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Title:      Council Election Statement - Goel
Author:     Vab Goel
Date:       1996.11.29
Body:       Advisory Council
Document:   96-011
Revision:   basic
Maintainer: Vab Goel
Access:     Unrestricted
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Vab Goel   
Internet Network Engineer
     
Sprint Internet Services
13221 Woodland Park Road
Herndon, VA 22071
USA
     
vgoel@sprint.net
703-904-2635
     
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I am working with Sprint Internet Services Group. Responsibilities 
under this position include the architecture, implementation
and maintenance of Sprint's Internet service, SprintLink, and also 
the NSF funded International Internet Network, ICM.
Responsible for performance analysis and configuration of backbone 
routers. Work with different vendors and the research community in 
order to develop more advanced network management tools required due 
to support Internet rapid growth. Responsible for working with 
Global One (Global SprintLink) Internet engineers to expand a new 
Global Internet Backbone interconnecting new partners and international 
Internet nodes worldwide. Coordinate traffic management, Network
Access Points (NAP), and international exchange point connectivity 
activities. Work with different international Internet authorities. 
Represented Sprint at the IETF & NANOG meetings.
     
     
ISOC can play more important role at Global level. ISOC should provide 
support to developing countries so they can build better networks.    
Also ISOC can be a global voice when we collect the views from 
world-wide members.