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Develop your service provisioning skills on the 7750 SR through a series of lab exercises in this 3.5-hour expert-led workshop from the Nokia Service Routing Certification (SRC) Program. 

You’ll have the chance to configure various IP/MPLS service components at your own pace, including:

• Routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPF)
• MPLS (RSVP-TE, LDP)
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 services (ePipe, VPLS, IES, VPRN)

This workshop is intended for network engineers, those preparing for the NRS II lab exam, or anyone with an IP/MPLS background who wants to put their knowledge into practice. Attendees must bring a laptop to participate.

The network engineer’s role is changing, and automation knowledge is becoming an essential skill for success. During this instructor-led primer on SR OS and model-driven management, participants will gain the knowledge and practical skills they need to address a topic of their choosing in the afternoon hackathon.  

The network engineer’s role is changing, and automation knowledge is becoming an essential skill for success. During this instructor-led primer on SR Linux and model-driven management, participants will gain the knowledge and practical skills they need to address a topic of their choosing in the afternoon hackathon.  

The network engineer’s role is changing, and automation knowledge is becoming an essential skill for success. During this instructor-led primer on the Network Services Platform (NSP), participants will gain the knowledge and practical skills they need to address a topic of their choosing in the afternoon hackathon.

Start your journey toward optical network automation with an overview of network automation applications and areas that can benefit from automation. Next, we will cover the Nokia optical network automation ecosystem, consisting of several critical building blocks for eight essential use cases. After that, you will learn how to make these use cases possible by adopting a set of standard enablers, such as interfaces, protocols, and models for representing and encoding the accessible data.  We’ll introduce the four most popular use cases: service provisioning, bandwidth on demand and calendaring, optimization and analysis, and analytics. You will see which building blocks are needed to support each of these use cases and how the building blocks are connected to enable the necessary communications to enable these applications.

AI has taken center stage in the tech world and compelled organizations to look carefully at the business value this powerful tool can (and cannot) deliver. At the vortex of this storm is the AI infrastructure and its crucial networking component. In this workshop, we will bring you a story of how we imagined a user can create business value from an in-house AI training and inference. We then expand this conversation to take you through the journey to scale these operations using Network as the key enabler, tackling critical infrastructure challenges on the way. Join us for a no-sales, all-technology conversation about this space.

Join us for an immersive experience in our exhibition, where a vast array of demonstrations awaits your discovery.

According to salary.com, the average pay for a Network Engineer in US is $92,786 – while a Network Security Engineer gets paid $145,963.  Want to add DDoS Security to your skills set? Or update your DDoS Security knowledge from last year’s bootcamp? This session is right for you!

In this interactive workshop, you will learn from Deepfield experts new threats and trends in the DDoS landscape and how you can use Deepfield to protect your network against all types of DDoS attacks including application-floods, carpet-bomb attacks and other DDoS threats. We will also share exciting updates to Nokia Deepfield portfolio, such as the new Nokia 7750 DMS-1-24D scrubber. The session will be divided in two parts, being the second one where we will do live demos.

This session will be delivered in Spanish only.

Learn how new technologies and evolving trends in LATAM networks will enable you to overcome your growth and scale challenges. Understand how AI will reshape data center networks and take you to a new era of automation and self-managed networks.

For utility customers only!

Join us for an insightful workshop that will bring industry experts and utility professionals together to discuss utility networking challenges and practical applications for enhancing the reliability, safety, and efficiency of your operations. We will feature several utility speakers presenting about topics such as Line Differential Protection with ADC and Multipath, Segment Routing with EVPN Evolution, and more. The primary audience for the workshop will be utility professionals but we also welcome participation from industry professionals and stakeholders in the utility segment.

During this session, participants from the three morning primer sessions will come together to tackle practical hands-on activities in a range of curated topic areas. Our aim is to challenge participants and enhance their knowledge regardless of their prior experience. 

After a full day of workshops and hachathons, we invite you up to the exhibition to forge connections and embrace the spirit of the SReXperts and Wavelengths community.  Join us for an evening filled with great conversations, delicious food, and opportunities to connect with fellow professionals all while getting a closer look at all the demonstrations prepared for you.

Join your host, Mike Mangino, and discover how the latest Nokia IP and optical technology can help you amplify your network for the AI era. This session will include a synopsis of the coming day and things you need to know. You’ll probably hear some really bad jokes, too. 

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Leslie Shannon will survey the landscape of emerging AI technology in the consumer and enterprise realms. Join this session to hear about intriguing applications of AI technology and some of the implications for network infrastructure.   

Join us for an exploration of the dynamic evolution of IP and optics integration over the past year, focusing on the latest advancements and innovations in this critical technology area. We’ll examine the practical experiences of customers that have deployed our integrated solutions, sharing valuable lessons learned from real-world implementations. You’ll gain insights into customer challenges and successes and emerging best practices. 

