SDN Summit 2013 - Software Defined Networks

Key Topics

• Will SDN drive the era of commodity network hardware and what does it mean for the carriers?
• Key architectural choices and burning issues with SDN
• Service strategies of Internet and Cloud providers
• Software Defined Data Center and how will it impact the network hardware
• The role of APIs in SDNs and level of abstraction these APIs need to provide
• The role of overlays and VPNs in SDN and network virtualization
• Is OpenFlow an integral part of SDN ?
• Is SDN the only solution for automation ? Or are there other valid architectural approaches to achieve the same benefits in terms of agility and operational efficiencies ?
• Management tools required in the context of SDN
• The issues with respect to application deployment in the context of SDNs. What kind of intelligence is required from the network?