Session 1: Keynote Address
Computer Aided Tools for Planning and Design of the Optical Internet 
Hussein T. Mouftah, Queen's University, Canada

Tuesday 10:30_12:00

Session 2: Multiservice Network Planning

A Tool for Performance Predition of an HFC Operator Based on a Queuing Network Model Simulation
Manuel García Vázqez, Javier García Pañeda, Daniel García Martinez, Victor García, J. Ramón Arias García, Oviedo University, Spain

Automated Design of Hierarchical Intranets
Sami Habib, Alice Parker, Daniel Lee, University of Southern California, USA

Some Algorithms to Design Efficient Architectures for Companies Networks
Eric Rondeau, Thierry Divoux, CRAN-CNRS/Université Henri Poincaré, France

Tuesday 1:30_3:00

Session 3: ATM

A Prioritized Distributed Control Scheme for Call Admission Control
Ciheb Ben Ahmed, Noureddine Boudriga, University of Tunis, Tunisia
Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA

Optimal Buffer-bandwidth Tradeoff in Cell Multiplexers
Raffaele Bolla, Franco Davoli, Mario Marchese, Marco Perrando, University of Genoa, Italy

A New Cost Function for Integrated Dynamic Routing in an ATM Network
H. Abu Zaied, Victor Besliu, Moldova Technical University
Ahmad Dalal'ah, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan

Dynamic Near Shortest Path (DNSP) Routing Algorithm
Ahmad Dalal'ah, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Victor Besliu, H. Abu Zaied, Moldova Technical University
Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA

Tuesday 3:30_5:00

Plenary Panel Session:
Telecommunications Systems and Networks: Trends and Challenges
Organizer: Mohammad S. Obaidat, Monmouth University, USA
Panelists:
Fabio M. Chiussi, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA
Franco Davoli, University of Genoa, Italy
John Fox, Motorola, UK
Erole Gelenbe, University of Central Florida, USA
Hussein Mouftah, Queen's University, Canada