From Nova-Network to Neutron and Beyond: A Look at OpenStack Networking

Presentation Abstract:

OpenStack is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform developed by the Open Source community and is designed to provide orchestration for building clouds on the fly. OpenStack allows virtual machines to be spun up in dynamic environments and benefits from the contributions of thousands of developers working on several components including but not limited to compute, networking, and storage.

In this talk, we will talk a stroll down memory lane from a networking perspective. We will recall the early stages of Nova-Networking, how it evolved to Neutron today, and look at what to expect in the future of OpenStack networking. We will discuss the network functionality and its shortcomings over the evolution of Neutron. Let’s network!

Presenter Bio:

Cynthia Thomas (@ctinsf) is a member of the Systems Engineering team at Midokura. She enjoys highlighting the emerging technologies in network virtualization as application needs evolve. Her background in networking hardware spans from Telco, Data Center, and Campus/Enterprise solutions during her days at Alcatel-Lucent and Brocade. She studied Engineering at Queen’s University in Canada and moved to the Bay Area to immerse herself in California’s technology culture.

Tentative Agenda:

7:00PM – Food, drinks, chatting

7:30 – Welcome

7:35 – Session on From Nova-Network to Neutron and Beyond: A Look at OpenStack Networking

8:15 to 9:30 – Session is complete, more eating, drinking, mingling.