Carrier Working Group

Charter:
The OIF Carrier Working Group develops requirements and guidelines for the services and functions to be supported by the future optical networking products to be installed in the service providers networks, thus providing a common direction to the equipment vendors community as well as the other OIF working groups. Specifically, the OIF Carrier Working Group may specify interworking requirements; delineate issues with the installed base or Greenfield applications. As appropriate the OIF Carrier Working Group will provide input and guidance to other OIF working groups; develop service concepts; and provide inputs to other standards bodies and forums. The OIF Carrier Working Group will be open to all OIF members, but only Carriers will have the right to vote in the working group.

Chairperson

Hans-Martin Foisel Deutsche Telekom Phone: +49.30.3497.4466 Fax: +49.30.3497.4956 Chair Term Expires: Jan 2009