Shea (S'92-M'99) received the B.S. (with highest honors) in computer engineering from Clemson University in 1993 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Clemson University in 1995 and 1998, respectively. Dr. Shea is currently a Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Florida. He is currently engaged in research on wireless communications and networks with emphasis on military communications, dynamic spectrum access, and networked control systems. Dr. Shea was team co-leader for Team GatorWings, which won the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (DARPA's fifth grand challenge). He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Technical Achievement from the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) and is the only two-time winner of the Ellersick Award from the IEEE Communications Society for the Best Paper in the Unclassified Program of MILCOM. Dr. Shea was selected as a Finalist for the 2004 Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award. He has been an editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Wireless Communications magazine, and IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Tan F. Wong received the B.Sc. degree (Hons.) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991, and the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1992 and 1997, respectively, all in electrical engineering. He was a Research Engineer with the Department of Electronics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He also served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University. Since 1998, he has been with the University of Florida, where he is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was the Editor for Wideband and Multiple Access Wireless Systems for the IEEE Transactions on Communications and was the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. He also served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Signal Processing Letters. Recently, he led Team GatorWings to win the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenge.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
International Network Generations Roadmap, 1^st Edition

Tuesday, 14 January 2020 | 11:00am EST

Presenter
Narendra Mangra, Principal, GlobeNet, LLC 

About the Webinar

Future network technologies (5G, 6G, etc.) are expected to enable fundamentally new applications that will transform the way humanity lives, works, and engages with its environment. The IEEE Future Networks International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR) is created to stimulate an industry-wide dialogue to address the many facets and challenges of the development and deployment of 5G in a well-coordinated and comprehensive manner, while also looking beyond 5G. The INGR is designed to help guide operators, regulators, manufacturers, researchers, and other interested parties involved in developing these new communication technology ecosystems by laying out a technology roadmap with 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year horizons.

Development of the INGR has produced a technical community that fosters the exchange of ideas, sharing of research, setting of standards, and identification, development, and maturation of system drivers, system specifications, use cases, and supported applications. The focus of this IEEE technology roadmap is to identify key technology needs, challenges, potential solutions, and areas of innovation. This webinar will address the highlights from the First Edition of the INGR that was recently completed in Dec 2019. The INGR working groups include Applications and Services, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), Connecting the Unconnected, Deployment, Edge Automation Platform (EAP), Energy Efficiency, Hardware, Massive MIMO, Millimeter Wave and Signal Processing, Optics, Satellite, Security, Standardization Building Blocks, Systems Optimization, and Testbed. New experts are encouraged to participate as work continues with the Second Edition of the INGR.

Access the INGR at https://futurenetworks.ieee.org/roadmap. 

About the Speaker

Narendra Mangra is the Principal and wireless mobility advisor at GlobeNet, LLC. His experience extends across the wireless mobility ecosystem and mobile network deployment lifecycle within the industry, academia, and government sectors. He is the IEEE Future Networks International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR) Co Chair, IEEE INGR Applications and Services Working Group Co-Chair, and IEEE Future Networks Education Co-Chair. Narendra is also an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University where he teaches telecommunications project management with a focus on smart cities.

Narendra has extensive consulting experience in the mobile satellite and cellular communications, public safety communications, information technology, higher education, and federal & local government sectors. His business and technical consulting experience spans strategy development, procurements including solicitation development, spectrum management, RAN network planning and optimization, mobile terrestrial and satellite network deployments, operations & business support systems, international and prepaid roaming, mobility and enterprise communications services modernization and transition planning, live system cutovers, and project management. He has an MBA, MSEE/BSEE and a PMP Certificate. His current interests include the 5G ecosystem and enablers, smart cities and smart regions, and related sustainable interconnected ecosystems. 

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
Beyond the Cellular Paradigm: Cell-Free Architectures with Radio Stripes

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | 11:00am EDT (New York, GMT-04:00)

Presenter
Emil Björnson, Linköping University, Sweden
Emil's Blog: Massive MIMO - News, Commentary, Mythbusting

If your question was not answered during the webinar, please reach out to Emil through his blog. 

