OPENSIG Spring '97 Workshop
Open Signalling for ATM, Internet and Mobile Networks
Thursday 17 and Friday 18 April 1997, The Moller Centre, Cambridge, UK.
Opensig Spring 97 has now taken place. The remainder of this page
forms an on-line version of the Proceedings of Opensig Spring '97. A
List of Delegates who attended is now
on-line, together with copies of all slide presentations given at the
workshop.
Organizing Committee: Ian Leslie,
Chair (University of Cambridge), Simon Crosby (University of Cambridge).
Program Committee: Ian Leslie (University of Cambridge), Simon Crosby (University of Cambridge), Chuck Kalmanek (AT&T Research),
Aurel A. Lazar (Columbia University), Ramin Shomaly (British Telecommunications Plc), Joe Evans (University of Cambridge),
Andy Hopper (University of Cambridge and Oracle-Olivetti Research Laboratories), Derek McAuley (University of Glasgow), Weiguo Wang (Institute of Systems Science, Singapore),
Jonathan Smith (University of Pennsylvania), Andrew T Campbell (Columbia University).
Location: The workshop took place in the Lecture Theatre
of the Moller
Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge, UK.
Attendance is limited to 100 participants. The registration fee of GBP
60.00 includes refreshments and lunch on both days of the workshop.
Sponsors: The workshop is sponsored by the University of Cambridge Computer
Laboratory, Systems
Research Group
Here is a pointer to some good
hotels and B&Bs in the area. Accommodation
will NOT be available at the Moller Centre, which is a short cab ride
or a 20 minute walk from central Cambridge.
Invitation to participate in OPENSIG Spring '97
Sessions will be organised and run by the indicated session
organizer. We intend to run this as a workshop. Each session has a
small number of 20 minute presentations followed by an open
discussion.
Those giving papers are requested to submit papers for
the proceedings as soon as possible with mail header as follows:
To: opensig97@cl.cam.ac.uk
Subject: OPENSIG97 Proceedings
Please use MIME encapsulation if
possible. Presentations should be formatted A4 with 2 or 4 slides per
page. Please use postscript, Word or Powerpoint format. Papers must
be submitted by Friday 11/4/97.
Go to Second Day's Program
08:30 -
Coffee
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08:50-09:00
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Welcoming Remarks
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Ian Leslie, University of Cambridge.
Simon Crosby, University of Cambridge.
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09:00-10:00
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Keynote Lecture: Open Networking in the
Internet Age
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Keynote Speaker: Steve
Weinstein, NEC CCRL, Princeton, New Jersey
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10:00-12:10
- Organizer and Chair: Chuck Kalmanek (AT&T Research)
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10:00
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UNITE: An Architecture for
Lightweight Signaling in ATM Networks
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Speaker: K. K. Ramakrishnan and Gisli Hjalmtysson, AT&T Research
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10:30-11:00 -
Coffee
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11:00
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Multimedia Call Management and the Call
Management Agent System
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Speaker: Scott Petrack, Vocaltec
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11:20
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Connection Closures
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Speaker: Sean Rooney, University of Cambridge
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11:40
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Open Discussion
12:10-13:30 -
Lunch
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Session 2 - Architectures and Performance
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13:30-14:50
- Organizer and Chair:
Aurel A Lazar (Columbia University)
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13:30
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Connection Services on the xbind
Broadband Kernel
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Speaker: Mun Choon Chan, Department of EE and Center for
Telecommunications Research, Columbia University
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13:50
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A Performance Study of Three Connections
Algorithms on a Scalable Open Signalling Platform
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Speaker: Ivan Tam Ming-Chit,
Institute of Systems Science,
National University of Singapore
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14:10
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Customizing Control Policies for Each
Application
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Speaker: Gisli Hjalmtysson, AT&T Research
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14:30
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Open Discussion
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Session 3 - Operator Perspectives on Open Control
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14:50-16:30
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Chair:Ian Henning (British Telecommunications Plc)
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14:50
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ATM Inter-Network Interface(AINI)
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Speaker: Vinai Sirkay, FORE Systems
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15:10
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The Role of Open Control in Re-structuring
Network Management
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Speaker: Rob Davison
, BT Labs
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15:30-15:50 -
Tea
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15:50
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Telia's Strategy for Introduction of
Open Signaling
- Speaker: Joakim
Bergkvist, Telia Research
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16:10
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Open Discussion
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Session 4 - Open Switching for ISPs
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16:30-17:50
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Chair: Joe Evans
(University of Cambridge)
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16:30
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Label Switching Architectures
