An IPTV Reference Architecture:  
The First Step in Moving Toward New Services

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This ATIS Webinar examines the carrier requirements for the interoperable IPTV architecture which will carry the next generation of IPTV video and entertainment services.  It will provide high-level insight from a panel featuring representatives from Verizon, Symmetricom, Alcatel-Lucent, and the ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) who will discuss:

-         Service providers’ requirements, for an interoperable IPTV architecture.

-         The industry roadmap for IPTV services as shared in the IPTV High Level Architecture document recently released by the ATIS IIF.

-         The impact of alternative architecture decisions from the end users perspective—including the importance of considering Quality of Experience (QoE) as an extension of Quality of Service (QoS) measurements.

This is the first in a series of three ATIS Webinars focusing on IPTV.  Dates for the next two events are forthcoming. 

Featured Speakers

-         Mike Nawroki, Director of Standards Management, Verizon Technologies. Mr. Nawrocki is currently responsible for the overall management of Verizon’s Standards and Industry Forum program and also provides regulatory support for Verizon’s technology initiatives. He has been with Verizon, Bell Atlantic and AT&T Western Electric for over 29 years in various technical capacities. He holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MS degree in electrical engineering from George Washington University.

-         Randy Sharpe, Co-Chair, ATIS IIF, IPTV Architecture Task Force, Alcatel-Lucent.  Mr. Sharpe is Senior Principal Engineer in Alcatel-Lucent’s Access Network CTO group specializing in IPTV.  Before joining Alcatel in 2001 he had more than 20 years of experience in the development and application of video compression, data transmission, and optical and DSL access systems.  He was a founder and the principal architect at BroadBand Technologies.  Randy has participated in several other industry forums including ITU-T, NRIC, DSL Forum, FSAN, and DAVIC.  He holds a BSEE from the University of Michigan and a MSEE from MIT.

-         Yves Cognet, Chief Technology Officer, Symmetricom.  Mr. Cognet was one of the co-founders of QoSmetrics in 1999, the company acquired by Symmetricom in January 2007.  Symmetricom's V-Factor™ technology is based on the Motion Picture Quality Metrics (MPQM) model adapted specifically for end-to-end video quality scoring and is the first and only video quality metric that takes into account both network and content impairments.  Prior to QoSmetrics, he was founder of Experdata, and founder of Quallaby before that. Yves is a leading expert in IP networks and testing, spending more than 25 years in the fields of testing and networking with major companies such as Philips Telecom, CS Telecom and Netcom System. He holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science.

-         Moderated by John Bernhards, Vice President of Marketing & PR, ATIS

Click here to access an archived version of the event!  Take one hour of your time to get up-to-speed on the major issues associated with a developing IPTV Architecture by participating in this FREE ATIS TechThink Webinar.