Jim Guichard, CCIE No. 2069, is a system architect at Cisco Systems, with a primary focus on MPLS/IP Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN technologies. During the last eight years at Cisco, and previously at IBM, he has been involved in the design, implementation, and planning of many large-scale WAN and LAN networks. Using the experience gained from these deployments, he continues to provide valued assistance to many of the larger Cisco service provider customers. His previous publications include MPLS and VPN Architectures, Volumes I and II, published by Cisco Press. He has also filed several patents in the area of MPLS.
François Le Faucheur is a system architect at Cisco Systems working in product development in the area of IP QoS and MPLS. He has worked for several telecom carriers in France and Australia on the development of enhanced services on ATM, Frame Relay, SMDS, and IP. He has an engineering degree in real-time data processing from the Ecole Centrale de Paris. He edits and coauthors many IETF specifications in the areas of MPLS and QoS, such as MPLS support of Differentiated Services, DiffServ-aware MPLS TE, and MPLS/BGP-based IPv6 VPNs. He has also filed several patents in the areas of MPLS and QoS.
Jean-Philippe Vasseur is system architect at Cisco Systems where he works on IP/MPLS architecture specifications, focusing on IP, TE, and network recovery. He holds an engineering degree from France and an M.S. from the SIT (New Jersey, USA). Before joining Cisco, he worked for several service providers in large multiprotocol environments. He is an active member of the IETF, co-chair of the IETF PCE (Path Computation Element) Working Group and coauthored several IETF specifications. He is a regular speaker at various international conferences and is involved in various research projects in the area of IP and MPLS. He has also filed several patents in the area of IP and MPLS and is the coauthor of Network Recovery.