ALE and NEC to participate in SDN Lab at Interop Las Vegas with joint enterprise SDN solution

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Apr 23, 2015, 08:55 ET

CALABASAS, Calif., and IRVING, Texas, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week at Interop Las Vegas 2015 ALE, with its Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions (booth 1027), and NEC Corporation of America (NEC – booth 1033) will be demonstrating capabilities for operating, managing and automating networks via Software Defined Networking (SDN) as joint participants at Interop Las Vegas 2015.

New to this event, the InteropNet SDN Lab is designed as an educational resource for the IT community to demonstrate features, functions, and principles of SDN. Here, resources will come together to test Software-Defined Networking systems and applications using both open source tools and vendor hardware and software.

In conjunction with Interop's team of network experts, the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise/NEC solution will demonstrate the following concepts:

Networks that adjust to changing workloads and conditions;
Using SDN to initiate traffic engineering functions such as selectively routing around problem spots, sending traffic to monitoring devices, or routing to multiple Cloud providers based on dynamic network conditions;
Automated integration between applications and network resources using APIs and controllers.

Today's businesses are driven by growth opportunities and goals to optimize operations that gain more return on investment. The joint solution between the two companies provides mid-to-large enterprises an efficient, orchestrated network fabric where services can be easily deployed, migrated and extended providing exceptional agility and operational efficiencies. In addition, the fabric understands application needs and dynamically optimizes itself providing a quality user experience.

ALE and NEC have demonstrated interoperability in previous environments as ALE is a member of NEC's SDN Partner Space program. Here, Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® Platform SDN interfaces integration have been validated with NEC's ProgrammableFlow® Controller.

The InteropNet SDN Lab will feature hands-on whiteboard sessions hosted by industry experts using open source and vendor tools for a number of demonstrations. InteropNet tours and classes will run Tuesday, April 28 – Thursday, April 30 at the InteropNet Lounge on the Expo Floor. For more information about the SDN Lab visit interop.com/lasvegas/expo/interopnet.

About US

Our company is a leading provider of enterprise communications solutions and services, from the office to the cloud, marketed under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand. Building on our established heritage of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, we operate globally with 2700+ employees in 100+ countries worldwide, with headquarters near Paris, France.

With communications, networking and cloud solutions for business of all sizes, our team of technology experts, service professionals, and 2900+ partners serves more than 830,000 customers worldwide, tailoring and adapting our solutions and services to local requirements. This provides tangible business outcomes through personalized connected experiences for customers and end users.

ABOUT NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA

NEC Corporation of America (NEC) is a leading technology integrator providing solutions that improve the way people work and communicate. NEC delivers integrated Solutions for Society that are aligned with our customers' priorities to create new value for people, businesses and society, with a special focus on safety, security and efficiency. We deliver one of the industry's strongest and most innovative portfolios of communications, analytics, security, biometrics and technology solutions that unleash customers' productivity potential. Through these solutions, NEC combines its best-in-class solutions and technology, and leverages a robust partner ecosystem to solve today's most complex business problems. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in 140 countries and $29.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.

SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise