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Lambda Testbed proposal. Optical Networking. TF-NGN Meeting Geneva, 10-11 January 2002 Valentino Cavalli TERENA <cavalli@terena.nl>. Lambda Testbed proposal. FLAG Telecom http://www.flagtelecom.com/ Approved by the GA as TERENA associated member in October 2001
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Lambda Testbed proposal Optical Networking TF-NGN Meeting Geneva, 10-11 January 2002 Valentino Cavalli TERENA <cavalli@terena.nl>
Lambda Testbed proposal • FLAG Telecom http://www.flagtelecom.com/ Approved by the GA as TERENA associated member in October 2001 • transcontinental optical links from Europe to Middle East, Asia and the US • European Network serves London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Brussels • Extensions to Geneva and Milano planned
Lambda Testbed proposal • Brainstorming meeting, London 6 December 2001 • Representatives from FLAG Telecom, Victor Reijs and John Dyer attended the meeting • goals of TF-NGN Optical Networking activity • information exchange, • optical trans-boarder networking
Lambda Testbed proposal Discussion of test goals • Interworking optical and IP layer • Equipment interworking: IP and optical • ‘User’ managed bandwidth • Bartering of virtual paths, New commercial ideas • Lambda’s or lambda’s (virtual paths)? • Routing methods: GMPLS, OBGP, etc. • SLA/SLS definition • Application testing: (access)GRID’s • Relation with AAA work
Lambda Testbed proposal Experience on European scale • National NREN projects: many • Peering points: StarLight, Netherlight • EC projects: IST projects • Competition: FARLAND, a European experiment being led by BT Ignite
Lambda Testbed proposal Further steps • Defining in more details the goals of the tests • Defining how to handle PoP locations • FLAG and NREN’s • Define principles to handle costs to connect • Define how to integrate equipment manufacturers • Meeting in Amsterdam 12 February 2002 • Mailing list lambda-testbed@terena.nl