About the Webinar

The fifth generation of cellular network technology is now a reality and promises higher peak rates and better service quality than previous generations. However, these gains are not achievable everywhere. The cellular architecture is characterized by a sparse deployment of high-power access points, which are surrounded by users being at different distances. Some are close and get good service, and some are far away and get bad service. Despite all the improvements that has been made from 1G to 5G, this fundamental weakness has remained. But there is a potential solution: replacing the conventional cellular architecture with a cell-free architecture, characterized by a dense deployment of low-power access points that jointly serve the users in their vicinity. This webinar will first cover the motivation and background to cell-free networks and then give an overview of recent progress on how to practically implement such networks using Massive MIMO processing, dynamic cooperation clusters, and radio stripes.

About the Speaker

Emil Björnson (S'07-M'12-SM'17) received the M.S. degree in engineering mathematics from Lund University, Sweden, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in telecommunications from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, in 2011. From 2012 to 2014, he held a joint post-doctoral position at the Alcatel-Lucent Chair on Flexible Radio, SUPELEC, France, and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He joined Linköping University, Sweden, in 2014, where he is currently an Associate Professor and a Docent with the Division of Communication Systems.

He has authored the textbooks Optimal Resource Allocation in Coordinated Multi-Cell Systems (2013) and Massive MIMO Networks: Spectral, Energy, and Hardware Efficiency (2017). He is dedicated to reproducible research and has made a large amount of simulation code publicly available. He performs research on MIMO communications, radio resource allocation, machine learning for communications, and energy efficiency. Since 2017, he has been on the Editorial Board of the IEEE Transactions on Communications and the IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking since 2016.

He has performed MIMO research for over ten years and has filed more than twenty MIMO related patent applications. He has received the 2014 Outstanding Young Researcher Award from IEEE ComSoc EMEA, the 2015 Ingvar Carlsson Award, the 2016 Best Ph.D. Award from EURASIP, the 2018 IEEE Marconi Prize Paper Award in Wireless Communications, the 2019 EURASIP Early Career Award, and the 2019 IEEE Communications Society Fred W. Ellersick Prize. He also co-authored papers that received Best Paper Awards at the conferences, including WCSP 2009, the IEEE CAMSAP 2011, the IEEE WCNC 2014, the IEEE ICC 2015, WCSP 2017, and the IEEE SAM 2014.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
Trust Management in Edge Clouds with SCONE

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | 11:00am ET

Presenter
Christof Fetzer, TU Dresden, Professor, and Scontain, SIListra, and Cloud&Heat, Co-founder 
 

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About the Speaker

Prof. Christof Fetzer's research focuses on Trusted Execution and Dependable Computing. He is a co-Founder of Cloud&Heat GmbH, SIListra Systems GmbH, and Scontain UG. He has been a Professor at TU Dresden, Germany since 2004 and he received his PhD from the University of California, San Diego. 

 

 

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
Evolution of Optical and Transport Technologies for 5G Crosshaul Networks

Tuesday 19 May 2020 | 11:00am ET

Presenter
Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, Ph. D., Viavi Solutions 
 

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 Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, Ph. D.

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IEEE Future Networks Webinar:
Realizing 5G Futures and Enablers Using ENCQOR 5G Testbed

Tuesday 23 June 2020 | 11:00am EDT

Presenter
Benoit Pelletier, Co-founder, ENCQOR, Ciena, Canada  
 

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30 Mar 2019 | Silver Spring, Maryland

 Agenda

Speakers:

Narendra Mangra, GlobeNet

Narendra Mangra is a multi-disciplinary telecommunications advisor, consultant and educator at GlobeNet. He has over 20 years of experience working in the mobile satellite and terrestrial telecommunications, public safety, information technology, government, and higher education sectors. Narendra has held leadership roles that span the mobile wireless ecosystem and system deployment lifecycle including strategy development, wireless engineering, large scale system deployments coordination, business / operational support systems (BSS/OSS), and wireless education. Narendra also works with the Redhorse Corporation in assisting large agencies with mobility and enterprise communications services modernization. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University where he teaches telecommunications project management with a focus on smart cities. Narendra is the IEEE Future Network Applications and Services Co-Chair. His areas of interest include smart cities and related ecosystems.

