Communication Networks

Kasera, Sumit: - Sumit Kasera is Senior Technical Leader at Flextronics Software Systems (formerly Hughes Software Systems), India. He has a B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, India, and an M.S. degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. His current area of interest is software development for GSM, GPRS, and EDGE access network. Sumit is also experienced in software development for networking protocols like ATM, TCP/IP, and 3G UMTS. He has been an active participant in various technical forums like ITU-T, ATM Forum and 3GPP, where he has presented papers and conducted seminars; and also participated in the review of 3GPP specifications. Sumit is the author of ATM Networks: Concepts and Protocols; Communication Networks: Principles and Practice; and 3G Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Procedures.

Nashit Narang is a Senior Technical Leader at Flextronics Software Systems, India. He has a B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT, Delhi, India, and an M.S. degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. Nishit's current areas of interest include software development for GSM, GPRS, and 3G networks. He has wide experience in software development for networking protocols (like ATM and TCP/IP), network convergence, and routing protocols over satellite-based networks. He has been an active participant in various technical forums like IEEE ACM, ATM Forum and 3GPP and has presented papers and conducted technical seminars at these forums. Nishit has authored a book titled 3G Networks: Architecture, Protocols and Procedures.

Sumita Narang is a Senior Software Engineer at Flextronics Software Systems. She has a B. Tech degree from Delhi Institute of Technology, Delhi, India and an M.S. degree in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India. Sumita has been associated with Flextronics Software Systems for over three years. Her areas of interest include building applications for Element Management systems and satellite based broadband networks. Sumita has also been actively participating in various projects related to wireless technologies (GSM, GPRS).