The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS), Telcordia and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are co-sponsoring the 2010 Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunications Systems (WSTS), “Next-Generation Sync in Networks: Challenges and Opportunities.” WSTS will be held March 9-11, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado.

The 19th WSTS will focus on the inherent hurdles and efficiencies presented by the increasing shift from synchronous to asynchronous networks. Even with promising new application synching methods being developed into standards, next-generation networks (NGN) still haven’t reached their potential. WSTS 2010 aims to provide the opportunity to collaborate on the solutions which enable the NGN’s success.

Dr. Gerald FitzPatrick, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Smart Grid Project Leader, will open the conference with a keynote address titled: Time Synchronization and Standards for the Smart Grid. Following Dr. FitzPatrick’s address, informational sessions will be held to discuss aspects of sync in communications systems, including: Standards Update; Challenges and Opportunities in Deployment of Network Time Protocol (NTP)/Precision Time Protocol (PTP)/Sync in Next Generation (NGN) timing; Sync Metrics, Masks, and Measurement; and more.

WSTS 2010 has also opened its call for papers, with a January 6, 2010, deadline. Papers can be submitted on-line at: http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/seminars/WSTS/WSTSAgenda.html.

To learn more about WSTS 2010, visit: http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/seminars/WSTS/WSTS.html.

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ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 250 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 18 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.

ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.