Workshop IP/Optical; Chitose, Japan; 9-11 July 2002 ITU-T Workshop on IP/Optical Chitose, 9-11 July 2002 Session 2 – Switched Optical Networks Dr. Stephen J. Trowbridge Vice-Chairman, ITU-T Study Group 15 Chairman, WP 3/15

Workshop IP/Optical; Chitose, Japan; 9-11 July 2002 Press Release 4 December 2001 The 40Gigabit per Second Phone Call: Global Standards for Automatically Switched Optical Networks Enable New Market Services

Workshop IP/Optical; Chitose, Japan; 9-11 July 2002 Business Benefits Increased revenue generating capabilities through fast turn- up and rapid provisioning; as well as wavelength-on- demand services to increase capacity and flexibility Increased revenue generating capabilities through fast turn- up and rapid provisioning; as well as wavelength-on- demand services to increase capacity and flexibility Increased return on capital from cost-effective and survivable architectures that help protect future network investments from forecast uncertainties Increased return on capital from cost-effective and survivable architectures that help protect future network investments from forecast uncertainties Reduced operations cost through more accurate inventory and topology information, resource optimization and automated processes that eliminate manual steps Reduced operations cost through more accurate inventory and topology information, resource optimization and automated processes that eliminate manual steps

Workshop IP/Optical; Chitose, Japan; 9-11 July 2002 Presentation s Carrier Motivations for Automatically Switched Optcial Networks: Mr. Wesam Alanqar, Sprint Carrier Motivations for Automatically Switched Optcial Networks: Mr. Wesam Alanqar, Sprint ITU-T Solutions: Mr. Stephen Shew, Nortel Networks ITU-T Solutions: Mr. Stephen Shew, Nortel Networks Optical Control Plane Activities in IETF and OIF: Dr. Lyndon Ong, Ciena Optical Control Plane Activities in IETF and OIF: Dr. Lyndon Ong, Ciena