KIVS 2009 Open Testbed Workshop

Draft Program

8:30 Welcome – Udo Bub, EICT

Overview of global NGN testbed initiatives, Prof. Phuoc Tran-Gia

9:00 – 10:30  Session 1: „The European Perspective of Testbeds“

Chair Prof. Thomas Magedanz, TU Berlin
Keynote The European FIRE Initiative – Overview and Potentials, Max Lemke, European Commission
Towards Federated European Testbed infrastructures - PII, Anastasius Gavras, Eurescom
Overview EU FIRE Initiative and OneLab2, Serge Fdida, LIP6

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: “German Testbed Initiatives”

 Chair Anastasius Gavras, Eurescom
The Role of national Technology Testbeds for German Research, BMBF  (tbc)
The national Beta Platform, Udo Bub, EICT
The role of national open testbeds from an operators point of view, Heinrich Arnold, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
Following the changing Value Chains - towards Service oriented Testbeds, Prof. Thomas Magedanz, TU Berlin

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and optional Exhibition (Poster Session) of testbed initiatives

13:30 – 15:00 Session 3:  “Experiences and Challenges in Setting up Experimental Facilities”

Chair  Prof Phuoc Tran-Gia, Uni Würzburg, Prof. Paul Müller, Uni Kaiserslautern
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15:00 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30 Panel Session:  “The Role of Testbeds in NG Internet (Services) Evolution”

Chair  Prof. Jörg Eberspächer (tbc)
Panelists U. Bub, A. Gavras, M. Lemke, P. Tran-Gia, B. Stiller, Uni Zürich (tbc), plus 1-2 International experts