Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 12:27:54 -0500
From: matt lucas <matt@telestrat.com>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Conference: Asychronous Transfer Mode
Organization: TELECOM Digest
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 12, Issue 911, Message 1 of 9

A TELESTRATEGIES CONFERENCE: ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE

Plus a one-day pre-conference tutorial, "Understanding ATM/SONET
Technology and Applications"


January 26-27, 1993   
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel   Arlington, VA

For complete information and registration, call TeleStrategies @
703-734-7050

Or, E_mail to: atm_info@telestrat.com

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1993

8:30 - 9:00 REGISTRATION

9:00 - 10:15  ATM STATUS REPORT

The speakers will examine recent developments concerning ATM.  Subject
matter will include vendor roll-outs for LANs, WANs and MANs; market
responses to ATM; likely trends; ATM and SONET; industry concerns
about ATM; unresolved technical issues and other roadblocks that may
inhibit ATM deployment; and ATM technology versus "short-term"
technological solutions like FDDI. The speakers will also address the
issue of whether ATM will become the bridge between the
telecommunications and computer industries or a wedge between the two.

Val Sribar, Consultant, Ernst & Young
Dr. James F. Mollenauer, President, Technology Strategy Associates

10:15 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK

10:45 - 12:15  ATM AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

What progress have hub, router and bridge vendors made in accelerating
the movement to ATM? What are some of the technical and market
inhibitors to success? What are their plans to overcome the barriers
that standards bodies will raise? Some of the key players in this
field will discuss their solutions and offer insights on how the
market will develop.

Charles Giancarlo, Vice President, Marketing, Adaptive Corp.
William Lanfri, Vice President, Marketing, SynOptics
Representative, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Representative, Cabletron Systems, Inc.

12:15 - 1:30 HOSTED LUNCH 

1:30 - 3:30  ATM TO THE DESKTOP

Bringing ATM to the desktop will be a primary factor in determining
ATM's success or failure and may also affect the future of BISDN. What
progress have manufacturers made in the development of adapters and
chip-sets for desktop CPE? What type of business alliances have been
formed? What are the technical and cost drivers? How long will
business customers have to wait until they can reap the benefits of
ATM on the desk?

Val Sribar, Consultant, Ernst & Young - CHAIRPERSON
Eric Cooper, President, Fore Systems
Vern Little, Manager, Product Marketing, PMC-Sierra, Inc.        
Shekar Rao, Digital Communications Product Manager, 
Engineering Manager, Hewlett-Packard 

3:30 - 4:00 COFFEE BREAK

4:00 - 5:30  MARKET RESPONSE TO ATM: IXC AND LEC VIEWPOINTS

How committed are telecommunications carriers to ATM-based networks?
Some industry analysts believe they are hedging their bets until the
commercial market responds in a more definitive fashion. How are their
customers responding to the emergence of ATM? What are the carriers
offering as intermediate solutions until ATM arrives? How are they
helping customers plan for a migration to an ATM-based world.

Ben Lisowski, Director, Data Product Planning, SPRINT
John Strickland, Director, Broadband Technology 
 U S WEST Advanced Communications 
Scott Yeager, Vice President, Sales & Distribution, MFS DATANET 
Representative, AT&T Data Communications Services 

5:30 - 6:30 RECEPTION

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1993

8:30 - 10:30  ATM FIELD TRIAL RESULTS

Several ATM field trials involving commercial and government
applications are taking place around the country. One test bed is
using a switch known as packet transfer mode (PTM), which is designed
to test the gigabit speed barrier within and between desktop computing
systems. There are also plans to use the test sites to research op to
electronic switching systems for ATM transmission. The ultimate goal
of the field trials is to improve telecommunications and desktop-to-
desktop speed to the point where multimedia can become a reality. The
speakers will discuss test bed activities to date, switch platform
effectiveness, unresolved technical issues and economic considera-
tions. They will also make predictions about when the public is likely
to benefit.

William Dowey, Product Manager, GTE Government Systems
Dr. Rafi Gadron, Associate Director, Center for Telecommunications
 Research, Columbia University 
Mark Juliano, Director, Marketing, Fore Systems
Jonathan Smith, Assistant Professor, Computer & Information
 Science, University of Pennsylvania Distributed Systems Laboratory
Anthony Villasenor, Program Manager, NASA

10:30- 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:00 - 12:15 PRIVATE ATM NETWORKS VS. FDDI AND SMDS

The panelists will give their views on the future of ATM and the
effect it will have to create synergies and complement other
technologies such as SMD. What role remains for FDDI? Will ATM
have a lasting effect on the telecommunications industry, or is it
just another fad?  

Dr. Thomas Fowler, Principal Engineer, The MITRE Corporation
 CHAIRPERSON
Charles Giancarlo, Vice President, Marketing, Adaptive Corp. 
Steve Starliper, Director, SMDS, Pacific Bell
William Lanfri, Vice President, Marketing, SynOptics

12:15 - 1:30 HOSTED LUNCH

1:30 - 2:30  THE ROLE OF CONSORTIA IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

The speakers will discuss the role of consortia in the advancement of
ATM technology. The speakers will provide the latest information on
technical activities and relate these issues to market requirements
and technology development. Other related topics will be discussed in
terms of their impact on the deployment and market acceptance of ATM.

Irfan Ali, Vice President, Marketing, The ATM Forum
Vern Little, Manager, Product Marketing, The Saturn Group

2:30 - 2:45  COFFEE BREAK

2:45 - 4:00  ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT OF ATM SWITCH PLATFORMS

ATM switch technology appears the solution to solve many currently
plaguing LANs, WANs and many other telecommunications networks. For
example, ATM platforms embedded in SONET are expected to increase
transmission capacity and improve network management capability. IXC
and LEC plans to move to ATM have caused switch vendors to move more
rapidly to test and market ATM switches. The speakers will discuss
their plans for accelerating the testing and deployment of ATM and why
they are betting, along with others in the industry, that ATM is truly
an internetworking breakthrough.

Irfan Ali, Manager, Strategic Technology, Northern Telecom
Steve Cortez, Senior Manager, ATM Product Marketing,  DSC Communications
Roger Levy, Manager, Broadband Standards & Applications
 AT&T Network Systems