IP/MPLS in the Mobile Radio Access Network
Multicast in MPLS/VPLS Networks
 Welcome and registration: from 08.30
 
The MEF and Carrier Ethernet, Carrier Ethernet attributes
Carrier Ethernet services and Solutions
 Welcome and registration: from 08.00
End of the Workshop: 18.00 
 
 
OAM/ High Availability
Traffic Analysis
Multicast/IPTV
Multicast Case Studies
 
   
 
     
08.30
  WELCOME & REGISTRATION
     
    PRESENTERS: IP/MPLS FORUM AMBASSADORS
     
    Matthew Bocci,  ALCATEL-LUCENT  
Nikhil Shah,  Juniper Networks 
     
09.30   IP/MPLS in the Mobile Radio Access Network
Examining the principal drivers for a new IP/MPLS backhaul transport infrastructure that accommodates the scaling needs of the evolving mobile networks. Key challenges, options, benefits and tradeoffs are explored for solutions supporting several prevalent applications.  Key existing and emerging industry standards/agreements are referenced.
     
  Section 1: Key issues, enablers and drivers for a transition and the value of IP/MPLS in evolving RAN backhaul architectures

Section 2:
Operation of IP/MPLS in the RAN network and the support of end-to-end SLAs, QoS, and high availability functions
     
10.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
11.00   Section 3: Latest Pseudo-Wire enablers for legacy network traffic migration and their operation over IP/MPLS backhaul networks

Section 4:
Operations, Administration and Management (OAM) capabilities in RAN IP/MPLS backhaul networks
   
12.30
  LUNCH
     
   
     
    Dr. Yakov Rekhter,   Juniper Networks 
Azhar Sayeed,   CISCO 
     
14.00   Multicast in MPLS/VPLS Networks
Focusing on the emerging industry standards/agreements supporting multicast in BGP/MPLS VPN and VPLS networks. Key options, benefits and tradeoffs are explored for solutions supporting several prevalent service provider and enterprise applications. Key existing and emerging industry standards/agreements are referenced.
     
    Section 1: Introduction to Multicast with MPLS
- P2MP LSP
- Upstream Labels with P2MP LSPs
- Usage of P2MP LSPs

Section 2: Multicast in BGP/MPLS VPNs (4364 VPNs)
- Overview of goals, what it is, how it works and scalability
     
15.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
16.00   Section 3: Multicast in VPLS networks
- Overview of multicast with VPLS and H-VPLS
- Options for optimization, resiliency and delivering assured QoE
- Deploying VPLS and P2MP MPLS
     
17.00
  END OF THE TUTORIAL
 
  
 
     
08.00
  WELCOME & REGISTRATION
     
09.00  


By Bilel Jamoussi

NORTEL
     
    PRESENTERS: MEF AMBASSADORS
09.30   Introducing the MEF and Carrier Ethernet Attributes

By Phil Tilley,
 Alcatel-LucenT 
     
10.10   MEF Standards, Specifications and Update on Current Status

By Carsten Rossenhoevel,   EANTC 
     
10.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
11.00   MEF Mobile Backhaul Update

By Jonathan Olsson, 
 Ericsson 

- Discussion on MEF use cases
- UNI Requirements (Ethernet OAM and recovery requirements)
- Service Requirements (CoS, Service Types, and Sync)
- Conclusion
     
11.45   Carrier Ethernet Network to Network Interface

By Enrique Hernandez Valencia, 
 Alcatel-Lucent  

- What and Why an MEF E-NNI IA ?
- Scope of the Phase I work (what's in/out)
- Extending MEF services across multiple SPs New capabilities
- Out-of-franchise access to a CEN
- Near-term challenges Project roadmap & Closing remarks
     
12.15   Certification status Report

By Richard Dagnall, 
 Iometrix  

- What has adoption of MEF certifcation been like
- Who and what have been MEF certified   
- The Process for MEF certification
     
12.30
  LUNCH
     
   
   
     
    CHAIRMAN: Bilel Jamoussi,   NORTEL 
     
14.00  

Solving the Carrier Ethernet Puzzle
Focusing on network design considerations and practical deployment scenarios. The assumption is that Service Providers require scalability, High Reliability, QoS, P2MP/MP2MP, Multicast, and OAM.

