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| Tuesday, February 23rd | ||
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1:00-5:00pm
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Instructor: Doug Smith, D.C. Smith Consultants
Organizer: Dave Deming, Solution Technology
Course Description:
Do you have MHz skills in a GHz world? Are you unsure about what you’ll need to design and debug 10, 40, and even 100 Gb Ethernet? Do you know how to handle signal integrity, EMI, ESD, RFI, crosstalk, and other key issues at such high frequencies? Design problems can be very costly. Even if caught in the lab, precious resources can be wasted tracking them down. And problems that you don’t catch often mean the discouraging return of completed systems because of failures in incoming test, field trials, or field operations.
Learn from internationally respected expert Doug Smith about high-speed design techniques. He will cover design and troubleshooting techniques he has developed that no one else teaches! These techniques have solved tough problems in a day or two after design teams had struggled with them for weeks or months. He will also describe how to avoid such problems in the first place. The skills you learn can reduce time-to-market and increase customer satisfaction and confidence! Topics include use of active probes, immunity measurements, resonance, high frequency emissions, localized RF injection, ESD, and much more. About the Instructor:
Doug Smith is an independent consultant specializing in high frequency measurements, circuit/system design and verification, switching power supply noise and specifications, EMC, and immunity to transient noise. His specialty is solving difficult problems quickly, usually within a couple of days. His work has included digital and analog circuits in everything from large diesel powered machinery to IC chip level circuits. His large client base includes many well known large electronic and industrial companies as well as medium sized companies and start-up companies.
His technical interests include high frequency effects in electronic circuits, including topics such as Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), Electrical Fast Transients (EFT), and other forms of pulsed electromagnetic interference. He has been granted over 15 patents. He was previously Manager of EMC Development and Test at Auspex Systems. He was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories for over 25 years, retiring in 1996. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a former member of the IEEE EMC Society Board of Directors. He received a B.E.E.E. degree from Vanderbilt University and an MSEE degree from the California Institute of Technology. Mr. Smith has lectured at Oxford University, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, AT&T Bell Labs, and internationally on high frequency measurements, circuit design, ESD, and EMC. He is author of the book High Frequency Measurements and Noise in Electronic Circuits. His very popular website, http://emcesd.com (www.dsmith.org), draws thousands of visitors monthly. |
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1:00-5:00pm
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Instructor: Dave Deming and Robert Kemble, Solution Technology
Course Description:
FCoE is the most disruptive I/O interface technology since Fibre Channel burst onto the scene. It makes the dream of a “converged” network for the data center into a reality. No longer will servers require different, or even separate, interfaces for networking and storage (that is, both NICs and HBAs). The same low-cost Ethernet interface will handle both in a standard way. With one set of cables, switches, and interfaces, servers (especially blade servers) can do more at lower cost and with less complexity.
Do you need a basic introduction to FCoE that will prepare you to understand the detailed technical aspects? Experienced instructor Robert Kembel of Solution Technology will bring you up to speed quickly. He will cover the reasons behind FCoE, its current status, deployment scenarios, implementation approaches, protocols. architecture models, testing and verification, and initiator and target emulation. And you’ll learn how to implement a Data Center Ethernet (DCE) infrastructure that will handle typical applications. You’ll be ready to listen to the experts and ask the questions you need answered. The class will even include a copy of Bob’s new FCoE book for you to use as a reference. About the Instructor:
Robert Kembel, Director of Education and partner in Solution Technology, has been active in the computer industry for over 35 years. He spent 28 years in product development and I/O subsystem architecture and design at IBM, including representing the company on the ANSI Fibre Channel and SCSI committees. He is currently developing the strategic directions for Solution Technology training seminars. The author of several books on Fibre Channel, he continues to work on developing Fibre Channel standards.
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| Wednesday, February 24th | ||
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8:30-11:10am
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Organizer: Dave Schneider, Senior Marketing Evangelist, Ixia
Moderator: Michael Howard, Infonetics Research
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Course Description:
Core networking, servers, high-performance computing clusters, video delivery systems, and storage area networks all require ever-greater bandwidth. The new 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet interfaces will meet these demands in a compatible, technically feasible, and cost-effective manner. This tutorial will summarize the standards’ objectives, outline progress being made in specifying the physical layer, optics, testing, cabling, and transport, and describe applications for the new standards. It will include the latest information from the task force working on the issues.
