IST CONCERTATION

Information about Concertation:

Information about Concertation Mechanism for IST projects can be found in
"Concertation in Next Generation Networks", a web page of CEC Unit INFSO E1.
It contains also links to additional valuable information in the area of Next Generation Networks.
AQUILA as project IST-1999-10077 in Key Action IV, Action line 1.1.2.-4.2.3, participates in the NGN Topical Working Group «Internet Infrastructure» in order to
exchange information between projects of same or similar Action Lines,
avoid overlapping work and to reach consensus in future activities,
use this consensus in order to contribute to standards bodies or fora like ETSI, IETF, Internet2 etc. with much broader support,
provide platform for co-operation in development and trials,
discuss and disseminate projects results.
   
 

"Premium IP Cluster" projects are : AQUILA, CADENUS, TEQUILA.

Project reviews by the European Commission are held about every six months. A first joint review took place in Nice, France, November 9-10, 2000.
Further reviews were organized in

  • Anacapri, Isola di Capri, Italy, April 3-5, 2001
  • Dresden, Germany, November 21-23, 2001
  • Maastricht, The Netherlands, May 14-16, 2002

Before these joint reviews a common workshop (restricted to project participants) took place with presentations coming from these and invited projects. The Maastricht review started with a publicly open Workshop on Future Prospects for Quality of Service, organized by TEQUILA on May 14, 2002. See also Publication & Conferences.

The next joint workshop and review will take place in Florence, Italy, November 21-22, 2002.

 

  
 

Further IST projects dealing with related issues:

QoSIPS, M3I, SEQUIN, MOICANE, DepAuDE, LONG, WINE, OPENISE, BRAIN, 6INIT, GCAP etc. (tbe - to be extended)
   
 

For further concerted actions of the projects AQUILA, CADENUS & TEQUILA on standardization issues (IETF draft on Service Level Specification) see also Standardization Activities.
   
  Modification: 20/06/2002, Bert F. Koch, © 2000-2002, AQUILA consortium