So this week we planned, arranged, and carried out the event titled IEEE Day Lectures on LTE Development. The event was organised by the IEEE Indonesia Section and the IEEE Comsoc Indonesia Chapter, supported by IEEE Student Branch University of Indonesia and IEEE Student Branch Telkom Institute of Technology.

The venue was at @America. @America is a public room owned and managed by the US Embassy in Jakarta. Located in a business centre just in the centre of Jakarta, it is a high-technology cultural centre where people can explore, experience, and express their interests in fresh and exciting ways. In its physical and virtual spaces, the visitors can experience cool and cutting-edge technology, interactive games, and live events designed to generate interest and create communities.

In 2009-2010, the Comsoc Chapter has carried out a series of lectures, seminars, and technical meetings discussing the aspects of 4G Mobile Networks. In 2011, some network providers have started to implement some of the technologies discussed. The IEEE Day Lectures was to start the discussion of current implementation of technologies related to 4G Mobile in Indonesia. It commenced a series of discussion about many aspects, including the LTE Deployement, WiMAX positioning, IPTV implementation over 4G, cognitive radio, policies on spectrum, context-aware applications, etc.

The IEEE Day Lectures itself presented the speakers:

1. Kuncoro Wastuwibowo, Introduction to IEEE, and 4G Mobile Technology
2. Anto Sihombing, Digital Video Broadcast over LTE Network
3. Hazim Ahmadi, Lesson Learnt from LTE Trial in Indonesia
4. Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Regulatory and Industry Aspects of LTE

The aim is to update the public about the development of LTE, which is previously introduced in our lecture and seminar series titled Opening The Gate to 4G Mobile Networks. The lecture offered to inform the public about the current implementation of LTE in Indonesia, its regulatory and industrial aspects, its planned and projected applications, etc.

• Venue: @America, Pacific Place Level 3, Jakarta
• Date: Thursday, October 6th 2011
• Time: 18:45 – 20.45 (UCT+7)

Speakers:

1. Kuncoro Wastuwibowo, Introduction to IEEE, and 4G Mobile Technology
2. Anto Sihombing, Updates from LTE Forum
3. Hazim Ahmadi, Lesson Learnt from LTE Trial in Indonesia
4. Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Regulatory and Industry Aspects of LTE

The event is opened for public, freely.

This year, TENCON will be carried out in Indonesia, sponsored by IEEE Region 10 and IEEE Indonesia Section. Papers have been reviewed, and the conference is in final preparation.

• Date: November 21-24, 2011
• Venue: Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Bali, Indonesia
• More information: TENCON2011.COM

The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE and included in IEEE Xplore with ISBN number and will be indexing in Ei Compendex, and ISTP. Soon after the Conference, selected authors will be invited to publish the extended versions of their papers in various special issues of our forthcoming international journals and edited research books.

Important Dates

Full Paper Submission : 15 January 2012
Acceptance Notification : 1 April 2012
Camera Ready + Early Bird Registration : 1 May 2012
Conference Date : 12 – 14 July 2012

Paper Submission

A full paper of not more than 5 pages including abstracts, figures, tables and references with A4 sized page, single spaced, Times Roman of font size 10, two columns format. Paper must be submitted electronically using the IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF via the website. All papers will be peer reviewed. At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference for the paper to be included in the program.

Conference Venue

The ComNetSat 2012 is scheduled to conduct in Bali, Indonesia.

More Info

Visit COMNETSAT.ORG

Comsoc AP-RCCC is the annual organizational conference of the IEEE Communications Society in the region. Focusing on the issues in Asia Pacific region, the meeting was attended by President of the IEEE Communications Society, the VPs and directors, a representative of both North America and South America, and the chairmen or other representatives of the Asia-Pacific Comsoc chapters.

Comsoc President, Byeong Gi Lee, keynoted by describing the current challenges in the field of communications field. The convergence has been passing some stages in the digital information, and now we are in the middle of the convergence of digital services and management. The convergence is not just among the fields of communications and computing, but extends also to consumer electronics, media, and other areas. Comsoc has anticipated this with various approaches: educational approach and content, industrial approach, and the standardization approach. This is also trailed by restructuring the organization of IEEE Comsoc. Various aspects relating to further convergence has sparked fairly interesting discussions.

