ConTEL 97 - 4th International Conference on Telecommunications

Conference Program

Wednesday June 18, 1997

9.00-11.00 OPENING SESSION OF

4th International Conference on Telecommunications ConTEL 97

and

2nd International Workshop on Applied Formal Methods in System Design

Kristian Toivo, Antun Caric (fi, hr)
Software Development in Telecommunications - Problems and Challenges

Rance Cleaveland (usa)
A Tool Framework for Verifying Concurrent Systems

11.30-12.30 NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

Horst Schwede (de)
Development of the International Network

Thomas Korst (dk)
Dynamic Traffic Distribution

Michail Zharkov, Alexander Shaparev, Konstantin Samouylov (ru)
* Basic Principles for Russian SS#7 Toll Network Design

Ivan Car, Davor Ugrin, Zeljka Sironic, Nadica Curic-Segaric, Ivana Sekula (hr)
* Trends at the Global Telecommunications Market

11.30-12.30 RADIO & SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Nikola Rozic, Dinko Begusic, Winton Afric (hr)
Viable Concept for Development of Paging System Based on ERMES Standard in Croatia

Marija Vrdoljak, Vedran Bozic (hr)
Applicability Estimation of Paging System Protocols

Josko Zec (usa)
* An Overview of NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

Drasko Marin (hr)
* Satellite - Personal Communication Services (S-PCS) - Regulatory Aspects

14.00-15.30 ATM 1

Thomas Schreiber (de)
ATM at Deutsche Telekom - Our way

Rima Venturin, Vjekoslav Sinkovic (no, hr)
Framework for Dimensioning Public ATM Network

Mette Rohne (no)
On Dimensioning of ATM-based VP-Networks

14.00-15.30 SOFTWARE DESIGN & QUALITY

Pauli Maki-Pollari, Zeljko Antolic (fi, hr)
The Horizontal Software Technology Transfer - Case: Consolidating of AXE 10 Software Development

Dragutin Flam, Vjeran Radatovic (hr)
TQM in Telecommunication Software Design

Mika Kamarainen (fi)
Usage of TTCN in Testing of Signalling Protocols

Davor Dokonal, Dragan Kale (au)
* An Approach to Software Development

16.00-17.30 ATM 2

M. Al-khatib, A. Kumar, S. Rajupalem, Magdy A. Bayoumi (usa)
A New Architectural Design for a Deflecting Multicast Switch

Ilse Lievens, Piet Demeester (be)
Design of a New High-Performance Restoration Algorithm for Survivability in ATM Networks

A.A. Belhaj, L. Pap, T.V. Do (hu)
Simple and Efficient Call Admission Control for Real-Time Traffic in ATM Networks

16.00-17.30 MULTIMEDIA

Maja Matijasevic, Denis Gracanin (usa, hr)
Multicasting and MBone for Multimedia and Virtual Reality Applications

L. Fuentes, J.M. Troya (es)
Designing Multimedia Telecommunication Services with an Extensible Component-Oriented Framework

Boris Strelec (hr)
Network Session Call Processing for Multiparty and Multimedia Service Sessions

Hrvoje Dujmic (hr)
*Image Classified Vector Quantization


Thursday, June 19, 1997

9.00-10.30 INTELLIGENT NETWORKS 1

Terje Jensen (no)
Dimensioning Intelligent Network

Kenneth J. Turner (uk)
Relating Services and Features in the Intelligent Network

11.00-12.30 INTELLIGENT NETWORKS 2

Vladimir Efimouchkin, Tatiana Issaeva (ru)
Performance Analysis of Intelligent Call Blocking Probability

Olli Martikainen, Pasi Kemppainen, Konstantin Samouylov, Nikolai Kosminin (fi, ru)
Signalling Software Implementation for the Open Service Node

Vlatka Vrbanic, Katarina Krajina, Bojan Mati (hr)
Universal Personal Telecommunication - an Intelligent Network Solution for Fixed and Mobile Network

Darko Svelec (hr)
* Call Center Services in Public Telecommunication Infrastructure

11.00-12.30 DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS

Gabor Nemeth (hu)
Information Processing Networks

Christophe Veltsos, Kimon Valavanis (usa)
Modeling of Complex Dynamic Systems with Agents and Actions

Marijan Kunstic, Nives Sandri, Roberto Sandri (hr)
Distributed Cooperative Multiagent Model for the Telecommunication Management

14.00-16.00 ACCESS NETWORKS

S.Rao, R. Porobic (ch)
ATM Based Access Network and Future Evolution

Davor Saric (hr)
Concentrator-Based Access Network Planning with Heuristic Algorithms

Herbert Leitold, Reinhard Posch (at)
Resource Management and Access Control in ISDN Remote Access Environments

Vlado Vrlika (hr)
Internet Access in Public Networks

14.00-16.00 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

Tatjana Kapus, Zmago Brezocnik (si)
Compositional Verification of TLA Protocol Specifications using Projections

Monika Kapus Kolar (si)
Towards Deriving Protocol Specifications from Service Specifications in M-LOTOS

Ivan Z. Jutrisa, Nalin Sharda, Pietro Cerone (au)
Performance Analysis of a Reliable Satellite Broadcast Transmission Protocol

E.K. Fragoulopoulos, G.T. Kolyvas, I.S. Venieris (gr)
Performance Evaluation of a Bearer Channel Control Protocol for Broadband Access Networks


Friday, June 20, 1997

9.00-10.30 INFORMATION SYSTEMS & NETWORKS

Miha Mraz, Nikolaj Zimic, Tone Vidmar (si)
Some Statistical Characteristics of Computer Network Backbone - University of Ljubljana Network as a Case Study

Snjezana Ivezic, Dubravko Cej, Vesna Mandaric, Zeljko Unkovic (hr)
Information System/InformationTechnology Strategy Planning for Telecommunication Company - An Experience

Tadej Vodopivec, Veselko Gustin (si)
Client-Server Applications in Heterogenous non Real-Time Environment

11.00-12.30 OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

C. Bungarzeanu (ch)
Computer-Aided Design of Linearly Chirped Fibre Gratings Used as Broadband Dispersion Compensators

Kresimir Profaca, Zoran Skocir, Branko Mikac (hr)
Information Model of an Optical Cross-Connect

*Papers included in the Proceedings, not presented in the Session

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