5G, AI and Machine Learning and Zero Touch Automation

April's Meet Up of Out of the Box Network Developers will focus on 5G, AI, Machine Learning and Automation with Zero-touch. Topics will include Network Edge and Access Eco system, Network slicing, AI in the network and zero touch and more.

Pre-register on the EventBright site - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5g-ai-and-machine-learning-tickets-44261769143. Pre-registering will make check-in smoother, and you'll be entered into a drawing for a Google Home Mini as a thank you.

Agenda:

12:30 PM Check-in

1:00 PM Welcome

1:10 PM Network Slicing (Tetsuya Nakamura, Cable Labs)

The talk outlines an overview of network slicing use case in cable industry, which includes DOCSIS RemotePHY, vCCAP(virtualized Converged Cable Access Platform) and small cell integration.

1:45 PM Intel Powered AI Applications for Telco (Tong Zhang, Intel)

In this talk, Tong will start with the current landscape and typical use cases of Artificial Intelligence applications in the Telco domain. Then, she will introduce Intel’s strategy and products for Network AI, including our focus areas, our hardware portfolio, software stacks, roadmaps and some case studies.

3:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in the Network (Wes Jensen/Osamah Mohammed Ali, Netrolix)

Learn how artificial intelligence impacts performance, security, compute, and resources within the network.

6:00 PM Welcome Back

6:10 PM Implications, Challenges and Principles of Zero-Touch Management Environments (Alex Vul, Intel)

Use of zero-touch management environments requires a paradigm shift in terms of how core management capabilities are delivered, deployed and utilized for the purpose of network service and infrastructure management. In this talk we will examine several key implications and challenges presented by use of zero-touch management practices. We will also propose a set of core architectural principles for design and operation of zero-touch management systems.

6:55 PM Using Microservices Architecture and Patterns to Address Applications Requirements on MEC (Prem Sankar Gopannan, Principal Architect, Ericsson and Prakash Ramchandran, Principal Architect, Dell Technologies)

Edge Computing Infrastructure needs to be closer to end-user yet provide ability to offload compute from End user devices for apps such that it can manage both real-time and lossless applications. MEC architecture is inherently complex and of several challenges; state management of applications is key. This talk focuses on aspects of microservices patterns, container workload and persistent stores to address and improve application latency, to match SLAs with use cases like AR; extending home gateway to pole gateway for IoT and address optimization techniques needed for the same.

7:40 PM Introduction to the Network Edge and Access Ecosystem (Orla Mooney, Intel)

8:10 PM Idea Roulette/Prizes

8:30 PM Adjourn

Check back often for updates and schedule changes. And, don't forget to pre-register on the EventBright site - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/5g-ai-and-machine-learning-tickets-44261769143. Pre-registering will make check-in smoother, and you'll be entered into a drawing for a Google Home Mini as a thank you.

If you have suggestions for topics or would to submit a proposal yourself, please contact Sujata or Michelle for consideration. Your ideas and input are always welcome.