SCS SPECIAL SEMINAR

Dr. Robert Sansom
Vice President Architecture
FORE SYSTEMS

Evolution of Network Infrastructures

Tuesday, 28 October 1997

4:30 pm, Wean Hall 7500

ABSTRACT
Networks have evolved from simple shared networks, through networks interconnected with bridges and routers, to networks with a mix of switching, bridging and routing. But these solutions all have limitations because they couple the logical infrastructure of the network directly to the physical infrastructure. In this talk, I'll describe this evolution and these limitations and show how ATM networks offer an alternative: a logical infrastructure separate from the physical.

SPEAKER BIO
Robert Sansom is a co-founder of FORE Systems and has served as a Director from April 1990 to December 1992. Robert has also served as Executive Vice President from April 1990 to December 1993, as Secretary since December 1992, and as Vice President, Software Engineering, since December 1993. Currently Robert is the Vice President of Architecture for FORE Systems. Prior to co-founding the Company, Robert was a member of the Computer Science research faculty as Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1988.

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