pierre@hslrswi.UUCP (Pierre Guenzburger) (11/19/87)
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1988 INTERNATIONAL ZURICH SEMINAR ON
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
"MAPPING NEW APPLICATIONS ONTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES"
MARCH 7-10, 1988 ETH ZURICH/SWITZERLAND
Organized and sponsored by
IEEE Switzerland Section on Digital Communication Systems
Co-sponsored by
Digital Equipment Corporation AG
Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich (ETH)
Hasler AG
SWISSAIR
Schweiz. Bankgesellschaft
Telekurs AG
Universitaet Zuerich
in cooperation with
Associazione Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica Italiana (AEI)
Convention of National Societies of Electrical Engineers of Western Europe
(EUREL)
Gesellschaft fuer Informatik (GI)
IEEE Communications Society
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Switzerland Section
IFIP Technical Committee 6 (TC6)
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)
Informationstechnische Gesellschaft im VDE (ITG),
formerly: Nachrichtentechnische Gesellschaft ( NTG)
Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer Verein (SEV)
and Informationstechnische Gesellschaft des SEV (ITG)
Schweizer Informatiker Gesellschaft (SI) and Swiss Chapter of the ACM
The tenth biennal International Zurich Seminar (IZS) will preserve the two
unique aspects that have become IZS tradition since 1972: Its single session
format and its focus on a selected theme within the field of digital commu-
nications. The selected theme gives a unity to the program so that most
participants will find virtually all presentations within the range of their
interest. In addition, a one-day tutorial preceding the seminar is intended
to provide an introduction to OSI concepts and applications.
Technical Program Committee
M.R. Aaron, AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA
J. Atkins, British Telecom, United Kingdom
R.H. Bourgonjon, Philips Research Laboratory Eindhoven, The Netherlands
A. Danthine, Universite de Liege, Belgium
M. Decina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
J.A. Granado, Banco Internacional de Credito, Portugal
P. Guenzburger, Hasler AG , Switzerland
J. Harms, Universite de Geneve, Switzerland
J.-J. Jaquier, Generaldirektion PTT, Switzerland
P. Kirstein, University College London, United Kingdom
P.J. Kuehn, Universit
A. Kuendig, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
N.H. Le, Bell Northern Research Ltd., Canada
M. Medina, ETSE Telecom, Spain
N. Naffah, BULL-Transac, France
B. Plattner, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
H. Rudin, IBM Research, Switzerland
P. Schicker, Zellweger Telecommunications, Switzerland
O. Spaniol, RWTH Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany
I. Toda, NTT, Japan
S.B. Weinstein, Bell Communications Research, USA
Organizing Committee
President B. Plattner, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
Chairman P. Guenzburger, Hasler AG, Switzerland
Treasurer M. Buser, Telekurs AG, Switzerland
Local Organization R. Bandle, Universitaet Zuerich, Switzerland
I. Meier, Hasler AG, Switzerland
C. Dubois, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
J. Storrer, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
W. Zbinden, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
About the International Zurich Seminar
The aim of the Seminar is to present recent advances in theory and in
practical applications within the field of digital communications. Only
new and previously unpublished work may be presented.
About IZS 88
Like its predecessors, IZS 88 will concentrate on a selected topic
within the field of digital communications. While previous seminars -
most notably the IZS 86 - mainly concentrated on the technical aspects
of providing reliable infrastructures for digital communications, the
IZS 88 assumes that within the time frame of this century a high perfor-
mance, fully connected infrastructure for the transport of information
will be reality. Therefore, the key question the IZS 88 seeks to answer
is: "Which applications will use future digital communications infra-
structures, and how can they be implemented?". This question directly
leads to the main theme of the IZS 88: Mapping New Applications Onto
New Technlologies. Let us briefly explain this theme by looking at its
three important keywords. In this context, technologies refers to ad-
vanced communications infrastructures (ISDN, B-ISDN, high bandwidth
packet switching, as well as local or metropolitan area networks) which
future applications may take advantage of. Mapping implies that one
important issue of the 1988 Seminar is the process of implementing appli-
cations, i.e. it addresses concepts and hardware and software techniques
related to the implementation of applications.
In the last few years, the concept of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
and the associated reference model raised much interest and many expec-
tations. Since we believe that OSI will frequently be referred to in the
presentations, but assume that not all participants will be familiar with
the philosophy of OSI, an introduction to OSI will be given in a one-day
tutorial preceding the Seminar.
The IZS 88 will be a forum for the exchange of new concepts and the dis-
cussion of key technologies relevant to the implementation of applications.
It will not be a conference for the presentation or description of commer-
cial products.
Conference Language
The conference language for all papers and presentations is English.
Conference Proceedings
One copy of the proceedings is included in the registration fee; additional
copies may be ordered on the registration form. After the conference, copies
of the proceedings may be ordered from IEEE Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane,
Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
Conference Location
The confernce will be held at ETH Zurich, Hoenggerberg Campus, located about
4 km northwest of the center of Zurich. A special bus service to the main
station will be offered for participants.
