Cisco Digitized Device Diagnostics: Automating Issue Identification and Remediation

Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018

Appearance: Cisco Technical Services Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Fabian Riesen, Lien Prinsie

No customer should be adversely affected by device issues that Cisco already knows about. That is the goal of the Connected TAC initiative. By harnessing the power of digitized device diagnostics and infusing the results into widely used Incident Management Systems, Cisco can scan customer devices and provide a roadmap for improving device stability. The Connected TAC solution allows Cisco to provide customers access to known device issues as well as the recommended remediation. By infusing this information into ITMS platforms, these issues can be organized, prioritized and integrated into existing remediation workflows. During this session, Cisco will provide a demonstration of the stability and efficiency improvements that are now possible with Connected TAC.


Cisco Software Defined Access Control Policy

Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018

Appearance: Cisco DNA Center Policy Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Darrin Miller

Learn about intent-based access control policy with Cisco’s DNA Center and SD-Access, a centralized network monitoring dashboard for managing your Cisco DNA products and solutions.


Cisco Access Point Designs with Fred Niehaus

Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018

Appearance: Cisco Wireless Innovations Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Fred Niehaus

In this Best of Tech Field Day video from Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018, Fred Niehaus, from Cisco’s Center of Wireless Innovation, presents on the evolution and design of Cisco Access Points (APs). He delves into the history of Cisco’s AP development, highlighting the shift from early barcode readers and walkie-talkies to sophisticated APs capable of supporting the latest Wi-Fi standards, including 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6). Fred discusses the challenges of RF design, particularly in creating dual 5 GHz radios within a single AP unit, and how Cisco’s innovations, such as ClientLink and CleanAir technology, set their APs apart. He also explores the future of Wi-Fi technology, touching on the importance of adaptability in AP design to meet evolving standards and user needs. The session includes a detailed look at the technical aspects of AP hardware, such as antenna design and modular capabilities, which allow for custom configurations and enhancements. Fred emphasizes Cisco’s commitment to innovation and the importance of designing APs that not only meet current standards but are also prepared for future advancements in Wi-Fi technology.

Fred began by tracing the history of Cisco’s AP development, starting from early devices like barcode readers and walkie-talkies to the sophisticated APs of today that support the latest Wi-Fi standards, including 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6). Fred highlighted the significant advancements in AP technology, such as the transition from 15.4-watt power requirements to the need for 30-watt switches to support newer, faster APs. He emphasized the importance of innovations like ClientLink, which provides beamforming capabilities even for older clients, and CleanAir technology, which offers full-spectrum analysis to mitigate interference. These innovations, along with modular designs and smart antenna connectors, allow Cisco APs to adapt to evolving standards and user needs, ensuring they remain at the forefront of wireless technology.

Fred also delved into the technical aspects of AP hardware, discussing the challenges of RF design, particularly the integration of dual 5 GHz radios within a single AP unit. He explained how Cisco’s flexible radio assignment and XOR radios enable APs to operate in various configurations, such as dual 5 GHz mode or as a wireless security monitor. This adaptability is crucial for addressing issues like excessive 2.4 GHz coverage and optimizing network performance. Fred showcased the modular capabilities of Cisco APs, which allow for custom configurations and enhancements, such as adding external antennas or integrating developer modules for specialized applications. He concluded by emphasizing Cisco’s commitment to innovation and the importance of designing robust, reliable APs that not only meet current standards but are also prepared for future advancements in Wi-Fi technology.


Cisco Operational Insights with Darryl Sladden

Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018

Appearance: Cisco Smart Connected Operations Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Darryl Sladden

Introducing Cisco Operational Insights. Cisco Operational Insights (OI) provides better insights into your operations to improve efficiencies and build excellence. Cisco OI is a cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) that provides an end to end solution for asset tracking and management for several industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and retail.


Cisco DNA Assurance with Tim Szigeti

Event: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe 2018

Appearance: Cisco DNA Analytics Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live Europe

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Tim Szigeti

A key component of Cisco’s Digital Network Architecture is Analytics. Analytics allows you to tame the hurricane of data your network is generating, and transform this flow into meaningful information, which is then displayed as actionable-insights, to allow for faster issue identification, root-cause analysis, guided troubleshooting and-ultimately-self-remediation.


