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6/30/2010 |
VoIP/IMS Network Deployments: Challenges and Best Practices
Length:
60 minutes
Uvaiz Ahmed, Product Manager, EXFO
In this webinar we will explore some of the common challenges faced in deploying IMS and VoIP networks and discuss the best practices that network service providers should adopt prior to the deployment of VoIP and IMS networks. More specifically, get all the valuable facts on:
- How to select the best network equipment that will meet current and anticipated network load and subscriber capacity
- How to ensure the quality of customer experience prior to deploying an IMS/VoIP network
- Some of the key security threats to VoIP/IMS networks and best practices to mitigate them in a deployed network
- How to uncover faults before going live so as to avoid costly post deployment network outrages
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6/29/2010 |
Deploying fiber in the MDUs: Spooled Pre-Terminated Components or Fusion-Spliced Terminations?
Length:
60 minutes
Vincent Racine, Product Line Manager, from EXFO Inc. and Jeff Woodlief, President/CEO RCDD and George Demartz, Vice President - Business Development RCDD, from Premiere Communications & Consulting, Inc.
Fiber in the MDU inside-plant is actively deployed, with either traditional fusion-spliced terminations or spooled pre-terminated components approach. We will analyze where pre-terminated components might provide significant higher value vs. traditional fusion-spliced terminations. T&M practices that contribute to faster and cheaper deployments and help customers do it effectively the first time, will be addressed.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is open to all industry professionals interested in expanding their fiber networks.
- Access network engineers
- Access project managers
- Fiber optic contractors
- Network design engineers
- Network operators
- Service providers
- Technology experts
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6/3/2010 |
MEF Webinar: Understanding Carrier Ethernet Throughput
Length:
60 minutes
Bruno Giguère, Advisor, EXFO’s CTO Office, will act as the moderator.
Enterprise users of Carrier Ethernet services who want to better understand Carrier Ethernet services and how applications that utilize Carrier Ethernet can be tuned to run faster. Consisting of a presentation followed by an interactive panel/Q&A discussion, this event provides a concise overview of Carrier Ethernet services. Attendees will learn about some of the factors that can negatively impact throughput and application performance, as well as become familiar with basic methods for troubleshooting service performance.
Webinar Agenda
- Introduction to the MEF
- Carrier Ethernet Service Basics
- Factors that influence Carrier Ethernet Throughput
- Measuring Carrier Ethernet Performance
- Expert Panel Discussion and Q&A
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5/27/2010 |
Bridged Tap Detection for Anyone
Length:
45 minutes + Q&A
EXFO's Paul Marr, Product Line Manager
As higher DSL rates are deployed at higher frequencies, shorter bridged taps have a greater impact and become a major performance issue, making it even more important to remove them. New test technology and digital signal processing can automatically analyze multiple complex signals and simplify bridged tap location so that anyone can do it.
Who should attend:
- Copper outside-plant engineers/maintainers
- Maintenance managers
- Service owners
Topics covered:
- Identifying short bridged taps issues
- Finding bridged taps, the slow and old fashion way
- Introducing frequency domain reflectometry (FDR)
- Learning a new and quicker technique to locate bridged taps
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5/26/2010 |
IP Video Monitoring--from the Head-End to the Home
Length:
45 minutes + Q&A
Charles Russell, Senior IP Video Product Manager, EXFO Service Assurance
IP video services are much more sensitive to packet loss, latency and jitter than VoIP and other data services. Monitoring your IP Video network is essential if you’re going to guarantee the Quality of Experience (QoE) your subscribers demand. Get insights on how to measure key performance indicators (KPIs) across the entire network from the video head-end to the subscriber’s set-top-box and how to solve network issues before they impact your customers.
What you will learn:
- Monitor video-specific KPIs
- Extend active and passive monitoring to all parts of your network
- Seamlessly integrate IP Video monitoring with your existing operational support system (OSS)
- Get detailed, accurate and historical reports that let you resolve issues before they impact subscribers
- Lower your operational expenses and dramatically reduce your customer churn
Who should attend:
Network operators, directors, VPs and C-level executives who have implemented or who are planning to implement an IP Video network
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4/28/2010 |
Optimizing IP Network Performance (with Light Reading)
Length:
60 minutes
Vikas Arora, EXFO Chief Technology Officer and Timo Ainali, Director of R&D, NetHawk Product Line
As service providers move to all-IP networks, they are challenged to provide end-to-end service assurance in a cost-effective way. Service providers need the tools and processes in place to assure that installation, activation, and maintenance of service can be handled with a minimum of problems that require special attention and can impinge on both customer satisfaction and the bottom line. This Webinar will look at how test-and-measurement technology is being used in the all-IP world to accomplish these goals.