Hear about our latest hardware developments as we evolve our IP Networks portfolio to meet the demands of the AI era. Jeff will show you how new hardware and technologies such as 800GE and quantum-safe networking will ensure that your network is ready for tomorrow. 

IP service delivery is evolving quickly. To meet current needs and prepare for future AI-driven growth, you need an extensible software framework that will keep you ahead of the curve.  Join Rudy for a session that covers the key software advancements in our industry-leading SR OS and SR Linux network operating systems. 

Discover how our EVPN technology is helping the world's largest internet exchange provider (IXP) overcome critical scalability, control and stability challenges. We’ll show you why NIC.br chose EVPN as the ideal solution for addressing its growth projections and challenges, evolving to 400G/800G ports, and ensuring a robust and efficient infrastructure for the future. 

Discover how the Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) simplifies the operations of multivendor networks. In this session, you’ll see how intent-based and model-driven approaches allow you to decouple network innovation from service evolution. We’ll also show you how we’re breaking down barriers with an AI assistant and a customized NSP for mission-critical networks..

Explore the skills and certifications you need to build a solid foundation for AI integration in your organization. Join this session to discover how we can help you learn practical strategies and gain credentials that will drive your AI initiatives forward. 

Join us for an immersive experience in our exhibition, where a vast array of demonstrations awaits your discovery.

Our hardware portfolio continues to grow, so we thought that a refresher on products and placement would be helpful. Join Jeff and Denis as they explain the network placement and key features for each platform in our IP routing and switching portfolio. This session provides a baseline for new Nokia IP portfolio users or existing users who want to know what else our portfolio offers. 

In our plenary session, we told you about some new and exciting additions to the 7750 SR family. In this session, Jeff and James will take a deeper dive into the new hardware and software capabilities we have added and explain the benefits they bring to your 7750 SR deployments. 

The 7250 IXR family continues to grow to meet the needs of IP access, aggregation and broadband backhaul services. Alp and Pierre will tell you about the key new features of the 7250 IXR family and new software capabilities that drive access/aggregation and backhaul deployments. 

Last year we announced the FPcx-based 7730 SXR to the world. Many customers want to know how our first SR Linux-powered Service Interconnect Router will supercharge the IP access, aggregation and edge domains. In this session, Alp and Pierre will highlight the extensibility of the 7730 SXR hardware and software, taking a deep dive into the innovations enabled by FPcx and SR Linux.

Discover how recent innovations in our Broadband Network Gateway support ubiquitous broadband in a cost-effective and secure way with different access types (fixed and fixed-wireless access), deployment architectures and platform options. 

The live streaming of sporting events presents unique challenges. Consumers expect lightning-fast channel switching, ultra-low latency comparable to broadcast TV and uninterrupted, reliable streaming. Join this session to learn how the award-winning Nokia CDN for live video streaming solution delivers on these expectations. You’ll see how it works over any access network and offers optimized capabilities for IPTV and OTT on a single platform. This includes support for a variety of video profiles and codecs, any audio codec, and conditional access systems. 

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, internet gateways serve as critical points of entry and exit for network traffic, making them prime targets for cyber threats. Join this breakout presentation and discover the essentials of securing, optimizing and scaling internet gateways to mitigate risks and reduce peering costs. 

Discover industry best practices for hardening your Nokia network operating systems (NOSs). We’ll show you how to apply a defense-in-depth approach at the hardware and software layers and how we enable integrated silicon-layer security. 

Join us to explore real-world customer deployment scenarios that show how the Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP) empowers you to navigate the complexities of modern networks with confidence and agility. From managing heterogeneous networks with ease to accelerating service provisioning and ensuring continuous SLA compliance, moving to NSP clears your path to more efficient, automated operations. 

Discover how NSP uses AI to help you analyze, simplify and make smarter decisions when operating your network. We’ll show you how new GenAI capabilities redefine the NSP user interface, simplify complex tasks and augment the expertise of operations staff. We’ll also demonstrate how NSP can improve network reliability by predicting potential disruptions and accelerate troubleshooting if problems occur. 

Join us to learn how NSP unifies the operator experience across Nokia routers running in classic and model-driven modes, new SR Linux-based routers (e.g., 7730 SXR) and routers from third-party vendors. We’ll show you a seamless experience that spans various network equipment types and domains and key functional areas such as intent-based device configuration management, service fulfilment and service assurance. Operators can enjoy the increased flexibility of NSP’s integrated capabilities that can be customized for networks of any size and scale. 

Find out how the programmability of our Network Services Platform (NSP) can accelerate automation activities in network-wide operations. We’ll share compelling practical use case examples for network configuration, assurance and analytics. We’ll also show you how intents and workflows can be easily programmed using Microsoft VS Code.  

