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Predicting users in Virtual Reality, and understanding the future of Network Architecture
13 November 2018
Prof. Andy Valdar and PhD student Silvia Rossi have recently had their presentations to the 57th FITCE Congress published online
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Andy Valdar visiting professor at 皇家华人 and president of FITCE Europe recently opened the 57th FITCE Congress听at which Silvia Rossi, ICCS member, and Prof Valdar both presented.
The Congress entitled 'Delivery and Consumption of Digital Media' was organised for the Federation of Telecommunications Engineers of the European听Union (FITCE) and held at the University of Salford鈥檚 site in MediacityUK.
The backdrop to听discussions was focused on the significant growth in Subscription Video on Demand services and increased data volumes听being observed on mobile networks due to live and catch-up video content.听
Professor Valdar provided an overview of Important Developments in Telecommunications听Network Architecture, likening architectural models to pasta dishes and explaining the importance of architectural听developments such as virtual听network slicing.听
Silvia Rossi was supported by the Institute of Communications and Connected Systems (ICCS) to attend. She gave a well-received presentation of her work into the optimisation of immersive听video content streaming.听
The Congress, which has been co-organised by Prof Valdar, and Prof Nigel Linge of the University of Salford, was hailed a success, with a strong attendance from members of both the media and telecoms communities. There were 4 technical sessions with 15 papers presented and 7 keynote speeches along with an absorbing technical visit to dock10 听television studios on the Media City campus.听
Reflecting on the Congress Prof Valdar said:
鈥淚t was gratifying that the concept of mixing the media and telecoms industry seems to have been a successful way to understand the effect of video content on future networks, especially 5G. 听There was clearly a buzz going on as delegates mixed, which culminated in an enjoyable gala dinnerIt was gratifying that the concept of mixing the media and telecoms industry seems to have been a successful way to understand the effect of video content on future networks, especially 5G.听 There was clearly a buzz going on as delegates mixed, which culminated in an enjoyable gala dinner
Important Developments in Telecommunications Network Architecture,听Andy Valdar
Learning optimal streaming strategies for virtual reality applications, Silvia Rossi
Silvia Rossi's feature article reporting on the conference can be found within the ICCS news section.
Further details on the 57th FITCE Congress along with recordings of all presentations can be found on the .