The Carrier Ethernet Summit
May 3rd 2005

Mandalay Bay Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
Room -- Mandalay Bay J
Organized by the Metro Ethernet Forum

The Metro Ethernet Forum together with their membership sponsors will stage an afternoon workshop on Tuesday, May 3rd from 2:00pm -4:30pm. A cocktail reception will immediately follow the workshop compliments of Cisco Systems.

Description: The summit will unite the leading service and solutions providers in today’s exploding Ethernet market. This not-to-be-missed event will explore where this evolution is leading us and how users and providers are making innovative use of these networks to increase productivity and achieve competitive advantage. The panelists and keynote speakers are chosen from the ranks of the Metro Ethernet Forum and have the knowledge and insight to enlighten and spur action based on the latest developments in the field.

2:00- 2:10

Welcome and Introductions

MODERATOR

Bob Mandeville, President, Iometrix Labs

2:10 - 3:15

Keynote Presentations

The Metro Ethernet Forum has recruited some of the most knowledgeable speakers to present keynote talks on a variety of topics related to Metro Ethernet.

2:10-2:30

Carrier Ethernet Services - The Perfect Compliment to the Enterprise Ethernet LAN

SPEAKER Craig Easley, Director, Office of the CTO & MEF Board Member, Extreme Networks

2:30-2:50

Carrier-class Ethernet in the First Mile: Aligning Carrier and Enterprise Requirements

SPEAKER Joe Bass, President & CEO, Covaro Networks

2:50-3:10

Ethernet: The Glue That Holds Together Tomorrow’s Carrier Infrastructure

SPEAKER Paul Bottorff, Director, Carrier Ethernet Product Architecture

3:10-3:30

Moderated Question and Answer Session

MODERATOR Bob Mandeville, President, Iometrix Labs

3:30-4:30

Debate Panels

Reknown Metro Ethernet expert Bob Mandeville will moderate a "blind" debate wherein panelists made up of some of the industry's leading suppliers will be ask to respond to topics selected by Bob Mandeville.

3:30 - 4:00

Debate Session One

Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Hatteras Networks and Ixia

4:00-4:30

Debate Session Two

Foundry Networks, Metrobility Optical, Spirent Communications and Transwitch

Debate Panel Topics:

1. The Future of Ethernet Service Offerings - Which Will Dominate?

2. Standards and the Rollout of Ethernet Services

3. Migration from Legacy to Ethernet Infrastructure - Evolution or Revolution?

4. Enterprise Ethernet Services: Build or Buy?

Panelists:

Peter Chahal, Director of Product Marketing, IP Division, Alcatel

Madison Gunter III, Marketing Manager, Cisco Systems

Ahmed Abdelhalim, Product Line Manager - Service Providers, Foundry Networks

Matt Squire PhD, CTO, Hatteras Networks

Dr. Diego Dugatkin, Principal Technologist, Ixia

Manu Kaycee, Director of System Architecture, Metrobility Optical

Mark Fishburn, Vice President, Technical Strategy & MEF Chairman of the Board, Spirent Communications

Brian A. Stroehlein, Product Marketing Manager, Transwitch

4:30pm-5:30pm

Cocktail Reception

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