Subject: MPLS 2001 Oct. 7-9 -- Call for Participation

From: Rajiv Papneja <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 07:15:02 -0400 (EDT)

Hello Friends,

  MPLS 2001 is the major International Conference on the topic of 
Multiprotocol Label Switching. MPLS 2001 is chaired by Dr. Vinton G. 
Cerf, Senior Vice President, WorldCom. MPLS 2001 starts with high 
quality tutorials on Sunday, Oct. 7 followed by highly technical 
sessions on Oct. 8 and 9, which include talks in the areas of MPLS-
based VPNs, GMPLS, Traffic engineering and QoS, Restoration and 
Protection schemes in MPLS Networks, Optical Control Plane and MPLS 
Services. We have also included a special session on the Service 
Provider's experience with MPLS deployments. The keynote speech will be 
presented by Dr. Cerf.

  Registration for MPLS 2001 is now open and you may register either On-
line or Off-line by visiting http://www.mpls2001.com/registration.htm.
Please note that we have reduced the fees for early registration (the
deadline is Sept. 15th).

  Following MPLS2001, there will be a public interoperability
testing demonstration for the MPLS/GMPLS and OIF UNI
features. Additional information on this event is available at 
http://www.mpls2001.com/bakeoff.htm. Please note those who are 
interested to view the interoperability demo should send a request to
[email-masked]. The requesting attendees should already have
registered for MPLS 2001 Conference. Due to the space limitations, only 
a selected number of people will be able to attend this event.
       
  MPLS 2001 is being sponsored by Agilent Technologies, Alcatel, Avici
Systems, Cisco Systems, Data Connection, Ericsson, IXIA, Juniper 
Networks, Laurel Networks, Lucent Technologies, Metera Networks, Nortel 
Networks, Ocular Networks, OPNET Technologies, Spirent Communications, 
Unisphere Networks, and Wavesmith Networks. Sponsors will be exhibiting 
their products and services throughout Monday and Tuesday.
  
       MPLS 2001 International Conference Technical Program
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SUNDAY, OCT. 7, 2001 

1:30 - 3:30 pm: Parallel Tutorial Sessions

Session 1A
MPLS Overview, Implementation and Deployment
Eric Osborne and Ajay Simha, 
Cisco Systems

Session 1B
Optical User-Network Interface (UNI)
Bala Rajagopalan, Tellium
 
4:00 - 6:00 pm: Parallel Tutorial Sessions

Session 2A
Virtual Private Networks (IP, MPLS and Optical VPNs) 
Marco Carugi, France Telecom
Hamid Ould-Brahim, Nortel Networks
Kireeti Kompella, Juniper Networks

Session 2B
GMPLS Architecture and Ext. for Signaling and Routing 
Lou Berger and Igor Bryskin
Movaz Networks

MONDAY, OCT. 8, 2001 
8:45 - 9:00 am: Conference Opening

Introductory Remarks: MPLS/GMPLS and Evolving Networks
Bijan Jabbari, George Mason University
Technical Program Chair
 
9:00 - 9:30 am: Opening talk
 
9:30 - 10:10 am: Keynote Address
The Future of the Internet
Vinton G. Cerf, WorldCom
Honorary Conference Chair
 
10:10 - 10:40 am 
An IP point of view of configurable sub-IP networks: The IETF Sub-IP 
Area
Scott Bradner, IETF Sub-IP Area Director 

11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Evolution of MPLS to GMPLS 
The Optical Future of GMPLS 
Adam Dunstan, Avici Systems,
President, Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)

The Evolution from MPLS Traffic Engineering to GMPLS
George Swallow, Cisco Systems

The Evolving Optical Control Plane: From Management Systems to GMPLS
Greg Bernstein, CIENA

BGP/GMPLS-based Optical VPNs 
Yakov Rekhter, Juniper Networks 
 
2:00 - 3:30 pm : Traffic Engineering and Quality of Service
Diff-Serv Aware Traffic Engineering and its Applications
Francois Le Faucheur, Cisco Systems

MPLS Traffic Engineering and QoS: A Progress Perspective
Don Fedyk, Nortel Networks

Routing from PSTN to MPLS 
Jerry Ash, AT&T Labs

Inter-Area MPLS TE Architecture and Protocol Extensions
Senthil Venkatachalam, Alcatel
 
4:00 - 5:30 pm : Virtual Private Networks
VPN Update
Bilel Jamoussi, Nortel Networks

Scalable MPLS VPN Services compared to Traditional Layer 2 VPN Services
Christopher Chase, AT&T

MPLS - A Common Control for IP-VPN, Ethernet, TDM, and Lightpath 
Services
Ron Nag, Metera Networks

Tackling the Challenges of MPLS VPN Testing
Ananda Sen Gupta, Agilent Technologies
 
6:00 - 10:00 pm: Reception and Banquet 

8:30 am - 6:30 pm: Conference Exhibits 

TUESDAY, OCT. 9, 2001 

8:45 - 9:40 am: Opening Talk and IETF Update 

Opening Talk 
IETF Update 
Rob Coltun, Redback Networks
 
9:40 - 10:40 am: Protection and Restoration
Fast Reroute Mechanism for MPLS-Enabled Networks
Alia Atlas, Avici Systems

GMPLS Recovery
Jonathan Lang, Calient Networks
 
11:00 am- 12:30 pm: Optical Control Plane
GMPLS and Economics of All-Optical Metro and Regional Networks
Daniel Awduche, Movaz Networks

Transitioning to GMPLS-Driven Optical Architectures
Mallik Tatipamula, Cisco Systems

Issues in Integrating Optical Access with MPLS
Ron Fang, Ocular Networks
 
1:45 - 3:00 pm: Service Provider's Experience with MPLS Deployment 
Design Issues for Global MPLS-Enabled Networks
David Garbin, Cable & Wireless

Implication of MPLS Ubiquity (or lack thereof) on MPLS-Based Services
Dave McDysan, WorldCom

Deutsche Telekom's Global MPLS-VPNs deployment and QoS enabled Networks
Design and Implementation 
Hajo Wiltfang, Deutsche Telekom
 
3:15 - 5:30 pm: MPLS Applications and Services 
Layer 2 Transport over MPLS
Azhar Sayeed, Cisco Systems

QoS and Operational Challenges with Multi-Service Convergence Over MPLS
Andrew G. Malis, Vivace Networks

Building Layer 2 MPLS VPNs using LDP
Jeremy Brayley, Laurel Networks

Multi-Service Convergence and MPLS 
Chad Dunn, WaveSmith Networks

Techniques for Building Large-Scale BGP MPLS VPNs 
Bill Glynn, Unisphere Networks 
 
   For any additional information, please visit 
http://www.mpls2001.com. We look forward to seeing you in the MPLS 
2001 International Conference. Thanks.

   Regards,
    -Rajiv

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Rajiv Papneja (GRA)
Advanced Internet Laboratory
George Mason University,
G10, Johnson Center,
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Tel: 703.993.4703
email: [email-masked]
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