Discover how SR Linux, the market’s most modern network operating system (NOS), drives innovation across planning, deployment, operations and engineering. Learn how SR Linux enables network engineers and operators to achieve end-to-end automation and embrace latest technology trends while delivering networks that provide mission-critical reliability and simple operations. 

Explore the SR Linux network operating system (NOS) using modern tools like gNMI/gRPC and JSON-RPC. Gain in-depth knowledge of how to customize the CLI and enable streaming telemetry. Discover advanced features such as the Event Handling Framework and NetOps Development Kit (NDK). 

Take a deep dive into gRPC and see how it is used to create the client¬-server infrastructure and the services available in SR OS and SR Linux. This session will start with fundamentals, exploring proto and simple code-based client/server development. We’ll then move on to the functionality available in our network operating systems, including streaming telemetry and operational activities.

Explore the practical aspects of implementing SR Linux using modern toolsets. This session explains how you can operationalize SR Linux with use cases including software upgrade, TLS certificate management, event handling and more. 

Mike Mangino welcomes all SReXperts Americas 2024 partipants back for the final day.

Join us for a two-part session on AI-based cyber threats and how Nokia is using AI to help network operators respond to them. Trini will present "The Dark Side of AI," focusing on its transformative potential and associated risks. You’ll learn about AI's cybersecurity dangers and Nokia's strategies for mitigating them, including network security, DDoS protection and quantum-safe networking (QSN). Craig will present “Stop DDoS in the blink of an AI," which focuses on the increasing complexity of the DDoS threat landscape, dominated by insecure IoT devices, botnets and new threats such as residential proxies. You’ll learn about Nokia's response, which combines analytics, machine learning and compute power to tackle advanced DDoS attacks. 

Join us for an exclusive inside look at Stealth Communications’ advanced cybersecurity and AI-driven operations. This session will delve into Stealth Communications’ role in protecting critical infrastructure, with a focus on how they leverage cutting-edge technology and AI to safeguard both subsea and underground communication infrastructure. Attendees will gain unique insights into Stealth Communications’ Command & Control Center, exploring its integral part in cyber defense, offensive activities, electronic warfare, and intelligence gathering. The presentation will also highlight real-world examples of how Stealth Communications’ cybersecurity measures and physical security force work together to counter threats from foreign adversaries. This session is ideal for those interested in the intersection of cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure protection, offering a glimpse of how these elements come together in a highly specialized environment.

Data Center lead Mike Bushong will be joined by Product Management lead Bruce Wallis in a discussion  of Nokia’s newest product in the data center operations space. The  presentation will highlight the latest product announcement and showcase it in a live demo featuring everyday tasks designed to bridge from theory to practice.

As we near the end of the plenary sesions we invite you to join us for a special closing session—a moment of reflection, celebration, and inspiration.  Will you be the lucky one in our prize drawing?

Join us for an immersive experience in our exhibition, where a vast array of demonstrations awaits your discovery.

Our IP networking portfolio for data center fabrics continues to grow. Join David and Bharath for a tour of the latest hardware and SR Linux software capabilities on the 7250/7220 IXR and 7215 IXS and learn how they provide the right switching foundations for data center compute and AI workloads. 

The dramatic rise of generative AI is driving hyperscalers and enterprises to optimize their data centers for new training and inference workloads. Maximizing GPU efficiency is paramount and the underlying network interconnect between GPU servers is a key factor. At the switching layer, Ethernet is gaining traction over Infiniband. This presentation will summarize ROCEv2 and preview the work of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC). It will also show how existing and upcoming features of the SR Linux network operating system can help prevent congestion in data center topologies that support AI/ML workloads. 

In this session, we will explore the latest EVPN extensions from IETF, new SR OS features for service providers, and the exciting new and comprehensive suite of EVPN services in SR Linux. These advancements transcend specific network areas and empower service providers and data center operators with greater efficiency, scalability and revenue opportunities. We’ll also look at the groundbreaking new 7730 SXR platform, which has joined the EVPN revolution. 

We are seeing a growing interest in SRv6 and its emerging role in edge data center and IPv6 backbone use cases.

Join us to learn more about these use cases and explore key new SRv6 features implemented in SR OS. We’ll share a few best practices for introducing SRv6 and achieving seamless interworking with MPLS/SR-MPLS network domains.

Discover our roadmap and solution for end-to-end quantum-safe key distribution and transport encryption. We’ll explain how our FP5 encryption technology and SR OS key distribution solutions enable you to protect your IP, SRV6 and MPLS flows from current and future quantum threats without changing your network design or sacrificing your SLAs.

