Past EventsView the list of past events participated in by the SA Forum and its members. For information on upcoming SA Forum events visit the SA Forum Events Page. MicroTCA Summit Chantilly, Virginia ISAS 2008 5th International Service Availability Symposium, ISAS 2008 Tokyo, Japan, May 19-21, 2008, Proceedings AdvancedTCA Summit Visit the SA Forum at Booth # 215 The AdvancedTCA Summit program is designed to provide attendees with practical information on the current state of the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA), the emerging standard platform for telecommunications equipment. For more information about the summit, please visit www.AdvancedTCAsummit.com. Service Availability Forum™ Members Meeting AdvancedTCA Summit Visit the SA Forum at Booth #20 at AdvancedTCA Summit The AdvancedTCA/MicroTCA Summit brings attendees practical, up-to-date information on the state of the Telecommunications Computing Architecture, AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA, the emerging standard platforms for communications equipment. 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Session 203: COTS Ecosystem (organized by Mountain View Alliance) Panelists: Brough Turner, representing PICMG; Asif Naseem, representing SA Forum; Eric Chacron, representing SCOPE; and Shlomo Pri-Tal, representing CP-TA SA Forum exhibitors attending ATCA-E: Open Clovis – Booth 16 For more information about the summit, please visit http://www.euroatcasummit.com/. MicroTCA Summit
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International Service Availability Symposium (ISAS) 2007
The Service Availability Forum™ hosted the fourth annual International Service Availability Symposium at the University of New Hampshire, May 21-22, 2007. For conference and travel information, please visit the University of New Hampshire Web site. Click here to view the ISAS 2007 Program. The objective of ISAS 2007 was to bring together researchers and practitioners from different “service” related areas within both industry and academia. Individuals were especially encouraged to submit original papers addressing problems of service availability at all layers. For more information, please visit the SA Forum ISAS 2007 page. SA Forum Education Opportunities Tutorial: Principles of HA Design for Planners Download the SA Forum Tutorial Abstract here.
The Service Availability Forum™ May Members Meeting was hosted by the University of New Hampshire on May 23-25, 2007 in Durham, NH. ATCA Workshop Software Tutorial Fermilab During the 15th IEEE NPSS Real Time Conference 2007 being held on April 29 - May 4, 2007 at Femilab in Baravia, IL, Veena Mendiratta presented an ATCA Workshop Software Tutorial. This talk presented an overview of the Service Availability Forum. Next, high availability principles was covered briefly. After this the SA Forum Application Interface Specification (AIS) was discussed, as well as an example on how to build applications with SAF compliant software. The AIS defines the interface between the applications and the HA middleware making each independent of the other. Finally, a survey of Service Availability Forum™ Registered Products that are available in the commercial marketplace was presented. For more information on the IEEE NPSS Real Time Conference 2007, please visit http://computing.fnal.gov/cd/rt07/A Practical Guide to Implementing Open Standards-Based High Availability Moderator: Joe Pavlat Telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs), network equipment providers (NEPs) and service providers face rising demands to increase services, faster and with fewer resources. The Service Availability Forum has developed specifications for standardizing hardware access, through the Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) and for applications operating in a high-availability environment through the Application Interface Specification. GoAhead Software and IBM have teamed to create an integrated, application-ready platform for telecommunications based on Service Availability Forum AIS and HPI specifications and other open standard specifications. This session provided an introduction to HPI, the standard programmatic interface that enables management middleware applications to monitor and control platform hardware, as well as the steps taken to achieve an application ready platform. Highlights included comprehensive HA and platform management capabilities such as resource discovery and system model instantiation, shelf manager integration, alarm management, hot swap management and integration with IBM BladeCenter HT(r) management capabilities.
