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W43E	Wednesday, June 4 · 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Overcoming the Operational Issues of Gigabit Ethernet Services As demand for flexible, low-cost bandwidth services continues to grow, Gigabit Ethernet services are steadily gaining the interest of corporate end users and service providers alike. But while Ethernet is nearly ubiquitous and well understood in the local-area network (LAN), provisioning and managing Gigabit Ethernet over a traditional SONET/SDH network can be tremendously challenging to existing service-provider operational procedures and physical infrastructure. This session will examine the challenges and potential solutions for delivering profitable Gigabit Ethernet services, including the following: Operational issues: Planning, designing, provisioning, and managing Compatibility with traditional network infrastructure Relevant standards and their impact on network-design options Financial considerations: Pricing and bundling strategies, operational expense impacts Chairperson Thomas DiMicelli, Senior Product Manager, Sycamore Networks, was previously a product manager for Integral Access where he was responsible for marketing the PurePacket family of service aggregation and transport products. Before that, he served as a business-development manager at Opticom, Inc., an industry leader in service-chain management products. Speakers Craig Easley, Director, Service-Provider Marketing, Extreme Networks, is responsible for marketing Extreme's Ethernet switching products for deployment in public networks. Mark Fishburn, Vice President, Technical Strategy, Spirent Communications, is involved with many aspects of the company's marketing and product strategies, including the company's advanced test program.