1. Providing Hybrid Services across NRENs and Internationally:
Dynamic provisioning of 'lightpaths' and developments in inter-domain control protocols.
Rick Summerhil, Moderator
Director Network Research, Architecture, and Technologies
Internet2 Fall Member Meeting
International Task Force
4 December 2006
Chicago, IL

2. Hybrid Networking Creating “lightpaths” across our networks
Rapid setup of circuits
Dynamically, under the control of applications
Significant work has been done on intra-domain provisioning, but there are still many areas that need further understanding
How does one put it all together?
For the inter-domain, there are some standards, but they are minimal, primarily dealing with issues of signally
Monitoring, management, AAI are under investigation
Our networks may use different intra-domain protocols - how will all these domains talk with each other?
CANARIE runs UCLP
Other networks might be premium IP
Internet2 will run a GMPLS dynamic network
This panel deals with these issues - current thoughts about hybrid networks

3. Distinguished Panel
Gigi Karmous-Edwards, Principal Scientist, Advanced Technology Group, MCNC; Chair of the GLIF Control Plane Group
Overview of Inter-domain Control Discussions at the GLIF
Roberto Sabatino, Chief Technical Officer of DANTE
Developments in GEANT2
Hideki Otsuki, Senior Researcher of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Developments in JGN2
John Vollbrecht, Senior Network Engineer, Internet2
Developments in Internet2

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