Call for papers

SD-WAN use cases

• Future enterprise SD-WAN requirements
• SD-WAN current pain points : Business and Technical
• Use cases specific requirements (global enterprises, SMB, retail)
• SD-WAN case studies
• From vendors
• From service providers
• From enterprises
• Cloud and hybrid use cases
• Branch requirements - SD-WAN, LAN and WiFi
• SD-WAN end-customer perspectives
• SD-WAN TCO and ROI analysis with real-world examples
• Cost effective support for the diverse enterprises requirements

SD-WAN state-of-deployment

• Current architecture types and variations
• Hybrid deployment success and challenges
• SD-WAN and multi-cloud
• MPLS and SD-WAN co-existence
• Meeting SLA requirements
• Role of private POPs and private networks
• Scaling SD-WAN
• Multi vendor SD-WAN in SPs and enterprises

Managed SD-WAN vs DIY

• Opportunities for carriers
• Enterprise preferences
• When to go DIY
• Open source options

Expansion of SD-WAN’s scope

• SASE, security and networking convergence
• SASE as a closed box and as an open box
• Cloud, VMs, containers, Bare metals – Pros/Cons and decision points
• SD-WAN and edge computing
• IoT devices
• Mobile users
• Partner networks

SD-WAN platform trends

• Hardware evolution - x86, ARM and other platforms
• Role of the uCPE
• Hardware acceleration needs
• Is there a difference between HW platforms or is it all about price?

SD-WAN orchestration and management

• VNF chaining vs built-in functions
• MANO
• Zero-touch provisioning
• Importance of automation
• Rise of co-management - who manages what

SD-WAN functions and capabilities

• Application optimization - improved support for SaaS
• Public cloud high-speed interconnects
• Security functions : what should be bundled with SD-WAN, what shouldn’t be
• Visibility, analytics and telemetry

SD-WAN and open-source

• Close versus open architectures
• Role of open-source