Cyan Executives To Speak on SDN, NFV and Packet-Optical Networking Trends at Upcoming March Conferences
PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyan (NYSE:CYNI), a leading provider of software-defined networking (SDN) and packet-optical solutions for network operators, today announced that Cyan Chief Technology Officer, Steve West, and Chief Marketing Officer, Joe Cumello, will be presenting at upcoming March 2014 conferences including Open Networking Summit, OFC 2014, and COMPTEL Plus Spring 2014 Convention and Expo.
“Cutting
the Gordian Knot"
Open Networking Summit: Tuesday,
March 4, 2:30 – 4:00 PM
Santa Clara Convention Center &
Hyatt, Grand Ballroom G
Cyan CTO, Steve West, will discuss how
multi-layer SDN is breaking the deadlock between hardware, protocols and
network software. This Technology Track presentation is part of the
“Application Driven SDN” session, which focuses on demonstrating how
end-user applications can program an SDN environment to automate network
functions such as quality of service (QoS), traffic engineering,
diagnostics, and more.
“Does
SDN Spell the End for GMPLS?”
OFC 2014: Sunday, March 9,
4:30 - 7:30 PM
Moscone Center, San Francisco, Room 132
Generalized
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) multi-layer control plane
standards have been under development and extension for over a decade,
being deployed in single vendor domains of optical switches, but never
reaching the original goal of unifying the control of packet and optical
networks. Now, software-defined networking has captured the attention of
the packet and optical industries with a different approach to
controlling the multi-layer network. Cyan CTO, Steve West, and workshop
participants will explore carrier, vendor and research community views
in a debate on the future of optical and multi-layer control plane.
“Software
Defined Networking: How Carriers Can Gain Maximum Advantage”
COMPTEL
Plus Spring 2014 Convention and Expo: Monday, March 17, 10:15 – 11:00 AM
Aria
Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Software-defined networking
(SDN) has gained momentum and holds great promise to change the way
carriers operate their networks. During this session, Cyan Chief
Marketing Officer, Joe Cumello, will join panelists in explaining the
fundamentals of SDN and discuss how carriers can leverage this new
approach.
For more information on upcoming Cyan events, visit: http://www.cyaninc.com/company/news-room/events.
About Cyan
Cyan enables network transformation. The company’s software-defined network (SDN) solutions deliver orchestration, agility, and scale to networks, that until now, have been static and hardware driven. Serving carriers, enterprises, governments, and data centers globally, Cyan’s open platforms provide multi-vendor control and visibility to network operators, making service delivery more efficient and profitable. Cyan solutions include the award-winning Blue Planet SDN software and Z-Series packet-optical transport platforms. For more information, please visit www.cyaninc.com or follow Cyan on Twitter at twitter.com/CyanNews.