SReXperts APAC

The SReXplore primer will prepare you for the SReXplore hands-on event in the afternoon.  Nokia’s Network Operating Systems, SR OS and SR Linux, lead the way in model-driven management and automation, but have you been using them to their full potential? This knowledge primer will expose engineers of all experience to programmability and automation of the Network Operating Systems using model-driven interfaces, on and off-box interfaces and associated tools and programming languages.

Detailed topics covered:  YANG and model-driven management, Python (pySROS, SR Linux CLI plugins and the NDK), gRPC and Event Handling.

The SReXplore primer will prepare you for the SReXplore hands-on event in the afternoon.  Nokia’s Network Services Platform (NSP) has been managing networks at the enter of the internet and critical infrastructure for years but there is more to it than red/green network management.  This primer will focus on using the programmability and automation functions of the NSP to automate configuration, provide event driven management and visualize streaming data.

Detailed topics covered: Network automation overview, APIs and models, Workflows and operations, Intent-based networking, delivery and packaging.

The SReXplore primer will prepare you for the SReXplore hands-on event in the afternoon. Nokia’s Event-Driven Automation (EDA) is a modern infrastructure automation platform that combines speed with reliability and simplicity. It makes data-center network automation more trustworthy and easier to use, from small edge clouds to the largest AI fabrics. This knowledge primer will focus on configuration management, telemetry and observability. Skills that will prepare the participant for the hands-on hackathon activities for this exciting new product.

The energy segment is undergoing significant transformation. Rising electricity demand, the push for net-zero emissions, digitalization, virtualization, and increasing complexity in telecom networks and cybersecurity are driving strategic conversations and investments. At this energy pre-conference user group, we'll explore key industry trends. Notably, some utilities are expanding their business models to offer telecom services to enterprises and consumers. Our guest speakers will share their experiences of launching telecom businesses as utility telco operators, offering valuable insights into this emerging trend.

The transportation industry is experiencing rapid growth and transformation, driven by digitalization, autonomous operations, and advanced digital infrastructure. As urbanization accelerates, cities worldwide are demanding smarter, more resilient, sustainable, and user-centric transportation solutions. Across the sector, investments in AI, IoT, and automation are yielding significant improvements in operational efficiency, safety, and customer experience. Join us in this transportation & defense user group, where we'll share real-world case studies, valuable lessons learned, and firsthand experiences showcasing how our solutions and innovations are redefining the future of transportation. 

The afternoon SReXplore event will last for 4 hours (including a 30-minute break and an interactive quiz).
Having completed the mornings primer session and with your trusty laptop in hand, you’re ready to leap into SReXplore.  No matter your experience level, no matter your interest area, no matter whether you want a structured activity to follow or have your own project in mind SReXplore is for you.

Whether you work in the data-center, on a core network or in a critical infrastructure provider you will learn new skills, take control of your own end-to-end network and get hands-on to achieve your goals.

Benefits

• The role of a Network Engineer is changing.  Automation knowledge is becoming a staple skill for success
• Equip yourself and your organisation with the knowledge of how to operate in a model-driven environment
• Get hands-on with the leading technology operating systems and tools with personalised assistance from Nokia professionals

Join us for an exclusive pre-conference session tailored specifically for our valued partners. We'll share the latest developments and upcoming initiatives within the Nokia Partner Program, including essential updates on partner enablement, training, and tools to help you stay ahead. Discover our latest go-to-market strategies, resources, and explore how we can work together to succeed in your market. If you're looking to grow with Nokia, this is a session you won’t want to miss. 

Join our Nokia Deepfield Emergency Response Team (ERT) for an in-depth DDoS security masterclass tailored for network engineers. In this session, we'll cover the latest trends in the DDoS threat landscape — from short volumetric floods and carpet-bombing attacks to sophisticated application-layer assaults leveraging botnets and proxy services. And our experts will provide real-world demos that highlight the latest enhancements added to our Deepfield Defender solution to provide even faster automatic detection and mitigation of multiple, simultaneous carpet-bomb attacks and other sophisticated attacks within seconds.

Key highlights include: 
 

• Network-based mitigation: Learn how Deepfield Defender can automatically protect your network and customers by quickly and surgically activating DDoS filtering capabilities already built in the 7750 SR. 
• ACE-Powered DMS: See how the newly introduced Advanced Countermeasures Engine (ACE) enhances the 7750 Defender Mitigation System, delivering rapid and precise countermeasures against a wide range of DDoS attack vectors. 
• Live demos & expert Q&A: Engage with our security experts during live demonstrations and Q&A sessions, where you can dive deep into technical details and best practices for protecting your network.

