ADVISORY/Arbor Networks BGP Expert to Address Critical Network Security and Performance Vulnerabilities at NGN 2003.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Nov. 6)

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003

Is the Internet about to crash? Highly regarded network researcher and former Microsoft scientist, Dr. Craig Labovitz to share insight into both the myths and realities of the Internet's core routing technology

Arbor Networks(TM), the leading provider of infrastructure security solutions, today announced that respected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) expert, Dr. Craig Labovitz, will participate in a panel discussion at the Next Generation Networks conference (http://www.bcr.com/ngn/). Dr. Labovitz, Arbor's director of network architecture, will discuss the current state of BGP, highlighting significant implications for Internet routing security and reliability.

A remarkable protocol that is one of the Internet's fundamental building blocks, BGP nonetheless is showing signs of fragility in the face of rapid growth, constant churn, and increasing complexity. Just as important, business relationships among service providers and outright protocol abuse are applying BGP in ways its creators never intended. The combination of these technology and policy factors raise significant questions about BGP's, and thus the Internet's, security and reliability.

Dr. Labovitz will express his views as part of the panel, "Internet Routing Grows Up: BGP Challenges and Developments."

When: Thursday, November 6, 2003; 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. EST 

Where: NGN 2003, Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA

Who: Scott Bradner, Harvard University (panel moderator); Dr.

Craig Labovitz, Arbor Networks; John Stewart, Juniper

Networks, Inc.; Sue Hares, NextHop; and Doug Brent,

PacketDesign, Inc.

Questions to be addressed by the panel include:

-- How serious is the scaling problem with BGP? How much longer

at the current growth rate of Internet routing tables are we

safe?

-- Are there ways to significantly reduce the convergence lapses

when a link fails in an Internet service provider backbone?

-- How vulnerable to purposeful disruption is the current

BGP-based Internet?

-- How many of the existing complex policy rules are needed to

keep the Internet running?

-- Is there any prospect of load-based routing (for QoS) in the

Internet?

-- Can there be a proprietary solution to the problems people see

with BGP, or must any solution be standards-based so it can be

multi-vendor?

Note: Members of the media and market research communities wishing to meet with Dr. Labovitz at NGN are encouraged to contact Christine Stuart at CHEN PR ([e-mail]; 781-466-8282 ext. 39) to arrange an appointment.

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Arbor's solutions are built upon the Peakflow(TM) Platform, an architecture for network-wide data collection, analysis and anomaly detection. Peakflow builds a dynamic model of normal network behavior and then, in real-time, compares traffic against this baseline to detect anomalous behavior and fuel its resolution.

Built to meet the infrastructure security demands of service provider networks, Peakflow SP enables service providers to bolster infrastructure security and streamline operations. Peakflow SP comprises:

-- Peakflow DoS, which proactively detects and mitigates

network-wide anomalies.

-- Peakflow Traffic, which offers insight into traffic and

routing patterns across the entire network to improve network

troubleshooting, architecture, and capacity planning.

About Arbor Networks

Arbor's network-wide anomaly detection solutions protect organizations from zero-day security threats like DDoS attacks and worms, and operational vulnerabilities like inefficient peering and routing instability. Built upon the proven Peakflow platform, Arbor solutions provide a holistic, real-time model of network activity enabling organizations to better align network operations with business objectives. Funded by Battery Ventures, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners, Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital, SAIC Venture Capital Corporation, Ironside Ventures and EDF Ventures, Arbor is headquartered in Lexington, MA, with a research and development office in Ann Arbor, MI and EMEA headquarters in London. For more information, visit http://www.arbornetworks.com.

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