Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 13:15:39 EST From: Rob Slade Subject: Book Review: "Global Network Operations" by Malamud et al CSGLNTOP.RVW 950126 "Global Network Operations", Malamud/Carpenter/Stockman/O'Dell/Huston, 1-56592- 993-4, U$16.95 %A Carl Malamud carl@malamud.com %A Brian Carpenter %A Bernhard Stockman %A Mike O'Dell %A Geoff Huston %C 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472 %D 1993? %E Carl Malamud carl@malamud.com %G 1-56592-993-4 %I O'Reilly & Associates, Inc./ORAudio %O U$16.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 audio@ora.com %P 120 min. %S Geek of the Week %T "Global Network Operations" These four interviews, conducted between March and November of 1993, present representatives of CERN, the European EBONE backbone UUNET and the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNET). (I must say that I have to sympathise with Malamud in the interview with Bernhard Stockman. Initially, Stockman obviously is embarrassed and resistant to say "what everyone knows". The interview is worth it -- the later part of the tape puts out fascinating ideas on the sociology of committees.) As well as looking at networks in large portions of the globe (and places outside of the US), a fairly common theme to all of these talks is surmise about the future directions of network governing bodies. Do the ISO and CCITT work, given rapidly moving technologies? Can the Internet Society and IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) continue as volunteer organizations? copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995 CSGLNTOP.RVW 950126. Distribution permitted in TELECOM Digest and associated publications. Rob Slade's book reviews are a regular feature in the Digest. Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca Institute for Robert_Slade@sfu.ca Research into rslade@cue.bc.ca User p1@CyberStore.ca Security Canada V7K 2G6