May 2004 Vol. 2 No. 5

Laboratory Group Strategies

• Aiming at Global Communications in the Future

Laboratory Strategies

• Technology and Service Developments in the New Communication Age

R&D Spirits

• Development of HDTV Codec LSIs: Bringing High-definition Video into Our Lives

Special Feature : P2P Technologies and Related Services

• P2P: The Concept and Its Future Potential
• Applications of SIONet, an Advanced P2P Platform
• Survey of the State of P2P File Sharing Applications

Regular Papers

• Technology for Flexibly Monitoring Optical Signal Quality in Optical Communications

Letters

• Simplifying the Construction and Operation of Smart Card Systems: NICE V4.1

Global Standardization Activities

• Activities of Wi-Fi Alliance to Promote Interoperability of Wireless LANs

R&D Information

• OCN Introduces ENCORE Inter-AS Diagnostic System Targeting the Construction of an Internet Environment with Outstanding Stability
• Field Assembly of Optical Connectors