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4/15/2010 |
100G Transponder Card Testing: From the Client Side to the Line Side
Length:
60 minutes
EXFO's Patrick Drolet, Product Manager--Transport and Datacom, and François Robitaille, Senior Product Manager--Optical
Recent announcements of 100G Ethernet products, coupled with achievements in 100G long-haul transmissions, show a promising future for 100G technologies. 100G transponder cards are at the core of 100G transmission, and they combine two different and complex technologies: 100G client interface (as per IEEE 802.3ba) and 112G long-haul interface (dual-polarization, quadrature phase-shift keying method). While both of these technologies are still at the alpha or beta stages, thorough testing and validation is critical to reduce time-to-market and begin field deployments with confidence.
Specific questions that will be addressed include:
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Why is testing 100G different than testing any previous technology?
- What are the main tests that need to be performed for 100G?
- What is the latest status of 100G at IEEE, ITU-T and OIF?
Who should attend:
- Equipment manufacturers: Managers and engineers from R&D, product validation and field installation
- Carriers and multiple system operators (MSOs): Network engineers, lab engineers and field test managers
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3/10/2010 |
Monitoring Per-Subscriber QoE in Large Networks With Millions of Subscribers
Length:
1 hour
Charles Baker--Director Product Line Management, EXFO Service Assurance
This webinar will provide an overview of the RGUs, quad-play and assuring the bundle, as well as demonstrating how to correlate information across the bundled services. By understanding the importance of standards and leveraging networking equipment for end-point reporting, providers can more effectively identify problems and resolve them before they impact customers.
What You Will Learn
• Learn how service providers can use analytics and reporting tools to differentiate between services based on more than just speed or price
• Comparing the service quality and usage across peak days and hours.
• Learn how understanding the interaction of traffic is key to the success of a multiservice operator.
Who Should Attend
• Network managers, network operators, service provider IT specialists and anyone interested in reducing subscriber churn.
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2/25/2010 |
EtherSAM: The New Standard in Ethernet Service Testing
Length:
1 hour
Sophie Legault, Product Manager—Transport and Datacom, EXFO and Bruno Giguère, Member of Technical Staff—Transport and Datacom, EXFO
As Ethernet continues to evolve as the transport technology of choice, networks are shifting their focus from purely moving data to providing entertainment and new applications in the interconnected world. This webinar will focus on the existing test methods and introduces the new Ethernet service activation methodology, EtherSAM, as a service test tool based on the draft ITU-T Y.156sam methodology.
Specific topics include:
• Key challenges encountered when testing backhaul and carrier Ethernet services
• Test methodologies related to turning up and troubleshooting backhaul and carrier Ethernet services
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2/4/2010 |
Backhaul Planning for LTE: A Priority in 2010 or 2013? (during Light Reading Virtual Tradeshow)
Length:
1 hour
On a panel, Charles Baker Jr., Director Product Line Management —EXFO Service Assurance
This panel will consider what impact the introduction of LTE is going to have on backhaul network evolution. To what extent is the impact of LTE on the backhaul just one of “a lot more throughput, so a lot more capacity” compared with the EV-DO and HSPA requirements? To what extent does the more distributed architecture associated with LTE imply fundamentally different backhaul design requirements? And to what extent can the new design requirements of LTE be built into system design now, rather than introduced when LTE is actually rolled out.
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1/20/2010 |
Qualify Your Copper for VDSL2
Length:
1 hour
Paul Marr, Product Manager--Access and Vikas Arora, Chief Technology Officer
In this session, we will explore the nature of VDSL2 and quality issues as well as some recommendations for a more reliable VDSL2 deployment.
VDSL2 is a highly flexible and adaptive technology compared to legacy carrier services. But just like the traditional carrier services, the particular technology and service drives the loop quality requirements. Recognizing the flexibility of VDSL2 to operate at different upstream and downstream rates, on different band plans, power masks and more, the same principle applies: the service offering and technology will determine the necessary loop quality.
