Focus Group 4 Interoperability

1. Network Reliability and Interoperability Council V Focus Group 4 Interoperability NRIC V Council Meeting February 27, 2001 Ross Callon Juniper Networks Scott Bradner Harvard University Co-chairs, Focus Group 4

2. Outline • Charter • Membership • Progress to date • Recommendations / Next Steps

3. Charter The purpose of Focus Group 4 is to provide recommendations to the Council that, when implemented, will facilitate and assure interoperability of public data networks. The duties of the Focus Group 4 will be to prepare studies, reports, and recommendations for assuring data network interoperability within the parameters set forth in the NRIC V Charter. Focus Group 4 will determine what levels of interoperability are needed. Focus Group 4 will also monitor future developments to ensure that interoperability is not at risk. Focus Group 4 will make recommendations with respect to interoperability issues that may arise from convergenceand digital packet networks. Focus Group 4 may also make recommendations with respect to such additional interoperability issues as the Commission may specify.

4. Strong Industry Representation Service Providers and/or Network Operators Equipment Suppliers Others Cisco Fred Baker Juniper Ross Callon Lucent Reinhard Metz Karl Rauscher Nortel Dennis Plante Sonus Michael Rubin, ... Microsoft Peter Ford AT&T Rick Canaday BroadBand Office Rick Wilder Conxion Jeff Swinton Cox Alex Best Illuminet B. Johnson Genuity Scott Marcus Global Crossing J.Plonka, R.Shipley Level3 Doug Sicker, ... MFN Andrew Partan Qwest Derek Hodovance Verio / NTT Randy Bush Verizon Dan Currie Worldcom Craig Silliman FCC Kent Nilsson Harvard U. Scott Bradner

5. Progress To Date • New Co-chair • First meeting December 7th at Genuity (Burlington MA) • Discussion of NRIC, and of Focus Group 4 • Status of standards for data and for voice over IP • Technical protocol standards are “well underway” • Carrier Interconnection and peering issues • Discussion of focus group short term direction

6. Carrier Interconnection / Peering Issue • This is a hot issue among carriers, and in ITU • Genuity and Level 3 requirements for peering were presented • Peering requirements in general were discussed • International issues, Recent ITU discussions and actions were presented • Consensus of those attending meeting that the focus group should: • Work on peering issues, • Produce white paper discussing peering issues for best effort data • Targeted for completion for October council meeting • Recommend that carriers publish their criteria for peering • (further details need to be refined)

7. Future Meeting Schedule • March 7 at FCC • Peering issues • Testing • Future meeting schedule • May 23, 2001 in Colorado (Level 3) • July 24, 2001 in San Jose (Cisco) • September, 2001 in Boston • Probably November or early December in DC

8. Recommendations / Next Steps • Continue to encourage Council member organizations and other participating to contribute to effort • Make progress on peering white paper • Peering for best effort data service • Goal is to become publicly available (publish?) • Is likely to be augmented over time • Coordinate with 2.A2 • Consider longer term issues • Peering for voice • Peering with CoS (better than “best effort” service) • Application level peering • Other peering issues • Whether there are other issues for us to look at • (such as testing)

9. Acknowledgements • Kent Nilsson, FCC NRIC V Designated Federal Officer • Tricia Paoletta, Doug Sicker, Andrew Dugan, Level3 • Scott Marcus, Genuity • Subcommittee members and organizations (listed on Slide 4) • time, resources, expertise, concern for the best interests of the industry