Authors: Luyuan Fang, [Cisco], Nabil Bitar [Verizon] and Raymond Zhang [BT]
Speaker: Luyuan Fang,   Cisco 

     
14.30   Connection Oriented Carrier Ethernet Transport
Describing how the latest developments in Carrier Ethernet technology can address today painpoints of Telco operators and providers: benefits, advantages and challenges of that technology. Discussing usage scenarios.

Eylon Sorek, Strategy and Portfolio Manager, Carrier Switches,   Nokia Siemens Networks 
     
15.00   Ethernet Access Networks for delivery of SLA-based Services
How to deliver strict end-to-end SLA management of global and local services;
How to maximize economies of scale in a production network;
How to securely and simply support multiple L2 protocols;
How to provide equality of access in a regulated market environment.

Johannes Weingart, Director of Business Development Ethernet Access,  ADVA Optical Networking 
     
15.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
16.00   Utilising Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul
Mobile Network Operators (MNO) Radio Access Networks (RAN) are the most demanding applications of a carrier's transport network. RAN connectivity (mobile backhaul) demands high availability, controlled Quality of Service (QoS), but most importantly clock frequency synchronisation to be passed transparently.

Simon Brueckheimer,   Nortel  Fellow
     
16.30   Ethernet over Copper in the Metro Network: Delivering on Converged Services
and OSS Requirements
   

Metro Ethernet Access and the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile standard
Economics of profitable Ethernet delivery over copper
The role of Ethernet in the access network
Real-life case studies from telcos worldwide

Henrik Bremerskov, Director of Strategic Marketing,  Actelis Networks 

     
17.00   Beyond EoMPLS: From Service Scalability and Diversity point of view
Scalability Issues related EoMPLS based Triple-play services.
Introducing progress and experience of clock synchronization based Ethernet PHY and IP packet. Introducing Metro Ethernet backhaul with legacy Microwave backhaul
How to make P2P as business of operator.
PBT and EoMPLS interworking

Dr. XiPeng Xiao, Director of Product Marketing for Data Communications,  Huawei Technologies USA 
     
17.30   Leading to Carrier Ethernet
- Roadmap of CE(Carrier Ethernet) technology
- Analysis of CE technologies
- CE solution and technical prospection
- Experience in Carrier Market

Dick Chen, Senior Architect of Global Marketing and Research Center (GMRC),  ZTE USA 
     
18.00
  END OF THE CARRIER ETHERNET WORKSHOP
 
 
 
     
08.00
  WELCOME & REGISTRATION
     
   



Vishal Sharma
METANOIA, INC.  
     
09.00  


By Basil Alwan
President I
P Division
ALCATEL-LUCENT
     
09.30  



By Dr. Yakov Rekhter

Juniper Fellow

JUNIPER NETWORKS  

     
   
10.10   PBT versus T-MPLS
Examining the control and management plane options for PBT and T-MPLS, and in so doing, highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, and similarities of the two technologies.

Pat Moore, Director of Business Development,   Data Connection Ltd. 
     
10.40   Service Provider Choices for Ethernet Services
Both the standards and vendor communities have produced a wide range of choices for how a service provider could deploy Ethernet services. Comparing and constrasting these various alternatives to see where each might make the most sense for a service provider to deploy.

Authors: Andrew G. Malis and Nabil Bitar, [Verizon Communications]
Speaker: Andrew G. Malis,   Verizon Communications 
     
11.10   COFFEE BREAK
 


11.30   Options to Deliver ELAN Services
Considering how to scale and provide resilient L2VPN services by combining PBB and VPLS using MPLS techniques: scaling BUM replication and MAC learning, providing fast resilience to user and network failures, efficiently delivering multicast.

