When: Thursday October, 15
Where: Virtually on Hopin – Register now at no charge
Today’s application developers create embedded voice, video, and messaging applications of all kinds that use the ubiquitous IP-enabled wireless networks, smartphones and tablets that have become the norm. These applications provide a much richer, contextual experiences than were possible in the past.
At the same time, programmable networks are giving rise to a new class of developer, network engineers armed with the ability to programmatically interact with the networks they administer. Programmatic interfaces enable network engineers to automate the creation of new network services, rapidly accelerating real-time network creation and service activation functions. These interfaces also enable the monitoring and scaling of existing network services in real time to meet the rapidly increasing demands of the applications that run on top of them.
This evolution makes it possible to build, deploy, and operate new communications services quickly and with relative ease. It increases the number of communications developers and ushers in an era of “programmable real time networks” that are focused not only on technologies such as 5G and virtualization through NFV/SDN, but also on a growing set of intersections with natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain distributed ledgers, and many others.
This track will focus on the technologies behind the shift to programmable real time networks, the new skills required for the emerging class of network developers. We will discuss how these technologies are democratizing the way developers and network engineers create value and solve problems in disparate verticals. We will also delve into the intersection of voice, video and messaging technologies with other disciplines to examine potential threats and opportunities as developers and customers define new cutting-edge services and create new, disruptive applications.
Track highlights include:
The Communications Fabric: 5G, COVID-19, and a vision for the future – Anne Lee, Nokia Bell Labs – Track Keynote
FABRIC: Tightly Weaving a Better Internet – Anita Nikolich, UIUC
5G and Beyond – Chris Mayer, Solstice Technical Consulting, LLC; Arvinder Anand, Ericsson; Paul Norkus, Nokia Bell Labs
Network Slicing – A Distinguishing Feature of 5G Wireless – Dr. Suresh Borkar, Illinois Institute of Technology
About the Conference
The IIT RTC Conference is a globally recognized collaborative event, where industry and academia connect. Leveraging its unique academic setting, this annual conference brings together technical professionals and business executives from the data and telecommunications industry, standards bodies, policy and regulatory institutions, and academic educators and researchers to promote an open exchange of ideas to lead future development in the rapidly changing field of real-time communications.
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