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NGON addresses optical innovation and drive towards Terabit transmission with a smarter and more flexible exhibition and conference.

The project organised a workshop in this event “TeraFlow: Utilizing Optical Network Slicing to Connect Clouds for Autonomic 5G and Beyond Services”. The session took place on Friday, November 19th between 13:15 and 14:00 and consisted of three presentations and a panel session with our partners:

  • Daniel King - Consultant ODC & Teraflow Project, Old Dog Consulting
  • Óscar Gonzalez de Dios - Technology Expert of Transport Networks, Telefonica
  • Ricard Vilalta - Senior Researcher, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
  • Håkon Lønsethagen - Senior Research Scientist, Telenor
  • Adrian Farrel - Managing Director, Old Dog Consulting

Topics/content included:

  • Overview of the TeraFlow Project and Stakeholders
  • SDOs Enabling Optical Network and IT Convergence
  • Challenges and requirements
  • Optical Network Automation and Slicing Techniques
  • Deploying and Integrating Automated Optical Network Slicing
  • Examples of 5G Application and Services
  • Future Challenges and Opportunities