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NANOG Meeting Presentation Abstract

Keynote - Discussion with Len Bosack
Meeting: NANOG61
Date / Time: 2014-06-02 1:30pm - 2:30pm
This item is webcast
Room: Grand Ballroom E-K
Presenters: Speakers:

Len Bosack, XKL LLC

As CEO of XKL, LLC, a leading provider of optical networking equipment, Leonard Bosack continues to drive technology innovation in his quest to bring fundamental change to worldwide telecommunications. Mr. Bosack co-founded Cisco Systems in 1986 and is largely responsible for pioneering the widespread commercialization of local area network (LAN) technology to connect geographically disparate computers over a multiprotocol router system. While commonplace today, this technology was unheard of at the time Mr. Bosack perfected his first viable router in the mid-1980s. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bosack held significant technical leadership roles at AT&T Bell Labs (now part of Alcatel-Lucent) and Digital Equipment Corporation. He earned a masters degree in computer science from Stanford University, where he went on to become director of computer facilities for the university’s computer science department. While at Stanford, Mr. Bosack was a key contributor to the emerging network technology driven by the U.S. Department of Defense known as the ARPAnet that was the genesis of today's Internet. Using his growing expertise in networking, he and a team of fellow staff members successfully linked the university’s 5,000 computers across a 16-square-mile campus area, overcoming incompatibility challenges to create the first true LAN system. On the heels of this success, Mr. Bosack and his partner, Sandra Lerner, co-founded Cisco Systems in the late 1980s. In its first month alone, Cisco landed contracts worth more than $200,000 and the pair worked tirelessly for the next year to grow the demand for its products. Through their collective technical genius, the company continued to dominate the marketplace with revolutionary technology such as the first multiport router-specific line cards and sophisticated routing protocols. This technical foundation still persists at Cisco and throughout the Internet today.
Abstract: In this town hall formatted session, several topics will be presented, after which the floor will be open for an extended Q&A session with Len. The topics being discussed include: Optical transmission and the transition from 1Gbps signaling up thru 1Tbps. This will include a brief overview of advanced modulation techniques as well as describing what new client interface requirements will be needed for higher data rate transmission systems. This topic will be followed by a hearty discussion on internet principles. Protocol design, what have we done to ourselves with the Heartbleed bug. Following this, Len will discuss router designs, why are they so complicated and expensive. The last topic Len will present will be system reliability. What does it take to build something that will last. During the Q&A session, feel free to ask Len about other topics not covered during his talk. Len will be available immediately after this session at the XKL sponsored break as well.
Files: pdfKeynote - Discussion with Len Bosack(PDF)
youtubeKeynote - Discussion with Len Bosack
Sponsors: None.

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