The Jabberwocky of Network Cloudification

Abstract
During the last decade we have witnessed the evolution of networks to incorporate and adapt to cloud technologies. The first steps were self-evident, focused on control and data plane separation, control programmability (with SDN), and the use of cloud-based versions of the functions in the control plane (with NFV). But these first steps led to the evolution of networks into pervasive infrastructures, able to dynamically adapt to different workloads and usage patterns while being sustainable in economical and ecological terms. These new challenges require a radical rethinking of how networks are built, operated and used. And simply offloading functionality to “the cloud” will not be enough. New times will require a new approach to how the network and its services evolve into a cloud-like environment, and converge with current cloud infrastructures and services.

About the Speaker
Dr. Diego R. Lopez joined Telefonica I+D in 2011 as a Senior Technology Expert, and is currently in charge of the Technology Exploration activities within the GCTIO Unit. Before joining Telefónica he spent some years in the academic sector, dedicated to research on network services, and was appointed member of the High-Level Expert Group on Scientific Data Infrastructures by the European Commission. Diego is currently focused on applied research in network infrastructures, with a special emphasis on virtualization, data-driven management, new architectures, and security. Diego is an ETSI Fellow and chairs the ETSI ISGs ZSM (on network automation) and PDL (on distribute ledger technologies), and the NOC of ETSI ISG NFV.
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