MS in Computer Science

Center for Advanced Computer Studies, UL, Lafayette, LA

BS in Engineering (Honors)

National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India

TECHNICAL SKILL

TELECOMMUNICATION AND PROTOCOLS: Carrier Ethernet (xSTP, EoMPLS, PBB/PBB-TE, T-MPLS, MPLS-TP), Transport (SONET/SDH/DWDM/OTN), IP-MPLS (OSPF, ISIS, RIP, RSVP), TCP/IP, SS7, SIGTRAN, SIP, ATM/UNI, SNMP, CORBA, 3G, 4G (LTE), VoLTE, 3GPP, OSS/BSS, NGOSS, eTOM, vNF, SDN

LANGUAGE AND SOFTWARE: Java, C, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN, TCL, Perl, Oracle, SQL, Informix, TeamWork

SYSTEMS: UNIX (BSD, SYSTEM V), Sun/SunOS, HP/HP-UX, IBM/AIX, Linux, Windows 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AT&T, Middletown, NJ (Nov. 2012 – Present)

Leading system requirements for Network Management (OSS) applications in Network Provisioning, Fault Management, Performance Management, and Capacity Management areas, supporting Business and Systems Requirements for AT&T Network.  The Network Management suite provides comprehensive operation support for ATT Virtualized Universal Service (vUSP) and other Platforms supporting voice, video, data and messaging service for wireline and wireless customers. Requirements are developed using Agile methodology.

VPIsystems, Somerset, NJ (Nov. 2005 – Oct. 2012)

Vice President, Technology - Lead solution architecture, requirements definition, and product strategy for development of capacity planning solution for integrated planning of Wireless (3G/LTE) Networks (RAN/EUTRAN/EPC), and RAN Congestion Prediction for policy based (PCRF) proactive control of congestion in mobile network.

·   Provided technical direction and defined requirements working with customer to develop capacity planning solution for backhaul and core network (Packet Core & Voice Core), based on service demand growth, interface, and KPI utilization of different NEs in RAN (eNodeB, NodeB, RNC) & core domain (e.g., SGSN, GGSN, SGW/PGW). Developed solution strategy for real-time congestion prediction in mobile networks based on statistical model.

·   Supported cloud computing strategy for the company’s IT systems & documentations using cloud environment.

·   The key activities include technology leadership/strategy, product management, requirements definition, and solution analysis and integration architecture for major customer deployment. Also supported technical leadership for customers, alliance, and partnership engagement.

Director, Systems Engineering - Lead solution architecture, product management, and systems requirements for development of capacity planning solution for next generation networks covering multiple layers (L1, L2, L3) & domains, supporting global multi-site product development and engineering team.

·   Next Generation Access Network Planning based on service demand & customer growth in next generation access network, supporting multiple technologies (FTTx, xDSL).

·   Carrier Ethernet (xSTP, EoMPLS, PBB/PBB-TE) based aggregation network planning supporting various Ethernet services (E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree), & multiple routing protocols.

·   L1 Transport network planning supporting multiple technologies (SONET/SDH/DWDM), digital hierarchy, routing, and protection (1+1, 1: N) schemes.

·   IP-MPLS based Core Network planning supporting various routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS), Quality of Service (QoS), & protection (FRR) mechanisms.

·   Voice Network Planning supporting TDM and VoIP network (Media Gateway, Signaling Gateway, and SBC).

·   Supported feature definition, operational scenario workflows, and detailed systems requirements.

·   Other activities included market and competitor product assessment, technical support for customers & partners worldwide, development of solution definition/architecture, SoW, and RFI/RFP response.

Bell Laboratories, AT&T/Lucent Technologies, Holmdel, NJ (May 1994 - Oct. 2005)

Technical Manager - Lead solution architecture and systems engineering for development of network management system for IP MPLS, Optical, Converged Multi-service Network supporting triple play services (VoIP, Video, and Data) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture based network.

·   Defined OSS solution architecture and requirements for Fault, Performance, and Configuration management of IP MPLS Network, and support of IP-VPN services.

·   Led architectural and OSS solution requirement for Service Assurance in supporting triple play services (VoIP, Video, and Data) in a Multi-service Convergent Network. Some of the key Network Elements and servers supported include: Cisco/Juniper MPLS core routers, Riverstone Ethernet Switch, DSLAMs, Lucent Feature Server, Signaling Gateway, Media Gateway, Session Border Controller, Microsoft Video server etc.

