| Pre-conference Workshops – Tuesday 3 March |
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Workshop A (morning):
Deploying flexible cost-effective IP-based backhaul |
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Workshop B (afternoon):
Deploying Carrier Ethernet For Mobile Backhaul |
Led by:
Metro Ethernet Forum |
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| Conference Day One - Wednesday 4 March |
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| Key drivers and business cases for backhaul network investment |
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| Backhauling 3.5G and beyond |
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Backhaul for HSxPA |
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Planning backhaul for LTE | |
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| Ethernet IP for backhaul |
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Assessing IP/MPLS as a backhaul solution |
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Pseudowires to support legacy TDM on Ethernet/ IP infrastructure |
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Migration strategies to IP/Ethernet backhaul: Overlay, Hybrid, or all-IP | |
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| Conference Day Two - Thursday 5 March |
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Disaster planning, security and resiliance of backhaul architectures
Transport media for mobile backhaul |
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Fibre, Wireless, Copper, xDSL, Satellite, Hybrid | |
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Femtocells: Reducing backhaul volumes and costs
Strategies for outsourcing backhaul
Migrating to all-IP: Upskilling staff and organizational change considerations |
