Industry-academia-research network experts gather to discuss the new role of technology and the direction of innovation.

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced on the 10th that it will hold the '2018 ETRI Network Research Headquarters Tech Day' event at the institute's international conference hall, with approximately 100 network-related industry, academia, research, and government officials in attendance.

On this day, Tech Day is expected to be attended by key network equipment manufacturers, optical communication industry companies, telecommunications operators, government and related organizations, research institutes, and academics, and there will be heated discussions on the new role and direction of innovation in network technology.

The event will consist of three sessions: optical communication technology, network technology, and general discussion. In the optical communication technology session, presentations will be given on ▲Optical communication technology outlook and optical transceiver technology (Group Leader Lee Jun-ki), ▲Data center optical switching technology (PL Kim Gwang-jun), ▲Optical access technology (PL Jeong Hwan-seok), ▲Indoor DAS technology (PL Lee Jong-hyeon), etc., and a tour of the optical communication open lab and technology consultation will be held.

In addition, the network technology session will feature presentations on ▲Time Controlled Network Technology (PL Jeong Tae-sik) ▲Next-generation Network/Computing Technology and Network OS Technology (PL Ryu Ho-yong) ▲Wireless Access Independent 5G Core Technology (Dr. Park No-ik) ▲Hyper-connected Intelligent Infrastructure Technology (PL Kim Seon-mi), as well as a networking open lab tour and technology consultation.

Additionally, the Korea Network Industry Association (KANI) will also announce the direction of public sector network construction for this year.

Last month, ETRI unveiled the development of a 400Gbps optical receiver, a technology that will quadruple the speed of existing networks and alleviate data traffic congestion. The research team is working to commercialize the technology through technology transfer and collaboration with small and medium-sized enterprises.

Meanwhile, ETRI's Network Research Center has been working to revitalize the domestic ecosystem by developing core technologies that enable unrestricted mobile services between 5G and WiFi, as well as building an integrated defense All-IP network, which is an advanced defense network technology, and developing standard technologies for the optical transmission control software-defined network (T-SDN).

In particular, 100 times faster optical internet technology (2012), orchestra optical internet technology (2014), and HIGH FIVE ESCoRT RoF technology (2015) were selected as representative achievements of ETRI. Additionally, the optical-line-packet integrated switch technology was selected as one of the “100 Best National Research and Development Achievements” in 2016, the only one in the network field.

Yang Ki-seong, head of the Network Promotion Team at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “Through this event, we can reaffirm the importance of networks as infrastructure for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the government will do its best to promote the development of the network industry.”

Yang Seon-hee, Director of ETRI's Network Research Division, also explained, "This event has provided a platform for mutual technological cooperation between relevant organizations. We will affirm the importance of the network industry and its related ecosystem and strive to foster innovation in the network industry through the creation of this ecosystem."