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9TH EDITION 12 & 13 NOVEMBER 2024

Call for Proposals

The following list of topics is not exhaustive and authors may propose other subjects in keeping within the thematic framework.

  • AI and ML impact
    • Troubleshooting and predicting network issues
    • Networking automation
    • Interoperability and compatibility with existing networks
    • ChatGPT for telcos
    • Digital twins

  • SASE
    • Stack convergence
    • Single-vendor or multiple best-of-breed solutions combined
    • Mobile and IoT in SASE
    • XDR in combination with SASE
    • SOAR as part of managed SASE

  • SSE
    • Best practices for combining SSE with SD-WAN
    • Best practices deploying SSE

  • ZTNA
    • Benefits, risks and use cases
    • Versus VPNs: market evolution

  • Application SLAs
    • Self-service world with self-service troubleshooting
    • Customer app visibility

  • 5G
    • Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) impact
    • 5G and SD-WAN synergies

  • Overlay and underlay networks interconnection
    • SD-WAN & SASE overlay and underlay
    • MPLS status

  • Manageability
    • Multiple SD-WAN dataplanes interop
    • Control planes
    • Northbound APIs
    • SD-WAN and SASE orchestration

  • Architecture scenarios
    • Scalability issues
    • SD-WAN in a LAN routed environment
    • The role of uCPE

  • Automation
  • Carrier based SASE & SSE
  • SD-WAN and service edge
  • Closed vs. open SD-WAN
  • Integrated security for SASE offerings
  • Multi-cloud component for SD-WAN & SASE

Abstracts must not exceed one page.

They may be submitted by email at: remi.scavenius@wanadoo.fr and contact@uppersideconferences.com


DEADLINE

Deadline for turning in abstracts: July 31, 2024