Who should attend: VDSL2 service engineers/maintainers, maintenance managers, service owners.
What You Will Learn:
- How you choose to deploy VDSL2 affects how you qualify wire pairs
- Cable issues that affect VDSL2 service
- Quality is about the total cable environment/condition
- General recommendations for VDSL2 cable quality and IPTV
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12/10/2009 |
Deploying 40G Networks Today (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
60 minutes
Network operator demand for higher capacities beyond 10 Gbit/s continues to swell. The good news is that, following a long and rocky road, 40G transport technology is here at last. This Webinar will discuss the key operator considerations in migrating from 10G to 40G, including interoperability with existing lines and systems, limitations in existing fibers, ROADM issues at 40G, testing 40G networks, and planning for 100G in the future. This Webinar will also detail some of the critical innovations that have made 40-Gig transport a commercial reality.
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12/8/2009 |
Why Standards Matter in Service Assurance
Length:
1 hour
Kaynam Hedayat, CTO and Sr. Director, Product Line Management, EXFO Service Assurance
There are a number of technology and market trends that are occurring in the Service Assurance industry, three of which will have a major impact on the architecture and methodology of monitoring systems.
- Fundamental shift from focusing on service quality vs. network quality.
- Convergence and the migration of all networks toward IP and the all IP network.
- Focus around Quality of Experience and achieving end-to-end visibility into the service quality.
These trends together provide new challenges and many new opportunities for service providers and network operators alike. The challenges are around scalability and economics of network wide Service Assurance solutions. The opportunities are operational cost savings based on more efficient network operations and protection of investment with more control over customer satisfaction and customer churn. This webinar discusses the role of standards in facing these challenges and strategies service providers should undertake to capture the opportunities
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12/3/2009 |
Carrier Ethernet Services: Tools and Techniques for Differentiation in a Crowded Market
Length:
60 minutes
This Webinar, hosted by Light Reading, explores a wide range of options service providers have to gain competitive advantage in the fast-moving Ethernet market. Topics covered will include: ubiquitous connectivity, value-added applications, end-to-end SLAs, robust service management/OAM, service interworking, high availability, bandwidth granularity and scaleability, tailored service options, robust Web service portals, and MEF services certification.
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11/19/2009 |
Packet-based mobile backhaul networks: evolution of network assessment & monitoring requirements
Length:
45 minutes
Host: Vikas Arora, Chief Technology Officer, EXFO
Speaker: Sophie Legault, Product Manager, Transport and Datacom, EXFO
Next-generation applications carried over packet-based mobile backhaul networks have initiated a drastic evolution in network assessment and monitoring requirements. Traditional testing methodologies are no longer sufficient and new challenges lie with validating these new services. This webinar will discuss these challenges and present new assessment and monitoring requirements throughout the complete network life-cycle.
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11/18/2009 |
Measuring Quality of Experience: IPTV Management Solutions (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
60 minutes
Frank Ziaei, IP Video Service Assurance
Operators delivering IPTV have discovered the critical importance of service quality to user experience. Measuring and maintaining QoE levels is the key to success of IPTV services. This Webinar will examine tools and techniques for guaranteeing QoE delivery.
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11/17/2009 |
Best Practices in IMS and NGN Deployment by TelephonyOnline/Connected Planet (sponsored by EXFO)
Length:
60 minutes
Next generation IP networks deliver the flexiblity and focus on new services that service providers need to compete. But the move to new NGN and IMS architectures can be complex and potentially costly. Learn how to deploy your next-generation IP network to deliver the services you need to compete – at a cost you can afford.
• Learn the latest architectural choices and approaches
• Hear crucial lessons learned from industry testbeds and pioneering real-world deployments
• Understand key technical issues, such as managing quality, ensuring security and delivering scale
• In short, get everything you need to make your own next-generation network deployment a success
Join TelephonyOnline and Connected Planet's Editor Rich Karpinski and IDC analyst and NGN expert Elisabeth Rainge for an in-depth look at the state of the IMS/NGN market including insights into the latest service provider implementations of next-generation network technologies like IMS and RCS (Rich Communications Suite) services.
