SEPTEMBER 2017

Intel Network Builders Summit in conjunction with NFV and Carrier SDN

Date and Time: September 26, 9:00 am – 5:40 pm, followed by evening reception
Location: Denver, CO (The Westin Westminster)

Join us in Denver for presentations by leading communications service providers and panel discussions of top-of-mind network topics, including the fundamentals of cloud native, network slicing, and standards and interoperability. Attendance to this day 0 summit is complimentary for Intel Network Builders partners, and as an added benefit, you are invited to attend the entire conference and enjoy a 50 percent discount on registration.

See the full agenda on the event page. For quick registration, please follow the directions below:

• Complimentary pass for the Intel Network Builders event only, please register here. No passcode necessary.

• To enjoy the entire conference with a 50 percent pass discount, please register here and use promo code VIPINTEL.

Intel Network Builders Summit in conjunction with the SDN & NFV World Congress

Date and Time: October 9, 9:00 am – 5:40 pm, followed by evening reception
Location: The Hague, Netherlands (World Forum)

Join us for one of the largest network-centric industry events in Europe and take advantage of the Intel Network Builders summit as the perfect add-on value to your SDN & NFV World Congress experience. Attendance to this day 0 summit is complimentary for Intel Network Builders partners, and as an added benefit, you are invited to attend the entire conference and enjoy a 30 percent discount on registration.

See the full agenda on the event page. For quick registration, please follow the directions below:

• Complimentary pass for the Intel Network Builders event only, please register here and use the promo code INNBW.

• To enjoy the entire conference with a 30 percent pass discount, please register here and use promo code INNB.

• Intel® Xeon® Scalable Platform Technical Deep Dive: In this course you will learn about Intel Xeon Scalable platform, which was just launched in July. The content will dive into the platform overview and architecture enhancements, including CPU and chipset.

• Introduction to FD.io*: Have you heard about the fast data project called FD.io? Do you want to learn the FD.io charter and how it fits into the open source landscape? Take this course to understand these elements and get a deeper understanding of how to use FD.io in network functions virtualization (NFV) and network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI).

• Vector Packet Processing (VPP) Overview: Learn about VPP, including the structure, layers, and features. This course will also delve into the anatomy of a graph node, integrations, new features, and performance of VPP.

The online portion of the University is available to all Intel Network Builders program members and the public through a simple registration here. Intel Network Builders University is one of three learning centers in Intel® Builders University, which also includes the Intel® Cloud Builders University and Intel® Storage Builders University. Registrants have access to all of the content in the three learning centers and the new courses added each month.

Please take a look, and after exploring the offerings, let us know what content you would like to see added to the university.

• OpenStack* EPA (Enhanced Platform Awareness with Network Services Benchmark example VNFs)

• OpenStack OpenDaylight*

• New Model for Cloud Network Functions Development – YANFF (Yet Another Network Function Framework)

• Demo: Kuryr + OpenDaylight – provides the ability to provide networking for VMs and containers that enables microservices

The lab is free to attend, but you must apply for consideration. Applications can be found here. For more information, visit the event webpage.

Date: September 19 and 20
Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Reality of SDN, OpenStack* EPA, and Containers (Portland, OR)

In this meetup, we will talk about the different buzzwords in the NFV and SDN space. What is SDN and the role it plays in networking? How do containers fit into the whole space, and why is everyone so interested in containers? Lastly, we will talk about how knowing about hardware and how to utilize the hardware functionality helps accelerate the functionality of VNFs in the OpenStack environment.

For more information, visit the event webpage.

Date: October 3

At our meetups, you will interact with and learn from experts at the forefront of the SDN and NFV revolution. Register for our hands-on labs and tech talks, and participate in our on-site network developer challenges for cool prizes. For more information, visit our webpage.

The Third International Workshop on Security in NFV-SDN

The Third International Workshop on Security in NFV-SDN will be held in conjunction with the IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (IEEE NFV-SDN). This year, the workshop will include a tutorial titled "Clear Containers VNF," led by Manohar Castilino and Eric Ernst of Intel and Shohreh Ahvar, Intel Innovator.

For more information, visit the event webpage.

Date: November 6-8
Place: Berlin, Germany

IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks

This year's IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks will include a tutorial titled "Fast Packet Processing Towards Scalable and Agile VNFs," led by Sujata Tibrewala, Muthurajan Jayakumar, Manohar Castelino, and Sundar Vedantham of Intel.

For more information, visit the conference's webpage. This tutorial is part of Berlin 5G week.

Date: November 6-8
Place: Berlin, Germany