NETWORK AUTOMATION 2010


			PRESENTED BY Johan Bevemyr Chief Software Engineer Tail-f Systems


			IETF has presented a new standard for device configuration intended to support advanced network wide configuration changes among other things. The new protocol comes with a data modeling language called YANG. The two in combination opens up a new range of possibilities and removes much of the pain previously associated with automated device configuration. Providing an introduction to the NETCONF protocol and the YANG modeling language and discussing how transactional configuration changes are supported, how guardrails can be achieved and how configuration validation can be performed before applying a new set of configurations.

	08.45		WELCOME, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
	09.30		Netconf and YANG What is Netconf? What is YANG? Netconf Architecture


	10.30		COFFEE BREAK
	11.00		YANG Data models in YANG Comparison to SNMP/MIBs

	12.00		LUNCH
	14.00		Use Cases Network transactions Device backup Configuration rollback Configuration validation

	15.00		COFFEE BREAK
	15.30		On Device Validation Implementing Guardrails A simple example and demo Conclusions Summary

	16.30		END OF THE TECHNICAL TUTORIAL


			CHAIRMAN Patrice Bellagamba Consulting Engineer Cisco

	08.15		WELCOME, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
			INTRODUCTION SPEECH
	09.00		Network Automation: History, Market, and Current Challenges The increasingly stringent demands on network operations with regards to operations speed, flexibility, and adaptation to change, plus the ever-present need to constantly reduce costs has recently required innovation to a new stage, application synchronization and rapid configuration via software tools that externally synchronize the software systems' data and harmonize the configuration of the software systems themselves. - Discussing examples of these in the current marketplace, some of which are gaining wide acceptance, and some of which are still in the evangelistic stages. - Presenting the results of research from Analysys Mason on the current and forecasted markets for network automation software and services. Dr. Mark H Mortensen, Senior Analyst, Analysys Mason, LTD.

			KEYNOTE ADDRESS
	09.30		Dynamic Service Configuration and Automated Network Configuration
			with NETCONF and YANG
			Configuring services and associated equipment currently involves significant manual work and ad hoc scripting techniques. This makes it expensive, complicated and error prone. Introducing and sharing experiences with the IETF NETCONF configuration management protocol and its associated YANG data modelling language to address the need for automated device and service provisioning. Carl Moberg, VP Engineering, Tail-f Systems

			MEF ADDRESS
	10.00		The Next Phase of Carrier Ethernet: Global Interconnect
			Global trends for Carrier Ethernet deployments, including top business drivers for migration from legacy services to Ethernet. - The role of Carrier Ethernet OAM in service for better end to end SLA - The industry drivers for Ethernet Interconnect standards and agreements and the associated revenue opportunity - MEF Global Interconnect Program - industry challenges and MEF program activities to facilitate global Ethernet services coverage François Tournesac, EMEA Marketing Co-Chair, MEF, & Head Carrier Ethernet Business, Nokia Siemens Networks

	10.30		COFFEE BREAK
			SESSION I DEVICE LEVEL AUTOMATION
	11.00		The Rise of Embedded Automation Systems Routers start to share information on twitter, switches exchange state information via customized semaphores, formerly manual operational tasks evolve into embedded automation inside the network and entire remote networks reconfigure themselves based on contextual information. - What does this mean for engineering and operating of networks? Where is the industry heading? - Discussing a combination of theory and practical examples to analyze the motivations behind the rise of embedded automation systems. Bruno Klauser, Consulting Engineer European Markets, Cisco

	11.30		Reducing Opex with on-Device Automation Making the case for on-device automation capabilities. The availability of sophisticated, centralized GUI-based management tools does not change the fact that many network operators like to have direct command line access to a network element. This is especially true for advanced troubleshooting needs. - Explaining why the commands and their resulting output available on network elements have to cover all possible deployments in which these elements are used. - Showing how operational scripts can alleviate that problem by allowing operators to fine tune the output of individual commands. Bruno De Troch, Juniper Networks

	12.00		How to Synchronize Distant Nodes' Embedded Scripts using IP Route Watch
			Semaphore Concept to Achieve rRdundancy
			Explaining how embedded scripts can implement a true networking protocol to solve the problematic of Data-Center Interconnect (DCI) that requires node redundancy for VLAN extension, with a focus on VPLS redundancy. - Demonstrating how to synchronize using route watch semaphores, several scripts dispatched over distant nodes. - Analyzing real large scale deployments where redundancy is managed with scripting. - Demonstrating that scripting is not a 'work-around', neither is just limited to management automation. Patrice Bellagamba, Consulting Engineer, Cisco

	12.30		LUNCH
	14.00		Conceptualisation of an Application of Adaptive Synthetic Socioeconomic
			Agents for Intelligent Network Control
			- Given the information embedded within the packets of IP traffic, an opportunity exists to augment the traffic management with a machine-learning agent-based mechanism. - Describing the process by which current policies are defined and that research required to support the development of an application which enables adaptive intelligent Quality of Service controls to augment or replace those policy-based mechanisms currently in use. Authors: Doug Legge and Atta Badii, The Intelligent Media Systems & Services Research Centre, University of Reading Speaker: Doug Legge, University of Reading

