Dr. Staffan Fredricsson co-founded Luxcom, Inc., a California manufacturer of multimedia networking equipment in 1984, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. He has over 20 years’ experience in the communications industry, involving the development, marketing, and general management of computer communications as well as telecommunications products. Prior to founding Luxcom, Staffan was with Hewlett-Packard, TRW, and L. M. Ericsson (Stockholm, Sweden). He is currently a member of the Multimedia Communica-tions Forum (MMCF), where he chairs the Quality of Service Working Group. Staffan began his career at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology where he earned MSEE and Ph.D. degrees.