February 28 – March 1, 2007 This event brought together companies from all the MVA member organizations in a conference focused on the issues surrounding the evolution of the commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) implementation in the telecommunication and wireless infrastructure. MVA members include SA Forum, CP-TA, SCOPE Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:30 pm Panel Presentation: The State of the Ecosystem Architecture, Specifications, COTS and COTS-Based Network Elements ~ Presentation by Asif Naseem, SA Forum President Thursday, March 1, 2007 11:15 am Experimenting with SAF AMF Aware Java Application 1:30 pm My Component into the Availability Management Framework Building a Carrier Grade, Application-Ready Platform 2:30 pm Custom vs. Commodity – Vendor Viewpoint SA Forum Standards in IMS Development and Deployment 3:30 pm Using Java in a SAF-based Telecom Platform 4:30 pm Evaluation of the SAF AIS Implementations 5:15 pm Migrating Legacy Applications to COTS High Availability Middleware-Case Study Integrating Sybase ASE in Carrier-grade Platforms Interoperable Upgrading of Management Controller Firmware To learn more about the event, please visit www.mvacec.com Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ~ 12:15 PM AdvancedTCA to Service Availability Forum Middleware – What Does it all Mean? Service Availability Forum™ Members Meeting Management Developers Conference The Service Availability Forum was an organizational sponsor of the Management Developers Conference. The Management Developers Conference is the Industry's only developer conference dedicated to Standards Based System and Network Management Technologies including the Common Information Model (CIM), the Common Diagnostic Model (CDM), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) initiative, the Storage Management Initiative (SMI), Web Services for Management (WS-Management), Web Services Definition for Management (WSDM) and other standards based management technologies. Service Availability Forum™ Members Meeting SA Forum: The Next Steps The Service Availability Forum has made great strides in 2006 with the release of the updated Hardware Platform Interface, the Application Interface Specification, and the new Systems Management Interfaces. This webinar gave participants a look at the current roadmap and expected releases for 2006, and the vision for future specifications and upgrades. Presenters from our member companies shared their implementation stories and lessons learned. Speakers:
Moderator: Joe Pavlat Service Availability Forum: Towards Standardized HA Middleware This webinar will discuss the history and background behind the HA middleware standardization activities of the Service Availability Forum. We will describe the scope and objectives of the current set of specifications and the advantages they bring to the ICT industry. The webinar will focus on the main features of the key HA middleware service: the Availability Management Framework (AMF). In particular, the system model and principle interfaces will be highlighted. The practical use of the AMF is illustrated by an example of its application to a SIP Proxy/Registrar. Finally, we will describe the work items in progress to address additional and future needs. AdvancedTCA Summit 2006 Visit the SA Forum booth and conference sessions at the AdvancedTCA Summit 2006. Tutorial T2C: Software for High-Availability Systems (sponsored by the Service Availability Forum) Organizer:
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Intended Audience: Course Description: The Hardware Platform Interface (HPI) provides an industry standard to monitor and control highly available telecommunications systems platforms, allowing designers to focus on their company's unique value-add. Using the Application Interface Specification (AIS), programmers can develop portable carrier-grade applications, reducing software complexity and shortening time to market. This tutorial will provide an in-depth introduction to the HPI and the AIS. Attendees will:
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Intended Audience: Course Description: Keynote Speakers The AdvancedTCA Summit program is designed to provide attendees with practical information on the current state of the Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA), the emerging standard platform for telecommunications equipment. Service Availability Forum™ Members Meeting SA Forum: The Next Steps Moderated by Simon Stanley, Earlswood Marketing The Service Availability Forum has made great strides in 2006 with the release of the updated Hardware Platform Interface, the Application Interface Specification, and the new Systems Management Interfaces. This Webinar gave a first look at the current roadmap and expected releases for 2006, and the vision for future specifications and upgrades. The sponsoring member companies shared their implementation stories and lessons learned. For more information and Webinar archives, please visit: http://www.lightreading.com/webinar.asp?doc_id=27886 GLOBALCOMM 2006 The SA Forum participated in GLOBALCOMM 2006, June 5-7 in Chicago, IL, co-located with the Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA) and Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) in Booth #13048. Show attendees had the opportunity to hear presentations about the SA Forum, learn about SA Forum membership, as well as ask questions of members and representatives regarding specifications and the organization. Interop Panel, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in Booth #13048 Show attendees had the opportunity to join the “Interop Panel” on Monday, June 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the SA Forum booth. The SA Forum joined with CP-TA, OSDL, PICMG and SCOPE To find out more about GLOBALCOMM, visit http://www.globalcomm2006.com/. Working Together to Drive a Mainstream Market for Open Industry Standards-based Communications Platforms: A Teamwork Approach to True Interoperability This Webinar described how the Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA), Open Source Development Labs ( International Service Availability Symposium (ISAS) 2006 The Service Availability Forum™ hosted the third annual International Service Availability Symposium in Helsinki, Finland, May 15-16, 2006. The Symposium was a two day conference where Service Availability concepts and implementations were presented to a wide audience of industry developers, academic institutions, IT managers, standards bodies and industry analysts. The ISAS 2006 Presentations and Agenda are available for download now The ISAS 2006 Proceedings have been published by Springer and can be accessed through the Springer Web site. Introduction to the Service Availability Forum This NetSeminar provided attendees with insight into the SA Forum and its specifications and the benefits of spec implementation for TEMs, ISVs and service providers. To view the archived webinar, please visit the TechOnLine Web site.Service Availability Forum Members Meeting The Service Availability Forum Members Meeting was hosted by Fujitsu Siemens Computers at their facilities in Sunnyvale, California on December 5-7, 2005. The final meeting presentations and additional meeting agenda, registration form and additional information can be viewed in the Members Only area. The Service Availability Forum™ will sponosr the 2005 Management Developers Conference in Santa Clara, California on December 5-8, 2005. The Management Developers Conference is your chance to get the inside track on developing and deploying enterprise management solutions. Learn from industry experts, including SA Forum Members, who have helped create and/or have in-depth real world development experience with the best management technologies available today. Industry and technical experts will be available and eager to answer questions about any of the management technologies you are developing. Register today at the Management Developers Conference Web site. ATCA Summit For more information on these sessions, visit the AdvancedTCA Summit Web site. Internet Telephony Conference and Expo Dr. Asif Naseem, GoAhead Software, will participate in a panel titled, "Advances in Development Platforms," from 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo in For more information visit the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo Web site. Network Systems Design Conference Visit the SA Forum booth at the Network Systems Design Conference in San Jose, California on October 18 - 20, 2005. For more information visit the NSDC Web site. SUPERCOMM 2005
For additional information on SA Forum Members that participated at SUPERCOMM 2005 download the SA Forum Flyer. 2005 Wireless & Mobile World Expo
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Embedded Systems Conference
March 6-10, 2005
San Francisco, California
Steve Dake, Monta Vista Software, presented a session entitled, "Implementing High Availability with the SA Forum Specifications", on March 9, 2005. Ali Paasimaa, Solid Information Technology, presented a session entitled, "Data Management for Highly Available Systems", on March 10, 2005.
For more information on the conference visit Embedded Systems Conference.
Internet Telephony Conference & Expo
February 22-25, 2005
Miami, Florida
Manfred Reitenspiess, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, and Bill Swortwood, Motorola, presented a session entitled, "High Availability Internet Telephony: Fact or Fiction?".
For more information on the conference visit Internet Telephony Conference & Expo.
Next Generation Telcom China
November 9-10, 2004
Beijing, China
The Service Availability Forum participated in a panel titled "Open Standards & Network Architecture" at the Next Generation Telecom Summit on Tuesday, November 9 , 2004 , 16:00 - 18:00, at the Great Wall Sheraton in Beijing, China, November 9-10, 2005. The session promoted open standards for the design and manufacture of network and telecommunications systems.
For more information on the conference visit NGTChina.
SUPERCOMM 2004
June 20-24, 2004
Chicago, Illinois
Thank you to all who visited the Service Availability Forum booth at SUPERCOMM 2004. View SA Forum booth pictures.
Final presentations are available now for download.
International Service Availability Symposium 2004
May 13-14, 2004
Munich, Germany
Thank you to all who attended the first International Service Availability Symposium in Munich, May 13-14, 2004. The conference was a great success.
Final presentations are now available.
The ISAS 2004 Proceedings have been published by Springer and can be accessed through the Springer Web site.
Next Generation Networks (NGN) 2003
November 3-7, 2003
Boston, MA
Birds-of-a-Feather Session (BOF07)
Open Standards for Interoperable, Multi-Service Networks
The Service Availability Forum will facilitate an interactive session that will focus on industry transitions to standards-based, modular networks.
For more details visit: http://www.bcr.com/ngn/thursday.asp.
Communications Design Conference
September 30-October 2, 2003
San Jose, CA
For more information visit www.commdesignconference.com/redirects/saf.htm.
SUPERCOMM 2003
June 1-5, 2003
Atlanta, GA
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The Service Availability Forum™ will be exhibiting in the SUPERDemos Pavilion at SUPERCOMM 2003. Come visit us in Building C, Hall C-1, Booth #10233. Members interested in participating on behalf of the Forum may contact admin@saforum.org.
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Seminar on High Availability and Timelines in Linux
January 22 - May 7, 2003
University of Helsinki
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Embedded Systems Conference
April 22-27, 2003
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA
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Storage Networking World
April 14 - 17, 2003
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort, Phoenix AZ
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Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference
April 10, 2003
Minneapolis Airport Marriott, Bloomington, MN
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3GSM World Congress 2003
February 17-21, 2003
Palais des Festivals et des Congres
Cannes, France
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