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11/3/2009 |
Assessing Next-Gen Networks throughout the Technology Lifecycle
Length:
1 hour
Vikas Arora, Chief Technology Officer, EXFO
Vikas Arora, EXFO’s CTO, will overview the challenging issues that face networking professionals at all steps—design, deployment and service assurance—of the migration toward 40G/100G transmission and all-IP architectures. More importantly, he will explain why these challenges must be addressed.
Attendees will learn about critical design, deployment and service assurance challenges that can hamper the migration toward next-generation networking, such as:
- Meeting 100G testing challenges, from the lab to the field
- Ensuring VoIP/IMS network reliability, scalability, security and performance
- Upgrading mobile backhaul architectures from legacy T1/E1 to Ethernet/IP
- Managing 10G to 40G/100G network expansion through upgrades and fiber characterization
- Assessing the end-to-end QoS/QoE while leveraging multiple standards and network elements
- Monitoring per-subscriber QoE in large networks with millions of subscribers
Who should attend:
- CTOs from the telecom industry
- Trade media editors
- All networking professionals involved in the design, deployment and service assurance of next-generation networking systems and devices
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9/30/2009 |
Network Testing at 40G (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
1 hour
Mike Andrews, Systems Sales Specialist
As operators move to volume deployments for 40 Gbit/s, network testing has moved front and center as a priority. This Webinar will explore in depth the key testing issues operators face as they move to 40G and how these challenges can be solved via testing. Topics addressed will include PMD challenges and testing, chromatic dispersion challenges and testing, ROADM issues at 40G, and others.
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6/16/2009 |
Maximizing the Bundle: Seamless Services Across Devices
Length:
60 minutes
Presented by Ross Perry – Product Marketing Manager at EXFO Service Assurance
The success of the triple play is well documented, and it is fast becoming a competitive necessity. However, the real value of the bundle is in the integration of services across platforms and the creation of a single, seamless service experience regardless of the customer's location or preferred device. What technology components can enable this, and how can service providers leverage a single architecture to enable personalized services? This Webinar will present a collection of key technologies that can drive a personalized experience for customers.
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6/2/2009 |
Quality Customer Experience for IP Video
Length:
60 minutes
Presented by EXFO experts: Florin Hodis – Member of Technical Staff, Frank Ziaei – IP Video Product Manager, and Walter Moretto – Product Manager
As IP video reaches the mainstream, both cable companies and telcos are fighting to attract and retain subscribers, not only for their IP video services, but for the other services such as voice and data. Even though these bundled services share the same “pipe,” the requirements for a satisfactory customer experience differ for each service. And with IP video, customers demand a quality experience comparable to existing digital video.
This webinar will explore the unique quality of experience (QoE) requirements for IP video, and the methods that can be used to ensure that cable companies and telcos can maintain a high quality IP video offering in order to attract and retain their customers.
Who Should Attend
Anyone interested in installing, deploying, and monitoring IP video services to ensure a quality customer experience.
What You Will Learn
In this webinar, attendees will learn about:
•The challenges in delivering a high quality IP video service
•The issues that affect video quality
•What are the key metrics for measuring the Video quality
•The need for turn-up testing when deploying IP video
•The requirements for ongoing operational monitoring
•How to troubleshoot problems before they affect customers
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5/26/2009 |
Testing and Optimizing LTE Networks (Hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
60 minutes
Presented by Bruno Giguère, Member of Technical Staff, Transport and Datacom, EXFO
Despite phenomenal global support, it’s still early days for LTE with significant work to be done on developing and optimizing network equipment ahead of commercial service launch. This Webinar will examine the role test and measurement can play across the LTE technology cycle from initial product design, through to field testing, commercial rollout, and ongoing performance optimization. It will address the end-to-end LTE network, starting in the Evolved UTRAN and following through to the Evolved Packet Core and packet transport domains.
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4/24/2009 |
Testing IPTV from the Core to the Door
Length:
60 minutes
Steve Russo, Account Executive, EXFO Service Assurance, Walter Moretto, Product Manager, Transport and Datacom, EXFO and Shawn Armstrong, Product Specialist, Access Business Unit, EXFO
Flawless IPTV: Your Challenge, Our Expertise
Our experts will cover several relevant topics, including:
-OSP conditioning and the access network
-Points of failure—what will break and how can I locate it?
-What will affect the quality of my video and what can I do to prevent it?
-Can I detect a problem before it becomes service-affecting?
-What is available to troubleshoot and isolate IPTV troubles?
The above elements must be considered to track the key IPTV QoS and QoE performance indicators that will allow you to quickly and easily correlate network and service-layer information in order to segment, isolate and resolve faults. As such, this one-hour educational webinar will be the perfect opportunity to learn how to better meet your IPTV challenges.
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3/31/2009 |
Carrier Ethernet Network & Service Management Strategies (hosted by Light Reading)
Operators are looking for more sophisticated management tools that can help them maintain their Ethernet-based networks and provide customers with increased visibility into performance. Standards bodies have been developing solutions for Ethernet service OAM, which includes performance management. These capabilities accelerate service turn-up, manage link and end-to-end continuity and performance, and determine how well operators are meeting their SLAs. This Webinar provides an overview of key OAM standards like IEEE 802.1ag, ITU Y.1731, and MEF 17; examines real-world deployment of end-to-end OAM solutions; and discusses how operators can efficiently tap into service resources while shielding their OSS systems from network complexity.
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2/4/2009 |
International Service Provider Roundtable Investment in European FTTx (hosted by Telecommunications)
Europe’s FTTX Market: Competitors drive incumbent investment.
While Europe definitely does trail the rest of the world in terms of overall fiber to the x installations and subscribers, it’s not entirely dead either. In response to a growing base of smaller altnets and even municipalities rolling out FTTH networks, large incumbents such as France Telecom and even BT are responding with their own FTTH deployments. The majority of the FTTH investments in Europe have been seen in European countries such as Sweden, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway and France where broadband competition has been the strongest. Moderated by Telecommunications Editor in Chief Sean Buckley, this interactive roundtable discussion will examine the state of the European FTTX market increasingly competitive market.
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12/17/2008 |
OSP™ Thought Leaders Year-End Review (hosted by OSP)
Join OSP™’s Editorial Director and OSP™’s 2008 Thought Leaders in a year-end review of the technological and human challenges facing our unique segment of the telecom industry. In addition, OSP™’s 2008 Thought Leaders will look toward 2009 and address how the current economic climate will impact their objectives in deploying new technology while shoring up the legacy network.
The bottom line question is: What has changed or remained the same for network service professionals as providers reinvent themselves as communications and entertainment providers for their long-term survival.
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12/4/2008 |
Best Practices for Testing DSL/PON Based IP Services in a Calix Environment
Length:
30 min
This webinar will outline how to cost-effectively ensure QoS of your FTTN- and FTTP-based IP services with a single handheld test solution-the AXS-200/600 series.
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12/2/2008 |
End-to-End Ethernet Service Level Agreements (hosted by Light Reading)
As competition heats up in next-generation Ethernet and IP/MPLS VPN services markets, operators are under greater pressure to differentiate their offerings. Many have identified the ability to offer end-to-end service level agreements as a high priority. This webinar explores the latest trends in carrier Ethernet services management and how OAM and other technology advances are enabling operators to deliver robust SLAs that can meet the needs of even the most demanding end users.
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10/21/2008 |
Triple-Play Testing: Perfecting IPTV QoS (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
1 hour
Host: Andy Bray, Independent Analyst, Light Reading
While a triple-play is vital for the continued viability of many telcos, they are venturing into uncharted territory with the addition of IPTV and VOD services to their portfolios. They need to know whether the network can provide the quality of service for IPTV/VOD as well as perform application-level testing for multicast (IPTV) and unicast (VOD) streams. Tests have to be run, not just in a simulated environment, but also in the real world if telcos are to reduce the possibility of customer churn.
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10/16/2008 |
Building Optical Networks for Tier-2 Operators (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
1 hour
Host: Neil Hollingum, Independent Analyst, Light Reading
The RBOCs and PTTs get most of the attention, but smaller Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators are struggling with a lot of the same network migration issues as the big operators, including traffic migration from circuit to packet, rolling out FTTx architectures, IPTV and VOD, and expanding Ethernet services. This Webinar will look at how next-generation optical networks can serve these operators, highlighting where their needs are different than those of the big operators.