Intended Audience:
Network equipment and communications systems designers, design engineers, engineering and technical managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, telecom engineers, and data center managers and engineers.
About the Organizer:
Dave Schneider is a Senior Marketing Evangelist at Ixia, working in Ixia’s marketing organization. With Ixia for more than 12 years in product management and marketing, he has obtained a global perspective on the networking industry – its technology, solutions, and trends. Dave is also an expert in the test and measurement industry, focusing on testing techniques and user solutions for layer 2-7 devices, networks, and applications. Dave has been involved intimately in all of Ixia’s marketing activities, including collateral development, web design, seminars, and webinars.
Dave has over 20 years of experience in networking from both the engineering and marketing sides. Before joining Ixia, he was the CTO of Internet Dynamics, a producer of Internet firewall and VPN Technologies. He has a Master of Science from MIT. About the Moderator:
Michael Howard is Principal Analyst and Co-Founder at Infonetics Research. He has over 40 years of communications industry experience, including 20 years in market research. He is recognized worldwide as a leading expert in emerging markets, service provider network market trends, and user buying patterns. He is also a consultant to startups, service providers, manufacturers, and the investment community, focusing on market opportunities, due diligence, positioning, product development, business plans, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the author of a book on Carrier Ethernet and is a popular speaker at industry events around the world. He is frequently quoted in trade and business press outlets such as Business Week, CNN Money, Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He holds a BS in Mathematics from UC Berkeley.
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8:30-11:10am
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Organizer: Renato Recio, IBM
Chairperson: Anil Vasudeva, IMEX Research
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Course Description:
The traditional Data Center (DC) compute model consists of lightly utilized servers running a bare metal OS or a hypervisor with a few virtual machines (VMs). In this model, servers attach to the network’s lower bandwidth links, such as 1 Gbps Ethernet and 2 or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel. The approach has two major drawbacks: high capital expenses due to underutilized servers and multiple fabrics, and high operating expenses due to manual administration of management tools. Managers have focused on maintaining the infrastructure and not on the actual services provided to customers.
This session will focus on the Ethernet convergence and virtualization enhancements needed to construct an optimized, flexible Data Center. It will describe the mechanisms required to create large centers with highly utilized servers running many VMs each and with high bandwidth links to communicate with virtual storage over virtual networks both within and across sites. Intended Audience:
Server designers, communications and networking equipment design engineers, storage equipment designers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, and data center engineers and managers.
About the Organizer:
Renato Recio is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Engineer of IBM eSystems Networks. He was one of the founding and contributing engineers of Future IO (which merged with Next Generation IO to become InfiniBand), InfiniBand, iWARP (RDMA stack over TCP/IP), and iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA. With IBM since 1982, he has been responsible for systems I/O architecture, development, test, and support on System/36, AS/400, and RS/6000 systems. He holds several technical patents and invention disclosures relative to storage I/O, network I/O, interconnects, adapters, processors, and subsystems/devices. He has a BS in Electromagnetics/Electronics from the University of Illinois and a Finance MBA from the University of Minnesota.
About the Chairperson:
Anil Vasudeva is the founder and president of IMEX Research, a technology-markets research company specializing in next generation computing infrastructure, networked storage, networking, and end-to-end Internet technologies. A 25-year veteran of the computer industry. he has held marketing and engineering positions at Fujitsu, Destiny Technology, Ricoh, Amdahl, BusLogic/Mylex, and Memorex/Burroughs. He has been cited extensively in the technical press on high-performance storage and computing and has written articles for many magazines. He holds several patents and has spoken at many conferences.
Mr. Vasudeva holds an MSEE from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Santa Clara University. |
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8:30-9:45am
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Chairperson: Andy Norton, Cloudshield Technologies
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Session Description:
As 10 Gigabit Ethernet matures and moves rapidly to 40 Gb and 100 Gb, the market has shifted quite rapidly to an Ethernet everywhere model. From the backplanes of high performance telecom equipment to the backbones of some of the largest networks, Ethernet has replaced proprietary cell switching fabrics, venerable storage networking protocols and even resilient SONET long-hauls in favor of the more affordable and easy to interoperate Ethernet.
