【Summary】
Now Software-Defined Networking or SDN is drawing people's attention as the long waited innovation in the Networking space. It started with OpenFlow and now the expectation for SDN is growing with the support from media, community, and technology vendor's aggressive strategy and technology development, and now it evolves in further context embracing more and more comprehensive technology elements.
In this session, David Meyer, SP STO & Chief Scienetist at Brocade and was recently appointed to OpenDaylight's Board of Directors and Chairman of the Technical Steering Committee, and Dr. Hiroshi Esaki (Professor, University of Tokyo) discuss;
・Why now SDN gets so much expectations?
・What does ""SDN"" really mean in nature?
・What are the thought technology elements for SDN? - Today & Tomorrow
・What drives SDN and make it a Reality? e.t.c
【Bio】
David Meyer, SP CTO and Chief Scientist at Brocade Communications, is responsible for Service Provider, Data Center, and Software Defined Networking strategy. He is an active member of the IETF, ONF, and operator communities. He was recently appointed to OpenDaylight's Board of Directors and Chairman of the Technical Steering Committee. He is also a member of several IETF directorates and IRTF research groups. He is active in the operator community and is a long standing member of the NANOG program committee. David is active in other standards organizations such as ANSI T1X1 and ITU-T. He is also active in the OpenFlow/SDN community and in the Open Networking Foundation. Prior to coming to Brocade, he was a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco Systems where he worked on future directions for Internet technologies.