Adrian Farrel

Founder at Old Dog Consulting

Speaker

Adrian Farrel has been at the forefront of technology innovation in the Internet Engineering Task Force for 25 years and has co-authored almost 100 RFCs specifying Internet technology. He has co-chaired seven different working groups in the Routing, Operations, and Security Areas, served as one of two IETF Routing Area Directors for a six year period, and is currently the Technical Advisor to the TEAS (traffic engineering) working group. He also held the position of Independent Submissions RFC Editor for a four-year term.

Adrian has written, edited, or contributed to nine books on Internet technologies, and has also authored four volumes of fairy stories for adults of all ages. He runs a successful consulting company, Old Dog Consulting, specializing in Internet protocols, SDN, NFV, and routing innovation.