Building the Network of the Future: Getting Smarter, Faster, and More Flexible with a Software Centric Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367573454 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 427 str.

John Donovan; Krish Prabhu

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Using new technologies such as NFV, SDN, Cloud and Big Data, AT&T’s engineers outlined and implemented a radical network transformation that dramatically reduced capital and operating costs in 2012, when rampant traffic growth necessitated a change in network architecture and design. This book is based on the lessons learned from their journ

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Foreword

Acknowledgments

Authors

Chapter 1 The Need for Change

John Donovan and Krish Prabhu

Chapter 2 Transforming a Modern Telecom Network—From All-IP to Network Cloud

Rich Bennett and Steven Nurenberg

Chapter 3 Network Functions Virtualization

John Medamana and Tom Siracusa

Chapter 4 Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure

Greg Stiegler and John DeCastra

Chapter 5 Architecting the Network Cloud for High Availability

Kathleen Meier-Hellstern, Kenichi Futamura, Carolyn Johnson, and Paul Reeser

Chapter 6 Software-Defined Networking

Brian Freeman and Han Nguyen

Chapter 7 The Network Operating System: VNF Automation Platform

Chris Rice and Andre Fuetsch

Chapter 8 Network Data and Optimization

Mazin Gilbert and Mark Austin

Chapter 9 Network Security

Rita Marty and Brian Rexroad

Chapter 10 Enterprise Networks

Michael Satterlee and John Gibbons

Chapter 11 Network Access

Hank Kafka

Chapter 12 Network Edge

Ken Duell and Chris Chase

Chapter 13 Network Core

John Paggi

Chapter 14 Service Platforms

Paul Greendyk, Anisa Parikh, and Satyendra Tripathi

Chapter 15 Network Operations

Irene Shannon and Jennifer Yates

Chapter 16 Network Measurements

Raj Savoor and Kathleen Meier-Hellstern

Chapter 17 The Shift to Software

Toby Ford

Chapter 18 What’s Next?

Jenifer Robertson and Chris Parsons

Index

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John Donovan, Chief Strategy Officer and Group President —AT&T Technology and Operations (ATO), is responsible for the corporate strategy function, technology development, network deployment and operations, and AT&T’s transition to a software-defined network. Donovan previously was executive vice president of product, sales, marketing and operations at VeriSign Inc., a technology company that provides Internet infrastructure services. At VeriSign, Donovan was responsible for leading its global sales organization, driving the expansion of broad solutions offerings, and integrating a global professional services capability. Before that, he was Chairman and CEO of inCode Telecom Group Inc., where he helped shape strategic direction and positioning for wireless network operators around the globe. Previously, Mr. Donovan was a partner with Deloitte Consulting, where he was the Americas Industry Practice director for telecom.

As President of AT&T Labs and Chief Technology Officer for AT&T, Krish Prabhu oversees the company’s global technology direction which includes network architecture and evolution as well as network, service and product design. He is also responsible for the intellectual property organization and Global Supply Chain. Krish has extensive background in technology innovation from his time at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Rockwell, Alcatel and Tellabs. He has previously served as COO of Alcatel, CEO of Tellabs, and CEO of Tekelec. He also previously served as a partner at Morgenthaler Ventures, where he assisted in developing information technology and communications start-ups. Krish earned a B.S. in physics from Bangalore University, an M.S. in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and an M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.