	14.30		How to Achieve a Broader Adoption of Embedded Automation to
			Yield Higher Operations Efficiency
			Barriers may exist, such as organizational, technical and systematical, which deter us from fully embracing and adopting automation in our networks. - Identifying and overcoming these barriers, focusing on 10 distinctive traits where operation tasks are best suited for automation. - Describing success stories from other operators' experience in their pursuit of getting a jump-start on automation. Roy Lee, Juniper Networks

			SESSION II USE CASE
	15.00		Automation Solutions for the Second Line: Two Case Studies Similar network automation capabilities are needed on multiple levels in business processes due to increased outsourcing. Presenting two different cases studies from the second line in incident management process. - First, an automation solution for solving and augmenting personnel to analyze customer trouble tickets on mobile networks: key benefits, architecture and future directions. - Second, a similar solution for automatically performing subscriber line tests on DSL networks. Tuija Vikman, Nokia Siemens Networks

	15.30		Case Study of Traffic Engineering Automation Presenting the case of a large national IP/MPLS backbone that provides voice and internet services. This carrier had been deploying RSVP-TE tunnels in a tactical manner with a few tunnels managed by operations to route around traffic hot spots. Automation enters the picture because it is nearly impossible to manage thousands of tunnels manually. - Describing the elements of a complete automation solution that includes discovery, path layout, and provisioning. - Discussing how human oversight and interactions are required to ensure engineering, planning and operational requirements. Thomas TelkamP, Cariden Technologies

	16.00		COFFEE BREAK

16.30		PANEL DEBATE
		Automation: In the Box or from a Central Tool? Where to set the cursor of automation: dynamicity and auto-adaptive functions - or - central planification and control? This debate confronts embedded solutions with complete automation solution that includes discovery, path layout, and provisioning. MODERATOR Patrice Bellagamba, Consulting Engineer, Cisco PARTICIPANTS Dr. Mark H. Mortensen, Senior Analyst, Analysys Mason, LTD. Thomas TelkamP, Cariden Technologies Roy Lee, Juniper Networks Bruno Klauser, Consulting Engineer European Markets, Cisco Carl Moberg, VP Engineering, Tail-f Systems Ankit Agarwal, Associate Vice President of Engineering, OPNET Technologies Inc. Ananda Sen Gupta, Director Technology, OSI Curtis Call, Systems Engineer, Juniper Networks François Tournesac, EMEA Marketing Co-Chair,MEF, Head of Carrier Ethernet Business, Nokia Siemens Networks

18.00		END OF THE CONFERENCE DAY ONE


			CHAIRMAN Carl Moberg VP Engineering Tail-f Systems

	08.15		WELCOME, REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
			SESSION III NETWORK TOOLS
	09.00		Intelligent Network Automation Intelligent network automation is not just desirable but is an essential pre-requisite for CSPs to achieve network accuracy, security and agility, so they can control, manage and scale the infrastructure that supports the business. The good news is that it is possible with today’s technology. - Ensuring the quality of the customer experience & meeting the challenges of next generation service management - Create new business models that delivers new services and opens up new revenue streams - Transform your network and operational to meet the challenges of a smarter planet Scott Sobers, Program Director for Service Provider Solutions, Tivoli business uniT, IBM

	09.30		Achieving Lean and Cost-Effective Network Management through
			Automation
			Automation is essential to a lean and cost-effective approach to network management. It ensures that decision making and troubleshooting is based on the most current information, it avoids human errors, and reduces implementation time and related labor costs. - Auto-discovery of network and IT assets - Access to current network documentation and diagrams - Automated reports of network changes and their impact - Daily device configuration audits and network health reports - Timely notifications of vulnerabilities to new security advisories Ankit Agarwal, Associate Vice President of Engineering,, OPNET Technologies Inc.

	10.00		Designing for Manageability Robust and successful automation places new and distinct requirements on the network elements. escribing an operating system which contains many innovative and useful mechanisms targeted at manageability and automation. Many of these mechanisms have been used as the basis for standardization efforts in the IETF. Detailing this approach and highlighting key aspects used to encourage automation. Curtis Call, Systems Engineer, Juniper Networks

	10.30		COFFEE BREAK
			SESSION IV OSS
	11.00		OSS and BSS Integration for Flow-through Provisioning, Billing and
			Network Monitoring (OpEx reduction)
			Discussing methods to utilize network monitoring as the basis for automated remediation of performance issues. Describing provisioning cross-platform applications (e.g., enabling access to premium content across devices). - Automated End-to-End Multi-Service Deployment & Monitoring Technology - OSS Interconnect Standards - Cross-Functional Workflow Automation - ROI & OpEx Impact john mccann, Sales Director, Accedian