Ethernet everywhere introduces new challenges in today’s world of protecting our critical infrastructure, public safety and national security. The Internet has transformed our lives forever and we now see the call to secure our network infrastructure. High performance Ethernet networks require not only service quality but also security built-in from the ground up. Trusted Network Security Platforms built upon proven network capabilities are emerging. These platforms and network infrastructures will be based on Ethernet but introduce secure traditional and non-traditional computing blades delivering a strong foundation for our cyber security needs. From Secure boot strategies to encryption protocols, our networks are about to change forever, integrating secure communications and delivering the cyber security required to protect this critical infrastructure that we have come to depend on. |
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10:00-11:10am
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Chairperson: Samba Murthy, Independent Consultant
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11:20am-Noon
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Speaker: Brad Booth, Ethernet Alliance
Introducer: Claudio DeSanti, Cisco Systems
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While the world deals with tough economic times, one area is still seeing steady growth: Internet use. Fueled by more users everywhere, cheaper and more widely available means for people to be online and connect, the emergence of popular applications such as video sharing and social networking, and growing demand for high bandwidth applications, networks continue to expand. Ethernet, the only tried and true local area network technology, is surging to the forefront to bear the load as THE network infrastructure. We will look at emerging Ethernet technologies and how they will impact future networks.
About the Speaker:
Brad Booth is a Founder of the Ethernet Alliance and the Chair of its Board of Directors. The Ethernet Alliance is a consortium of over 80 vendors, universities, and industry and government professionals committed to the continued success and advancement of Ethernet technology.
Brad is also a Senior Principal Engineer for AMCC, where he drives alignment of strategic planning with industry initiatives and standards. He has been active in the standards area as an officer of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance and of several IEEE standards groups. He was recognized by Network World magazine in 2006 as one of the 50 most powerful people in networking. Brad has previous experience with Intel, PMC-Sierra, and Bell-Northern Research. About the Ethernet Alliance:
The Ethernet Alliance is a consortium of over 100 members including system and component vendors, industry experts, and university and government professionals who are committed to the continued success and expansion of Ethernet technology. The Alliance takes IEEE 802 Ethernet standards to market by supporting activities that span from incubation of new technologies to interoperability demonstrations, certification, and education. It serves the industry as a whole to assist with the on-going incubation, development, launch, and sustained support of Ethernet technologies. The Ethernet Alliance is designed to be an organization that will exist as long as Ethernet does.
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2:00-2:30pm
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Speaker: John D'Ambrosia, Force10 Networks and Chair of the IEEE P802.3ba 40GbE and 100GbE Task Force
Introducer: Jim Harrison, Electronic Products Magazine
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The demand for bandwidth has outpaced what 10GbE can deliver. Fueled by applications such as social networking and video transfers, the pervasive need for bandwidth permeates the entire Ethernet ecosystem from computing to network applications. The 40/100 GbE standards effort will provide the interconnect solution for the next generation of servers, switches, and backbones. The architecture is flexible and scalable with initial physical layer specifications based on either 10 lanes of 10Gb/s or 4 lanes of 25 Gb/s. We can expect to see continuing work in many areas to reduce costs, improve signal integrity, extend lengths, and allow for more configurations. Ethernet will continue to evolve, and judging from previous specifications, the 40/100 GbE standards will evolve for the next 10 years.
About the Speaker:
John D’Ambrosia is a Senior Scientist for Components Technology at Force10 Networks and Chair of the IEEE P802.3ba Task Force, which is driving the standards development process for 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet. He has been an active participant in the development of Ethernet-related technologies since 1999. John served as secretary for the IEEE 802.3ap Backplane Ethernet Task Force, and participated in the development of the 10 Gb Attachment Unit Interface (XAUI) for 10 Gigabit Ethernet. John also served as a director and secretary for the Ethernet Alliance, and was the chair of the XAUI Interoperability work group for the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance. He was secretary for the High Speed Backplane Initiative and chair of the Optical Internetworking Forum's Market Awareness and Education Committee. Before joining Force10, John was with Tyco Electronics for 17 years. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering Technology from Penn State and a Master’s in Engineering Management from National Technological University.
