Subject: MPLS 2003 (Washington D.C., Oct 26-28) - Last Call for Participation

From: "Ali Nabi Zadeh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:51:45 -0400

Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call for
participation.

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MPLS 2003 International Conference
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington D.C.
October 26-28, 2003
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    http://www.mpls2003.com
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You are cordially invited to attend the MPLS 2003 International
Conference to be held in Washington D.C. October 26-28, 2003. The 3-day
event consists of highly technical sessions, tutorials, panel
discussions, and exhibits.

Registration for the conference is now open. Early registration
discounts are extremely lucrative and are valid for a limited time only.
To register, go to:

 http://www.mpls2003.com/registration.htm

Important Dates:
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- Early Registration Rates Cut-Off Date: September 30
- Tutorials: October 26, 9:00am - 5:30 pm
- Conference sessions: October 27-28, 8:45am-6:30pm
- Exhibits: October 27-28, 8:45am-6:30pm

Program (visit http://www.mpls2003.com/sessions.htm for details):

Sunday October 26
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 Tutorial 1: Introduction to MPLS
 Tutorial 2: VPNs
 Tutorial 3: Layer 2 VPNs/VPLS
 Tutorial 4: MPLS Security

Monday October 27
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 Opening remarks - Peter Hill (BellSouth Telecommunications) & Dr. Hamid
Ahmadi (AT&T Labs)
 Introduction - Luca Martini (Level3 Communications)
 Keynote

 Session: Convergence (Service Provider's Perspective) 
  - What is the Role of MPLS in Network Convergence? - R. Spencer, BT
  - MPLS Convergence Strategies - R. Moignard, France Telecom
  - MPLS: The Catalyst of Convergence? - C. Masiero, Equant

 Session: OAM 
  - New Developments in MPLS and IP OAM - G. Swallow, Cisco Systems
  - Network Management of MPLS-based VPNs - K. Melden, Juniper Networks
  - MPLS Convergence, Control and OAM Implications - D. Allan, Nortel
Networks
  - Service OA&M for MPLS VPNs - V. Kompella, Alcatel

 Session: Layer 2 Transport & Interworking over MPLS 
  - VPLS - Remember LANE? - A. Sayeed, Cisco Systems
  - VPLS - K. Kompella, Juniper Networks
  - Transitioning a Profitable Service Portfolio to an MPLS Core Network
- M. Nielsen, Lucent Technologies
  - VPLS Provisioning, Performance and Scalability: Problems and
Solutions - V. Radoaca, Nortel Networks

 Session: L2/L3 VPNs 
  - BGP-VPN Services: Lessons Learned - R. Bonica, MCI
  - Design and Deploy Scalable Inter-AS MPLS VPNs - L. Fang, AT&T
  - L2-MPLS Networks - Y. Sato, NTT Communications
  - MPLS in Multi-AS Networks - R. Doukov, Flag Telecom

 PANEL: MPLS as a Fusing Technology 
  - Chair: P. Hill, VP Technology Planning & Deployment, BellSouth
Telecommunications

 In this panel session, service providers will discuss issues
surrounding convergence and will present their views and experience on
MPLS as a way to fuse multiple networks together. Specifically, are
there favorable economics; do the technical approaches work, when might
they be standardized and what are the limitations.

Tuesday, October 28
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 Keynote
 Lessons Learned - Yakov Rekhter (Juniper Networks)
 Critical Issues for Network Consolidation - Daniel Awduche (MCI)

 Session: Reliability 
  - Next Generation Core Routers: Defining IP Reliability and Resiliency
- L. Mamakos, Hyperchip
  - High Resiliency MPLS Network Design - S. Poretsky, Quarry
Technologies
  - Hardening MPLS-based Networks - S. Vogelsang, Laurel Networks

 Session: IP Optical Integration 
  - Optical Market Forces on GMPLS - K. Sage, Cisco Systems
  - Multiservice Metro Networks in Sweden and Their Plans to Go GMPLS -
L. Andersson
  - Photonic Internet Laboratory: New Challenges for Future Photonic
Network- N. Yamanaka, NTT
  - Generalized VPNs (GVPNs) - H. Ould-Brahim, Nortel Networks

 Session: New MPLS Features 
  - Scalable Multicast MPLS Technology for Next Generation Broadband
Services Network - S. Yasukawa, NTT
  - Multicast Traffic Engineering with MPLS - R. Aggarwal, Juniper
Networks
  - LDP Fast Convergence - A. Atlas, Avici Systems
  - How to secure an MPLS/VPN network - M. Behringer, Cisco Systems
  - Integration of IPv6 and IPv6 VPN Services over MPLS - F. Le
Faucheur, Cisco Systems

 Session: Traffic Engineering 
  - Inter-area and Inter-AS MPLS Traffic Engineering - JP Vasseur, Cisco
Systems
  - Traffic Engineering in Hierarchical Multiprovider Networks - G.
Apostolopoulos, Redback Networks
  - Multi-Region (multiarea/multiAS) Traffic Engineering - A. Ayyangar,
Juniper Networks
  - Advanced MPLS Application Testing - B. Miller, IXIA

 Session: Service & Provisioning Issues 
  - MPLS Network Management: Enterprise Deployment Management - T.
Nadeau, Cisco Systems
  - Attracting New Enterprise Customers with MPLS VPN Services - D.
Christophe, Lucent Technologies
  - MPLS Beyond Service Provider Cores - A. Malis, Tellabs
  - Critical Quality of Service Issues in MPLS Networks - J. Brayley,
Laurel Networks
  - Practical Implementation of Tools Allied to the Network Management
of IP/MPLS-based Networks - P. Beaumont, WANDL