2015 Conference Papers

09.00 – Welcome Talk – Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

09.10 – Analyst Overview – Zahid Ghadialy, Tech UK

09.35 – Sync in an NFV World – Eric Percival, Calnex

10.00 – New Opportunities for Timing in SDN & NFV – Yaakov Stein, RAD

10.25 – Synchronisation Redundancy and Protection in NGN Network – Nir Laufer, Oscilloquartz

11.20 – Automating a Solution for Optimum PTP Deployment – David O’Connor, Bridge Worx

11.45 – Phase Delivery Over PTP Unaware Networks – Nir Laufer, Oscilloquartz

12.10 – Time for 5G – Martin Kingston, EE

12.35 – Effect of Radio Unit Synchronisation on MIMO Throughput – Sarabjit Singh/Tim Frost, Anite/Calnex

14.00 – Syncing the Cloud RAN – Kishan Shenoi, Qulsar

14.25 – Syunchronisation for the Internet of Things – LoRaWAN from the LoRa Alliance™ the requirements for Synchronisation – Rich Lansdowne, Semtech

14.50 – The Internet of Synchronised Things – Ola Andersson, Qulsar

16.15 – Evolution of Timing adoption in Mobule Networks – Pierre Bichon/Kamatchi Gopalakrishann, Juniper

16.40 – Small and Micro Cell Synchronisation Case Study – Anil Reddy, Oscilloquartz

08.30 – New Prospects for One-Way Time Transfer over Satellite – Jacqueline Walker, University of Limerick

08.55 – UTC traceable time for the financial sector using PTP – Elizabeth Laier English, NPL

09.20 – Impact of Oscillator Controllability on System Performance – Daniel Gallant, Silicon Labs

09.45 – PRC-traceable reference to backup PRTC-distributed functions in a brownfield environment – Willem van den Bosch, Aim Valley

10.10 – The Electronic Trading Use Case of Precision Timing – Wojciech Owczarek, ICE

11.05 – Verification of last inch architectures for correct-by-construction timing – John Eidson, Calnex

11.30 – Time for Gaming – Hugh Melvin, National University of Ireland, Galway

11.55 – PNT Update from the UK’s Innovation Agency – Andy Proctor, Innovate UK

13.20 – Evolution of Synchronisation Implementations and Oscillator Requirements – Ullas Kumar, Rakon

13.45 – A New Compact High-Stability Oscillator – Hiroyuki Yoshida, Epson

14.10 – High performance optically-pumped cesium beam clock – Patrick Berthoud, Oscilloquartz

14.35 – New Real-Time Clock Combines Ensemble of Input Clocks and Provides More Stable Output than Any of the Input Clocks – Werner Lange, Lange Eletronic

15.30 – GPS Free UTC Timescale using eLoran, Galileo and Caesium – Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

15.55 – Coherent PRTC Simulation and Test Results – George Zampetti – Microsemi

16.20 – Stick that in your pipe and smoke it: Hollow-core fibre for miniature atomic clocks – Peter Mosley, University of Bath

16.45 – Compact, laser-cooled atomic clocks – Paul Griffi, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

08.30 – Performance of Assisted Partial Timing Suport (APTS) – Senior Network Consultant

08.55 – Ethernet Time Transfer through a U.S. Commercial Optical Telecommunications Network – Marc Weiss/Lee Cosart, NIST/Microsemi

09.20 – Testing Synchronisation in the Field, – Myths, Facts, Challenges and Solutions – Ildefonso Polo, VeEX

09.45 – Challenges and Tested Solutions in Diverse Clock Distribution Media – Eldad Zack, Eante

10.10 – Time synchronisation in a campus network – Antti Pietilainen, Nokia

11.05 – GNSS Time References – Jamie Jaramillo, Trimble

11.30 – TDEV: Then and Now – Marc Weiss/Kishan Shenoi

11.55 – New Phase & Time IEEE 1588 Certification Program – Sebastien Jobert, Iometrix

12.20 – Metrics and Limits for G.8271.2 Unaware Phase Networks – Tariq Haddad, Microsemi

13.45 – Evaluation of the response of Timing Receivers to GNSS spoofing attacks – Guy Buesnel/Tim Frost, Spirent/Calnex

14.10 – Options for PTP Security – Douglas Arnold, Meinberg

14.35 – Latest Update on GPS Jamming and Susceptibility Trials – Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd

15.30 – Securing Time Protocols in Packet Switched Networks – Michael Schukat, National University of Ireland, Galway

16.40 – Closing Remarks from the Chair – Charles Curry, Chronos Technology Ltd