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Topics & Show Notes
Tagging vs Flow mapping
- OpenFlow+ vs MPLS/PCEP/NSH
- overlays and native flow management
- ie LISP, Segment Routing,
- No longer packet by packet, all protocols are flows – TCP – TCP
Named Data Networking
http://named-data.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Named_data_networking
The gap between service providers and the enterprise in networking
- Scale/simplicity vs Feature density
- Core Performance vs Function Density
Network Architectures
- wifi / mobility
- 5G
- peering architectures
Cheaper to transport the bit or produce the bit
Open Source
- where are we now
- have things progressed
Overlay VPNs
The Future of QoS
- Is it possible when everything is Internet ?
- Does QoS work.
IP Multicast
- why are we bothering with IP Multicast in 2015 ?
- the rise of streaming video and CDN is killing the concept of point-to-multipoint
Whitebox/Whitebrand/Merchant Silicon
- any comments on how this will play out ?
The rise of x86 for network appliances.
- intel could impact many companies.
- DPDK is able handle 40gbps with single core.
- Two sides of NFV
- Docker & VMs on network devices.
- Network devices on x86 servers
Dave Ward
Twitter: @drrcranium