W3 Interoperability topics in Next Generation Transport Networks (NGTN)
Chairs :
Hans-Martin Foisel, Deutsche Telekom , Germany
Vishnu Shukla, Verizon , USA
Description :
Cost effective means are needed to meet the growing demand for end-to-end bandwidth services. The current mode for provisioning such services, in most cases, is inefficient and costly due to the lack of interoperability between different vendor platforms, network interfaces and the carrier domains.
Interoperability is a key enabler to provision end-to-end bandwidth services and NGTN deployment. Interworking capabilities required at adaptation/ transport, control and management layers are identified.
The workshop will cover the following aspects of NGTN interoperability, most critical for end-to-end service provisioning:
• Service adaptation over SDH/SONET networks using GFP, VCAT and LCAS
• Control Plane interfaces (User-Network-Interface, UNI; External Network-Network-Interface, E-NNI)
• Control plane - management plane interfaces
• ITU-T Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON) - IETF Generalised Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS)
Provisional Programme:
| 13:00 |
Introduction
Overview of the Next Generation Transport Network (NGTN) interoperable interfaces and areas covered in this workshop
Vishnu Shukla, Verizon , United States , Hans-Martin Foisel, Deutsche Telekom , Germany |
| 13:30 |
OIF Worldwide Interoperability Demonstration 2005 - results and findings of the control plane interoperability test
Carlo Cavazzoni, TILAB, Italy |
| 14:00 |
Service adaptation using GFP/VCAT/LCAS for Ethernet and SAN
Roman Egorov, Verizon , United States |
| 14:30 |
Interconnection and Interoperability aspects in the European IST project "Multi-Partner European Test Beds for Research Networking", MUPBED
Jan Spaeth, Marconi , Germany |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30 |
ASON – GMPLS domain interoperability topics from ITU-T perspective
Jonathan Sadler, Tellabs , United States |
| 16:00 |
ASON – GMPLS interoperability topics from IETF perspective
Lyndon Ong, Ciena , United States |
| 16:30 |
ASON – GMPLS interworking – practical implementation of interoperable solutions
Tomohiro Otani, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Japan |
| 17:00 |
Topics of control plane - management plane interworking
Vishnu Shukla, Verizon , United States |
| 17:30 |
Demonstration of routing technologies for hierarchical ASON by simulation and emulation test bed
Xiaoping Zheng, Tsinghua University , Beijing , China |
| 18:00 |
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