Abstract: Broadband Communications Industry and Path to 5G

Wireless communications is evolving rapidly to provide mobility access for faster and ubiquitous communications. It can transform and create innovative applications such as connected health, mobile financial services, connected vehicles, public safety applications, smart grid, etc for a converged Smart City deployment. 5G technology is expected to drive this communications transformation and extend our mobility access across the globe. This session will focus on the converging fixed and mobile broadband communications industry including industry structure, market drivers, urban/rural communications infrastructure deployments, and spectrum positions. 5G enhancements for selected adjacent industries will also be discussed.

Tajit Mehta, Sprint

Tajit Mehta has worked for several International Telecommunications Carriers over the last 24 years. He has worked in Spectrum Development, International Cable functionality, Value Added Enhanced dialing products, and Automated Multilingual services, to Spectrum Acquisition for Wireless mobility.  Mr. Mehta Co-chaired the Global Development Committee (GDC) of the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI), and currently negotiates Spectrum rights for Sprint.  Mr. Mehta holds an Master of Arts International Studies from University of Washington, Seattle and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California, San Diego. 

Abstract: Spectrum use and its application to 5G.

What is spectrum, why does it matter, and how does it apply to generational technology growth, in particular 5G development.  What are the 3Ps when it comes to spectrum and how do these distinctions matter?  Why does the licensing of Spectrum matter to innovation?  This talk will touch on these broad questions and hopefully bring some understanding of spectrum use. There will be time for Q &A.
 

Dr Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, Viavi Solutions

Reza has worked in the test and measurement business for more than 25 years. He has held roles in R&D, marketing, and management in Germany and the United States. Reza currently serves as a senior manager of product line management for Viavi Solutions. He holds BS/MS and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Abstract: Emerging 5G Transport Networks 

Emerging 5G services pose new requirements for the transport networks. Drastic rise in bandwidth and ultra-low latency constitute two important aspects of these requirements. Addressing them necessitates a new split of functions in radio access networks. CPRI/eCPRI, IEEE, and xran/ORAN are among the organizations that have come up with new standards to design and characterize the new functional splits and xhaul network architectures. This presentation will start by listing the new requirements and challenges of current transport technologies, and focuses on describing the split options and related service level agreements. The highlights include eCPRI, xran/ORAN, IEEE 802.1cm, IEEE 1914.1, network slicing and 5G synchronization technologies.

30 Mar 2019 | Silver Spring, Maryland

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Abstracts and Speakers:

Abstract: Mobile Ecosystem Overview

Wireless communications is evolving rapidly to provide mobility access for faster and ubiquitous communications. It can transform and create innovative applications such as connected health, mobile financial services, connected vehicles, public safety applications, smart grid, etc for a converged Smart City deployment. 5G technology is expected to drive this communications transformation and extend our mobility access across the globe. This session will focus on the converging fixed and mobile broadband communications industry including industry structure, market drivers, urban/rural communications infrastructure deployments, and spectrum positions. 5G enhancements for selected adjacent industries will also be discussed.

Abstract: 5G Interconnected Ecosystems for the Development of Smart Cities

The significant growth in the global urban population is expected to drive economic development, quality of life, technology development, resource conservation, and sustainability initiatives. The urban population growth may also strain current capabilities as cities adjust to meet growing demands. Cities will need to evolve to attract and retain residents, businesses, and visitors. Ecosystems will need to adapt and become smarter to drive cross-industry improvements in transportation, energy and utilities, healthcare, public safety, tourism, etc.

Smart Cities is based on a connected ecosystem of ecosystems where the underlying communications infrastructure is critical. The combined satellite, 5G, and wireless local area network (WLAN) communications will help create new applications and provide greater operational efficiencies for existing applications. Ecosystems will evolve to drive cross-industry applications such as Connected Vehicles, Smart Grids, Connected Healthcare, and Connected Workforce, etc. This presentation will highlight strategy development, governance and structure, 5G use case categories and technical drivers, and roadmap development considerations for Smart Cities.

Narendra Mangra, GlobeNet

Narendra Mangra is a multi-disciplinary telecommunications advisor, consultant and educator at GlobeNet. He has over 20 years of experience working in the mobile satellite and terrestrial telecommunications, public safety, information technology, government, and higher education sectors. Narendra has held leadership roles that span the mobile wireless ecosystem and system deployment lifecycle including strategy development, wireless engineering, large scale system deployments coordination, business / operational support systems (BSS/OSS), and wireless education.

