VoIP Conference 2007 at Illinois Institute of Technology
VoIP Conference and Expo Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26, 2007: Call for Participation
Please use the following form to propose your presentation. Consult the topic list below for topic area suggestions. You will be contacted via email or phone shortly after you submit your proposal to notify you of your acceptance status. Accepted speakers receive complimentary admission to both days of the conference and expo.

IIT VoIP Conference and Expo Presentation Proposal



Presentations are currently being solicited on the following topics:

Architectures and Elements

IMS Architecture:
  • IMS Architecture for service development and converged services
  • IMS Architecture for fixed mobile convergence
  • Security Aspects of IMS Architecture
  • Status of 3GPP standardization of IMS
  • Open software development of IMS Functional Elements
  • Case Study in IMS Deployment
Peer-to-Peer SIP Architecture:
  • Security Aspects and Considerations of Peer to peer SIP architecture
  • IETF standardization of peer to peer SIP
  • Open software development of Peer to Peer Functional Elements
  • Case Study in peer to peer deployment
Interfacing VoIP and Circuit Switched Networks
  • Performance, Conformance and Security at the access interface
  • Performance, Conformance and Security at the SS7 or C7 Interface
VoIP on Fixed/Mobile Converged Networks:
  • Standardization
  • Best Practices
  • Performance criteria and standards
  • Performance measurement
IP PBX:
  • Development using Asterisk
  • Performance Metrics for IP PBXes
  • Case Study in IP-PBX Deployment
SIP Trunking:
  • Case Study in Deployments using SIP trunks
  • Standardization of IP and SIP trunks
Security on VoIP Networks :
  • Challenges to VoIP services posed by NATs and Firewalls
  • Standardization
  • Case studies
Securing RTP
  • ZRTP and Zfone
  • SRTP
  • DTLS
  • Protecting the organization while opening the RTP path
Security and the IMS Architecture
Security and P2P VoIP Architectures

Services and Features on VoIP Networks

IPTV
  • IPTV What it is and how to deliver it
  • IPTV case studies
  • IPTV strategic deployment
Multimedia Services using VoIP
  • VoIP Enabled Conference Services
  • VoIP Enabled Distributed Class room
  • VoIP Enabled Gaming
  • Case Study
Emergency Services for VoIP enabled networks:
  • IETF Standardization status and developments
  • Status of standardization and deployment
  • Status of legislation
Legal Wiretap Strategies
  • Architectures and standards
  • Legislation – CALEA and other
  • Deployment
Test, Measurement and Operations

VoIP Device and Function Testing
  • Benchmarking the performance of VoIP Devices
  • Device Benchmarking standards – IETF, OMA and other
  • Test strategies and appliances
  • Case studies
VoIP Network performance testing
  • End to end Performance metrics and standards for VoIP networks - IETF and other
  • Test strategies and appliances
  • Case studies
VoIP Network Operations Center
  • Performance metrics
  • Data collection
  • Early detection and prevention
Student Projects
  • A Peer to peer SIP implementation– Focus on security and performance aspects
  • An IMS enabled Fixed-Mobile Converged network – Focus on security and performance aspects
  • A Study of Voice Quality Requirements for VoIP-enabled E911 networks
  • Network Operations Center (NOC) software for VoIP networks
  • STUN server development for VoIP networks
  • Patent applied for: Location detection and reporting for E911 on VoIP networks
  • Patent applied for: Securing the VoIP-enabled network from intruders in the RTP path
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Acme Packet
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IEEE ComSoc Chicago
IIT Center for Professional Development
Technology Executives Club
International Engineering Consortium

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