Adrian Farrel
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Adrian Farrel is one of two Routing Area Directors in the IETF. He is sponsored for this activity by Juniper Networks
.
Formerly he was co-chair of three IETF working groups, namely CCAMP, PCE and L1VPN, which are responsible for developing GMPLS and MPLS
related standards.
He has also co-edited a special edition of the IEEE Communications Magazine
on GMPLS and is the author of a number of books.
He was a founder of Aria Networks
Ltd., who manufacture sophisticated, next-generation network modeling, path computation, and optimization tools for MPLS
, GMPLS, and IP
networks, and served as their Chief Technology Officer for two years. He also runs a consulting company specializing in MPLS
and GMPLS. Previously he was an MPLS architect and development manager at software house Data Connection Ltd., and director of protocol development for Movaz Networks Inc. He is also author of many RFCs
, Internet draft
s, guest editorials and research papers.
From 2008 to 2011 Adrian served as a Trustee and member of the Standing Board of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod
Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks is an information technology and computer networking products multinational company, founded in 1996. It is head quartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. The company designs and sells high-performance Internet Protocol network products and services...
.
Formerly he was co-chair of three IETF working groups, namely CCAMP, PCE and L1VPN, which are responsible for developing GMPLS and MPLS
Mpls
MPLS or Mpls can refer to:* Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States* Multiprotocol Label Switching, a data-carrying mechanism in computer networking...
related standards.
He has also co-edited a special edition of the IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Communications Society
The IEEE Communications Society is a professional society of the IEEE. It is also known by the abbreviation ComSoc. The Society focuses on two principal areas: the science of, and education about, communications engineering with the goal of advancing the state of the field; and professional...
on GMPLS and is the author of a number of books.
He was a founder of Aria Networks
Aria Networks
Aria Networks is a business that makes network planning and design software for the telecommunications industry.-Company:Aria is a private-equity funded company that was established in 2005 in England.Products include:...
Ltd., who manufacture sophisticated, next-generation network modeling, path computation, and optimization tools for MPLS
Mpls
MPLS or Mpls can refer to:* Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States* Multiprotocol Label Switching, a data-carrying mechanism in computer networking...
, GMPLS, and IP
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
networks, and served as their Chief Technology Officer for two years. He also runs a consulting company specializing in MPLS
Mpls
MPLS or Mpls can refer to:* Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States* Multiprotocol Label Switching, a data-carrying mechanism in computer networking...
and GMPLS. Previously he was an MPLS architect and development manager at software house Data Connection Ltd., and director of protocol development for Movaz Networks Inc. He is also author of many RFCs
Request for Comments
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments is a memorandum published by the Internet Engineering Task Force describing methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems.Through the Internet Society, engineers and...
, Internet draft
Internet Draft
Internet Drafts is a series of working documents published by the IETF. Typically, they are drafts for RFCs, but may be other works in progress not intended for publication as RFCs. It is considered inappropriate to rely on Internet Drafts for reference purposes...
s, guest editorials and research papers.
From 2008 to 2011 Adrian served as a Trustee and member of the Standing Board of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod
International Eisteddfod
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a music festival which takes place every year during the second week of July in Llangollen, North Wales. Singers and dancers from around the world are invited to take part in over 20 high quality competitions followed each evening by concerts where...