·   Supported various customer meetings, vendor discussions, and RFP response on OSS solution for multi-service IMS based network architecture using Probe and Agent technology.

·   Led Security Architecture and requirements definition for development of EMS/NMS, which include areas such as: user identification, authentication, resource access control, security audit, data integrity, confidentiality, and non-repudiation etc., complying with FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard).

·   Led architecture and detail specification for Ethernet Service Management System for Metro Ethernet Network. This included defining solution architecture and requirements, for VLAN infrastructure management, provisioning of Ethernet Services (E-Line and E-LAN Services), Fault Management, and Performance Management functionality. Supported standards related activities on Ethernet at MEF.

·   Led systems engineering for designing next generation Network Management System for pure Optical Switch (LambdaRouter), DWDM, and Core IP routers based on eTOM model. The system supports Element Management, Network Management and Service Management capability per TMN architecture.

·   Built and led a strong team of systems architects and engineers.

Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS)

·   Worked as a Lead Systems Engineer/Architect for the development of Performance Management System for Data Networks.  Developed the architecture and detailed systems engineering for integration of the Performance Management System with OneVisionÒ network management product family. Developed detailed feature specification supporting multi-vendor ATM/FR/IP NEs, CORBA based external interface and OA&M functionality for the OneVision Performance Management System.

·   Coordinated across various teams to resolve technical issues and supported build process during multiple releases of the Performance Management System. Also supported customer presentations, demos and technical response for RFPs.

Systems Architect/Engineer

·   Worked as a Systems Architect/Engineer to provide Operation Support Systems (OSS) architecture/solutions for various AT&T global ventures. Responsibilities included detailed analysis of various OS systems involving its architecture, feature/capabilities, and defining appropriate integrated solution for various projects.  Led various system engineering/architectural activities across multiples product teams supporting different AT&T global ventures like Alestra, AT&T-C UK, Arcor, etc.

·   Led the System Architecture and Engineering activities to provide an integrated OS solution for Alestra, covering transport and switching OSs (i.e., MFOS/SDAS, ITM-XM/NM, ITM-XM/C, ITM-SC, and SARTS) and AT&T Global Technology Platform based on CSL solution.

·   Worked on a major ATM Switch and ATM NIC development project. Analyzed the performance of UNI signaling protocol stack compliant with Q.2931 and UNI 3.1 for analysis of call processing capability of the switch.  Actively involved in the development of system and software architecture for the ATM switch. Developed the prototype of the switch with implementation of ITU-T and ATM Forum compliant SVC signaling and IP-over-ATM software compliant with RFC 1577, RFC 1483 and RFC 1292.

·   Developed system requirement, functional specifications and features for C-DACS (DACS Controller), to support DACS II (Digital Access Cross-Connect System II) network element. Responsibilities involved requirement analysis and software development on 3B2/600, X.25, FAE, and Informix platform

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

·   Senior Member IEEE

·   Participated as invited speakers at various summits & conferences

·   Published research papers in various journals and international conferences, chaired and served as program committee member for conferences

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

[1]   Sukant K. Mohapatra, Jay N. Bhuyan, and Hira N. Narang, “Planning and Managing Virtualized Next Generation Networks”, International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC), 2015.

[2]   Sukant K. Mohapatra and Russ Green, “Predictive Congestion Management – A Model for Proactive Congestion Control in Wireless Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, 2012

[3]   Sukant K. Mohapatra, “Congestion Prediction, Optimization and Integrated Planning of Wireless Backhaul and Core Network”, International Conference on Wireless & Optical Communications , China, 2011

[4]   Sukant K. Mohapatra, “Integrated Planning for Next Generation Networks”, 11^th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2009), June 2009

[5]   Sukant K. Mohapatra, “Market Driven Cost Optimal Design of FTTH Network”, FTTH Conference, 2008

[6]   Sukant K. Mohapatra and Mark H. Mortensen, “A Solution Framework for Next Generation Network Planning”, IEC Annual Review of Telecommunications, 2007

[7]   Nikhil Shah, and Sukant K. Mohapatra, “Integrating and Managing Converged Multi-Service Networks”, Bell Labs Technical Journal, 2005