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2:30-3:00pm
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Speaker: Mike Banic, Vice President - Enterprise Marketing, Juniper Networks
Introducer: Michael Howard, Infonetics Research
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The advent of huge mega data centers to deliver compelling applications and services creates new demands for network capacity, availability, latency, security, automation, and economics. Besides meeting capacity needs with 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) and newly ratified standards for 40 or 100GbE, new and innovative network designs are necessary to meet all the technical requirements and improve networking economics. The result will be data centers that continue to deliver great user experiences while controlling the costs of new services at scale.
In his presentation, Mr. Banic will discuss the technology enablers for the new era of networking that is set to unleash a powerful set of services and applications, taking industries to new heights. He will also discuss how the networking industry will evolve over the next 18-24 months, looking beyond 10GbE and 40/100GbE technologies. About the Speaker:
With more than 20 years experience in the networking industry, Mike Banic brings a practical understanding of how technology can solve business problems to his position as Vice President, Enterprise Marketing at Juniper Networks, where he is responsible for the go-to-market strategy and programs of the company’s enterprise solutions. While at Juniper, Mr. Banic has also held several senior management positions, most recently Vice President of Marketing, leading the marketing efforts for Juniper's switching business. Previously, he served as Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Peribit Networks, and held leadership roles at Trapeze Networks, Rhapsody, Extreme Networks, and 3Com. Mr. Banic has also held systems engineering positions at Synernetics, Fibercom, and Artel Communications. He holds a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
About Juniper Networks
From devices to data centers, from consumers to the cloud, Juniper Networks delivers innovative software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. The company serves more than 30,000 customers and partners worldwide, and generated more than $3 billion in revenue over the last year. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.
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3:10-5:30pm
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Organizer: Chris Cole, Director, Finisar
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Course Description:
Core networking, servers, high-performance computing clusters, video delivery systems, and storage area networks all require ever-greater bandwidth. The new 40 Gb/s and 100 Gb/s Ethernet interfaces will meet these demands in a compatible, technically feasible, and cost-effective manner. This tutorial will summarize the standards’ objectives, outline progress being made in specifying the physical layer, optics, testing, cabling, and transport, and describe applications for the new standards. It will include the latest information from the task force working on the issues.
Intended Audience:
Network equipment and communications systems designers, design engineers, engineering and technical managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, telecom engineers, and data center managers and engineers
About the Organizer:
Chris Cole is a Director at Finisar, where he manages the development, standardization, and adoption of 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s optical technologies for telecom and datacom applications. He has extensive technical and management experience in the development of complex electronic systems in both consulting and senior staff roles. His focus has been on integrated circuits, signal processing, architecture, and system design for imaging and communication products.
He has previous experience with Acuson, Hughes Aircraft, Texas Instruments, Silicon Systems, Parallax Group, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He has many articles and patents in optics, signal processing, integrated circuits, ultrasound, and communications. He received his BSEE and MSEE from MIT. |
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3:10-5:30pm
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Organizer: Mike Bennett, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Course Description:
Soaring energy costs consume an ever-increasing part of the budget for data and telecom centers. Furthermore, dissipating large amounts of power has also become a significant burden, increasing both capital and operating expenses. Networks use a major part of the energy and dissipate a major amount of the power, hence reducing their energy use can produce substantial savings. This tutorial will describe how Ethernet can fit into the energy savings and power reduction picture. It will include coverage of government regulations, new technologies, and new approaches to making Ethernet systems more cost-effective and power-efficient.
Panel discussion with presenters.
Intended Audience:
Server designers, communications and networking equipment design engineers, storage equipment designers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, facilities engineers and managers, data center and telecom center managers.
About the Organizer:
Michael Bennett is a Senior Network Engineer at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Network World has recognized him as one of the most influential people in networking, a list dominated by leaders of networking and compute companies.
He is currently the chairperson of the IEEE P802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Task Force (which has recently issued Draft 1.1 of its specification), and was previously the Chair of the IEEE P802.3 Energy Efficient Ethernet Study Group.
