Wednesday, 09 March
13:30 – 15:00
Theater I
Session Description:
Disaggregated optical networking is shifting from an aspirational strategy to a reality in service provider networks. This panel will explore the benefits of disaggregation and which application spaces best harness its advantages and will discuss the obstacles involved for widespread adoption/deployment. It will also explore what strategies and innovations have been developed to approach challenges with multi-vendor architectures. Finally, this panel hopes to provide a call to action for the vendor community on what functions are most needed in this area.
Moderator:
Kevin Sheehan, CTO Americas, Ciena, USA
Panelists:
John DeMott, Vice President Product Management, II-IV, USA
Vivek Gaur, Vice President Network Engineering, Colt, India
Art Nichols, Vice President, Technology, Windstream, USA
Aaron Werley, Vice President, Technology, Zayo Group, USA