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9/30/2008 |
Enhancing Ethernet Services: Making the Shift to Dynamic Traffic Management (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
1 hour
Host: Stan Hubbard, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading
While relatively few enterprises enjoy advanced traffic management today, many say they are looking forward to using more dynamic traffic management to increase their ability to adapt to changing communication requirements. This Webinar examines the latest carrier Ethernet technologies that enable operators to deliver services with hierarchic/dynamic quality of service (QOS). This capability permits managed bandwidth and prioritization on a per-subscriber basis down to individual applications.
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6/10/2008 |
QoE: Holy Grail of IPTV
Philip Powell, Director, Product Management
Telcos are putting money on the table with high hopes of challenging the traditional TV providers. By delivering TV channels over an IP network, telcos expect to have a more cost-effective business model that will also result in increased revenues. But if they are to be successful, telcos will have to provide IPTV services that, at a minimum, are as good as what subscribers have become accustomed to. This is why IPTV vendors of all sorts are talking about Quality of Experience, or QOE.
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6/3/2008 |
Wireless Backhaul: Technology Choices for Lower Opex
Charlie Baker, Director, Product Management
Cellular operators are under a lot of pressure to slash the cost of connecting base stations to their networks. This Webinar reviews ways of achieving this by adopting alternatives to traditional TDM circuits – alternatives that range from microwave to such things as pseudowire connections over IP/Ethernet infrastructure.
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6/3/2008 |
Preparing to upgrade your network to 40 Gbit/s transmission
Length:
35 minutes
Speaker: Francis Audet, Senior Product Manager, EXFO
Mike Andrews, Technical Sales Specialists, EXFO
Most existing optical networks have already been tested for link loss, optical return loss and splice quality. With an increasing bit rate, other parameters will need to be tested. Chromatic dispersion and polarization mode dispersion measurements will be essential to successfully meet next-generation bandwidth requirements. Also, optical routes using low-water-peak fiber will most likely need to be tested for spectral response. With this in mind, this comprehensive webinar covers topics such as:
- Required bandwidth
- Typical pains
- Dispersion: the biggest danger
- Facts on dispersion
- 40 Gbit/s speeds
- Bandwidth: the other danger
- ROADM issues
- Available solutions
- Test plan
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5/6/2008 |
The Role of Carrier Ethernet in Cost-Effective, Next-Gen Data Services
Charlie Baker, Director, Product Management
This Webinar will explore cost-effective ways to deploy carrier Ethernet and MPLS technologies to support both next-generation Ethernet VPN and IP VPN services on a converged services infrastructure. We will highlight techniques and technologies that: (1) help migrate customers to next-generation services; (2) enable operators to deliver managed Ethernet services; (3) ensure scaleability, reliability, and service assurance; and (4) control operational costs as demand scales.
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4/29/2008 |
Service Quality: The Role of Session Management
Philip Powell, Director, Product Management
Session management is at the core of service quality of every service network – voice, video, and data. IMS defines architecture to manage a variety of IP sessions across the network, and to provide a host of services. But what happens in pre-IMS environments? This Webinar examines the equipment and tools that enable service providers to manage sessions in today's networks, which include policy control, bandwidth management, and security gateways.
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4/22/2008 |
Taking a Customer-Centric View of Service Assurance
Charlie Baker, Director, Product Management
As service providers strive to build a reputation for quality services, hoping to reduce churn and attract new and loyal customers, the importance of the end-user's experience is paramount. This Webinar discusses the importance of the customer perception of a service, relative to the traditional QOS monitoring approach to service assurance, and looks at the solutions available.
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4/22/2008 |
Cable VoIP Testing: Technology Update
Philip Powell, Director, Product Management
Successful deployment of cable VOIP service depends on the ability to deliver high reliability and high quality. This Webinar explores the latest test-and-measurement technologies available to ensure reliable cable VOIP services.
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1/31/2008 |
Testing Carrier Ethernet (hosted by Light Reading)
Length:
1 hour
Speaker: Bruno Giguere, Member of Technical Staff, EXFO, Brix Networks and Fluke Networks
Presented and moderated by: Simon Sherrington, Independent Analyst, Light Reading
Demand for carrier Ethernet services is growing fast, and new flavors of Ethernet such as PBT (Provider Backbone Transport) are entering the Ethernet realm. This Webinar looks at the test-and-measurement capabilities vendors and operators need, to ensure their Ethernet systems are carrier grade.
