Preliminary Program

WAON 2001 Location: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Unska 3, Zagreb, Croatia


Wednesday, June 13

9:00-9:30 Opening session (Hall D1)

Invited paper A

Paola Iovanna, Ericsson, Italia

       Optical Networks for Next Generation IP Backbones

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Session 11 (Hall G): NETWORK DESIGN

Didier Colle, Mario Pickavet, Piet Demeester, Ghent University, Belgium
Monika Jäger, Andreas Gladisch, T-Nova Deutsche Telekom, Germany

       IP-based Control Plane Architectures for Optical Networks

Christian Mauz, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Switzerland

       Optimized Ring Identification for an Arbitrary Network Topology and Traffic Matrix

Davide Careglio, Universitat Politccnica de Catalunya, Spain

Performance Evaluation of Metro Optical Networks Based on Multiple WDM Rings Interconnected through a Passive Wavelength Router

Marije Ljolje, Robert Inkret, Branko Mikac, University of Zagreb, Croatia

       Design of Optimal Data Link Topology for IP/WDM Networks

12:30 –14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:00 Invited paper B (Hall D1)

Goff Hill, Ilotron, UK

The Evolution towards Wavelength Switched Networks

15:00-15:15 Coffee break

15.15-17:45 Session 12 (Hall G): TOOL PRESENTATIONS

Didier Colle, Ghent University, Belgium

       A Tool to Design and Evaluate WDM Networks WDMNetDesign

Marko Lackovic, Robert Inkret, University of Zagreb, Croatia

       Telecommunication Network Design, Simulation and Optimization Tool - Cosmos

David Tarongí, Jürgen Ehrensberger, Sebastien Kessler, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

       Computer Aided Network Planning Cockpit CANPC

P. Strahm, Cristian Bungarzeanu, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

       Planning Tool for WDM Networks with All-Optical Packet Switching

Zdenko Vrdoljak, Domagoj Mikac, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Network Design Package - LATS STUDIO

Vedran Kesegic, Ivan Matasic, Zoran Skocir, University of Zagreb  Croatia

       Expert System for Transport Network Database – TND


Thursday, June 14

9:00-10:00 Invited paper C (Hall D1)

Bezalel Gavish, Southern Methodist University, USA

       Topological Design of Computer Communication Networks

10:00-10:30           Coffee break

10:30-12.00 Session 13 (Hall G): OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Stefan Bauer, Olaf Brox, Carsten Bornholdt, Bernd Sartorius, Martin Moehrle, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Germany

       Laser Based 3R Regeneration for High-Speed All-Optical Networks

Shigeki Watanabe, Fumio Futami, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd, Japan

       All-Optical Signal Processing Using Supercontinuum in a Highly-Nonlinear Optical Fiber

Christina Politi, Michael J. O’Mahony, University of Essex, UK

       Multi-Wavelength Conversion in a Parametric Interferometer for Application in an Optical Waveband Crossconnect

12:00–13:30           Lunch

13:30-15:00  Session 14 (Hall G): OPTICAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION

Sonja Zentner, Zvonimir Sipus, Borivoj Modlic, University of Zagreb Croatia

       Modeling of Classical and Dispersion Managed Soliton Transmission Using Finite Difference Method

Miroslav Karásek, Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Czech Republic
Mourad Menif, Université Laval, Canada

       Remotely Pumped Wideband Hybrid Amplifiers for Local Area Networks

Marian Marciniak, National Institute of Telecommunications, Poland

       The Impact of Optical Transparency on the Successful Deployment of IP/Optical Networks

Anton Kuchar, Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Czech Republic

Recent Developments in the Metro and Access Segments of Optical Transport Networks

15:00          Closing of WAON 2001

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20:00          Conference dinner


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