krsm@hou2d (02/11/89)
FOURTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TENCON
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 90's
( IEEE Region 10 Conference)
Theme : Information Technologies for the 90's
Dates : 22, 23, 24 Nov 1989
Place : Bombay, India
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR
A SESSION ON
PLANNING FOR NETWORK EVOLUTION
Summary of the session: This Session focuses on Approaches to
Telecommunications Network Planning; Discusses Models,
Methodologies Tools and Validation Techniques Required for
Implementing the Plans successfully, taking into account in
particular the Environment in which the Networks will be built;
Discusses Network Management Philosophies and Operations Systems;
Discusses the role of National Telecommunications Policy in
Developing the Plans as described.
Authors are requested to send in their contributions on the
following sub-topics.
Sub-topics of the session: National Telecommunications Policy &
its Impact on Network Evolution
It is important to recognize that a country's telecommunications
policy dictates, to a large degree, the pace of evolution, the
type, and evolution path of the country's telecommunications
networks. Examples of Topics included in this are: A Background
of the Country's political System and how it has impacted on its
telecommunications networks A Description of the Country's
Telecommunications Networks in Place How the Country is poised
for Evolution to the 1990s and the 21st Century. This includes
National Plans & Priorities for Network Evolution
Resource Allocation & Deployment
In order to implement networks as planned, it is important to
identify various elements of inputs. Sub-topics include:
Identification of Resources Required in terms of Human Resources,
Material Resources & Technology Resources Allocation of Resources
Based on Priorities Resource Management i.e., how the identified
Resources are deployed so as to maximize the utilization Planning
& Tracking Deliverables Management of Technology Transfer (Where
Technology Transfer is involved)
Needs Analysis & Evaluation
This phase of the Activity consists of gathering data on
t{_elecommunications service needs as perceived by the country's
users, determining the costs/benefits of such services,
conducting Economic Evaluations of these services, and
determining the relative priorities of offering these services. A
comprehensive understanding of the Market Needs is essential in
order to decide the Structure of the Network.
Topology & Network Structures
The structure of a Network is dependent on: the Topography of
the Country the Location of Major Cities and inter-city distances
the Community of Interest between cities Methods of Deriving
Traffic Forecasts
Network Topologies & Optimization Techniques. Types of Networks
to be considered are:
Voice
Data
Video
Facsimile
Packet
Signaling
Types of Transmission Media to be considered:
Underground (Co-axial Cable)
Microwave
Satellite
Underwater
Optical Fiber
Mode of Transmission:
Analog
Digital
Planning Activities: Long-Haul (Backbone) Network Planning Local
(Spur or Secondary) Network Planning Feeder & Distribution
Network Design Public Network Planning Private Network Planning
Special Network Planning
Program Planning, Project Planning, Benchmarking & Tracking
Determining Planning Horizons Techniques for Planning for the
Planning Horizon (Long-Range) Techniques for Breaking the Long-
Term Plan into Short-Term Implementation Plans Identifying
Critical Events & Accomplishments (Bench-Marking) Tools for
Tracking & Project Management
Plan Validation & Refining Defining Measures for Plan Validation
Defining Metrics for Plan Progress Measurement On-going
Monitoring and Doctoring (Tweeking) of Plan to take into account
current trends and technologies
Network Operations, Management & Performance Measurements
Strategies
In order to measure network performance, certain Operations &
Maintenance Systems and Work Centers will have to be in place.
The following are included in this topic: Network Operations,
Administration and Maintenance (OAM) Philosophies. Different
countries (Network Providers) may have different approaches to
address the same problems. The Network Management Architecture
will reflect this philosophy Operations Systems Deployment
Strategies I: Centralized, Distributed, Distributed with some
central control Operations Systems Deployment Strategies II:
Hierarchical & Non-Hierarchical Systems Operations Systems
Network Architectures Operations Systems & Network Elements
Interface: Dumb Switches vs. Intelligent (Smart) Switches
Automatic Reporting vs. On-Demand etc.
Session Organizer / Chair:
K.V.Srikantiah
Rm # 2D265
AT&T Bell Laboratories
480 Red Hill Road
Middletown NJ 07748
USA
201-615-4754 (O),
201-615-9051 (H)
Electronic Mail Address: att!hou2d!rajas
Paper submission by March 31 1989
Notification of acceptance by May 15 1989
Photo-ready paper by July 1989
Submission of visual aids by Sept 15 1989
Planned Exhibits
Sessions
Social Program
"Visit India" Tour
Special Travel Arrangements
People interested in submitting a paper may send:
Title of the paper
Author's details (address, phone, fax, e-mail address)
Abstract
Estimated number of pages