April 2003 Vol. 1 No. 1

Foreword

• Human Empowerment Driven by Resonant Communication

Special Feature : Vision for a New Optical Generation

• Vision for a New Optical Generation -Broadband Leading to the World of Resonant Communication-
• Achieving "Resonance of Knowledge" - NTT's R&D strategy to provide the basis for its envisaged resonant communications -

Selected Papers : Wavelength Converter Devices for Creating Photonic Networks

• Recent Research and Development of All-Optical Wavelength Conversion Devices
• Cross-phase Modulation Wavelength Converter using PLC Hybrid Integration Technologies
• Semiconductor Monolithic Wavelength Converter (SIPAS)
• Multichannel Optical Coupling Technique and Its Application to a SIPAS Module
• Signal Proccessing Using All-optical Wavelength Conversion-Application using Hybrid-integrated XPM Device and SIPAS
• Wavelength Conversion Devices Using Quasi-phase-matched LiNbO3

Letters

• Billing/Settlement Platform "InfoBilling Lite" to Support Systems Integration and Platform Business Start-ups
• Billing/Settlement Platform "InfoBilling BrobCom" for VoIP and Data Services
• A Study on the Formation of Communities Using Broadband Networks
• Uncompressed HDTV over IP Transmission System using Ultra-high-speed IP Streamung Technology
• Multi-location Collaboration Support System NetOfficeHIKARI

Global Standardization Activities

• Activities Targeting the Standardization of the Liberty Alliance

R&D Information

• NTT Develops High-quality MPEG-2 Codec LSI for Embedding in Consumer-oriented Interactive Video Communication Systems
• Development of MovingFirewall, a System that Mitigates DDoS Attacks at Upstream Nodes and Defends the Entire Network