
(Re)Inventing Circuit Networking in the Optical Era
Session Details
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room W312C
3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room W312C
Session Type: Emerging Technologies
Intended Audience: Frontline technology practitioners, IT directors and managers
Speaker(s)
- Robert Vietzke, Executive Director, Network Services, Internet2
- Session convener: Robert H. McDonald, Associate Dean for Library Technologies, Indiana University
Abstract
Optical technologies and user requirements for research are fostering a new set of networking technologies and infrastructure to dynamically allocate dedicated bandwidth. National, international, and regional R&E networks are developing and deploying dynamic circuit networking that, with high-performance IP networking, enables new hybrid services to support the most demanding applications.