Marc Lasserre, Chief Scientist,   Alcatel-Lucent 
     
12.00   Comparing PBB, PBT/PBB-TE, T-MPLS and MPLS as Next Generation Ethernet Transport Solutions
PBB, PBT/PBB-TE & T-MPLS are emerging technologies which are proposed as Next Generation Ethernet Transport Solutions.
This talk will provide an overview of these technologies and compare them against MPLS.

Kireeti Kompella,   Juniper Networks 
     
12.30   LUNCH
     
14.00   The Ethernet Metro Convergence Toolkit
Analyzing the requirements for metro transformation and will mapping emerging Ethernet based solutions on to those requirements. Ultimatelyillustrating the overall benefits of an Ethernet metro.

Dave Allan, Consultant Architect, CTO Office,   Nortel 
     
14.30   Integrating 802.1ah Functionality in MPLS Networks
Provider Backbone Bridges (PBB) (also known as Mac-in-Mac) is being formalized by IEEE 802.1ah standards. It allows for layering the Ethernet network into customer and provider domains with complete isolation among their MAC addresses. Discussing an architecture that integrates 801.1ah functionality into MPLS network.

Authors: Ali Sajassi and Dr. Zafar Ali, [CISCO]
Speaker: Dr. Zafar Ali,   CISCO 
     
15.00   Carrier Ethernet and Control Planes
Learning how leveraging a link state protocol automates the connectivity of PBB and creates per Backbone Edge Bridge (BEB) shortest path trees for the optimal delivery of PBB and PBB-TE traffic. New PBB and PBB-TE capabilities allow easy definition of ELINE, ETREE, or ELAN services.

Don Fedyk, Senior Advisor, CTO Strategic Standards,   Nortel 
     
15.30   COFFEE BREAK
 
16.00   BT’s 21st Century Network and the Role of MPLS - Building the World’s Biggest Next
Generation Network
    Providing a technical briefing on the progress and next steps of BT’s next generation network (21CN), one of the world’s largest and most advanced MPLS/IP/Ethernet networks.

Tim Hubbard, Head of 21CN Solutions Strategy,   BT 
     
16.30   Wind’s Experience: Towards one Converged Backbone
Considering the aspects of service and the technology enabling network convergence. Discussing the
benefits of a global network redesign where the transport effectiveness of Ethernet is coupled with
the control capability of MPLS.

Paolo Volpato, Network Architecture - Data & Internet Network Architecture,   Wind 
     
17.00   Belgacom: Migrating to a single MPLS-based Services Platform
Presenting Belgacom’s new Carrier Ethernet, MPLS based network. The current network and technology roll-out is detailed as well as the future steps. Already today, this has resulted in the launch of the new, converged service platform called Belgacom explore.

Els Haentjens, Marketing - Product Management Data,   Belgacom 
   

17.30
 
 


Moderator
Thomas Nadeau, Senior Network Architect, 
 BT  

Participants
Dave Allan, Consultant Architect, CTO Office, 
 Nortel 
Azhar Sayeed, 
 Cisco 
Kireeti Kompella, 
 Juniper Networks  
Menahem Kaplan, Deputy CTO, Optics Division,  Alcatel-Lucent 
Cengiz Alaettinoglu, CTO,  
 Packet Design, Inc. 
Larry Dennison,
CTO, Founder, 
 Soapstone Networks 

Paolo Volpato,
Network Architecture - Data & Internet Network Architecture, 
 Wind 
Andrew G. Malis, 
 Verizon 
Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh, CTO/Co-Founder,  
 Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc 
Jean-Louis Le Roux, 
 France Telecom Orange 
 
     
19.00   END OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
     
20.30   SPECIAL 10th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION
 
 
 
     
08.00   WELCOME & COFFEE
     
   


Thomas Nadeau
Senior Network Architect
BT
     
   
08.30   Guaranteeing High Availability and Performance in Packet Transport Networks
Presenting an overview of the work being done in the areas of OAM and protection switching for both MPLS and Ethernet in different topologies and configurations. Discussing the pragmatic aspects of deploying packet transport networks as a multi-service universal solution, and how Ethernet and MPLS OAM, as well as Ethernet and MPLS-based protection must co-exist.
 