Registration
The registration fee is sFr. 450.-- for the full Seminar. It is also possible
to register for single days, with a corresponding reduction of the regist-
ration fee (consult the conference registration form for details).
The fee for the tutorial on OSI concepts and applications is sFr. 350.--
Advance registration before January 22, 1988 is strongly recommended in
order to avoid queueing at the registration desk ou March 7 and 8, 1988.
The deadline of December 31, 1987 is mandatory for those participants who
wish to take advantage of our hotel registration service. After this date we
cannot guarantee for desired accommodation as booked on the registration
from. Registration at the conference location will open on Manday, March 7,
1988 from 8 a.m. on.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT AT THE ADRESS SHOWN BELOW
TO RECEIVE THE 'IZS 88 PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION BROCHURE' WHICH CONTAINS
FULL INFORMATION AND THE REGISTRATION FORM.
Secretariat IZS 88
Miss A. Petrac
Hasler AG, TDS1
Belpstrasse 23
CH-3000 Bern 14, SWITZERLAND
Phone: +41-31-633 917
Fax: +41-31-633 607
Telex: 912 675 hare ch
e-mail: izs88@ethz.uucp
Tutorial Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Concepts and Applications
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Monday, March 7, 1988, ETH Hoenggerberg, HPH Building
In the last few years, the concept of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
and the associated reference model raised much interest and many expec-
ations. Since it is believed that OSI will frequently be referred to in
the seminar presentations, but assumed that not all participants will be
familiar with the concepts of OSI, an introduction to OSI will be presented
in a one-day tutorial preceding the seminar. The tutorial will be given by
four competent speakers and will cover the basic concepts of the ISO Refe-
rence Model and review the ongoing standardization process and the develop-
ment of systems conforming to OSI. Much of the available time will be
devoted to the topics of applications of OSI standards (selection of OSI
protocols and options, MAP/TOP) and the implementation of services and
protocols (interpretation of standards, interworking with the operating
system, efficiency considerations).
The tutorial is open to anyone interested in the topic, registration is
not limited to participants of IZS 88.
Tutorial Programme
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI), Concepts and Applications
9.00 1. Introduction
L. Pouzin, Centre des Etudes en Telecommunication (CNET),
France
- Relevance of Communications Systems in Current Society
- History
- Basic Functions of Communications Systems
9.30 2. The ISO-OSI Reference Model: Basic Concepts
J. Larmouth, Salford University, United Kingdom
10.30 3. Overview on OSI Standardization
J. Larmouth
11.15 4. Applying the OSI Reference Model (1)
T. Saydam, University of Delaware, USA
- Selection of OSI Protocols and Options
- MAP/TOP
14.30 5. Applying the OSI Reference Model (2)
L. Svobodova, IBM Research, Switzerland
-Implementation Considerations
15.30 6. Wrap-up Session, Conclusions
L. Pouzin
- Political Impact
- Economical Impact
- Impact on Users and Implementors
- Pending Problems (Testing, Security, Management)
16.30 End of Tutorial
IZS 88 Technical Sessions
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Tuesday, March 8 to Thursday, March 10, 1988, ETH Hoenggerberg, HPH Building
Tuesday Morning, 09.15-12.30
09.15 Opening Addresses:
B. Plattner, President of the IZS 88.
09.30 Session A: Exploring New Services
Chairman: S. Weinstein, Bell Communications Research, USA
A1 Coping with Complexity: Service Specification for a Network
Services Testbed
C.-H. Chow, G. Herman, Ch. Riley,
Bell Communications Research, Morristown, N.J., USA
A2 Multiparty Desktop Conference System Based on Integrated
Group Communication Architecture
S. Sakata, T. Ueda,
NEC Corporation, Kanagawa , Japan
A3 Multipoint Communication Control for Document Oriented
Teleconferencing
H. Tanigawa, Y. Hayashi, M. Matsumoto,
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
A4 Videomatic Switching: Systems and Services
C.Crawford, F. Milone, D. Zoppellaro,
Italtel Societa Italiana Telecomunicazioni, Castelletto di Settimo
Milanese, Italy
A5 Security Services in Telecommunications Networks
K. Siuda,
Hasler AG, Bern, Switzerland
Tuesday Afternoon, 14.00-17.30
14.00 Session B: Architectures and Technologies
Chairman: A. Kuendig, ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
B1 An ISDN Basic Access LSI
S. Nakano, N. Nagai, A. Ikeda,
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
B2 Eradicating the Central Office with Coherent Optical Technology
P. Cochrane, M. Brain,
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, United Kingdom
B3 A Multi-Media Network Architecture for ISDN and Beyond
J.B. Terry,
Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
B4 A Set of Operating System Mechanisms to Support
Multimedia Applications
W.H. Leung, G.W.R. Luderer, M.J. Morgan, P.R. Roberts, S.-C. Tu,
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL, USA
B5 BERKOM - A Broadband ISDN Project
R. Popescu-Zeletin, P. Egloff, B. Butscher,
Deutsche Telepost Consulting GmbH, Berlin, Germany
B6 Evolving High Speed Packet Capabilities in a Distributed
Switching System
G. Barberis*, A. Bovo*, L. Musumeci**,
*Italtel Societa Italiana Telecomunicazioni, Castelletto di Settimo
Milanese, Italy
** University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Wednesday Morning, 09.00-12.30
09.00 Session C: Protocol Implementation
Chairman: H.Rudin, IBM Research, Switzerland
C1 Timers in OSI-Protocols - Specification versus
Implementation
E. Mumprecht, D. Gantenbein, R. Hauser,
IBM Research Zurich Laboratory, Rueschlikon, Switzerland
C2 Communication Protocols and Concurrency: An OCCAM
Implementation of X.25
J.E. Boillat*, P.K. Goode**, P.G. Kropf*,
*Universitaet Bern, Bern, Switzerland
**Hasler AG, Bern, Switzerland
C3 The Implementation of a Specification Language for OSI
Systems
J.A. Manas*, T. de Miguel*, H. van Thienen**,
*ETSI Telecomunicacion, Madrid, Spain
** University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
10.30 Session D: Systems Specification and Analysis
Chairman: R.H.Bourgonjon, Philips Research Labs, The Netherlands
D1 Stepwise Specification of a Sliding Window Protocol by
Means of Process Algebra
G. Karjoth,
IBM Research Zurich Laboratory, Rueschlikon, Switzerland
D2 A Method for the Support of Specifying the Requirements of
Telecommunication Systems
H. Dibold,
Forschungsinstitut der DBP beim FTZ, Darmstadt, Germany.
