Look for us on the agenda

(OFC time zone PDT, UTC-07:00)

SUNDAY, MARCH 5
13:00-15:30

Smart Pluggable Coherent Optics: Is it the End of Layered IP Over DWDM?
Speaker, Ian Alderdice, Software Engineer Systems

MONDAY, MARCH 6
8:00-10:00

Virtualization in Optical Networks: A Reality Check
Speaker, Priyanth Mehta, Senior Manager, Optical Engineering

TUESDAY, MARCH 7
12:30-1:30

When and How Will Hollow Core Fiber Be Employed in Fiber Optic Networks?
Speaker, Maurice O'Sullivan, Senior Director, Optical Engineering
Moderator, Brandon Buscaino, Research Scientist Engineer

14:00-15:30

Market Watch Panel III: 800G / 128GBaud Pluggable Coherent - Key Technologies and Applications
Speaker, Eric Maniloff, Systems Design Architecture Engineer

14:45-16:15

Data Center Summit: Open Line Systems – Can we Shape “Disaggregation” in One Direction?
Speaker, Dave Miedema, Systems Design Architecture Engineer

16:15-16:45

OFCnet: Quantum Key Distribution Panel
Speaker, Patrick Scully, Senior Advisor PLM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
13:00-14:00

Defining 800ZR and 800LR; An OIF Update
Panelist, Sebastien Gareau, Systems Architect

14:00-18:30
Room 1AB

Beyond the Hype of Network Analytics: Use Cases, Feasibility, and Barriers
Speaker, Gauravdeep Shami, Specialist, Network Architecture

14:45-16:15

Market Watch Panel IV: Performance – Centric Long Haul
Speaker, Ian Betty, Senior Director, Optical Engineering

17:00-17:15
Room 3

Direct Electrostriction Measurement Using SPM for Fiber Type Identification
Speaker, Maurice O'Sullivan, Senior Director, Optical Engineering

17:15-17:30
Room 1AB

Optical System Perspective on Network Analytics
Speaker, Gauravdeep Shami, Specialist, Network Architecture

THURSDAY, MARCH 9
10:30-12:00

Market Watch Panel V: Perspectives on the Future of ROADM Technologies and Architectures for Next-Gen Networks
Speaker, Rob Keys, Senior Director, Systems Design Architecture Engineering with Moderator, Paulina Gomez, Product Marketing