About the Technical Editor vii
Dr. Matt Squire is Chief Technology Officer for Hatteras Networks, a North Carolina startup
focused on leveraging the existing copper infrastructure for new Ethernet service opportunities.
Hatteras Networks is leading the Ethernet evolution of the access network??”from ATM and TDM
to Ethernet and IP.
During his career, Dr. Squire has proven to be a technical innovator. A recognized expert on
Ethernet, switching, MPLS, IP, ATM, and voice, he already holds more than 15 patents with
more than 10 in the pipeline. He has held leadership positions at a number of data telecommunications
firms, including IBM, Bay Networks, Nortel Networks, and Extreme Networks. Dr.
Squire focuses on product and network architectures, leveraging the simplicity and scalability
of next-generation packet infrastructures.
Dr. Squire has also served in leadership roles in a number of standards committees. He serves
on the board of directors of the Metro Ethernet Forum and has chaired the OAM sub-taskforce in
the IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile working group. He also chaired the LAN Emulation
and MPOA work at the ATM Forum, the pre-cursors to VPLS and MPLS.
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