Authors: Luis Aguirre-Torres and Moran Roth, [Corrigent Systems]
Speaker: Sharon Sosner,   Corrigent Systems 
     
09.00   Choosing the right Carrier Ethernet OAM for PBB/MPLS
When deploying mixed PBB and Ethernet over MPLS services, operators must choose from a variety of OAM standards from different standards bodies.  Comparing these OAM mechanisms and offer opinions on which make the most sense for Carrier Ethernet services based on MPLS.

Jeremy Brayley,
Director of Technology Strategy, Data Networking Division,   ECI Telecom 
     
09.30   Ensuring MPLS VPN Layer 3 Integrity
The need for visibility into MPLS VPN Layer 3 management criteria
L3 management approach to MPLS VPNs
Detailed, real-world examples from production networks

Balaji Venkatraman,
Vice-President of Product Management   Packet Design, Inc.
Gregory Cauchie,   France Telecom Orange Labs 
     
10.00   Design and Implementation of an MPLS-based Hierarchical Service Management System
Proposing a new automatic correlation system between MPLS LSPs and each service. In order to confirm the effectiveness of this system, the MPLS-based hierarchical service management system has been implemented with automatic correlation between MPLS LSPs and L3VPN services.
 
Authors: Kenji Kumaki, [KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.] and Kenichi Nagami, [Intec NetCore Inc.]
Speaker: Kenji Kumaki,   KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.
     
10.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
11.00   T-MPLS OAM and Survivability for Packet Transport Networks
Describing T-MPLS OAM and resiliency toolset, focusing on its peculiarities and complementarities with respect to MPLS.

Italo Busi, Optics CTO,   Alcatel-Lucent 
     
11.30   Carrying Mission-critical Traffic over IP/MPLS Networks
Discussing the mechanisms underpinning recent developments such as PE redundancy schemes, forwarding plane liveness detection, schemes to minimize convergence times and improvements to node availability through In-Service System Upgrade (ISSU).
 
Julian Lucek,   Juniper Networks 
     
12.00   Scaling MPLS
A number of proposals have been made for limiting the IGP and/or LDP state within the network core. Comparing and contrasting those options and their impact on scaling MPLS applications like L3VPNs.

George Swallow,   Cisco 
     
12.30   LUNCH
   
14.00   Ethernet and MPLS OAM – Comparison and Synergy
Discussing several recent developments in the space of Operations, Maintenance and Administration (OAM), which involves interactions between devices for the purposes of fault management and performance monitoring, for Ethernet and similar capabilities in MPLS.
 
Dinesh Mohan, Carrier Ethernet PLM & Standards,   Nortel 
 
14.30   T-Systems: Traffic Matrix Derivation
With a full traffic matrix available, explainbing how T-Systems has been able to perform various design, simulation and planning studies, which includes planning additional CsC gateways, and performing full end-to-end network routing and failure simulations.
 
Authors: George Wu,  [T-Systems North America Inc.] and Tony Lin, [WANDL Inc.]
Speakers: Tony Lin,   WANDL Inc. and George Wu,  T-Systems 
     
15.00   Breaking the MPLS VPN Traffic Analysis Scalability Barrier
Explaining a breakthrough in achieving full visibility into per-VPN and the entire core network's service traffic from the P to PE perimeter
Control plane as foundation for data plane analysis
Beyond columns and rows to topology-based correlation

Cengiz Alaettinoglu, Chief Technology Officer,   Packet Design, Inc.
     
15.30   COFFEE BREAK
 
16.00   Supporting Multipoint Services in MPLS Networks
Demystifying the multipoint MPLS solution space. Presenting the key criteria by which different solutions approaches can be evaluated.

