2014 Conference Program

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PONC has an unrivaled reputation for attracting Cisco's customers, experts, analysts and partners, and once again, this year's three-day conference will highlight a general session addressing a wide range of networking topics, a track of architectural workshops focused on enterprise, government and education and concluding with lab tours of Cisco's latest network innovations.

Three-Days at a Glance

With PONC you get the best of both worlds, the opportunity to join your colleagues and industry experts during the General Session and the chance to build an agenda around your own interest with the Architectural Workshops.

Tuesday, May 13	General Session
Wednesday, May 14	Architectural Workshops
Thursday, May 15	Cisco Lab Demonstrations (optional)

Tuesday, May 13 - General Session

Time	To Do
12:00pm	Lunch & Registration
1:00pm	Foundation for the Internet of Everything Bill Gartner, Cisco Systems Vice President & General Manager, High End Routing and Optical Group
1:30pm	Preparing for the Transport Revolution: Packet/Optical Convergence with Virtualized Service Delivery Brendan Gibbs, Cisco Systems Vice President, Product Marketing, High End Routing and Optical Group
2:15pm	Opening Keynote
3:00pm	Afternoon Break
3:30pm	Panel Discussion: The Role of SDN in Converged Network Architectures
4:30pm	Closing Keynote
5:15pm	Closing Remarks
5:30pm	Cocktail Reception
6:30pm	Dinner

Wednesday, May 14 - Architectural Workshops

Presented by Cisco experts, these architectural workshops provide an opportunity to examine specific topics in an extended, small group setting. Limited capacity for each workshop, so reserve your seat and build your agenda today.

Time	To Do
8:00am	Breakfast
9:00am	Workshop Session 1
10:00am	Workshop Session 2
11:00am	Workshop Session 3
11:50am	Lunch
1:30pm	Workshop Session 4
2:30pm	Workshop Session 5
3:20pm	Break
3:45pm	Workshop Session 6
4:35pm	Break
6:00pm	Dinner and IMAX movie at San Jose Tech Museum

Workshop Options & Times

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Time Offered	Workshop Session
9:00am -9:50am	1.) Service Provider Network Virtualization 2.) Multi-Layer SDN 3.) ROADM Update - Architectural Impacts of Ultra-Dense High Port ROADMs and Contention-less Add/Drop 4.) Connecting Enterprise Data Centers Part I: Transport Layer Encryption (This session given only once) 5.) Routing Evolution to 100GE 6.) Cisco Channel Flex Technology: Optimal Packet to Fiber Mapping through Innovations in MAC, Modulation, and ROADM technology 7.) Designing Lean And Mean OTN Networks
10:00am-10:50am	1.) Service Provider Network Virtualization 2.) Multi-Layer SDN 3.) ROADM Update - Architectural Impacts of Ultra-Dense High Port ROADMs and Contention-less Add/Drop 4.) Connecting Enterprise Data Centers Part II: Storage Transport, Layer 2 / 3 DCI with the ASR 9000 Series (This session given only once) 5.) Routing Evolution to 100GE 6.) Cisco Channel Flex Technology: Optimal Packet to Fiber Mapping through Innovations in MAC, Modulation, and ROADM technology 7.) Designing Lean And Mean OTN Networks
11:00am-11:50pm	1.) Service Provider Network Virtualization 2.) Multi-Layer SDN 3.) ROADM Update - Architectural Impacts of Ultra-Dense High Port ROADMs and Contention-less Add/Drop 4.) Enterprise Case Studies and DIY Discussion (This session given only once) 5.) Routing Evolution to 100GE 6.) Cisco Channel Flex Technology: Optimal Packet to Fiber Mapping through Innovations in MAC, Modulation, and ROADM technology 7.) Designing Lean And Mean OTN Networks
1:30pm-2:20pm	1.) Next Gen Converged Network Management 2.) Mobile and Fixed Convergence through Fiber Access 3.) Multi-Layer Restoration - Delivering Huge Network Capex Savings 4.) Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules: Leading the Industry to Enable Next Generation Networking 5.) Migrating from SONET/SDH architectures to OTN and Packet 6.) Multi-Layer Network Convergence Delivered! - The NCS 4000 Series 7.) Designing Colorless, Omni-directional ROADM Networks with Cisco Transport Planner (This session given only once)
2:30pm-3:20pm	1.) Next Gen Converged Network Management 2.) Mobile and Fixed Convergence through Fiber Access 3.) Multi-Layer Restoration - Delivering Huge Network Capex Savings 4.) Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules: Leading the Industry to Enable Next Generation Networking 5.) Migrating from SONET/SDH architectures to OTN and Packet 6.) Multi-Layer Network Convergence Delivered! - The NCS 4000 Series 7.) IP-over-DWDM Made Simple Yet Powerful for WAN and Data Centers (This session given only once)
3:45pm-4:35pm	1.) Next Gen Converged Network Management 2.) Mobile and Fixed Convergence through Fiber Access 3.) Multi-Layer Restoration - Delivering Huge Network Capex Savings 4.) Cisco Pluggable Transceiver Modules: Leading the Industry to Enable Next Generation Networking 5.) Migrating from SONET/SDH architectures to OTN and Packet 6.) Multi-Layer Network Convergence Delivered! - The NCS 4000 Series 7.) Cisco DWDM Operational Differentiators - CTC (This session given only once)