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3:00-4:00pm
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Chairperson: Seamus Crehan, Dell'Oro Group
Paper Presenters:
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4:15-5:30pm
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Chairperson: Jim Harrison, Electronic Products Magazine
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7:30-9:00pm
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OPEN - Beer, Pizza and Chat with the Experts (featuring tables on specific subjects presided over by experts)
Organizers: Matthew Coakeley, Exar and Stan Mcclellan, Znyx Networks
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Course Description:
Want to discuss Ethernet and related topics in a safe, casual environment? Looking to satisfy your intellectual and physical hunger and thirst at the same time? Discuss a wide variety of subjects and ask questions from leading experts in specific areas. Table subjects include Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Carrier Ethernet, 10GbE, 40/100 GbE, storage over Ethernet, Ethernet in data centers, security, test equipment, power over Ethernet, cabling, market research, and high-speed design methods. Based on your specific interests, feel free to move from table to table during the session. Complementary beer, wine, soft drinks, and pizza are served to promote informality, encourage networking and generally keep people happy. The session emphasizes frequently asked questions, best practices, hints and warnings, major issues, and key products and standards. Come hungry for both pizza and tasty nuggets of practical knowledge!
Intended Audience:
Hardware designers, project engineers, software engineers, technology managers, communications systems and networking equipment designers, systems analysts and integrators, engineering managers, consultants, design specialists, design service providers, product managers, marketing communications specialists, communications engineers, and test engineers.
About the Organizers:
Matthew Coakeley is Technical Marketing Manager at Exar and was a key contributor to the product definition and architecture of the line of carrier class Ethernet transport ICs developed by Galazar Networks (acquired by Exar). He has 20 years of experience in telecommunications product design at the IC, board, and system level and has worked on PABX, optical communications, and cable modem systems. Matthew has a Bachelor of Engineering from Carleton University (Canada).
Stan McClellan is Chief Architect, Systems and Solutions and Vice President of Business Development at Znyx Networks. He has 20 years of industry experience in the telecommunications, enterprise, and defense industries including previous positions as Distinguished Technologist and Technical Director at Hewlett-Packard and Director of Applications Engineering at SBE. He has also been a technology and business consultant for companies such as BellSouth Communications, MCI/Worldcom, Cisco, 3Com, Alcatel, and Nortel.
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| Thursday, February 25th | ||
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8:30-11:10am
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Organizer: Sid Yenamandra, Plato Networks
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Course Description:
10GbE is moving rapidly into data centers in response to the need for more bandwidth, higher-speed connectivity, and new applications such as videoconferencing. This tutorial will review where 10GbE is today and where it is heading. It will focus on emerging technical solutions, methods for monitoring and managing 10GbE networks, and device deployment and testing.
Intended Audience:
Server designers, communications and networking equipment design engineers, storage equipment designers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, data center engineers and managers.
About the Organizer:
Sid Yenamandra is VP Marketing at Plato Networks, a developer of 10GBASE-T PHY solutions. He has extensive experience in the communications and storage industries, including being Senior Director Marketing and Systems Engineering at HiFn and Senior Director of Marketing and System Engineering for Exar. He co-founded PacketFX, a pioneer in WLAN and Metro Ethernet Switch IC's. Sid also led marketing efforts at Broadcom for their award-winning Enterprise Gigabit Ethernet Switching product line. He was instrumental in growing Broadcom's Enterprise Switch business to its market leadership position. He also held product management and hardware design positions at Mindspeed and Applied Materials. Sid has been a featured speaker at several leading technology conferences and has published over 20 technical articles and white papers. He was an early member of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance and received an Outstanding Contributor Award in 2001 for his efforts to advance 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies. Sid received degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley.
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8:30-11:10am
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Organizer: Chris Lyon, Executive Director, Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA) - Sponsored by Fibre Channel Industry Association
Chairperson: Tim Dales, VP and Senior Analyst, IT Brand Pulse
Instructors:
Panel on The Arrival of the New Data Center
Chairperson: Sergis Mushell, Gartner Group
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About the Organizer:
Chris Lyon is Executive Director of the Fibre Channel Industry Association, an international trade organization focused on Fibre Channel technology and infrastructure development. With FCIA for over eight years, Chris previously held marketing positions at Vixel, McDATA, Connex, and SAN Navigator. A Certified Association Executive (CAE), Chris holds a BA from LIFE Pacific College.
About the Chairperson:
Tim Dales is VP and Senior Analyst at IT Brand Pulse Labs, which specializes in providing independent, third party testing and lab reports about Unified Networking products. He has over 25 years experience in product management and technical sales of hardware, software and services at BakBone Software, Incentra Solutions, MTI, Emulex, MAI Systems, and AT&T.