Narendra also works with the Redhorse Corporation in assisting large agencies with mobility and enterprise communications services modernization. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason University where he teaches telecommunications project management with a focus on smart cities. Narendra is the IEEE Future Network Applications and Services Co-Chair. His areas of interest include smart cities and related ecosystems.

Abstract: 5G NR Massive MIMO

Ambitious targets have been set for 5G, with data rates up to 20 Gbps and capacity increased by 1,000 times. The technology also needs to provide a flexible platform for new services such as massive Internet of Things (IoT) and critical machine communication with low latency and ultra-high reliability. The current generation of mobile communication networks (e.g., 3G, 4G, LTE) cannot meet the stringent demands of IoT for high data rate, high reliability, high coverage, low latency, and low energy footprint, which hampers the development and implementation of use cases in Smart ecosystem. As a future advanced wireless transmission technology, 5G has a significant potential to provide some solutions.   The new technologies needed to achieve all these targets include new spectrum, new antenna technologies known as massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO), network slicing and new network architecture In this talk we will look at fundamentals of Radio Access Network and evolution into 5G. We may also attempt to discuss New Radio (NR) as well as Massive MIMO system.

Deepak Chaudhary, Nokia

Deepak Chaudhary is Regional Delivery Director in Nokia Mobile Network group. He has almost 20 years of experience in telecom industries. Deepak has held leadership roles that span the mobile wireless ecosystem and network deployment plus performance and process improvement. His experience includes strategy large and small-scale network deployment, wireless engineering, business / operational support systems (BSS/OSS), and program management.
Deepak is also leading Innovation lead in IoT services within Nokia focusing to build new services and new clients for Nokia MN using wireless experience and merge with Data Analytics to create new revenues. He is an active member of PMI institute. At present holding AVP Event Services position with PMIWDC Chapter.

Abstract: 5G Transport Network Considerations

Continuous evolution of wireless networks promises to enhance user experience and introduce completely new applications and revenue streams for operators. The network evolution involves multiple changes that enable support of applications with a diverse set of bandwidth and latency requirements. The diversity ultimately fuels the concept of network slicing: a network of networks that can support multiple types of service-level agreements (SLAs) on the same infrastructure and that is software defined and, where applicable, virtualized.
Planning and deploying this highly programmable and scalable network requires thorough analysis of performance requirements and understanding of SLAs among the participants of the ecosystem which can include wireless providers, transport/network operators, and increasingly, network function virtualization (NFV) infrastructure providers. This presentation starts by reviewing the overall system requirements as a result of emerging 5G services. It continues by analyzing the network requirements in the backhaul and fronthaul part of radio access networks, and closes by presenting SLA’s for various types of 5G services and network segments. The presentation includes a review of emerging standards for fronthaul and timing/synchronization including IEEE 802.1cm, IEEE 1914.1/3, eCPRI, xran, and IEEE G.8276x/G.827x.

Dr Reza Vaez-Ghaemi, Viavi Solutions

Reza has held positions in research, engineering, marketing, and management in telecommunications industry in Germany and the United States. Reza is employed by Viavi Solutions as a senior Manager for Product Line Management responsible for research in emerging technologies and development of product roadmaps for Carrier Ethernet, Mobile Backhaul, Fronthaul and Optical Transport networks. He received his BS, MS, and PhD in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Berlin (Germany).

Abstract: Core Network

Core Network has played a critical role in evolution of Telecommunications networks worldwide. With bit rates ranging from few Kbps to Gbps observed today would not have been possible without the evolution of core network. In Addition, Core network provides various functions in a wireless network ranging from NW registration, Supporting Mobility, Generation of billing records and supporting new use cases for operators to augment revenue generation.

The presentation starts with covering the evolution of Core network followed by discussing the different functions provided by Core Network. The presentation would then transition to focus on 5G drivers and technology enablers followed by evolution of 5GCN aka 5G Core Network. We will discuss new features like Control and User plane separation, Network Slicing and NFV/SDN and the role of each feature in defining how next gen 5G core network will function.      

Rahul Pal, T-Mobile USA

Rahul Pal is a seasoned telecom professional with 10+ years of experience working on Core networks. Rahul has experience in working across multiple technologies (2G,3G & 4G) and specializes in Design & Deployment of large scale wireless networks. Rahul is currently employed at T-Mobile USA in the Network Engineering group primarily focusing around Architecture & Design of Packet Core Network nodes.