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* Optical Network Projects in Europe Mike J O’ Mahony University of Essex, UK Outline of Talk Introduction to EU Fifth Framework Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme IST Photonic projects ACTS Field Trials Conclusions EU RD Programmes strengthen the international competitiveness of Community industry provide appropriate incentives for maintaining and creating jobs in the Community promote sustainable development and improve the quality of life in the Community the needs of other Community policies in support of which the RTD actions are carried out scientific and technical cooperation agreements between the Community and third countries EU-Fifth Framework Defines European Union’s priorities for research technological development over the period 1999-2002 15 billion Euro allocated Four thematic programmes Quality of life and management of living resources Competitive and sustainable growth (GROWTH) Energy, environment and sustainable development (EESD) Promoting a user friendly society (IST) Information Society Technologies (IST) Four interrelated key actions 1. Systems and services for the citizen 2. New methods of work and electronic commerce 3. Multimedia content and tools 4. Essential technologies and infrastructure Long term research supported under the activity: Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) FET: The nursery for novel and emergent ideas, not constrained by priorities of key actions MOBILE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND SYSTEMS AND SATELLITES KEY ACTION 4: ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES AND INFRASTRUCTURES TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING FOR SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS AND SERVICES REAL-TIME, LARGE-SCALE SIMULATION AND VISUALISATION INTERFACES PERIPHERALS SUB-SYSTEMS MICRO SYSTEMS MICROELECTRONICS INFORMATION PROCESSING, COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS 4.2 4.8 KA 4.2.5 Highlight: Terabit Core Networks OPEN SERVICE PLATFORM NETWORK MANAGEMENT Mobile- IP-WDM INTEGRATION ALL-OPTICAL DWDM TERABIT CORE NETWORK CHALLENGE: Optica