September 14-18, 2009

SIPit's, or Session Initiation Protocol Interoperability Tests, are weeklong events where people bring their SIP implementations to ensure they work together. SIPIT Events are open to anyone with a working SIP implementation. The goal of the events is to refine both the protocol and its implementations. The SIPIT events are a driving force shaping SIP into a globally interoperable protocol for real time Internet communication services.

Currently, the SIPITs are held twice a year. Different companies or organizations host each event, and each host chooses the venue.

The SIP Forum coordinates these events (Robert Sparks is the current coordinator).

• Registration for this event will open Friday, July 24, 2009.

• This event is an open test event. Membership in the SIP Forum or UNH-IOL is not required for participation.

• Please register early, there is a participant limit of 150 people.

• All Plugfest attendees must complete the registration form, regardless of length of stay. A completed registration form, submitted prior to the event, will be the only means for access to the facility. The registration form must be submitted prior to the event. Failure to register before 5:00pm Eastern, Friday, September 4, 2009 will result in an additional late registration fees. Please use the the on-line registration form to register all attendees and devices.

• $375.00 USD per attendee

• All fees must be paid at the time of registration.

Event organization provided by:		The SIP Forum is an industry organization with members from the leading SIP technology companies. Its mission is to advance the adoption of products and services based on SIP. The SIP Forum directs technical activities aimed at achieving high levels of product interoperability, provides information on the benefits and capabilities of SIP, and highlights successful applications and deployments. Information at www.sipforum.org.
Event phone infrastructure provided by:		Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999, Digium has become the open source alternative to proprietary communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less. Digium offers Asterisk software free to the open source community and offers Asterisk Business Edition and Switchvox IP PBX software to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company’s product line includes a wide range of hardware and software to enable resellers and customers to implement turnkey VoIP systems or to design their own custom telephony solutions. More information is available at www.digium.com.
Event phones provided by:		Polycom, Inc. is the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a visionary in communications that empower people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Companies choose Polycom for solutions that allow even geographically dispersed workforces to communicate more effectively and productively over distances. Using Polycom voice, video, and telepresence products and services, people connect and collaborate with one another from their desktops, meeting rooms, class rooms, and mobile settings. Working with Polycom standards-based “green” technology, our customers cut the time and costs associated with gathering the right people in one place to solve problems. Instead, their teams more easily and quickly collaborate “face-to-face” wherever they are, better spending organizational resources, time, and energy addressing your company’s business challenges. Find out how you can collaborate anytime, anyplace with any device in a virtual experience that’s as natural as being there. Visit www.polycom.com.

• The Logistics Document contains detailed information about the Plugfest, including important participant information, shipping logisitcs, hotel recomendations, and the lunch menu. This document will be updated as the event planning progresses.

• Logistics Document v1.1

Available Test Tools

• The UNH-IOL is a fully equipment network testing laboratory. We will do our best to make our test equipment available to SIPit participants. Equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, and various traffic generators and analyzers are available for use during the Plugfest. Please contact Lincoln Lavoie, +1-603-862-4809, with questions or to determine if a certain piece of equipment will be available at the event.

• All equipment must be shipped to the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory to arrive no later than Friday, September 11, 2009. There is NO Saturday or Sunday delivery service available. Please note that our elevator is 42 inches wide (door), 42 inches deep (floor space) and 6.5 feet high. Please ensure that your packages/crates are smaller than these dimensions. Otherwise, we will be required to de-crate your shipment in order to move it into the facility.

• Companies shipping equipment to the UNH-IOL are required to cover all shipping and customs/duties costs. Failure to do so will require the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory to bill the participating company for any outstanding shipping and customs/duties charges plus a one hundred dollar ($100.00 USD) handling fee.

• Please be aware that, due to the fact we do not have a direct loading dock, there may be additional freight charges for which you will also be responsible. Large freight will require a truck with a lift gate for delivery.

• The following shipping address MUST be used:

• No collect shipments will be accepted, and all shipping fees, including U.S. Customs charges, are the responsibility of the shipper. UNH-IOL will NOT pay for U.S. Customs charges, and prepayment of all Customs charges is required.

• Please remember that international shipments must be cleared through U.S. Customs, which could take up to a week of additional time in shipping.

• Equipment presently housed at the UNH-IOL facility will be available for use during the GTP event, provided that it is registered prior to the event.

• Continental breakfast, afternoon snacks, beverages and a catered lunch will be provided onsite during the event.

• Please note, the catered lunch and snacks are not kosher by default, please make any dietary restrictions available to the event staff as soon as possible and we will make every effort to accommodate your needs.

• At the conclusion of the test event, a press release will be created to detail the success of the event and the companies that participated within the event.

• All public releases of information about the test event require prior written approval from both the SIP Forum and the UNH-IOL.

• Aspects of the physical infrastructure are very dependent on response to the event, and may change quickly. However, the general layout of the group test space is available. Bare in mind that the map reflects the whole GTP space, which may on occasion be shared among multiple events.

• General Floor Layout