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Speaker: Hiroshi Esaki,
Toshiba
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16:50
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Tag Switching Architecture - Overview
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Speaker: Yakov Rekhter, Cisco
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17:10
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POP to POP - Zero Hop Routing
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Speaker: Vinai Sirkay, FORE Systems
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17:30
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Open Discussion
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08:15 -
Coffee
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08:40-09:40
Day Two Keynote
Open signalling : the constraints of the installed base and opportunities
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Keynote Speaker: L.F.Pau, Ericsson Utveckling
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Session 5 - Open Control For Domestic ATM
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09:40-10:40
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Chair: David Greaves (Cambridge)
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09:40
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A Signalling API for the ATM Warren
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Speaker: , University of Cambridge
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10:00
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Control of Dumb Devices
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Speaker: Derek McAuley, Dept of Computer Science, Glasgow University
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10:20
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Open Discussion
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10:40-11:10
Coffee
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Session 6 - Mobility
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11:10-12:30
Organizer and Chair: Andy Hopper
(University of Cambridge and Oracle - Olivetti Research)
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11:10
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QOS aware mobile middleware
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Speaker: Andrew
T. Campbell, CTR, Columbia University
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11:30
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Radio handover measurements
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Speaker: John Naylon,
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
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11:50
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Active Badges using Corba
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Speaker: Krzysztof
Zielinski,University of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland
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12:10
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Open Discussion
12:30-13:30 -
Lunch
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Session 7 - Engineering the BIB
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13:30-14:50
Organizer and Chair: Weiguo Wang (Institute of Systems Science, Singapore)
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13:30
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A QOS Interface for the BIB
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Speaker: Aurel A. Lazar, Dept of EE and CTR, Columbia University
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13:50
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ATM Multicast Service using BIB
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Speaker: Ngoh, Lek Heng, ISS, National University of Singapore
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14:10
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Networking Aspects of A Distributed
Resource Management Architecture
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Speaker: Chris Edwards, Lancaster
University, UK
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14:30
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Open Discussion
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Session 8 - Active Networks
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14:50-16:30
Chair: Jonathan
Smith (University of Pennyslvania)
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14:50
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Security Infrastructure for Active
Networks
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Speaker: Carl Gunter
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15:10
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Active Bridging
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Speaker: D. Scott Alexander, University of Pennsylvania
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15:30-15:50 -
Tea
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15:50
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Self-Checking Active Networks
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Speaker: J. Smith, University of Pennsylvania
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16:10
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Open Discussion
Session 9 - Network Progammability for Service Creation, Control
and Management
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16:30-17:50
Chair: A T Campbell (Columbia University)
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16:30
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Service Execution Environment for Digital
Multimedia
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Speaker: Juhana Rasanen, Laboratory of
Telecommunications Software and Multimedia, Helsinki University of
Technology, Finland
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16:50
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A Corba-Based Distributed Object
Architecture For Control, Management, and Services Integration
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Speaker: Masaaki Suzuki, NEC USA
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17:10
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Network Control as a Distributed Object
Application
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Speaker: Huw Oliver, HP Labs, UK
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17:30
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Open Discussion
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Return to First Day's Program
For further information regarding local arrangements please send email
to opensig97@cl.cam.ac.uk
. For queries regarding the technical programme email the session
owner.