My name is Khaled Amer. I am seeking the position
of the chair of IEEE 802.17 performance committee which will be voted on in the
coming Interim meeting in May.
Here is a list of some of my relevant
qualifications:
- Performance modeling activities:
- Founded and run AmerNet which specializes in
architecture analysis and performance modeling for networking and
communication products and have many clients in various committees of the
IEEE 802 and elsewhere
- Recognized expert in the field of
network/communication performance analysis and modeling and author of
many publications, articles and papers on various aspects of LAN/Networking
performance analysis
- Worked in the LAN performance analysis group at
IBM since 1988
- Activities in RPR:
- Have been participating in the RPRSG
since the first meeting in May 2000
- Volunteered to chair the adhoc committee on
performance modeling for the RPRSG
- Successfully led the performance adhoc committee
to reach agreement on a lot of open issues related to the performance
modeling efforts
- Drafted and posted a draft charter for the RPR
performance committee as well as the list of its
accomplishments
- Activities in the IEEE 802 standards and other
standard bodies:
- An active participant in the IEEE 802 since 1992
- Have been a voting member of 802.3, 802.5, 802.15 and 802.17
- Represented IBM's position in various IEEE 802
committees
- Provided a tutorial on QoS and priorities in Token Ring LANs based on
extensive simulations and performance analysis
- The main IEEE 802 representative for Rockwell Semiconductor Systems
- Chaired the QoS study group from July
1998 till March 1999
- An active participant in the IETF, NP Forum and IEEE 1394
- Educational background:
- MS degree in Electrical Engineering (Caltech - 1986)
- Professional background:
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- Specialized in the area of LAN performance analysis for my entire career
- Responsible for the performance analysis of many system architectures
and networking chips at IBM
- Responsible for joint research work between IBM and NC-State University
in the area of multimedia performance in LAN environments
- Founded AmerNet in May 1998 which specializes in performance modeling
and architectural analysis
In response to a request from our chair to clarify
why I am active in IEEE 802.17:
AmerNet provides
services related to IEEE activities. Clients for these share paying for the
expenses involved for attending the IEEE meetings. To date, the biggest
portion of these expenses were paid by Xircom. These services
include:
- Reporting on IEEE 802 standards activities and
progress
- Technology overview for several companies
- Assistance with performance modeling for various
IEEE 802 technologies including 802.17
I believe that my depth of knowledge and experience in the area of network
performance analysis and modeling, as well as my years of experience with the
IEEE gives me the proper background to assist the IEEE 802.17 WG by
chairing the performance committee.
I ask for your vote to allow me to serve as the
chairman of this committee.
Thank you.