Bruce Davie,   Cisco  Fellow
     
16.30   Applicability of P2MP RSVP-TE and P2MP LDP
The IETF has been designing two protocols for setting up point-to-multipoint (P2MP) LSPs:
P2MP LDP and P2MP RSVP-TE. These two protocols, which rely upon extensions to LDP and RSVP-TE, differ in terms of tree optimality, number of states, memory consumption, dynamicity, resiliency as well as admission control capabilities.
 
Authors: Jean-Louis Le Roux, and Mohamad Chaitou, [France Telecom Orange]
Speaker: Jean-Louis Le Roux,   France telecom Orange 
     
17.00   IPTV Scalability Requirements for MPLS in the Access Network
Investigating the MPLS scalability requirements for centralized and distributed broadband network architectures. Exploring possible applications of MPLS, including VPLS in the access network and multicast VPNs for the delivery of IPTV services.

Sunggy Koo,   Spirent Communications 
     
17.30   Pushing MPLS into the FMC Compliant Metro Ethernet
Discussing the requirement of fixed triple-play service, such as VOIP, IPTV, HSI service to metro networks
P2MP LSP vs PIM IP multicast
VPLS to carry HSI service
Performance monitoring, failure monitoring
Provisioning and QoS

Dong Weisi, Chief Architect of Data Communication Department,   Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
     
 
18.00   Deutsche Telekom: Multicast Support for Large Scale Triple Play Services in MPLS Based Networks
Deutsche Telekom is deploying one of the largest triple play enabled networks. This network covers about 50 cities in Germany with speeds up to 50 MBit/s. Based on VDSL it uses an Ethernet aggregation infrastructure and an MPLS backbone network.

Dipl. Inf. Nicolai Leymann, Senior Expert, IP-Technologies, Systems Integration,
 T-Systems Enterprise Services 
     
18.30   Orange UK: Deployment Experiences of MPLS P2MP LSPs for IPTV Distribution
Describing a residential TV service which uses P2MP LSPs in an MPLS core network:
- Reasons for Choosing P2MP LSPs
- P2MP Design Overview
- Transmission and topology issues
- Failure detection mechanisms
- Failure Scenarios and Traffic Loss

William Wedge, Core Network Design & Delivery,   Orange 
     
19.00   END OF CONFERENCE DAY TWO
 
 
 
     
08.00   WELCOME AND COFFEE
     
   


Luyuan Fang
CISCO
     
   
08.30   Tips and Tricks with Deploying Reliable, Massively Scalable Layer 2 VPNs
Discussing practical issues in the deployment of MPLS based layer 2 VPNs, and how these can be solved. In the metro edge and access network, these include OAM, scaling and interworking issues in a mixed control plane environment.

Matthew Bocci, Director, Technology & Standards, IP Division,   Alcatel-Lucent 
     
09.00   Data Center and SAN Extension Services Impact on Ethernet and MPLS
Data Centers become the ‘nerve centers’ of next-generation Internet networks, and Storage Area Networks (SANs) increasingly are being deployed by enterprises and service providers. This evolution raises some crucial questions in terms of its impact on Ethernet and MPLS.

Umesh Kukreja, Carrier Ethernet Transport Marketing,   Nokia Siemens Networks 
     
09.30   New Developments in CAC
Discussing recent developments in standards (IETF, ETSI TISPAN, IEEE) and in the industry for CAC methods. This includes admission and access control solutions for multicast IPTV services over broadband access (e.g. DSL) and Ethernet aggregation architecture. Other new CAC directions are presented, including on-path CAC over Ethernet access.

François Le Faucheur,   Cisco 
 
10.00   Masergy: Delivering Global VPLS
Examining VPLS and describing the operation and benefits of the technology, including: what is VPLS; what types of enterprises are deploying VPLS and why; what are the limits of VPLS; what are the benefits of VPLS to the service provider; and what does the future hold?

