LCN '99

The 24th LCN
Preliminary Technical Program


Keynote | Tutorials | Expert Panel Sessions | Technical Paper Sessions

Last update: 11 October 1999

Tutorials

Monday, Oct. 18 Title Presenter(s)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tutorial 1: Security Topics and Techniques Gary Kessler, SymQuest Group
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Tutorial 2: Virtual Private Networks Dr. Tim Strayer, BBN Technologies and
Dr. Ruixi Yuan, GTE Internetworking
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tutorial 3: Web Server Performance Analysis Paul Barford, Boston University

Technical Program

Tuesday, Oct. 19  
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Welcome to LCN '99
Ellis Nolley, General Conference Chair
8:40 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Technical Program Overview
Dr. Frank Huebner, Program Chair
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome to the University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Dr. William T. Hogan, Chancellor
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address
"The Evolving Internet Infrastructure"

Dr. Stephen Wolff, Cisco Systems
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Best Paper Award and Paper Presentation
Prof. Ken Christensen, Program Co-Chair
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Break
10:50 a.m. - 12:00 noon Expert Panel Session 1
Smart Spaces in the Home and Office

Chair: Alden Jackson, BBN Technologies
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Technical Paper Session I
Wireless LANs

Chair: T. Strayer, BBN Technologies
Technical Paper Session II
Architecture

Chair: P. Martini, University of Bonn
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Break
3:20 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Technical Paper Session III
Wireless/ATM

Chair: K. Prasad, University of Massachusetts
Technical Paper Session IV
Network Management

Chair: B. Stiller, ETH Zurich
4:50 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Expert Panel Session 2
Issues and Options: VPN Security and the Remote User

Chair: Oliver Tavakoli, Trilogy, Inc.
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Poster Paper Session
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception and Cash Bar
7:30 p.m. Conference Dinner
Wednesday, Oct. 20  
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Keynote Address
"Multi-Service Networks and Their Evolution"

Dr. Dev Vrat Gupta, MaxComm
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Expert Panel Session 3
Traffic Monitoring, Measurements and Performance

Chair: Kavitha Chandra, CACT/UML
10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. break
10:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Technical Paper Session V
Traffic Characterization and Control

Chair: J.W. Atwood, Concordia University
Technical Paper Session VI
Algorithms and Protocols

Chair: G. Kessler, SymQuest Group
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Expert Panel Session 4
Storage Area Networks

Chair: Michael McKee, Bowling Green State University
300 p.m. Adjournment


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