Abstract
This presentation will review the principal network architectures and their typical migration and upgrade paths required, to allow the delivery of triple-play services over Internet Protocol (IPTV / Video, Voice / VoIP, High Speed Internet). Important parameters required to insure the delivery of user required Quality of Service (QoS) for triple-play services will also be reviewed. Real life network impairments affecting the QoS of these services will be addressed.

Best practices for testing, monitoring & troubleshooting these flaws, in the transport and access segments of the network, will be shared. Particularities of the technological dimension will be examined but also the business case dimension. The business case dimension will present best practices allowing operation expense (OPEX) reductions, without affecting QoS in the IP services delivery.

Speaker Biography
Nicholas Gagnon cumulates 15 years of experience in product management, marketing & business development of optical test & measurement solutions & broadband transmission equipments. At EXFO, he works with network operators to develop & integrate advanced test & monitoring solutions used to optimize the delivery of triple-play & advanced IP services over fiber point-to-point & PON architectures (FTTx) as well as copper based architectures (xDSL, HFC). <Back>