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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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