Thursday, May 15 - Lab Demonstrations

An opportunity to Cisco's innovations first-hand. Presented by Cisco technical marketing engineers, you will see three product demonstrations on the Cisco Campus. Registration required.

Lab Demonstrations

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Multi-Layer Provisioning and Restoration across IP, OTN, and DWDM
Multi-layer provisioning, coordination, and information sharing is a cornerstone of network convergence, driving greater efficiency and dramatically increased service velocity. This demonstration will feature intelligent multi-layer interaction between the IP, OTN, and DWDM layers via Cisco's nLight Control Plane, including service provisioning and restoration.

Multi-Layer WAN Control Plane with nLight and Cisco MATE
In this demonstration, the Cisco nLight Control Plane is combined with the trusted intelligence of Cisco MATE Design to enable a powerful WAN Multi-layer Control Plane solution. Using multi-layer collection, analysis, and provisioning capabilities, we will demonstrate the turn-up and re-optimization an IP+Optical network in near real-time.

Superchannel Formation and Transport with the NCS 2000
The combination of Nyquist superchannels and high-order modulation promises to dramatically increase the capacity of DWDM systems in addition to enabling a flexible and efficient mapping of packet bandwidth to transport capacity. This demonstration will show how the NCS 2000 integrates both of these functions together with the industry's highest port-count ROADM, creating a scalable and programmable optical layer.

Time	To Do
8:00am	Breakfast
10:00am - 11:00am	Lab Sessions 1
11:15am - 12:15pm	Lab Session 2
12:15pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Lab Session 3

Frequent Questions

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Event Information

• Is there a fee to attend the event?
• If there is no fee does that mean overnight hotel accommodations are included?
• What is the venue for PONC?
• Do I have to attend the May 15th at the Cisco San Jose Campus?
• If I have a question in regards to my hotel reservation, who do I contact?

Answers

Q: Is there a fee to attend the event?

A: There is no fee to attend PONC San Jose for customers and analysts.This includes all conference sessions and meals provided during the conference.

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Q: If there is no fee does that mean overnight hotel accommodations are included?

A: No, hotel accommodations will not be included but you will be able to reserve a room at the Dolce Hayes Mansion through the registration process.

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Q: What is the venue for PONC?

A: On May 13th and 14th PONC will take place at Dolce Hayes Mansion and on May 15th it will take place at the Cisco San Jose Campus. Transpiration will be provided from Dolce Hayes Mansion to the Cisco Campus.

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Q: Do I have to attend the May 15th at the Cisco San Jose Campus?

A: No, that is an optional day and when you register you will be able to choose if you would like to attend or not.

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Q: If I have a question in regards to my hotel reservation, who do I contact?

A: For any questions in regards to hotel reservations at the Dolce Hayes Mansion, please contact Anne Loera at amogens@cisco.com.

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Travel and Transportation Information

• What mode of transportation should I arrange?
• What type of transportation will be provided during the event?

Answers

Q: What mode of transportation should I arrange?

A: Please arrange a rental car or car pick-up/drop-off service to get you to/from the airport to Dolce Hayes Mansion.

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Q: What type of transportation will be provided during the event?

A: Cisco will be providing transportation to and from Dolce Hayes Mansion to San Jose Tech Museum evening event on May 14th and to Cisco San Jose Campus on May 15th.

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The Dolce Hayes Mansion

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200 Edenvale Ave
San Jose, CA 95136
(408) 226 3200

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Hotel Contact: Should you have any questions regarding your hotel accommodations, please contact Anne Loera at amogens@cisco.com.