Mar 16 2010
The world's largest international conference on optical communication and networking convenes this month from March 21-25 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Nearly 10,000 attendees are expected at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), and journalists are invited to attend the meeting for free.
OFC/NFOEC is the premier meeting where experts from industry and academia intersect and share their results, experiences, and insights on the future of optical communication and the technologies that will enable it. This year's lineup will feature many engaging talks and panels, including:
- PLENARY PRESENTATIONS: "Broadband in Africa" by Brian Herlihy, president, SEACOM, Mauritius; "Beyond Today's Broadband Networks" by Philippe Keryer, executive vice president, president, Carrier Product Group, Alcatel-Lucent, USA; and "Challenges for New Generation Networks" by Hideo Miyahara, president, NICT, Japan. To access speaker bios and talk abstracts, see: http://www.ofcnfoec.org/conference_program/Plenary.aspx.
- WATCH, a three-day series of presentations and panel discussions on the applications and business of optical communications, featuring esteemed guest speakers from the industrial, research and investment communities. See: http://www.ofcnfoec.org/conference_program/Market_Watch.aspx.
- SERVICE PROVIDER SUMMIT, a dynamic program with topics and speakers of interest to CTOs, network architects, network designers and technologists within the service provider and carrier sector. See: http://www.ofcnfoec.org/conference_program/Service_Provider_Summit.aspx.
SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS
The conference also features a comprehensive technical program with talks covering the latest research related to all aspects of optical communication. Much of the research being presented in 2010 covers what's in store for the future of broadband Internet. Some of the highlights, outlined below, include:
- An Express-Lane for the Internet
- Piping Wireless into the Home
- Looking into the Future of Data-Routing with IRIS
- A Better Way to Watch YouTube: OpenFlow Opens Up Carrier Networks
Additional research summaries in the areas of green IT, optical interconnects in supercomputers, and an all-optical fast Fourier transform are available online at: http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/ofc_releases/2010/AddnlNews.aspx.
Research news on using LEDs to broadcast data (http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/ofc_releases/2010/DeskLamp.aspx) and cloud computing (http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/ofc_releases/2010/BacktotheFuture.aspx) has also been announced.
Source: http://www.ofcnfoec.org/