[SATLUG] Announcement: [IEEECTSCOMMSP@aol.com: IEEE CTS COM/SP Chapter Meeting - Tues, Sep. 14th, 6:30 PM (Please RSVP)]

[Phil Carinhas]

 Here is the new IEEE COMSPC meeting announcement. Please take note of
 the new meeting location at the UT campus. 

  Bon Appetit,

    Phil C.
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Subject: IEEE CTS COM/SP Chapter Meeting - Tues, Sep. 14th, 6:30 PM (Please RSVP)
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Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 06:57:19 EDT
To: IEEECTSCOMMSP at aol.com

   The IEEE CTS Chapter ComSoc / Signal Processing Societies invites you to
   attend the Chapter's September Monthly Technical Evening Meeting, Tuesday
   September 14, 2004, between 6:30 PM and 9:00 PM CDT.  The meeting will
   once again be held on the campus of the University of Texas at
   Austin, this time in the AVAYA Auditorium of the ACE building, which is on
   the south side of 24th street and Speedway.  Parking will be in parking
   lot # 16 on the north side of 24th street by the ENS building.  See below
   for directions and parking.

   (Note: We are no longer meeting at the SBC's Labs, Inc.)

  Topic: Broadband in the Last Mile, ( ADSL 2, ADSL 2 +, VDSL, PON).

  Presenter: Dean Bekken, Senior Product Line Manager, Carrier Networks,
             ADTRAN, Inc., Huntsville, AL.

  Abstract

   Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC's), who need to protect and expand
   services and revenues, are moving to a packet-based future. The
   competition that these ILEC's face is from the Cable Operators, who are
   already providing high-speed video and data services.  In order to provide
   these same services, the ILEC's are moving their broadband infrastructure
   closer to the residential customers, deploying PON and xDSL technologies. 
   The equipment market offers a host of broadband access technologies
   (including ADSL2+, VDSL, and VDSL2) from which to choose that operate over
   the ILEC's existing copper twisted pairs.  Of course, multiple
   Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) technologies are also available if fiber is to
   be extended all the way to the residence.

   These loop technologies will be investigated in this presentation from
   both a theoretical and a practical approach to determine the best approach
   in trying to deploy enhanced bandwidth customer services.

  Biography

   Dean Bekken is a Senior Product Manager with ADTRAN Inc., a Huntsville,
   Alabama based telecommunications provider. Dean is working with both the
   ADTRAN DSLAM and FTTN product lines. He has over 15 years in the
   telecommunications industry. During his tenure, he has worked with
   numerous access technologies to include, DDS, ISDN, HDSLx, ADSL, Optical,
   and most recently ADSL2+ and VDSL. Additionally, he has worked with TDM,
   Frame Relay, ATM, and Ethernet based systems. During this time he has also
   worked with the numerous challenges involved in the mechanical aspects of
   system and OSP telecommunications design. 

   ADTRAN, Inc. is one of the world's most successful telecom equipment
   suppliers, with a 16-year history of profitability and a portfolio of more
   than 1,300 solutions for use in the last mile of today's
   telecommunications networks. Widely deployed by both carriers and
   enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions enable voice, data, video, and
   Internet communications across copper, fiber, and wireless network
   infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every major
   domestic service provider and many international ones, as well as by
   thousands of public, private and government organizations worldwide.

   This presentation is open to both chapter members and non-members.

   Food and beverages will be served to attendees.

   If you plan to attend, please send e-mail to Howard Headrick at
   hfrjr at swbell.net for planning purposes.

                              Maps and Directions

  Parking

   Meeting attendees will be able to park in Lot #16 (outside the ENS
   building) and park on the street (along 24th street and along San Jacinto)
   beginning at 5:45pm. The only caution to everyone is that those without a
   Faculty Permit must not park in any space that has a sign showing "F
   parking AT ALL TIMES".  These spaces are reserved for those with faculty
   permits, so those without such a permit could be ticketed and towed away.

  Directions

   Exit I 35 at Dean Keaton (26th St.).  Proceed west on Dean Keaton (towards
   the UTA Campus) to the intersection of Dean Keaton and San Jacinto, where
   you will turn left (south) onto San Jacinto.  Proceed south on San
   Jacinto, approximately one block, past the parking garage on your left,
   and then proceed past the guard station to the intersection of 24th street
   and San Jacinto.

   Turn right (going west) on to 24th street.  Drive over creek, past the
   Utility Services building on the right and then drive up to the
   construction on left and right.  Either park on the street (24th street or
   around the corner on Speedway) or park in Parking Lot # 16, which will be
   to your right, in front of the ENS building.

   The ACE building, in which the AVAYA Auditorium is located, is just south
   of 24th street at Speedway.

  UPCOMING MEETINGS

   The IEEE CTS Chapter ComSoc / Signal Processing Societies' October
   Technical Monthly Evening Meeting will be back to the Chapter's regular
   meeting schedule of the 3rd Thursday evening of each month.  Thus, the
   October Technical Monthly Evening Meeting will be on Thursday evening,
   October 14, 2004, between 6:30 P.M and 9:00 P.M.

   The place for this meeting will be announced in next month's meeting
   notice and in the upcoming Section newsletter.

   The topic will be an in-depth presentation in the pros and cons of Circuit
   Emulation over Ethernet, with emphasis on PWE3 and the trade-offs in
   service quality of circuit switched voice over Ethernet.

   The presenter will be Jim Tyndal, product manager, Cetreus Networks,
   Richardson, TX

   If you would like to give a presentation on a communications or signal
   processing topic, please contact Howard Headrick, e-mail:
   hfrjr at swbell.net.

  MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE

   The Chapter meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM until 9:30
   PM.  Please feel free to post meeting notices and invite guests.

  SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

   We encourage you to join the Communications and Signal Processing
   Societies at http://www.ieee.org/membership/join/. If you're already a 
   member, please encourage your associates to join one or both societies.
   IEEE membership provides a variety of benefits to its members ranging from
   technical publications to conferences to career development assistance to
   financial services.

   IEEE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL AND UPDATE
   Current members can renew their membership and update their information
   (including e-mail address) at http://www.ieee.org/membership/coa.html.

  CTS IEEE COM/SP SOCIETY OFFICERS

   Howard Headrick Chairman hfrjr at swbell.net

   Brandon Imboden Executive Vice-Chairman Brandon.Imboden at Broadwing.com

   Scott Atkinson Vice-Chairman of Conferences scotta at ICSIconsulting.com

   Les Johnson Vice-Chairman of Membership L.Johnson at IEEE.org

   Hanan Potash Secretary potash at flash.net

   Rick Talbot Treasurer rtalbot at austin.rr.com

   Mark Brockman Dir, Student Activities & Speakers Bureau
   mark.brockman at sbc.com

  CTS IEEE COM/SP SOCIETY DISTRIBUTION LIST

   To be added to or deleted from the chapter mailing list, please send name
   and e-mail address to Les Johnson (mailto:L.Johnson at IEEE.org



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