The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized the
ITU Workshop on “Evolution of Optical Networks for IMT2030 and Beyond" in the afternoon of,
20 November 2024, 15h00-18h00. This workshop was held in conjunction with the ITU-T SG15 interregnum meetings of Q6, Q11 and Q13, held on 18-22 November 2024 at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) in Hong Kong, China. This workshop was held at the Charles K. Kao Auditorium of HKSTP. ITU-T SG15 was responsible for transport, access and home networks.
ObjectivesThe objective of the workshop was to promote ITU-T work to engage more with the industry and our global society.
Target AudienceParticipation in the workshop was open to ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes engineers in the greater China area, as well as individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation in the workshop was free of charge.
Watch the recording of the session here
Programme
15:00 - 15:15
| Opening Remarks
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15:15 - 16:00
| Session I: Physical Layer (B800G WDM, ROADM/OXC and DFOS etc.)
Moderator: Hiroshi Ota, Advisor, ITU-T Study Group 15- Fabio Cavaliere, Rapporteur Q6/15 | Ericsson, Sweden [Presentation]
- Jun Shan Wey, Distinguished Engineer, Verizon Communications, USA [Presentation]
- Chao Lu, Chair Professor and Director, Photonics Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [Presentation]
- Xiang Liu, Chief Scientist of Optical Standards, Hong Kong Research Center of Huawei, Hong Kong, China [Presentation]
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16:00 - 16:45
| Session II: OTN Layer (B1T OTN and intelligent networking etc.)
Moderator: Xiang Liu, Chief Scientist of Optical Standards, Hong Kong Research Center of Huawei, Hong Kong, China
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16:45 - 17:30
| Session III: Synchronization and Generation Definition (Resiliency, computing and IOT2030)
Moderator: Haomian Zheng, Optical Software Standard Expert, Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd., China
- Stefano Ruffini, ITU-T Q13/15 Rapporteur | Senior Principal Engineer, Calnex, UK [Presentation]
- Silvana Rodrigues, ITU-T Q13/15 Associate Rapporteur | Senior Principal Engineer, Huawei, China [Presentation]
- Raul Muñoz, Research Director, Head of Packet Optical Networks and Services, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain [Presentation]
- Marcus Brunner, ETSI ISG-F5G Vice Chair | Huawei, Switzerland [Presentation]
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17:30 - 18:00
| Q&A and Closing Remarks
Moderator: Paul Doolan, WP2/15 Chair I | Hong Kong Research Center of Huawei, Hong Kong, China [Presentation]
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