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Episodes
Nov 8, 2022
Nov 8, 2022
12 min
Cisco’s 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco’s QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 32, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we talk more about optics in routing and why the introduction 400G was such a big step. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company’s acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson’s IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more.
Related links
Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/
Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop
Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/
Additional resources
Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog )
Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen
Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics
Timestamps
3:10 400G pipes and applications
7:08 Impact of single subscriber and resiliency
9:18 Debugging an optical link
Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
24 min
Hybrid work means something different to every business. What used to be a small percentage of the workforce working remotely has turned into a majority of employees being remote in some capacity. Whether they are in an office, coffee shop, or an airport, it’s important that everyone has the same experience on your network. And with employees all over, it’s important to make sure your remote and on-premise experiences are equal. Dan Kelcher of IP Fabric, a Cisco customer, joins the podcast to talk through their hybrid work experiences, the stressors remote work can put on an organization, and the importance of secure connections for all users.
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
24 min
Hybrid work means something different to every business. What used to be a small percentage of the workforce working remotely has turned into a majority of employees being remote in some capacity. Whether they are in an office, coffee shop, or an airport, it’s important that everyone has the same experience on your network. And with employees all over, it’s important to make sure your remote and on-premise experiences are equal. Dan Kelcher of IP Fabric, a Cisco customer, joins the podcast to talk through their hybrid work experiences, the stressors remote work can put on an organization, and the importance of secure connections for all users.
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
20 min
In this month's episode, join Alfeo and Kevin for an insightful conversation and dive into the world of Legislate for Webex and redefining the future of public sector remote work for connected justice and hybrid voting assemblies…
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022
20 min
In this month's episode, join Alfeo and Kevin for an insightful conversation and dive into the world of Legislate for Webex and redefining the future of public sector remote work for connected justice and hybrid voting assemblies…
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
24 min
Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast.
In each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts!
In this month’s episode we discover ThousandEyes with Cisco's ThousandEyes Sales Specialist, Chris Walters.
Nov 1, 2022
Nov 1, 2022
24 min
Welcome back to Tech Talks - a spin off from our main Cisco UKI Podcast.In each 30 minute episode, we’ll deep dive into a specific area of technology with one of our favourite Cisco experts!In this month’s episode we discover ThousandEyes with Cisco's ThousandEyes Sales Specialist, Chris Walters.
Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
23 min
Rachel Barger joins us for the eighth episode of the Cisco Leadership Podcast. As SVP of the Americas she takes us throughout her journey from coach to leader. She highlights the importance of being a connector, creating pathways for people to be successful and pulling out the best in others.
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
22 min
In this month' episode, Sacha and James sat down for a candid and insightful conversation into Theta Lake's security and compliance for modern collaboration tools and why Theta Lake is an exciting partnership to watch.
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
14 min
Cisco’s 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco’s QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 31, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we talk about why high quality optics is more important for routing these days. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager
Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company’s acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson’s IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more.
Related links
Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/
Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop
Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/
Additional resources
Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog )
