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iPOP2005 Call for Presentation and Exhibition



CALL FOR PRESENTATION AND EXHIBITION
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The International Conference on IP + Optical Network (iPOP 2005)
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GMPLS Interoperability Public Demonstration,
Exhibition and Conference 
Tokyo, Japan,
February 21-22, 2005

http://www.pilab.org/ipop2005/

Sponsored by PIL(Photonic Internet Lab),
ISOCORE, and PIF(Photonic Internet Forum)

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The international conference on IP + Optical network (iPOP 2005) will
be held at the Tokyo Fashion Town (TFT) Hall in Tokyo, Japan, from
February 21 to February 22, 2005.
The conference is intended to share among the industry and the academia
communities, the knowledge, new findings, and experience on the
state-of-the art of IP and optical networking technologies.
It features a public demonstration of GMPLS interoperability showcase
by world-wide vendors, including Protection/Restoration and Multi-layer
interworking, novel GMPLS product exhibitions, and technical sessions.
The opportunity to participate in the showcase is open to all vendors.
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CALL FOR GMPLS INTEROPERABILITY PARTICIPATORS
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iPOP 2005 is soliciting participation proposals for its GMPLS
interoperability showcase, in addition to PIL and ISOCORE member companies.
The topics of the interoperability will include the following:

* GMPLS Signaling and Routing
* GMPLS-based Protection and Restoration
* Multi-region/layer Interworking, such as Optical and Packet Networks

Please contact

mailto:ipop2005-exhibition@pilab.org

for additional information.


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CALL FOR PRESENTATION
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The Technical Program Committee for iPOP 2005 is soliciting presentation
proposals for this conference. Protocol design, experiment, theory,
implementation, and operational experiences are solicited.
The topics of the conference will include the following, but will not be
limited to:

* GMPLS, ASON, OUNI
* Protection & restoration
* Multi-region network
* Inter-area/Inter-AS network
* Routing wavelength assignment
* Impairment/management in all optical network
* Traffic engineering
* Network management, OA&M
* Software/Hardware implementation, interoperability
* Testbed, field trial
* Optical burst switching
* Optical service, such as L1VPN, Bandwidth on Demand, and Photonic Grid
* Application with high-bandwidth demand


If you wish to propose a particular topic for consideration,
please send a one page summary (less than 400 words),
including speaker's name, affiliation, and contact information
to the Technical Program Committee at:

mailto:ipop2005-cfp@pilab.org.

See

http://www.pilab.org/ipop2005/

for more details.

Important Dates+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 November 15, 2004 --- Deadline of submission (extended)
 December 15, 2004 --- Notification of acceptance
 January 8, 2005 --- Final camera ready copy
 January 31, 2005 --- Deadline of conference pre-registration
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CALL FOR EXHIBITOR PROPOSALS
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You are invited to exhibit at the international conference
on IP + Optical network (iPOP 2005), February 21-22, 2005,
at the Tokyo Fashion Town (TFT) Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

The conference is intended to share among the industry and
the academia communities, the knowledge, new findings, and
experience on the state-of-the-art of
"IP and Optical Networking technologies".
Within this theme we intend to demonstrate GMPLS network equipment
(IP routers, SONET/SDH XCs, Optical/Photonic XCs), GMPLS protocol
test equipment, GMPLS network operation support tools,
Optical Switches, and other related issues. Additionally, we will
provide a showcase for GMPLS interoperability.

iPOP 2005 anticipates a draw of over 200 attendees, made up of
network operators, service providers, and equipment vendors.

Join us and other industry leaders in the IP + Optical network
technologies and leading source of industry information for GMPLS
technologies.
The early bird deadline for exhibitors is November 1, 2004.
Please contact

mailto:ipop2005-exhibition@pilab.org

for additional exhibitor prospectus information.

Exhibit space is limited and will be committed on a first-come
first-serve basis.


LOCATION++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The Tokyo Fashion Town (TFT) Hall is located in Tokyo’s newly developed
sea-front area known as Odaiba. It is easily accessible by public
transport from downtown Tokyo and Narita International Airport.
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iPOP2005 COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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General Chairs:Tomonori Aoyama, University of Tokyo,
and Bijan Jabbari, ISOCORE.

Technical Program Committee
Chairs: Tadanobu Okada, NTT, Japan,
and (TBD).
Vice Chairs: Kohei Shiomoto, NTT, Japan,
and Akira Chugo, Fujitsu, Japan.
Secretary: Keiji Miyazaki, Fujitsu, Japan.

Organization Committee
Chair: Naoaki Yamanaka, Keio University, Japan.
Secretary: Akira Misawa, NTT, Japan.
Treasurer: Shinya Nakamura, NEC, Japan.
Local Arrangement: Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Oki Electric, Japan.
Publication: Shoichiro Seno, Mitsubishi Electric, Japan.

Exhibition Committee
Chair: Satoru Okamoto, NTT, Japan.
Vice Chairs: Shoji Fukutomi, Furukawa Electric, Japan,
and Hideaki Tsushima, Hitachi Communication Technology, Japan.
Secretary: Kazumasa Morita, Furukawa Electric, Japan,
and Naomichi Nonaka, Hitachi, Japan.


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SPONSORSHIP
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iPOP 2005 is sponsored by PIL and ISOCORE,
and technically co-sponsored by PIF.

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PIL
(Photonic Internet Lab, http://www.pilab.org),
founded by 6 vendors and 1 service provider in 2002,
is promoting R&D on next-generation photonic network
control protocols based on photonic technologies
for managed networks.
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ISOCORE
(Isocore Internetworking Lab, http://www.isocore.com)
is the leading technology validation lab in the next
generation IP and optical networking.
Its goal is to advance internetworking through technology
validation and product verification and to promote development
and rapid deployment of innovative networking technologies.
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PIF
(Photonic Internet Forum, http://www.scat.or.jp/photonic/english/)
is a non-profit organization contributing to the progress of
info-communication technology to realize all optical
ultra-high-speed networks.
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