1. Lambda Testbed proposal
Optical Networking
Lambda Testbed proposal
TF-NGN Meeting Geneva, January 2002
Valentino Cavalli TERENA

2. Lambda Testbed proposal
FLAG Telecom 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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
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