Cisco IOS XR Model-Driven Telemetry with Viktor Osipchuk

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Viktor Osipchuk

Cisco reviews IOS XR model-drive telemetry to better monitor devices.


Cisco Support for Config-Management Tools with Akshat Sharma

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Akshat Sharma

Cisco reviews their support for configuration mangagement tools on IOS XR. This includes Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.


Cisco Zero Touch Provisioning & IPXE with Patrick Warichet

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Patrick Warichet

Cisco reviews zero touch provisioning and IPXE on IOS XR. This modern approach brings automation and flexibility without losing high performance.


Cisco XR’s Journey to the Web with Akshat Sharma

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Cisco Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: Cisco

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Personnel: Akshat Sharma

Cisco reviews how they are bringing DevOps to routing via Cisco IOS XR.


Cumulus Networks White Boarding Overview with Pete Lumbis

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Mellanox Technologies Presents at Networking Field Day 17 with Ixia and Cumulus Networks

Company: Cumulus Networks

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Personnel: Pete Lumbis

Pete Lumbis, Technical Marketing Engineer at Cumulus Networks, reviews how the company is the driving force in open, web-scale networking. Their software solutions unlocks the vertical stack and bring efficiency, scalability, and flexibility to data center networks.


Ixia EVPN VXLAN Demonstration with Joon Jeon

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Mellanox Technologies Presents at Networking Field Day 17 with Ixia and Cumulus Networks

Company: Ixia

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Personnel: Joon Jeon

Joon Jeon, Senior Enterprise Pre-Sales Solutions Architect at Ixia, demonstrates the Mellanox Spectrum switch with Cumulus OS performs Asymmetric and Symmetric IRB using IxNetwork EVPN VXLAN validation solution.


Ixia IxNetwork Data Center network test solution with Yuanwen Sun

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Mellanox Technologies Presents at Networking Field Day 17 with Ixia and Cumulus Networks

Company: Ixia

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Personnel: Yuanwen Sun

Yuanwen (Daisy) Sun, Principal Technical Product Manager at Ixia, reviews how the Ixia IxNetwork provides end-to-end validation solution for hyper-scale data center.


Mellanox Spectrum EVPN VXLAN Differentiators with Amit Katz and Karthik Mandakolathur

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: Mellanox Technologies Presents at Networking Field Day 17 with Ixia and Cumulus Networks

Company: Mellanox Technologies

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Personnel: Amit Katz, Karthik Mandakolathur

Amit Katz, VP, WW Ethernet Switch, and Karthik Mandakolathur, Sr. Director, Product Marketing, at Mellanox Technologies, review how the Mellanox Spectrum Ethernet Switches are the best of breed platform to build a scalable, efficient and high performance EVPN VXLAN fabric.


VMware vSphere 6.4 Demonstration with Geoff Wilmington

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Geoff Wilmington

Geoff Wilmington, Senior Technical Product Manager, NSBU, gives a demonstration of vSphere 6.4.


VMware Context-Aware Micro-Segmentation with Geoff Wilmington

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Geoff Wilmington

Geoff Wilmington, Senior Technical Product Manager, NSBU, gives a deeper dive into how VMware implements content-aware micro-segmentation.


VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4 with Jonathan Morin

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Jonathan Morin

Jonathan Morin, Senior Product Marketing Manager, NSBU at VMware, gives an overview of VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4. This includes a deeper look at how micro-segmentation is implemented for networking.


VMware NSX Container Integration Demonstration with Yves Fauser

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Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Y'ves Fauser

Yves Fauser, Senior Technical Product Manager, NSBU at VMware, demonstrates container integration within their NSX platform.


VMware NSX for Cloud-Native Applications with Sai Chaitanya

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Sai Chaitanya

Sai Chaitanya, Senior Product Manager, NSBU at VMware, gives an overview of how VMware NSX can be used with cloud-native applications.


VMware Route Influencing UI Walkthrough with Rohan Naggi

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Rohan Naggi

Rohan Naggi, Senior TPM at VMware, walks through the user interface for the route influencing solution.


VMware Segmentation Demonstration with Fan Gu

Event: Networking Field Day 17

Appearance: VMware Presents at Networking Field Day 17

Company: VMware by Broadcom

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Personnel: Fan Gu

Fan Gu, Product Line Manager at VMware, gives a demonstration of enterprise segmentation use cases to better secure traffic.