FREE WEBINAR

Choosing an ideal platform for building LTE eNodeB and EPC elements

LTE is right around the corner… More than eighteen operators globally have announced LTE plans and a dozen intend to start deployments in 2010. LTE represents the next big network equipment category spend for operators globally. Telecom equipment manufacturers are now challenged with choosing the right platform for LTE, which fulfills the critical requirements of a flat network architecture; high throughput, low latency, and spectral efficiency maximization and facilitates a quick time to market.

This webinar provides specific insights for equipment manufacturers as they assess hardware and software options for LTE. The webinar will address requirements for both access and core network equipment and will cover critical integration aspects including middleware, processors, chipsets, and chassis platforms.

What Attendees will learn:

• Overall performance and latency requirements for LTE eNodeB and the Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
• Detailed EPC platform requirements for control plane and data plane traffic handling
• Processor architectures, performance, power, cost models
• Design consideration for chassis and boards
• Base station performance optimization in baseband, MAC scheduling, packet processing, ciphering, RoHC


Who should attend:

• Product architects and designers responsible for platform-related decisions on LTE equipment such as eNodeB, EPC, and Test and Measurement solutions
• Product management and technology teams involved in making platform choices for LTE equipment
• System engineers seeking to gain insights into the performance implications of LTE traffic and developing specifications for LTE platforms
  

Presenters

Sanket S. Nesargi

Senior Marketing Manager, Aricent

Dr Sanket Nesargi is the Senior Marketing Manager at Aricent for the OEM segment. Sanket has 12 plus years of experience in the telecom industry and has worked with Aricent since May 2009. Prior to Aricent, Sanket has held positions in multiple domains including Strategy Consulting at KPMG, Product Marketing and Management at Tektronix, and Product Management and System Architect at Nortel. Sanket holds Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas, and an MBA from the McCombs Business School at the University of Texas at Austin.

YJ Kim

Senior Director and Head of Embedded Processor Group, Cavium Networks

YJ Kim is Senior Director of Embedded Processor Group (aka “OCTEON processor”) in Networking Communications Division at Cavium Networks since June, 2006. YJ has 20 plus years of experience in microprocessors. Prior to joining Cavium Networks, he held position as the General Manager of Tolapai (IA SOC – EP80579), Product Marketing Manager of Westport/IXP2350 at Intel Corp, co-founder/Director of API Networks, a company with $230M revenue in 2000 and IP house for HyperTransport, Marketing Director at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc and various marketing managers at Intel x86 Microprocessor groups. YJ holds B.S.E.E. and Master of Engineering in E.E. from Cornell University, and has attended Wharton Executive Program at University of Pennsylvania.

Andrew Alleman

Principal CTO Director, Radisys

Andrew joined RadiSys in 2003. Andrew has been involved in embedded systems architecture and design for over 15 years. Prior to joining RadiSys, Andrew was Chief System Architect at Copper Mountain Networks, responsible for architecture of next generation broadband services concentration and remote access systems. Previously, Andrew was co-founder and Chief System Architect of Oresis Communications, a Portland-based start-up focused on converged voice and data packet switching systems. Andrew has also held engineering management and design positions at ADC Telecommunications and worked in medical imaging systems with OptiMedX. Andrew holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.

Patrick Barnard

Senior Web Editor, TMC

Patrick Barnard is senior web editor for TMCnet. He is former managing editor for Multichannel Merchant magazine, a Penton Media publication focused on all aspects of multichannel marketing. He is also former associate editor for Customer Interaction Solutions magazine, a TMC publication, and also served as assignment editor for TMCnet. Barnard is also former editor of the Darien Times, a community newspaper serving the town of Darien, CT.