Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Research Networking

Google Tech Talks January, 28 2008 ABSTRACT Topics include: * New applications and apps usage/deployment and the challenges they pose for networks * Network trends in the R&E community. o towards network virtualisation (circuits as a service/light paths provisioned by users or applications on demand) - "Articulated Private Networks" o inter-network control, managing QoS / lightpaths and other performance attributes across network domains o sustainability issues - reducing the Carbon footprint of the network itself and our users Speaker: Donald Clark, Chief Executive, REANNZ (Research & Education Advanced Network NZ Ltd)