Global Network Operations Author:Carl Malamud What does it take to actually run a network? In these four interviews, Carl Malamud explores some of the technical and operational issues faced by Internet service providers around the world. Brian Carpenter, director for networking at CERN, discusses how he deals with issues such as the OSI and DECnet Phase V protocols and his views on t... more »he future of the Internet. Bernhard Stockman, one of the founders and the technical manager of the European Backbone (EBONE), has been a leader in the deployment of CIDR, BGP-4, and other key technologies. Mike O'Dell, vice president for research at UUNET Technologies, has a long record of involvement in data communications and is now helping to define new services for one of the largest commercial IP service providers. Geoff Huston, director of the Australian Academic Research Network (AARNET), talks about how networking in Australia has flourished despite astronomically high rates for long-distance lines.« less