Communications, Engineering and Design   IPv6: A catalyst for
service growth Thu, 08/31/2006 - 8:00pm Jeff Doyle, JUNOS
Product Manager, Juniper Networks  Convergence has been one of
the top buzzwords in the networking industry for some years now.
What that one small term means is that a multitude of
services–voice (fixed and mobile); video (on-demand and
streaming); conferencing (which might include voice, video,
messaging, presentation graphics, audience data, and other
information); entertainment (in too numerous forms to list
here); wide-area, secure private networks (point-to-point and
multi-access); and traditional Internet–can all be supported on
a common infrastructure.  A rich portfolio of services means
multiple revenue streams and a stronger competitive stance for
MSOs and other service providers. The financial benefits of not
having to build, maintain, and operate separate systems for each
service can be significant. For the customer, receiving a wide
range of communications and media services, a