• Technical Conference:  15 – 19 March 2026
  • Exhibition: 17 – 19 March 2026
  • Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

The Journey to Optimize Converged IP and Optical

Tuesday, 01 April, 16:00 – 17:00

Theater I

Whether you call it IP over DWDM, Routed Optical Networking, Coherent routing, Converged Optical Routing Architecture, or Router-based Coherent Optics, converging IP and Optical has created a profound shift in markets and network architectures.  It promises lower space, power, and cost, higher reliability and multi-layer coordination. Has it been delivered? Many would argue that it has become mainstream. This panel will discuss the phases, potential pitfalls, results and the latest innovations in coherent optics that enable the converged architecture.

Presented By

CISCO

Moderator

Kyle Hollasch, Lead Analyst, Optical and Packet Transport Hardware, Cignal AI, United States

Panelists

JoAnne Bender, Optical Architect, Internet2, United States

Scott Kotrla, Associate Fellow, Verizon, United States

Saurabh Patil, Principal Architect, Cox Communications, United States

Kumar Reddy, Director, Technical Marketing, Cisco, United States

Moran Roth, Director, Product Management, Juniper, United States