This discussion will introduce you to the coolest OAM features on the planet!

Join this breakout session to find out more about link delay technology and applications. We’ll talk about how link delay supports OAM and brings additional KPIs into your network. We’ll also show you how your distributed or centralized routing engine uses these measurements in a consumable way and allows you to architect diverse value-added network services. 

In this presentation, we explore the Nokia NSP automation cycle. We start by designing policies for VPN services and traffic engineering, defining network behavior through intents. These intents are deployed to manage VPNs and optimize resources using PCE policies. We analyze telemetry data to identify improvements, following a closed-loop approach where adjustments are made to intents and VPN configurations based on utilization data. Kafka and Workflows trigger changes throughout the cycle. Finally, we showcase a use case highlighting how optimization and automated adjustments are achieved using containerLab and Kubernetes.

Discover how you can improve operational efficiency and accelerate service provisioning while meeting your SLA commitments. In this session, we’ll explore the principles and building blocks of an agile metro interconnect network. The technologies and routers are ready. Are you? 

Learn about the NSP tools for configuration management and service management that can be used to set up network infrastructure, validate the service configurations and deploy on the network. Explore the path computation engine (PCE) of NSP, which is used in the automation loop for optimization. Finally, learn about the NSP Transport Slicing Controller's role in enhancing SLA guarantees.

Find out how K2 and Nokia used the FP-based filtering capabilities of the 7750 routers to develop a business model for implementing a highly efficient network-based DDoS mitigation solution. The Deepfield Defender-based DDoS solution significantly outperforms market alternatives, effectively protecting K2's network against the latest generations of threats. It also converts OPEX into revenue by eliminating the need for cloud-based mitigations and allowing K2 to sell "clean pipe" connectivity to its transit customers.

Discover how you can use the Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence and Subscriber Intelligence products to gain customer behavior insights that will help you make operational and business decisions. Andrew will explain how Cloud Intelligence can help you optimize traffic delivery to improve performance and customer satisfaction. He will also show you how Subscriber Intelligence can drive marketing decisions that will improve customer interaction, reduce churn and increase new product adoption. 

This session explores industry-standard approaches to designing and deploying network architectures in data centers, with an emphasis on enhancing performance, scalability and reliability to accommodate modern workloads. 

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Standards, architectures, techniques, and best practices for AI deployments are evolving nearly real-time. The Ultra Ethernet Consortium is a wide-ranging, multi-vendor effort to enhance not only the Ethernet standard, but the underlying protocols and services that make AI and HPC workloads sing. Alongside this, we investigate how real estate and energy challenges lead us to a world of ‘Federated AI’, aggregating capacity across geographies to create super clusters through smart and efficient communications networks.
 

In this session, we bring to you the Networking lens to setting up and managing on-prem HPC-AI clusters with an eye to cost, power and extensibility optimizations. We will talk about motivations to house on-prem core and edge clusters, how the networking requirements get defined for it, and the factors that influence its design. During this process, we will also consider ways to optimize cost and power consumption of the network. As the natural outcome of this understanding, we will look at some of the architectural options and how they weigh against each other.

Join this session to discover how modern, targeted automation can transform your data center operations. We’ll show you how next-gen automation and KPIs can help you achieve networking agility and flexibility, enhance business effectiveness and significantly reduce costs. Our approach boosts productivity for IT staff and line-of-business employees and delivers dramatic cost reductions compared to legacy data center environments. Don't miss out on this opportunity to drive your business forward efficiently 

Discover a modern automation platform that delivers simple, assured, adaptable and scalable data center network operations. This session will highlight our comprehensive toolkit for Day 0 design, Day 1 deployment, and Day 2+ operations.

Today many electrical utilities are replacing legacy SONET/SDH infrastructure with IP/MPLS networks that can support and simplify challenging transmission and distribution automation use cases. We’ll show you how technologies such as Path Computation Element (PCE) and path profile attribute when combined with active multipath framework (AMP) can help you optimize teleprotection operations, provide the highest reliability and enable seamless switchover for teleprotection communications.

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Discover how the new Network Services Platform (NSP) for Enterprise uses a purpose-built user experience to streamline your network operations. You’ll see how simplified workflows enable reduced OPEX and shorter troubleshooting intervals for enterprises ranging from utilities to research and education networks. We will also look at new platform offerings to simplify deployment and ensure efficient use of resources.

More and more power utilities are interested in putting Network Test Automation (NTA) to work. Join this session and discover how NTA can help utilities simplify the deployment of network solutions. Southern California Edison’s Matt Diebel will explain how his company uses NTA to drive traffic generators, ensure test execution and automate report generation, including screen capture and log analysis. You’ll learn how the light and customizable framework of NTA can help you automate any manual test case and speed up service acceptance.

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See you again next year!