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1.1     ! root        1: Practical Perspectives on OSI Networking (2 days)
        !             2: 
        !             3: Christopher W. Moore and Marshall T. Rose
        !             4: The Wollongong Group, Inc.
        !             5: 
        !             6: Overview
        !             7: 
        !             8:      Based on international cooperative work, it is commonly
        !             9:      acknowledged that protocols based on the Open Systems
        !            10:      Interconnection (OSI) model and promulgated by the International
        !            11:      Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International
        !            12:      Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will eventually achieve dominance
        !            13:      and enjoy even greater success than current networking
        !            14:      technologies.
        !            15: 
        !            16:      This two day tutorial provides a practical perspective on the
        !            17:      issues involved in developing and deploying OSI networks.
        !            18:      Organized for those with a basic familiarity with OSI and with
        !            19:      practical networking experience, the presentation will provide a
        !            20:      more comprehensive understanding of the OSI Reference Model, OSI
        !            21:      application and network services as well as a detailed
        !            22:      understanding of various transition strategies which may be
        !            23:      utilized in the realization of OSI networks from existing
        !            24:      technology, in particular TCP/IP based networks.
        !            25: 
        !            26: 
        !            27: What You Will Learn
        !            28: 
        !            29:      You will achieve a thorough understanding of the technology
        !            30:      involved in developing OSI applications, building OSI networks, and
        !            31:      transiting to (or coexisting with) TCP/IP-based networks.
        !            32: 
        !            33: 
        !            34: Syllabus
        !            35: 
        !            36:      - OSI Application Services
        !            37: 
        !            38:        A discussion of current OSI applications and how they may be used
        !            39:        to build new applications.  Of interest to both System
        !            40:        Administrators and Application Developers, topics include:
        !            41: 
        !            42:        - The OSI applications environment: concepts, service elements,
        !            43:          and programmer tools
        !            44: 
        !            45:        - Use of standard OSI applications: the Directory, Message
        !            46:          Handling Systems, and File Transfer, Access and Management
        !            47: 
        !            48:      - OSI Network Services
        !            49: 
        !            50:        A discussion of current OSI network and transport technologies
        !            51:        and how they may be used to build networks.  Of interest to
        !            52:        Network Administrators, topics include:
        !            53: 
        !            54:        - The OSI network environment: concepts, building blocks, and
        !            55:          connectivity
        !            56: 
        !            57:        - Comparison with relevant TCP/IP technology: complexity,
        !            58:          administration, and performance
        !            59: 
        !            60: 
        !            61:      - Transition from and Coexistence with TCP/IP
        !            62: 
        !            63:        A discussion of how existing, production TCP/IP-based networks
        !            64:        may either transition to OSI, or coexist with OSI for maximal
        !            65:        functionality.  Of interest to both Network Administrators and
        !            66:        Systems Administrators, topics include:
        !            67: 
        !            68:        - Motivation and Background: concepts, terminology, and metrics
        !            69:          of comparison
        !            70: 
        !            71:        - Approaches: both protocol-based and service-based
        !            72: 
        !            73:        - Examples: scenarios for different environments
        !            74: 
        !            75: 
        !            76: Who Should Attend
        !            77: 
        !            78:      This tutorial is intended for professionals interested in planning,
        !            79:      implementing, or managing OSI networks.  A basic familiarity with
        !            80:      networking and OSI is assumed.  Detailed knowledge of the protocols
        !            81:      is not required.
        !            82: 
        !            83: 
        !            84: Speakers
        !            85: 
        !            86:      Chris Moore is a Senior Software Engineer with The Wollongong
        !            87:      Group, Inc., in Palo Alto, California, where his responsibilities
        !            88:      include Directory Services as well as Message Handling Systems.  He
        !            89:      is involved with national and international working groups in these
        !            90:      areas and presently serves as Vice Chairman of the U.S. National
        !            91:      Bureau of Standards Implementors Workshops special interest group
        !            92:      on Directory Services.  Prior to joining Wollongong, Moore was a
        !            93:      Systems Research Programmer with The University of Michigan
        !            94:      Computing Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
        !            95: 
        !            96:      Marshall T. Rose is a Principal Software Engineer at The Wollongong
        !            97:      Group, Inc., where he works on OSI protocols and transition
        !            98:      strategies.  He is the principal implementor of the ISO Development
        !            99:      Environment (ISODE), an openly available implementation of the
        !           100:      upper layers of the OSI protocol suite.  He was co-author of
        !           101:      RFC1006 (ISO Transport Services on top of the TCP), and was a
        !           102:      member of the IFIP working group committee whose efforts led to
        !           103:      RFC987 (Mapping between X.400 and RFC822). He is currently an
        !           104:      advisor to the National Science Foundation, serving on its Network
        !           105:      Technical Advisory Group.  Rose received the Ph.D. degree in
        !           106:      Information and Computer Science from the University of California,
        !           107:      Irvine, in 1984.

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