11:00 am - 12:30 pm Next Generation Networks and Services Chair: Daniel Awduche
A substantial transformation of the global telecommunications infrastructure
is currently underway as Carriers seek to build converged IP/MPLS networks
that can support a multiplicity of real-time and non-real time services. In
this session, some leading service providers will share their perspectives
on next generation IP/MPLS networks.
MPLS has evolved from a relatively simple label switching concept into a
highly sophisticated (and some may argue complicated) system of control and
forwarding plane technologies. This session explores emerging techniques
that can be used to simplify and automate the provisioning and management of
MPLS networks.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Pseudowires: Mobile Backhauling and Provider Transport Chair: Luca Martini
MPLS PWE3 technology is a cost effective way to backhaul 2G and 3G wireless
mobile traffic relative to ATM and TDM. This session explores the
opportunities and challenges associated with PWE3 for mobile backhaul, and
looks at the more fundamental issue of combining MPLS based services with
emerging Ethernet capabilities in the metro.
What types of IP/MPLS-based network services are Carriers offering
Enterprise customers? How would these services evolve over time and what is
the role of MPLS in the evolutionary process? This session brings together
key representatives from some of the world's largest Carriers to address
these topics.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm High Availability, Resiliency and Operations Management
Chair: Rajesh Yadav
As IP networks become more mission critical, downtimes due to router
failures and scheduled maintenance activities are no longer acceptable.
Redundancy, expedited failure detection, and rapid service recovery are the
conceptual building blocks for high availability features. A number of
practical manifestations of these concepts are discussed in this session,
including: graceful restart, in-service software upgrades, BFD, MPLS
fast-reroute, and MPLS OAM.
MPLS VPNs are among the fastest growing services that Carriers are offering
to enterprise customers. This session highlights the latest developments in
MPLS VPNs, including, fast-reroute, IPv6 applications, and service delivery.
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Transport Networks
Chair: Naoaki Yamanaka
Integrated resource control and coordinated traffic engineering can
substantially decrease the cost of next generation multi-layer networks.
This session reviews the concepts, architectures, and emerging standards for
control of multi-layer IP/Optical networks.
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Panel: Priority Services in Next Generation Networks
Chair: David Garbin
Senior Fellow, Mitretek Systems
The session will debate priority services requiremetns and what needs to be provided by service providers and vedors to government and large enterprise users for their next generation networks.
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Dr Peter A. Fonash The National Communications System and Priority Service Programs Overview
Deputy Manager and Director, National Communications System
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Ronald Sherwin Providing AssuredServices for the Global Information Grid
DISN Technical Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm Panel: Advanced Networks for Research & Education
Chair: Jerry Sobieski
What are the major technolgies currently experimented in reseach and educational networks and how will they serve the requiremetns for high bandwidth application clients?
This session explores the applications of PCE-based architectures to improve
resource efficiency and enhance traffic performance in intra-domain,
inter-domain, and multi-layer environments.
Thursday, October 19 7th PUBLIC
INTEROPERABILITY DEMONSTRATION
The 7th Public Interoperability Demonstration will take place at the Isocore Internetworking Lab in RESTON, VIRGINIA.
14 companies poised to showcase industry's first comprehensive multiservice
Interworking, IPTV across carrier Ethernet infrastructure, and
Inter-Provider L2/L3 services demonstration across hybrid optical networks.
MPLS 2006 this year will offer an exclusive opportunity to delegates
attending the conference to witness the current status of the converged
multiservice networks, across hybrid intelligent IP-Optical networks. More
than 14 companies are expected to participate in this annual event at
Isocore Internetworking lab following the MPLS 2006 International Conference
on October 16, at 11:00 AM. Please send your registration request to
(spruitt@isocore.com).
The large network built for this demonstration will provide an opportunity
for carriers to evaluate the current status of large scale IPTV deployment
scenarios, advanced Carrier Ethernet services, and multiservice capabilities
of provider edge devices. Additionally, the demonstration will focus on OAM
capabilities of MPLS based Layer 3 and Layer 2 services, and ability to
deliver triple play services with QoS that is independent of the underlying
technologies. At the optical transport layer, various ASON/GMPLS
interworking scenarios will be demonstrated along with hierarchical label
switched path and control plane recovery techniques. There will also be the successful provisioning of first 10G dynamic provisioning across hybrid optical networks supporting advanced next generation network services.The showcase will also
present IPv6 transition mechanisms.
DateTime: Oct. 19, 2006 11:00AM Location: Isocore
Internetworking Lab, 12359 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100,
Reston, VA 20191 Directions: Please visit http://www.isocore.com/directions.htm
