Traditionally, voice applications have been built on DSP-powered boards residing in PCs. Those same boards also provided the required TDM connectivity, resulting in TDM-centric solutions. Major advancements in processing power are now changing how application developers design their products. This is primarily due to host-based processing, which enables the development of software-centric applications and products, dramatically speeding time to market and reducing delivery costs. How does an application developer take advantage of host-based processing in the reality of today’s mixed TDM and IP environment? This session will examine different approaches for designing voice applications that leverage host-based processing.
Presented by:
Faye McClenahan Head of Strategic Marketing Aculab
Ruben G. Martinez Sr. Field Systems Engineer Eicon Networks - Americas
The adoption of open industry standards-based Communications Platforms is now achieving broad market acceptance by major TEMs and Service Providers. While open standards from PICMG are firmly in place in the industry, a barrier to broad adoption is the lack of uniform interoperability standards of building block implementations by vendors. To achieve true interoperability, the Communications Platforms building block providers must coalesce around a set of procedural standards on how to interoperate. This effort will benefit TEMs by providing predictability of integrated solutions, faster time-to-market, lower integration costs, alternative sourcing and product choice, and COTS market dynamics. This session will focus on driving a common understanding of the interop landscape including the Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA) and the path to achieve a true COTS environment.
Presented by:
Chuck Hill Principal Architect Continous Computing
The VoIP market is finally emerging, and distinct market segments are taking shape. A wide variety of IP phones and other endpoint devices are being developed to offer access to current VoIP services and future integrated voice/data/video multimedia applications. This session examines the development of enterprise and consumer IP telephony markets, as well as the future introduction of PSTN-replacement VoIP services from the perspective of IP end points. Five-year forecasts for dedicated IP and SIP phones, softphones, as well as dual-network WiFi/cellular handsets are presented. Special attention will be paid to techniques for implementing secure boot processes, code signing, and secure provisioning as ways to extend the security of VoIP devices.
Presented by:
Charles Hoffman President and CEO Covad Communications Group, Inc.
Rick Pitz Sr. Product Manager Certicom
Clinton Fitch Unified Communications Product Manager Spanlink Communications
Jon Young Vice President of Software Engineering Inter-Tel
Gary Hermansen President & Chief Executive Officer Global IP Sound
Russell Shaw (Moderator) IP Telephony Blogger ZDNet
Beyond Wireless Video Conversational Services (IP-04)
Wednesday - 10/11/06, 2:00-2:45pm
3G-324M is an umbrella standard for wireless video communications that was created to satisfy the stringent requirements of real-time, low-delay interactive conversational video services. Nevertheless it is, in practice, employed to enable a variety of multimedia services beyond conversational services such as messaging and streaming. The unification of this variety of services under the same umbrella protocol has significance for the design of the supporting architectures and associated media and signaling components, as well as for the design of the applications that run such services.
Attendees will learn how 3G-324M can support streaming and messaging services; its relation with the other protocols; its relevance for existing wireless messaging and streaming services; and the challenges in designing adequate interoperability tests for 3G-324M that cover such large spectrum of services.
Voice Coders: Once You've Seen One, You've Seen Them All, Right? Wrong! (IP-05)
Wednesday - 10/11/06, 3:00-3:45pm
With each year it seems that new voice coding algorithms hit the market. There are a range of both business and technical reasons for the wide range of voice coders. From high compression coders for wireless applications to higher-than-toll quality and 3-D spatial imaging for conference applications, a range of voice coders have evolved to service very different needs. This session will explore the recent explosion of new voice coders and discuss how the newly introduced coder offerings differ, helping designers make the right choice for their application.
Presented by:
Jeff Van Dyke Director of Technology, Office of the CTO Dialogic
David Waite (Moderator) Director Altman Vilandrie & Company (AV&Co.)
