Specialist: Sebastien Gareau, Architect, Optical Systems Design
Transport networks today offer limited flexibility and are dependent on standards development for service rates and interfaces. To optimize network efficiency and transport bandwidth utilization, the industry is looking at introducing flexibility at the service layer. Learn about Flex Ethernet and Flex OTN—two new initiatives being developed to meet these challenges that are sure to send you to the head of the class!
Featured Speaker:
Helen Xenos, Director, Product and Technology Marketing
Helen Xenos currently serves as a Director of Product and Technology Marketing at Ciena Corporation. She is responsible for introducing Ciena’s converged packet optical transport solutions and technologies to the market, including Ciena’s industry leading WaveLogic high-capacity coherent DWDM solutions to both internal and external audiences.
In Ms. Xenos’ 21 years in the telecommunications industry she has held a variety of positions that have included product management for the optical and packet optical portfolio, customer program management, systems engineering and manufacturing test engineering. Ms. Xenos joined Ciena from the Nortel Networks' Metro Ethernet Networks (MEN) acquisition.