D3 A Graphical Tool for the Design and Prototyping of
Distributed Systems
J. Daehler, P. Gerber, H.P. Gisiger, A. Kuendig
ETH Zuerich, Zuerich, Switzerland
Wednesday Afternoon, 14.00-18.00
14.00 Session E: OSI Conformance Testing
Chairman: J. Atkins, British Telecom, UK
E1 MHS Conformance Testing
U. Beyschlag*, J. Pitteloud**,
*Softlab GmbH, D-8000 Muenchen, Germany
** Generaldirektion PTT, Bern, Switzerland
E2 MHS Conformance Testing - Experiences in Designing a Test Suite
W. Lange,
Siemens-Albis AG, Zuerich, Switzerland
E3 ALICE: A Layer Independent Conformance Equipment
V. Carchiolo, S. Palazzo,
Universita di Catania, Catania, Italy.
16.00 Session F: Performance and Evaluation of Local Networks
Chairman: P.J. Kuehn, Universitaet Stuutgart, Germany
F1 Modelling and Analysis of a High Speed Token Ring
Backbone Network for a Realistic Scenario
P. Martini, T. Welzel,
RWTH Aachen, Germany
F2 Performance Modelling of the Cambridge Fast Ring Protocol
M. Zafirovic-Vukotic,I.G. Niemegeers,
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
F3 An Investigation of Packetised Voice on the FDDI Token Ring
M. Frontini, G. Watson,
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, United Kingdom
F4 On the Packet-Switched Channel and its Improved CSMA/CD
Protocol of the Integrated Services Terminal Bus
H.L.H.M Castermans,
Nederlandse Philips Bedrijven B.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Thursday Morning, 09.00-12.30
09.00 Session G: High Speed Switching
Chairman: M. Decina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
G1 Evolution of Switch Architecture and Technology
R. Vickers, M. Wernik,
Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
G2 A Packet Network for BISDN Applications
L.T. Wu, E. Arthurs, W.D. Sincoskie,
Bell Communications Research, Morristown, N.J., USA
G3 Design Options for ATM Networks
B. Eklundh*, I. Gard**,
*Ericsson Telecom, Lund, Sweden
** Ellemtel Telecommunication Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden
G4 Multi-Path Routing Techniques For A Class of Multistage Fast
Packet Switches
G.J. Anido, A.W. Seeto,
Overseas Telecommunications Commission Australia, Sydney,
Australia
G5 Performance Comparison of Multistage Cube-Type
Interconnection Networks
Z. Hulicki,
Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland
G6 Non-Blocking Copy Networks for Multicast Packet Switching
T.T. Lee,
Bell Communications Research, Morristown, N.J., USA
Thursday Afternoon, 14.00-17.00
14.00 Session H: Databases for Communications
Chairman: I. Toda, NTT, Japan
H1 Control Architecture for Next Generation Communication
Network Based on Distributed Databases
M. Katoh, K. Murakami,
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
H2 A Local Name Server for Organizational Message Handling Systems
S. Spahni, J. Harms,
Universite de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
H3 Interconnecting Heterogeneous Networks to OSI with a
Global Naming Scheme and Gateway Address Mapping
S. Zatti, P. Janson,
IBM Research Zurich Laboratory, Rueschlikon, Switzerland
H4 Integrated Utilization of Heterogeneous Database Systems
through a Data Network
S. Kawano, O. Takahashi, S. Yoshitake, T. Kawaoka,
NTT, Kanagawa-ken, Japan
H5 OSIRIDE and Transactions.
A. Bondavalli, E. Gregori,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNUCE, Pisa, Italy
17.00 Seminar Closing
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