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8:30-11:10am
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Organizer: Ray Mota, Managing Partner, ACG
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Course Description:
Ethernet is now emerging as the standard transport mechanism for carriers because of its widespread use and familiarity, strong technical basis, continuing advances, and compatibility with LANs and other networks. However, Ethernet needs enhancements to make it better suited to mission critical carrier networks. These changes involve many standards bodies, carrier trials, and system supplier innovations to handle applications such as E-LAN and E-LINE services, mobile video, and wireless backhaul.
This tutorial will provide an in-depth review of the state of the carrier Ethernet market. It will cover:
Intended Audience:
Communications and networking equipment design engineers, telecom engineers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, data center and telecom center managers.
About the Organizer:
Coming soon.
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8:30-9:45am
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Chairperson: Tom Burniece, Burniece Consulting Services
Ethernet is undergoing tremendous changes as it moves toward higher speeds, varied and more demanding applications, and uses throughout enterprises, telecommunications carriers, data centers, and other areas. This session allows users to sound off on the current state of Ethernet-based design and what improvements they feel would help advance the technology.
Speakers will focus on why they decided to focus on Ethernet, how they selected devices and tools, how the development process went, what problems they experienced, and what they would like to see from vendors in the future. They will also offer hints and warnings for those starting projects. The idea here is for users representing a wide variety of applications to share their experiences with both vendors and designers. Panelists:
About the Chairperson:
Tom Burniece is an independent business consultant with over 30 years experience in data storage and networking. He specializes in strategy formulation, business development, and strategic relationships, as well as doing due diligence for investors and mergers and acquisitions. He most recently served as CEO of iVivity, a storage semiconductor startup. He is currently on the Board of Advisors for several privately held companies. His previous experience includes being Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Copan Systems, Chairman of the Board of Ciprico, and CEO of Rutilus Software and Voelker Technologies. He has also been a senior executive at Maxtor, Digital Equipment, and Control Data. Tom holds a BEE from the University of Minnesota and an MSEE from Arizona State University. He is a graduate of MIT’s Sloan Senior Executive Program.
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10:00-11:10zm
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Chairperson: Matthew Coakeley, Exar
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11:20am-Noon
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Speaker: Silvano Gai, Cisco Fellow, Cisco Systems
Introducer: Frank Berry, IT Brand Pulse
Abstract:
Ethernet started out many years ago as a low-cost, best-efforts method for connecting small numbers of users. Today it is on the verge of becoming the standard means of communications within entire data centers, covering local and wide area networks, storage, telecom services, and other functions. What will it take for Ethernet to fulfill the ever-increasing demands of all these applications? How will we provide for higher speeds, transport mechanisms, huge numbers of nodes, retention of legacy networks and services, accounting usage, security, high availability, management, virtualization, low latency, and other needs? This talk will explore the trends in Ethernet deployment and outline the evolution of the standards that cope with them. It will include discussions of access and backbone layers, server virtualization, virtual machine motion, secure identification, unification with storage protocols, lossless Ethernet, data center requirements, and high performance computing.
About the Speaker:
Silvano Gai is a Cisco Fellow and an architect for such important Cisco products as the Catalyst 6000 family of network switches, the MDS family of storage networking switches, and the Nexus unified fabric switches. He has over 27 years of experience in computer engineering and computer networks. He is the author of several books and many technical publications on computer networking and is responsible for 30 issued patents and 50 patent applications. His current focus is on storage area network (SAN) virtualization and internetworking. He was previously a full professor of Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and a researcher at CNR (the Italian National Council for Scientific Research).
Silvano holds a Dr. Eng. in electronic engineering from Politecnico di Torino. He is also the manager of the FCOE.com Website. |
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2:00-3:20pm
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Organizer/Chairperson: Alan Weckel, Dell'Oro Group
Panelists:
Challenges of Monitoring 10G Ethernet Networks
Dan Joe Barry,VP Marketing, Napatech
Course Description:
10GbE is moving rapidly into data centers in response to the need for more bandwidth, higher-speed connectivity, and new applications such as videoconferencing. This tutorial will review where 10GbE is today and where it is heading. It will focus on emerging technical solutions, methods for monitoring and managing 10GbE networks, and device deployment and testing.
Intended Audience:
Server designers, communications and networking equipment design engineers, storage equipment designers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, data center engineers and managers.