Whether you're helping to protect enterprise infrastructure or critical service networks, this masterclass offers useful insights and hands-on strategies to keep your systems secure against the latest DDoS threats.

After a full day filled with the SReXplore sessions and user groups, we invite you to join us for our welcome reception in the exhibition.  Explore the many demonstrations prepared for you, forge connections and embrace the spirit of the SReXperts community.  Join us for an evening filled with great conversations, delicious food, and opportunities to connect with fellow professionals.

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Join us for an update on the Nokia data center fabric solution, including its software capabilities with SR Linux, its open, extensible, and resilient network operating system and its hardware, with new high-performance, versatile, and reliable platforms.

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In this session, we will cover updates to EDA delivered in release 25.4, as well as provide a roadmap and a general community update. Additionally, we will demonstrate some new applications being delivered on the EDA store this year, including a purpose-built application designed to automate large-scale AI fabrics.

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This session provides insights into the design of back-end data center fabrics for AI training and inference workloads, highlighting the industry's convergence on Ethernet-based fabrics, including ROCEv2 and emerging technologies. Join us to learn about the best practices for fabric design and about recent features in Nokia SR Linux supporting these practices. The session concludes with a look at multi-tenant AI fabrics and how EDA can streamline the management of these fabrics.

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DDoS. No longer a mere productivity disruptor but an indispensable tool in the arsenal of sophisticated cyber criminals. There is no easy ways stopping it these days.  Exponential growth of Botnets and Residential Proxies means more ammunition to throw at targets. No amount of defence can catch up economically with the seemingly boundless resources of threat actors. Botnet traffic is incredibly hard to stop using traditional DDoS countermeasures and oftentimes will also bulldoze through legitimate traffic causing even more problems for network operators. A more novel approach is needed to combat these newer adversaries with highest efficiency, lowest cost per bit economics all the while without causing untoward disruption. In this session, we will walk you through how Nokia Deepfield solution employs innovative countermeasure strategies in mitigating both volumetric and session-layer attacks.

In this session we will introduce you to Nokia-validated designs (NVDs) for data centers, offering technical guidance for various deployment types and use cases. Specifically, we will delve into the newly released 3-stage EVPN VXLAN NVD, covering design choices, implementation details, server connectivity options, and tested convergence numbers. Additionally, you will see a live demo showing how you can deploy a digital twin for the NVD using Containerlab for fabric instantiation and EDA for full orchestration.

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Come join us for a fun-filled evening packed with great food, awesome entertainment, and good vibes all around! Your night kicks off with a Studio Pass, tasty food and drinks, plus enjoy special greetings from Woody Woodpecker and Winnie Woodpecker. As an extra treat, the popular Fright Night experience is included—so get ready for some spooky fun! It’s going to be a night full of laughs, good company, and unforgettable memories!

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As data centers scale to meet modern demands, traditional manual network operations are no longer sustainable. Nokia’s EDA SaaS delivers real-time monitoring, automated troubleshooting, intent-based provisioning, and safe, non-disruptive upgrades; all through a cloud-hosted platform. This enables teams to manage complex networks with greater speed, clarity, and confidence.

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Designing Scalable Multi-Tenant Data Centers with EVPN

Modern multi-tenant data center (DC) fabrics commonly rely on multi-stage CLOS architectures, using high-performance leaf and spine routers to support the growing demand for workload connectivity. EVPN combined with VXLAN has become the standard for delivering Layer 2, Layer 3 unicast, and multicast services in these environments.

However, as data centers scale to massive sizes, leaf routers often face resource limitations. Merchant silicon in these platforms can support only a finite number of VXLAN tunnels, MAC entries, route table entries, interfaces, and other critical resources. Even when scale limits are not reached, operators must contend with side effects such as:

• Increased failover times, which grow linearly with the number of network instances, tunnels, bindings, routes, and hosts
• Rising operational complexity as the fabric expands

This session explores the latest EVPN advancements and design best practices that empower operators to build virtually unbounded multi-tenant data centers. We’ll also highlight key scalability and efficiency features being introduced in SR Linux and SROS to support this evolution.

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