Day Two - 13th October 2011
08.30 Registration and coffee
09.10 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Andy Jones, Consultant, Jonesthefone Consulting
TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - MPLS-TP
09.30 MPLS-TP as a successful solution for operators
Yoshinori Koike, Research Engineer, NTT Labs
10.00 Standards updates: MPLS-TP - the new technology for Packet Transport Networks
Huub Van Helvoort, Standardisation Expert, ITU-T
10.10 Operator case study: integrating IP, MPLS-TP and Ethernet for cost-effective backhaul
10.40 Morning Networking Break
WDM SERVICE EVOLUTION: 100G, TERABIT AND BEYOND
11.40 Operator case study: sharing the lessons learned from 40G and 100G deployment trials
Ralf-Peter Braun, Senior Product Manager, Deutsche Telekom
12.10 Panel discussion: addressing the need for speed; 100G and beyond
Oliver Jahreis, Head of DWDM Product Line Manager, Nokia Siemens Networks
Olaf Herr, Member, Ethernet Alliance
Torsten Muth, Board Member, OIF
13.00 Networking Lunch - your chance to visit the exhibition and make new contacts
14.00 Operator case study: exploring the challenges involved in migrating from legacy networks towards 40G, 100G and Terabit networks
Marcel Rijnders, Director EMEA Managed Networks and Services, Verizon Business
14.30 Outlining the long-term vision of next generation optical networking
Per Larsson, Senior Network Architect, TDC
15.00 Panel discussion: challenges and solutions for current and future transport networks
Matthias Fricke, Network Development and Evolution, Deutsche Telekom
15.30 Afternoon networking break
CLOSING PLENARY, CO-LOCATED WITH DELEGATES FROM CARRIER ETHERNET WORLD CONGRESS
16.15 Panel debate: delivering next generation networks with Carrier Ethernet
Huub van Helvoort, Standardisation Expert, ITU-T
Anthony Magee, Representative, Ethernet Alliance
Ranganathan Raghu, Co-Chair of Technical Committee, Metro Ethernet Forum
16.45 Chair's wrap up and questions
17.00 Close of conference
