Program
GOAL: To identify the technological and architectural advancements that will be required in transmission, switching and routing to develop scalable, energy efficient, next-generation core networks.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
| Time | Topic |
| 8:00AM | Shuttles leave the Fess Parker Resort for UC Santa Barbara |
| 8:30-9:00AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:45AM | Welcome and introductions One sentence from each participant on the most significant issue affecting scalability & energy efficiency of ICT core networks |
| 9:45-10:05AM | Presentation: Peter Winzer, Alcatel-Lucent Transmission technologies: Current directions and future challenges |
| 10:05-10:35AM | Break |
| 10:35-12:35PM | Break-out group discussions and report back: What advancements are needed to improve the scalability and energy efficiency (i.e. energy density and total energy consumption) of transmission systems? |
| 12:35-1:35PM | Lunch |
| 1:35PM-1:55PM | Presentation: Mark Nowell, Cisco Switching and routing technologies: Current directions and future challenges |
| 1:55-2:15PM | Presentation: Stu Elby, Verizon Core network architecture: Current directions and future challenges |
| 2:15-2:35PM | Break |
| 2:35-5:05PM | Break-out group discussions and report back: What technological and architectural advancements are needed to improve the scalability and energy efficiency (i.e. energy density and total energy consumption) of core switching and routing systems? |
| 5:05-5:10PM | Wrap up |
| 5:10PM | Shuttles leave UC Santa Barbara for the Fess Parker Resort |
| 6:45PM | Dinner reception at the Fess Parker Resort |
Friday, February 8th, 2013
| Time | Topic |
| 8:00AM | Shuttles leave the Fess Parker Resort for UC Santa Barbara |
| 8:30-9:00AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:45AM | Prioritize recommendations |
| 9:45-10:15AM | Break |
| 10:15-12:15PM | Discuss tallied recommendations; Discuss action items & next steps |
| 12:15-12:30PM | Review and close |
| 12:30PM | End of roundtable sessions |
| 12:30-1:30PM | Lunch |
| 12:30-4:00PM | Shuttles leave for the Santa Barbara airport / Fess Parker Resort |



