Principles, Systems and Applications of IP Telecommunications
Services and Security for Next Generation Networks
July
1,2 2008
Heidelberg, Germany
Latest News (2008-09-26):Mark your calendars:
IPTComm 2009 will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta,
Georgia, July 7-8, 2009. The conference co-chairs are
Mustaque Ahamad (Georgia Tech) and Dorgham Sisalem
(Tekelec).
Latest News (2008-09-26):Don't miss the
2008
VoIP Conference and Expo, October 23-34, 2008 at the
Illinois Institute of Technology, Wheaton, Illinois.
Latest News (2008-07-16): The presentations for
IPTComm 2008 technical papers, industrial talks and demos
are now online.
Latest News (2008-07-04): IPTComm 2008 has now
come to an end and we extend our thanks to all the
organizers and participants who came together to make
this such a successful event. Now our thoughts turn to
IPTComm 2009 which is tentavtively scheduled to be held
in Atlanta, Georgia USA. We'll be posting details here as
they become available.
Latest News (2008-07-03): Some pictures taken
at the conference and the evening social event are posted
here and here.
If you have photos you wish to share then contact us and
we'll arrange to link to them here.
Latest News (2008-07-02): Congratulations to
Charles Shen for receiving the IPTComm 2008 "Best Student
Paper Award" for his paper entitled: "SIP Server Overload
Control: Design and Evaluation."
Latest News (2008-06-27): We've confirmed that
our keynote speaker will be
Dr. Ralf Steinmetz, Professor, Multimedia
Communications Lab (TU Darmstadt, DE). His keynote title
is "Real-time Communications and Services in 2018 and
Beyond."
Latest News (2008-06-20): For those of you
waiting until the last minute, the registration desk will
be open at 8:00 am on the first day of the
conference.
Latest News (2008-05-30): The conference
program is now on-line. Some
program highlights are: a stimulating technical program
(16 papers accepted out of more than 50 submitted), a
keynote speaker, a social event and a guided tour of
Heidelberg, industry talks and a demos program with
Q&A time. Hope to see you in Heidelberg in July!
Latest News (2008-05-30): Block reservations
arranged at local hotels. Book early to ensure you get a
room! See the hotels
page for more information.
Latest News (2008-05-28): The deadline for
early registration has been extended to June 6.
Latest News (2008-04-16): Conference
registration is now open. Be sure
to register by June 6 to qualify for an early
registration discount.
While standards and products now support PSTN-equivalent
services for voice, video and text over IP, there are
significant difficulties in deploying attractive,
large-scale, reliable and secure IP telecommunication
systems. On one hand standardization organizations are
currently defining their vision of Next Generation
Networks (NGNs) with sub-systems dedicated to multimedia
(IMS), to IPTV and to PSTN emulation (PES). On the other
hand services that go beyond basic features remain hard
to develop and deploy. VoIP domains almost always
interoperate through the PSTN making peering and
federation concepts far from being a reality.
Interoperability is still an issue when coming to
security, instant messaging and advanced features.
IP-based emergency services are still not mature enough
in terms of location determination and conveyance,
architecture and trials. The aim of the IPTComm
conference is to serve as a platform for researchers from
academia, research labs, industry and government to share
their ideas, views, results and experiences in the field
of IP-based telecommunication with a special focus on
security and services issues. IPTComm will include
presentations of theoretical and experimental
achievements, innovative security systems, prototyping
efforts, case studies, and advancements in
technology.