Network X
14 - 16 October 2025
Paris Expo Porte de VersaillesParis, France

Adrian Farrel
Founder at Old Dog Consulting
Speaker

Profile

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.

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Agenda Sessions

  • PANEL DISCUSSION: Mobile, Optical and Cloud Computing Fusion

    11:40
  • PANEL DISCUSSION On the Horizon: Charting the Future of Optical Transport Networks

    16:10