Society
Chris Hobbs
System Architect, IP and Optical Systems
Nortel Networks
| Organizer: IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Lasers and
Electro-Optics Society |
| Title: OEO and OOO Metropolitan Area Networks |
| Speaker: Chris Hobbs System Architect, IP and Optical Systems Nortel Networks |
| Abstract: The introduction of photonic networks is facing difficulties in components, in subscriber demand, in control plane technology and in pricing models; it is unclear whether the promise of bandwidth-independent networks will ever be realised. This presentation will deal with some of the network-level technical (rather than commercial) aspects of the deployment of a photonic network, drawing on the presenter's experience in field trials and network planning exercises. |
| Biography: Chris Hobbs has been swimming in the telecommunications ocean since the definition of the ISO/OSI model, through X.25, Frame Relay, ATM, IP Routing and has washed up on the beach of Photonic Switching and its relationship with IP and Optical-Electrical-Optical switching. His work involves the topology and control of photonic networks and he is currently involved in a field trial of a pure photonic network in the USA. |
| Time and Location: Friday, November 2, 2001, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, room 3171 The Medical Sciences Building is located at 1 King's College Circle For more information contact Emanuel Istrate (e.istrate@ieee.org) or Steve Hranilovic (hranilovic@ieee.org) |
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
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