About the Organizer:
Sid Yenamandra is VP Marketing at Plato Networks, a developer of 10GBASE-T PHY solutions. He has extensive experience in the communications and storage industries, including being Senior Director Marketing and Systems Engineering at HiFn and Senior Director of Marketing and System Engineering for Exar. He co-founded PacketFX, a pioneer in WLAN and Metro Ethernet Switch IC's. Sid also led marketing efforts at Broadcom for their award-winning Enterprise Gigabit Ethernet Switching product line. He was instrumental in growing Broadcom's Enterprise Switch business to its market leadership position. He also held product management and hardware design positions at Mindspeed and Applied Materials. Sid has been a featured speaker at several leading technology conferences and has published over 20 technical articles and white papers. He was an early member of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance and received an Outstanding Contributor Award in 2001 for his efforts to advance 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies. Sid received degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from University of California, Berkeley.
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2:00-3:20pm
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Chairperson: Blaine Kohl, Ethernet Alliance
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Session Description:
The Ethernet invasion is everywhere. This session will cover the prospects for Ethernet in the enterprise, among carriers, and in other areas as well. Topics will include:
About the Chairperson:
Blaine Kohl is Chief Marketing Officer for the Ethernet Alliance, an industry consortium she helped found. She was previously VP of Marketing for Tehuti Networks, a maker of 10 Gigabit Ethernet chips. She has also held marketing positions at Bandspeed, Intel, Jato Technologies, and Motorola. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from University of Texas and an MBA from Texas State University.
About the Panelists:
Ray Mota, Managing Partner, ACG
With 25+ years experience in the telecommunications industry, Dr. Ray Mota brings a talent for complex technical and critical thinking and provides strategic direction, sharp analysis, and expert advice on networking issues, specializing in design, implementation, and troubleshooting. Ray has previous experience with Aberdeen Group, ManageAll, Micros-To-Mainframes, Advanced Technology Group, and Eastman Kodak. He has been a guest lecturer and speaker at many events, and his commentaries and analysis have been widely published in such outlets as The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, CNN Money, Forbes, Fortune, and the New York Times. Jag Bolaria, Senior Analyst, Linley Group
Jag Bolaria is a senior analyst at The Linley Group. During more than 20 years in the communication and PC semiconductor industries, he defined and launched products that have generated billion-dollar revenues and shipped more than 100 million units. He has spoken at many industry conferences and has written articles for EDN and other magazines. He was previously Director of Network Systems and Validation and Director of Marketing for Chipsets at Intel. He holds a B.S. in Electronics with honors from the University of Salford. Frank Berry, President, IT Brand Pulse
Frank Berry is CEO of IT Brand Pulse, a company that survey end users to determine their perception of vendor, product and new technology leadership. The company also provides industry analysis and delivers market share reports for select technology arenas. Before founding IT Brand Pulse, Mr. Berry was vice president of corporate marketing for QLogic and vice president of worldwide marketing for the ATL division of Quantum. Anil Vasudeva, President, IMEX Research
Anil Vasudeva is the founder and president of IMEX Research & Consulting, a technology-markets research company specializing in next generation computing infrastructure, network storage, networking and end-to-end Internet technologies. A 25-year veteran of the computer industry, he has previous experience with Fujitsu, Ricoh, Amdahl, BusLogic/Mylex, and Memorex. He has written many marketing reports and articles for many magazines, holds several US patents, and has been an invited speaker at many conferences. Mr. Vasudeva has an MSEE from the University of Arizona and an MBA from Santa Clara University. Rajan Varadarajan, Head of Advisory Services and Director of Hardware Portfolio Research at Primary Global Research
Rajan Varadarajan is the Head of Advisory Services at PGR and the Director of Hardware Portfolio Research. He has over 20 years hands-on experience in the electronics industry covering a wide range of technology issues such as semiconductor device development, component, card and system test, and quality and reliability. Previously, he was the Director of Operations Engineering at Procket Networks, responsible for product engineering, components, manufacturing engineering, reliability, and test development. Before that, he was a program manager at Cisco Systems responsible for test strategy development and implementation. He has also held Senior Engineering position at 3COM, Maxtor, and IBM. Michael Howard, Principal Analyst and Co-Founder Infonetics Research
Michael Howard has over 40 years of communications industry experience, including 20 years in market research. He is recognized worldwide as a leading expert in emerging markets, service provider network market trends, and user buying patterns. He is also a consultant to startups, service providers, manufacturers, and the investment community, focusing on market opportunities, due diligence, positioning, product development, business plans, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the author of a book on Carrier Ethernet and is a popular speaker at industry events around the world. He is frequently quoted in trade and business press outlets such as Business Week, CNN Money, Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He holds a BS in Mathematics from UC Berkeley. |
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2:00-5:00pm
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Organizers: Brian Berg, President, Berg Software Design and Claudio DeSanti, Destinguished Engineer / Server Access and Virtualization Business Unit, Cisco Systems
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Course Description:
Most data centers today use Fibre Channel as their primary storage interface and Ethernet as their primary network interface. This requires maintaining two network infrastructures, each with associated deployment and management costs. One way to reduce costs would be to consolidate the I/O subsystem over a single interface. Several efforts have been made in the past to do this with limited success. The problem was that they did not allow for easy integration with the installed base of Fibre Channel components. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is a direct mapping defined by the INCITS T11 Technical Committee. Since it provides seamless integration between Ethernet and Fibre Channel infrastructures, many experts believe it can serve as the basis for successful I/O consolidation. This tutorial will introduce the FCoE technology, explain its value proposition in the data center, describe its current status, and discuss what must happen for it to succeed.
