ADVISORY/Luminous Networks' CTO Charles Barry to Present Metro Network Vision at NGN Conference.

Business/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Nov. 7)

Next Generation Networks Conference

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WHO: Dr. Charles Barry is chief technology officer and founder of Luminous
Networks(TM) (www.luminous.com), an optical networking company that is shipping
the industry's first carrier-class optical Ethernet platform for metropolitan
area networks. WHAT: Dr. Barry will be speaking at the Next Generation Networks
conference in the session: "Metro Ethernet Architectures: Gigging It Up." WHY:
As the inventor of Luminous Networks' Resilient Packet Transport(TM)
technology, Dr. Barry is a recognized innovator in multi-service IP networking.
Dr. Barry will present his vision of metro carrier needs, and the role of
Resilient Packet Rings in a new end-to-end metro architecture. WHERE: Dr. Barry
will give his presentation at NGN, in Salons A-E at the Boston Marriott Copley
Place in Boston, MA. You can also visit Luminous Networks at booth No. 114
throughout the conference. WHEN: Wednesday, November 7, 2001 from 3:15 - 4:30
p.m.