Chris Nabinger, Chief Technology Officer,   MASERGY 
     
10.30   COFFEE BREAK
     
11.00   Yipes: VPLS Deployment – An Operational Perspective
Yipes’ backbone network is based on Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), which provides robust and sophisticated QoS-based traffic management strategies. Deployed over an MPLS platform, VPLS provides the reliability, security, and ease of use of Ethernet along with the scalability, multipoint-to-multipoint support, and resiliency of MPLS.

Dr. Kamran Sistanizadeh,
CTO/Co-Founder,   Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc. 
     
11.30   Earthlink: How to Manage the Network for Services Generation
Discussing Earthlink’s goal of managing services over a vast area of network elements that range in protocols and standards. Describing the technology that enables Earthlink to visualize the entire service delivery chain to ensure customer quality Internet experiences for their customers.

Scott Sobers, Director, Global Service Solutions,   IBM Corporation, Tivoli Software 
     
12.00   BT: Application SLA Driven on-demand Bandwidth for MPLS VPNs
Presenting both network and OSS implementation challenges of Application SLAs driven on-demand bandwidth with a specific focus on British Telecom experience with “bandwidth flexing” in their advanced MPLS services.

Authors: John Wittgreffe, ICT Research Chief,  [BT] & Frank Lyonnet, VP Product Marketing, [IPANEMA]
Speakers: Frank Lyonnet, VP Product Marketing,   Ipanema  and Kashaf Khan,   BT   
     
12.30   LUNCH
 
14.00   MPLS in Mobile Backhaul Networks
Discussing MPLS technologies such as LDP Single-Segment PWs, LDP Multi-Segment PWs,
BGP L2VPNs, VPLS, L3VPNs and Point-to-Multipoint PWs. Comparing and describing their applicability to mobile RAN networks.

Rahul Aggarwal, Distinguished Engineer,   Juniper Networks 
     
14.30   The MPLS Role in the RAN and Fixed Mobile Networks Convergence
Exploring the reality of MPLS PWE usage in current RAN architecture and examining possible simplified RAN architecture models. One possible solution is based on convergence at the mobile cell-site of both TDM and ATM based interfaces.

Ariel Shuper, director of Product Strategy and Business Development,   Celtro Ltd. 
     
15.00   Migration Scenarios to MPLS in NG Mobile Backhaul Networks
Examining the effect of new transport technologies and products on the evolution of mobile backhaul networks.
Identifying key design considerations for 2G and 3G transport networks.
Leveraging MPLS and IP in 2G and 3G transport networks, while achieving substantial costs savings.

Yuri Gittik, Chief Strategy Officer,   RAD Data Communications 
 
15.30   Value Proposition of ROADMs in Transparent Photonic Networks
Recently, GMPLS-integrated control planes have been used to automate provisioning. This control plane supplies the intelligence and messaging over an optical supervisory channel to control the ROADMs in the network.

Zdravko Stevkovski,   Nokia Siemens Networks 
     
16.00   H-VPLS and GMPLS WDM Protection Technologies in Metro Access Rings Networks
Covering the protection problem in access rings networks both for static and dynamic services. Several solutions are examined using H-VPLS over Metro Ethernet access network technologies and GMPLS over CWDM/DWDM optical access rings, and compare.

Chen Genossar, General Manager MRV International,   MRV 
     
16.30   Composite Transport Group: a New Technology in the Connection Oriented Transport Environment
Discussing network application examples for a new technology called Composite Transport Group (CTG). Focusing on how to interwork between MPLS enabled tunnels and CTG, and the advantages it provides to the carriers.

Authors: Ning So, Lead Engineer, [Verizon Business Inc.] and Lucy Yong, Principal Engineer,
[Huawei Technologies]
Speakers: Ning So, Lead Engineer,   Verizon Business, Inc.   and Lucy Yong,  Huawei Technologies 
     
17.00   END OF THE CONFERENCE
 
 

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