Then, some VPs and directors presented some reports and guidances. And each chapters presented their reports, plan activities, and other things. The first chapter to deliver the report is Indonesia. Indonesia delivered a report by exploring the chapter’s activities that are still focused on technical and organizational campaigns, including the chapter’s supports in the formation of the first four IEEE student branches in Indonesia, serial roadshows, and other approaches. The plan ahead includes the preparation of a larger conference (more than the current form of thematic seminars or lecturing). However, it would require assistance and support from the Region 10 and neighbouring chapters. Also presented are the preparation of TENCON in Bali in November 2011, and the request for distinguished lecturer & distinguished speakers on recent progress in the field of infocomm. Some officers expressed their support for IEEE Comsoc activities in Indonesia.

Thank you, members, engineers, and all supporters

IEEE Communications Society baru saja meluncurkan fasilitas-fasilitas baru bagi anggota-anggotanya. Beberapa fasilitas yang diluncurkan a.l.

1. Informasi layanan keanggotaan dalam bentuk blog. Alamat blog ini adalah http://comsoc.org/blog
2. Mail address. Mail address ini berbentuk mail forward (seperti pada ieee.org dan computer.org). Nama yang dapat digunakan anggota (dan hanya khusus anggota) adalah nama@comsoc.org. Alamat untuk meminta fasilitas ini adalah https://cmsc-ems.ieee.org/.
3. Ruang berkomunikasi di Facebook. Alamatnya: http://facebook.com/IEEEComsoc. Untuk Chapter Indonesia, kita juga memiliki halaman di http://facebook.com/ComsocIndonesia.

Whitepaper ini dapat diunduh dalam bentuk PDF pada URL berikut:

Whitepaper ini secara berhati-hati menyampaikan bahwa migrasi ke IPv6 bukanlah satu-satunya solusi yang dimungkinkan untuk mengatasi masalah habisnya alamat pada IPv4. Namun juga ditekankan bahwa tidaklah layak dari sisi teknis dan bisnis untuk terus menunggu hingga ditemukan solusi dalam bentuk standard yang lebih baik daripada IPv6. Keputusan-keputusan teknis diharapkan diambil dengan memahami segala bentuk konsekuensi yang terjadi.

Whitepaper ditutup dengan memberikan contoh penggelaran IPv6 di beberapa negara, termasuk Jepang, Korea, Perancis, Australia, dan USA sendiri.

Standard IEEE 802.11 telah membaur dalam dunia Internet nirkawat beberapa tahun terakhir. WiFi menjadi layanan yang harus ada di kantor, rumah, hotel, resto, bandara, dan nyaris segala tempat. Notebook, smartphone, kamera, dan berbagai gadget takkan lengkap tanpa WiFi. Dan adik kandung WiFi, yaitu WiMAX (yang dikerjakan kelompok kerja lain, IEEE 802.16), mulai menjadi pesaing nyata bagi teknologi seluler.

WiFi lekas populer karena dapat memberikan kecepatan data yang tinggi, kualitas yang baik, dengan biaya yang lebih rendah, untuk user yang relatif tak bergerak atau bergerak lambat terhadap sumber sinyal. Bukan hanya itu, secara teknis IEEE 802.11 telah menyusun standard yang lengkap mengenai peningkatan efisiensi spektrum, keamanan informasi, QoS pada interface, dan feature-feature lain mengikuti kebutuhan user.

Berikut beberapa milestone dari IEEE 802.11:

• 1990 – Proyek IEEE 802.11 diawali dengan tujuan menciptakan standard WLAN dengan mengacu kepada kesuksesan Ethernet (IEEE 802.3).
• 1997 – Standard diterbitkan, mendukung kecepatan hingga 2 Mb/s pada band 2.4 GHz
• 1999 – Peningkatan kecepatan data pada band 2.4 GHz band dan pembukaan band baru pada 5 GHz
• 1999-2009 – Penggelaran WiFi di sisi terminal dan network
• 2009 – Amandemen IEEE 802.11n meningkatkan kecepatan maksimal WiFi hingga 600 Mb/s
• Kelompok kerja IEEE 802.11 tengah menyusun standar untuk peningkatan data hingga 5 Gb/s
• Kelompok kerja IEEE 802.11ac tengah memperluas kapabilitas IEEE 802.11n pada band 5 GHz
• Kelompok kerja IEEE 802.11ad tengah menjajagi operasi pada band 60 GHz
• Proyek lain tengah dilaksanakan untuk memungkinkan dynamic management pada air interface, adaptasi untuk kecepatan tinggi (kendaraan), operasi mesh, interworking dengan seluler, dan peer-to-peer

The September 2010 edition of GCN is featuring the IEEE Comsoc Indonesia Chapter. The article, submitted by chair chapter, is reporting the activities carried out by Indonesia Chapter in 2009-2010, and its activity plans in the following years.