OIF Workshop:  OIF Overview of Emerging Control Plane Technologies for Network and Data Applications

OIF Workshop: Overview of Emerging Control Plane Technologies for Network and Data Applications

July 9, 2012
1:00pm – 6:00pm
Edmonton, Alberta – Canada

MOTIVATION and INTRODUCTION
This workshop provided OIF members with insight on emerging control plane technologies for network and data applications. Subject Matter Experts presented on:

Growing industry developments

– Software Defined Networks (SDN)

– Data center networking, cloud computing

– Implementation and deployment of GMPLS-based Control Plane in carrier network

Emerging Control Plane industry efforts

– Software Driven Networks

– Cross Stratum Optimization (CSO)

– Open Flow

– Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO)

– GMPLS/PCE

Role of OIF CP IAs, implementations and deployments

Outlook and expectations of the OIF

AGENDA

TIME	TOPIC AND SPEAKER
1:00pm	Welcome & Introductions – Vishnu Shukla, OIF VP, Verizon
1:30pm-2:00pm	Overview of Control Planes – Jonathan Sadler, OIF Technical Committee Chair, Tellabs
2:00pm-2:30pm	Software Defined Networks Architectures – Tom Nadeau, Juniper Networks
2:30pm-3:00pm	Software Driven Networks – Ping Pan, Infinera
3:00pm-3:30pm	Cross Stratum Optimization (CSO) – Greg Bernstein, Grotto Networking
3:30pm-4:00pm	Coffee Break
4:00pm-4:30pm	Open Flow Applications – Itaru Nishioka, NEC
4:30pm-5:00pm	Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) – Vijay Gurbani, Bell Labs
5:00pm-5:30pm	GMPLS/PCE – Lyndon Ong, OIF VP of Marketing, Ciena
5:30pm-6:00pm	Final Discussion and Wrap-up – Hans-Martin Foisel, OIF Carrier WG Chair, Deutsche Telekom and Vishnu Shukla, OIF VP, Verizon

Organizers
Hans-Martin Foisel, OIF Carrier Working Group Chair, Deutsche Telekom and Vishnu Shukla, OIF VP, Verizon
Rod Smith, OIF Market Awareness and Education Co-Chair, TE Connectivity