Software Defined Networking (SDN) Summit 2013 - Transforming Networking Architecture

Paris, France, November 28, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Software-defined networking (SDN) is poised to transform networking architecture as it is quickly becoming a significant building block for next-generation carrier services and networks. It is gaining importance within Carrier transport networks, Network Virtualization, OpenFlow, Optical networking, Cloud-based services and Carrier Data Centers. This emerging importance of SDN means that all major players involved in the telecom ecosystem are assessing what its utilization will mean for them, and how and where SDN will be used in telecom networks.

Though SDN is an immense, all-incorporating concept which spans data center, WAN, and carrier backbone networks and is being viewed by some as capable of solving nearly every known networking problem, SDN is still in its infancy.

Before SDN develops into a mature technology, some IT fundamentals and best practices will remain critical as certain key architectural choices and burning issues with SDN need to be addressed:

• Will SDN drive the era of commodity network hardware and what does it mean for the carriers?
• What is Software Defined Data Center and how will it impact the network hardware?
• What are the service strategies of Internet and Cloud providers?
• What is the role of overlays and VPNs in SDN and network virtualization?
• What kind of management tools is required in the context of SDN?

During the second edition of the SDN Summit, these issues will be discussed & key experts from industry, regulatory bodies, government and enterprises will confront practical implementations with conceptual views.