Consulting Services in
Technology for Telecommunication
Consulting Services in
Technology for Telecommunication
Project: To plan, design, create, host and maintain a website for artists in the Ottawa Region.
Service: Used Apache and PHP with database links to create a site which serves as an Arists' Gallery. Authenticated users can make instantaneous changes to their images and addition of new Galleries is automated. Used "On-the-fly" pdf files for periodic newsletters. Hosted at the offices of Avantel Systems which also provides domain and DNS services.
Project: To create on-line planning documentation for the space and related infrastructure requirements for voice and data equipment and cabling in Canadian Embassies.
Service: Analysed departmental space and cabling standards
and procedures and developed web-based documentation for voice and
data equipment and network cabling.
Project: To develop applications to manage the systems required for secure wide area networking and integrate those applications into the Newlix SmarRouter server appliance.
Service: Designed and developed the applications to manage
pptpd client connections, ipsec LAN-LAN connections, and integration of Unix
with Windows networks and workstations as well as firewall administration and
linux kernel patches for strong authentication and encryption.
Project: To develop a new course on Voice over IP aimed at students familiar with either traditional telephony or TCP/IP data networks
Service: Defined a course outline, and developed
course materials and demonstrations for a new course on VoIP. The course
focussed on Quality of Service issues and included demonstrations of the effects
of network delay and packet loss using a tcp/ip network emulator as well as
advanced information on estimating the impact of VoIP on the data network.
Course delivery began in April 2000.
Project: To define and implement a RAID configuration and maintenance script for the Newlix Omega LAN server which runs on the Linux Operating System
Service: Defined, implemented and
tested the configuration scripts for Linux RAID disk failure recovery for the
Newlix Omega server. Tests included the definition and simulation of failure
modes, and recovery procedures for failures of the disks in the mirrored array.
Results provided as bash scripts for the automated installation and maintenance
procedures.
Project: To implement a Y2K contingency plan for mission critical voice communication capability between Ottawa and Canadian Embassies around the world.
Service: Defined an Inmarsat Satellite communication system configuration
which can provide mission critical communication capability in the event
of public network outages resulting from the transition to the year 2000.
Prepared system requirements, specifications and bid evaluation methodology
for the procurement of the system.
Project: To implement a TCP/IP network and internet emulator to demonstrate voice over IP.
Service: Built a TCP/IP Network using native Linux Networking
with an internet emulator to demonstrate the impact of delay and throughput
variations on the performance of Voice over IP (VOIP) technology
Project: To develop y2k test plans for the DFAIT international voice and data network.
Service: Defined critical network components and developed a
three phase test plan. Phase 1 addressed stand-alone network devices. Phase
2 addressed typical links between Ottawa and individual missions and Phase
3 addressed overall 'end-to-end' verification tests.
Project: To develop a methodology and help guide for addressing the impact of the year2000 on telecommunication systems as an aid to small government departments.
Service: A methodology, based on risk management fundamentals,
was developed to help identify possible problems and to assign priorities
to the activities required to address those problems. The Help Guide provided
additional information on the experiences of other organizations in similar
projects.
Project: To update the systems management strategy for information management and information technology platforms and products. The current products and migration strategy were reviewed and revised to reflect the impact of new technologies and new services.
Service: Defined the need for strategic changes in Network Management
and Security with particular emphasis on the impact of new remote access
methods and the role of the internet as well as the implications for the
security of information assets and network resources.
Project: To evaluate the products and services of a Networking Products manufacturer and compare them to competitive offerings. The products evaluated included DSU/CSUs, Multiplexers, Compressors, LAN Bridges and Routers, PADs and FRADs.
Service: Compared the products to the current state of the art
and to the capabilities of products from a total of over 15 competing suppliers.
Project: Specify the technical and economic characteristics of three options for communications between three cities near the Tuha Oil Field. The options to be considered included fiber optics, microwave and leased services.
Service: Fiber Optics and microwave radio were compared from
a technical and an economic perspective. The results demonstrated the economy
of scale that is possible with fiber optics when total traffic requirements
are large. For the Tuha Oil field the total traffic requirements were not
large which suggested the use of less expensive options.
Project: To examine the emerging technologies in ship management systems and the potential of Canadian industry to exploit opportunities for new markets.
Service: Navigation systems, communication systems, ship condition
monitoring and ship control systems as well as their integration into a
complete integrated bridge were reviewed and analyzed. The required information
was obtained during interviews with Canadian organizations active in this
industry and unique Canadian abilities were identified for international
opportunities.
Project: To identify how five economic development offices, which were planned for cities in Russia, could be provided with telephone service to each other and with Canada. As part of the submission to the Canadian Government for project funding, the needs for telephone service and the options available were to be defined and analysed to determine the most suitable technology and cost.
Service: Three alternatives were explored and a cost analysis
conducted. Discussions were held with the three possible suppliers of the
service and a cost proposal was prepared for the funding submission.
Project: To evaluate a Local Area Network purchased from First Pacific Networks in California. This LAN provides telephone service on CATV systems and can be used as a PABX to provide voice, video and data services on coaxial cable and also provides connections to the switched public network.
Service: The suitability of the LAN for providing public or private
telephone service on CATV systems was examined and the results were presented
to the client in a report and presentation.
Project: To examine the digital technology developed for the second generation cellular system and assess the applicability of that technology to the existing and future VHF and UHF bands assigned to Land Mobile Radio.
Service: Standards for digital mobile and the technical and operational
issues related to the use of narrow band TDMA technology were identified
and examined. The technical parameters that were reviewed were slot and
channel sharing, trunking, privacy and security, power requirements, re-use
distances, channel bandwidth, and the management of the spectrum. Interference
characteristics for co- channel and adjacent channel operation, the effects
of intermodulation and the implications for frequency re-use and spectrum
planning were reviewed in considerable detail as these topics were of particular
concern in this technical, regulatory and planning study.
Project: To examine the options available for the early deployment of fibre optics to residential telephone subscribers for the Telecom Canada network. The increasing interest in new services made possible byISDN, Broadband ISDN, and ATM and the trend towards more competition created an environment where an early introduction of fibre could be required and suitable topologies were to be identified and evaluated.
Service: The required and possible services that would be provided
to customers were defined. Based on these definitions, the various local
access topologies that would best be able to provide these services were
developed. The evaluation of the options was completed using a matrix of
options and evaluation factors and a recommendation was made to Telecom
Canada on the optimum evolution scenario.
Project: To prepare a report on the status of ISDN standards for BC Tel.
Service: Interviewed technical specialists who participated in
the procedings of the CCITT and reviewed applicable documentation. A report
of the findings was prepared and this included a discussion of future trends
in the development of ISDN standards.
Project: To prepare and deliver an introductory course on ISDN to common carriers.
Service: A 3 day course was delivered to NortWest Bell on two occasions and a 2 day version of the same course was prepared and delivered to Manitoba Tel on three occasions.
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