	11.30		Maximizing Network Usage and Minimizing Down Time in an Era of
			Customer and Service Centric Approach
			In order to achieve true Network Automation in a multi-vendor, multi-technology environment, it is necessary for software tools to have the ability to capture sophisticated domain knowledge, to mine network data, to simulate network behavior on the basis of proposed configuration changes and re-provision network accurately. - Covering a technology and vendor neutral system architecture which will help service providers take a definitive step towards achieving the goal of Network Automation. Authors: Ananda Sen Gupta, Director Technology and Prashant Arya, Product Manager, OSI Speaker: Ananda Sen Gupta, Director Technology, OSI

	12.00		LUNCH
	14.00		Compliance Lifecycle: Achieve Cost-Effective and Automated PCI Compliance Presenting a Compliance Lifecycle approach that provides a framework to help organizations achieve PCI compliance cost effectively and enable automation of tedious manual tasks. Compliance Lifecycle drives a holistic approach to PCI compliance in the network, thus enabling an end-to-end, closed loop process for better control. - Enabling organizations to define and execute stages in sequence, with opportunity to automate each stage, thus, taking the manual effort and error out of network compliance process. - How the automation of the Compliance Lifecycle helps to reduce total cost of ownership and mitigate technical and operational risks while providing a greater visibility into the security status of the IT environment. Daniel Okine, Director of Solutions Strategy, Dorado Software, Inc.

			SESSION V MODELISATION AND PLANNING
	14.30		Automating Next-Gen Planning: When Efficiency Isn't Enough Examining the key requirements and modules for NG network planning tools, and how such automation techniques can benefit service providers who are migrating toward NG infrastructures. - Multi-layer performance analysis, transformation pre-planning, automating the results of network planning into the management system, current and predictive analysis. - Analyzing a case study in which a major service provider effectively automated the network planning process, and how this favorably affected network expansion costs and the number of single points of failure (SPOF). Lior Tourgeman, Senior Product Manager, Planning and Optimization Suite, Network Solutions Division, ECI Telecom

	15.00		An Integrated System for Network Planning and Configuration Management Developing multivendor tool is a big challenge in Telekom Indonesia network which has more than 6 major vendors. Increased network efficiency to reduce the Operating Expenses (OPEX), cost effective and maximization of revenue are the main issues that must be solved. There is another issue in operation layer where multivendor device creates multi-dimensional issue such as network topology creation, configuration management and network audit which have a direct impact on network performance. - Using an offline planning tool that is able to accommodate and identify multivendor architecture and then simulate real production network characteristic into the offline network. - Performing extensive failure simulation based on actual network topology, customer demand and protocol to analyze how traffic is rerouted during failure. - Demonstrating how it is possible to identify and minimize potential problems in the network and how to have the necessary knowledge to overcome it. Didier Bousser, Wandl, Inc.

	15.30		COFFEE BREAK
			SESSION VI TEST AUTOMATION
	16.00		Tipping the Balance in Favor of the R&D Lab -
			Driving Down Expenses and Pushing Up Productivity with Test Automation
			The challenges of test labs and test engineers can be solved through advanced automation. Today, automation technologies are highly advanced and much more cost effective to deploy, which minimizes the need for in-house solutions. - Discussing an approach to test automation – one that is built with the integration of best-in-class automation technologies on a seamless, unified framework. - Explaining how test lab managers at network equipment and service provider organizations can leverage the industry's best-in-class solution to drive down capital and operating expenses while driving up productivity. Daryl Cornelius, Director of Enterprise, EMEA, Spirent Communication

	16.30		Utilizing Testing Resources through Automation
			As network equipment becomes increasingly integrated network managers must run more complex tests to minimize time-to-market and maintain network quality. Sophisticated test equipment can be costly and requires integration of solutions from multiple vendors. Test automation solution increasingly need to be based on extensible architecture to enable multi-vendor compatibility. The rightly architected solution will enable test automation which maximizes resource utilization leading to significant savings. Alexandre Josse, Sr.Systems Engineer, Ixia

	17.00		PANEL
			INTRODUCING NTAF NTAF, or the Network Test Automation Forum, is an emerging body whose charter is to create specifications for the automation of network test equipment such as traffic generators, protocol emulators, impairment generators, layer one switches, as well as associated software tools for test case authoring, scheduling, and reporting. Initial representation for NTAF consists of 11 companies including some of the world’s largest service providers (including BT & Verizon), network equipment manufacturers (including Cisco and Ericsson), and test equipment vendors. NTAF technical specifications will establish requirements for device discovery, network topology specification, test case definition, results formatting, and other technical obstacles that will ultimately ease the challenges associated with assembling a test lab consisting of equipment from multiple vendors. Participants from service providers, network equipment manufacturers, test equipment vendors.

	18.00		END OF THE CONFERENCE DAY TWO