Intended Audience:
Storage equipment and storage systems designers, communications and networking equipment design engineers, engineering managers, hardware designers, embedded software engineers, test engineers, product marketing managers and engineers, marketing and sales managers, network engineers, and data center managers and engineers
About the Organizers:
Brian Berg is President of Berg Software Design, a consulting organization offering software design and expert witness services. Brian has extensive experience with storage area networks, flash memory, Fibre Channel, and USB. He has been a project leader, software developer, industry analyst, technical marketer, technical writer, and expert witness. He has been a speaker or chairperson at over 50 conferences. He has also worked extensively with intellectual property and patents, particularly in the storage arena. He holds a BS degree from Pacific Lutheran University and has done graduate work at Stanford University.
Claudio DeSanti is a Distinguished Engineer in the Advanced Architectures & Research organization in Cisco. He represents Cisco in several National and International Standards Bodies, such as INCITS Technical Committee T11, IEEE 802.1, IETF, and in industry associations. He is Vice Chairman of the INCITS T11 Technical Committee, Chairperson of various working groups, including FC-BB-5, where FCoE is developed, and technical editor of different standards, including IEEE 802.1Qbb. He is author of several patents and international publications, including ten RFCs in IETF and other standards in the American National Standard Institute. He received many honors and awards, including the INCITS 2008 Technical Excellence Award, the INCITS 2007 Team Award, and the INCITS 2006 Gene Milligan Award for Effective Committee Management.
Claudio's research interests include network protocols, storage networking, routing, and security. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa, Italy. |
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3:40-5:00pm
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Chairperson: Jag Bolaria, Linley Group
Where is Ethernet heading? When will FCoE happen and where will be the first deployments? How will Carrier Ethernet roll out in the Metro and WAN? What role will Ethernet play in mobile backhaul? How will data center bridging technologies roll out? How will 40GbE and 100GbE roll out? When will we see terabit Ethernet? Will copper implementations continue to ever higher speeds? Will Ethernet migrate to fiber everywhere? How is the industry addressing latency of Ethernet implementations? These are some of the questions this panel will discuss with topics ranging from the next generation to space implementations.
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About the Chairperson:
Jag Bolaria is a senior analyst at The Linley Group. During more than 20 years in the communication and PC semiconductor industries, he defined and launched products that have generated billion-dollar revenues and shipped more than 100 million units. Jag has written many reports, spoken at several industry conferences, and written several application notes and articles.
Before joining The Linley Group, Jag was the director of network systems and validation for Intel’s Ethernet components. In this role, he worked directly with major customers including Cisco, Nortel, Lucent, D-Link, and Hewlett-Packard. He was also director of marketing for chip sets in Intel’s PC division and held positions in Intel’s communications group in technical marketing, product marketing, strategic marketing, and marketing management. Jag began his career as an R&D engineer with Standard Telecom Labs (STL), then the research arm of ITT in the U.K. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics, with honors, from the University of Salford. |
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3:40-5:00pm
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Chairperson: Steve Leibson, EDN Magazine
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