Invitation - BOF Sessions at NetWorld+Interop 94 Paris

[Dennis Jennings <]

Dear Colleagues,
Perhaps this message may be of interest to those of you who plan to
attend Networld+Interop 94 Paris in October.  Apologies in advance
to those who may receive multiple postings.
Dennis
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            Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs)

            Networld+Interop 94 Paris,  26-28, October, 1994.

            Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs) will provide
            Networld+Interop 94 Paris attendees with an opportunity
            to discuss networking issues in an informal, after hours,
            atmosphere.  These sessions are not intended for formal
            presentations, and certainly not for vendor product
            presentations, but rather as a forum for discussions of
            "unsolved problems".  BOFs are open to all Networld+Interop
            94 Paris attendees, including Exhibition attendees, and no
            special registration is necessary.  Examples of some BOF
            topics from INTEROP Europe 93 in Paris include:

            o    Network Device Performance Testing
            o    Frame Relay Applications in Europe
            o    Transoceanic ATM Service
            o    Open Services Standards
            o    Resource Reservations Protocols
            o    Experience with Extended IP Protocols
                 - Response to the "Address-Space Explosion"
            o    Network Security - Current Problems and Issues
            o    Using Facsimile Devices around the World as
                 Remote Printers
            o    Delivering a Common Communications API for
                 Client-Server Development
            o    Quality of Service (QOS) in ATM Networks
            o    Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel Systems Initiative


            To suggest a topic for a BOF at Networld+Interop 94 Paris,
            or to propose that you moderate a BOF session, please send a
            50+ word abstract to Dennis Jennings at Interop Europe -
            either fax your abstract to  +353-1-490 4845, or send an
            e-mail message to DJennings@localhost.  To be included in
            the Networld+Interop 94 Paris Final Programme, BOF Proposals
            must be received no later that Thursday, 28 July, 1994.
            However, there are only a few BOF session time slots
            available in Paris and they will be allocated on a first
            come / first served basis, so get your proposals in now.

            For your information, the following is a sample BOF
            description:

            Resource Reservation Protocols
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            Several new classes of distributed applications have
            recently been developed, such as remote video, multimedia
            conferencing, data fusion, visualisation, and virtual
            reality.  It is becoming increasingly clear that the
            Internet's primitive service model in inadequate for these
            new applications.  In recent years there has been a flurry
            of activity devoted to the development of new network
            architectures and service models to accommodate these new
            applications requirements.  One of the key components of
            any such architecture is Resource Reservation.  In this BOF
            we will discuss requirements for resource reservation, and
            describe some of the existing and proposed protocols
            (e.g. ST-II and RSVP).