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12/11/2007 |
Reduce MTTR with monitoring and mapping combo
Length:
1 hour
Mike Andrews, System Sales Specialist (EXFO)
Randy Anderson, VP Data Services (AFO)
Watch how EXFO's NQMSfiber and AFO’s OSPInSight combine to improve the efficiency of your network maintenance operations while achieving substantial savings in troubleshooting and monitoring tasks.
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4/17/2007 |
New OTDR Testing Solutions: Simpler and Faster
Length:
1 hour
Speaker: Vincent Racine, Product Specialist, EXFO
Looking to speed up fiber testing and diagnostics? Find out how EXFO's new OTDR offering can help you save time in the field and at the office as well as achieve consistency in your test results.
- NEW — AXS-110 handheld OTDRs for singlemode AND multimode testing in one unit, with exceptional 0.8 m event dead zone.
- NEW — E-series OTDR modules for all the required versatility in a single OTDR with both short dead zones AND high dynamic range values
- NEW — FastReporter data post-processing software, a one-stop solution for all your optical-layer test applications
We will present all the key capabilities and interfaces that will enable you to make your OTDR testing, post-processing and reporting procedures easier:
- Results at a glance and easy assessment of link status
- Fastest setup and acquisition time
- Automatic analysis and macrobend finder
- Powerful batch processing for file documentation at the office
- Pass/fail threshold settings for an entire project in one step
- Live OTDR cable templating for consistent data management and comparison
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2/21/2007 |
FTB-200 Compact Platform New Software Functionalities
Length:
1 hour
Speaker: Mario Simard, Product Manager, EXFO
EXFO’s expanded software package for the FTB-200 is designed for boosting OTDR testing efficiency—whether for multimode or singlemode applications, from FTTH/PON to long-haul networks.
This webinar demonstrates the FTB-200 Compact Platform’s new value-added functionalities, key software capabilities, and interfaces that will enable you to make your OTDR testing procedure even easier:
- Results at a glance ─ reading key end results and pinpointing faulty elements has never been simpler!
- Fully compatible with other major OTDR brands
- New FaultFinder mode
- New zoom functions
- New way to view the trace that eases technicians’ daily tasks
- Enhanced template mode
- More efficient event-table management
- And more…
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11/7/2006 |
40 Gbit/s: Higher Speed, New Challenges
Length:
1 hour
Speaker: Francis Audet, Senior Product Manager, EXFO
The industry is rapidly switching to 40 Gbit/s technology to meet increasing speed and bandwidth demands. To succeed in this new reality, you need the right information to meet the challenges that will arise.
With this in mind, we’re proposing a comprehensive webinar covering topics such as:
- New challenges: 40 Gbit/s vs. 10 Gbit/s
- Different modulation formats (compared to NRZ)
- Dispersion: CD, PMD and second-order PMD issues
- DWDM with co-propagating 40 Gbit/s and 10 Gbit/s transmission
- Raman amplification, advantages and impacts
- Multipath interference
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10/26/2006 |
New Developments in FTTx - Optimized Fiber
Length:
1 hour
Speaker: Ryan Chappell, Fiber Business Manager - North America, Draka
Mario Simard, Product Manager, EXFO
As fiber infrastructure pushes deeper to the home and business, there is more real-world exposure, more bending and handling - with less experienced installers. This roundtable discusses key FTTx fiber application issues, lessons learned from FTTH deployments and long-term OSP studies, and what makes an ideal FTTx fiber.
Learn about the latest trends in FTTx-optimized fibers, including three generations of bend-tolerant fibers and recent standards activities for G.smx-type fibers. EXFO will help you understand the differences by presenting real test results comparing a variety of fiber types currently available - how these differences affect FTTx costs, and what potential they hold for reducing the FTTx footprint and complexity.
Presented by Lightwave Europe
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6/14/2006 |
An Essential Gigabit Ethernet Webinar
Length:
1 hour
The industry has witnessed Gigabit Ethernet’s rapid rise to the top as one of the essential technologies for access, metro and wide-area networks. You need to implement efficient testing strategies to assess performance and service integrity. But do you have the tools and know-how?
Topics covered include:
- Gigabit Ethernet used in service-provider networks
- The criteria that define an SLA
- Deploying a test infrastructure that validates the performance of Ethernet networks
- The benefits of a Gigabit Ethernet infrastructure and its impact on revenues
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