Abstract:
        This seminar gives an understanding of the many requirements 
	and issues in the telecom network management domain. These 
	requirements and issues are related to configuration, security, 
	performance modeling, simulation, capacity planning, trend
	analysis, fault management, and accounting(billing). This seminar 
	also includes telecom network management achitecture, applications 
	in the market.

Presenter:
        Mr. Sam Shen
	Mr. Sam Shen is in Bay Networks as project manager and
	architect. His previous job was in Digital Equipment Corporation, 
	Telecom,Network,voice engineering group. He represented DEC
	to attend IEEE 802.3 Task force. He was involved in telecom 
	projects such as US Sprint ATM solution, Alpha NT voice server,
	SNET X25/SS7 Intelligent network, AT&T; BaseWorX applications.

Date and Time:
-- Oct. 12, 1996, Saturday
-- 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm



 The Last Mile Solution for Public Switched Network

Abstract:
        This presentation will provide an overview of the high-speed 
	access solutions, including ISDN, ADSL, HDSL, SDSL and VDSL, 
	from both a technical and a market point of view.  A preliminary 
	outline is as follows:

	1.  What's the last mile?
	2.  Why is it the top priority for telco to develop and invest?
	3.  What are the technologies for the last-mile? 
	4.  ISDN
	  	. technical premier
		. market history and trend
	5.  HDSL
		. technical premier
		. market history and trend
	6.  SDSL
		. technical premier
		. market history and trend
	7.  ADSL
		. technical premier
		. market history and trend
	8.  SDSL
		. technical premier
		. market history and trend
	9.  Summary

Presenter:
        Dr. Shuang Deng
	Dr. Deng has a unique background in both the telco and telco 
	equipment supplier from both a technical and business perspective.  
	He worked at GTE on the local access service and played an 
	instrumental role in developing the first ADSL data trial at GTE. 
	Dr. Deng is a co-inventor of ADSL for the data service concept. 
	His contributions to the ADSL Forum have become the design 
	guidelines for the industry.  Recently He founded a new company 
	to develop advanced local access loop solutions.

Date and Time:
-- Oct. 12, 1996, Saturday
-- 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm


Location:
-- Main Hall of the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
-- (GBCCA, see directions below)

Admission Fee:
-- No charges for NECINA Members 
-- $5.00 admission fee for non-members of NECINA
-- (NECINA Membership fee is $10.00)

GBCCA Address:
-- 437 Cherry Street,  West Newton, MA.

Directions to GBCCA:
-- Take Route 128, then take Route 16 East Exit. 
-- About 2 miles, you will pass the overpass of Mass Pike.
   The first light after the overpass will be Cherry Street.
-- Turn left onto Cherry Street, immediately  turn left to
   the parking lot. GBCCA center is the 2 story brick building
   next to the parking lot.