Dear Colleagues, Perhaps this message may be of interest to those of you who plan to attend Networld+Interop 94 Paris in October. Apologies in advance to those who may receive multiple postings. Dennis ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs) Networld+Interop 94 Paris, 26-28, October, 1994. Birds of a Feather Sessions (BOFs) will provide Networld+Interop 94 Paris attendees with an opportunity to discuss networking issues in an informal, after hours, atmosphere. These sessions are not intended for formal presentations, and certainly not for vendor product presentations, but rather as a forum for discussions of "unsolved problems". BOFs are open to all Networld+Interop 94 Paris attendees, including Exhibition attendees, and no special registration is necessary. Examples of some BOF topics from INTEROP Europe 93 in Paris include: o Network Device Performance Testing o Frame Relay Applications in Europe o Transoceanic ATM Service o Open Services Standards o Resource Reservations Protocols o Experience with Extended IP Protocols - Response to the "Address-Space Explosion" o Network Security - Current Problems and Issues o Using Facsimile Devices around the World as Remote Printers o Delivering a Common Communications API for Client-Server Development o Quality of Service (QOS) in ATM Networks o Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel Systems Initiative To suggest a topic for a BOF at Networld+Interop 94 Paris, or to propose that you moderate a BOF session, please send a 50+ word abstract to Dennis Jennings at Interop Europe - either fax your abstract to +353-1-490 4845, or send an e-mail message to DJennings@Interop.Com. To be included in the Networld+Interop 94 Paris Final Programme, BOF Proposals must be received no later that Thursday, 28 July, 1994. However, there are only a few BOF session time slots available in Paris and they will be allocated on a first come / first served basis, so get your proposals in now. For your information, the following is a sample BOF description: Resource Reservation Protocols ------------------------------ Several new classes of distributed applications have recently been developed, such as remote video, multimedia conferencing, data fusion, visualisation, and virtual reality. It is becoming increasingly clear that the Internet's primitive service model in inadequate for these new applications. In recent years there has been a flurry of activity devoted to the development of new network architectures and service models to accommodate these new applications requirements. One of the key components of any such architecture is Resource Reservation. In this BOF we will discuss requirements for resource reservation, and describe some of the existing and proposed protocols (e.g. ST-II and RSVP).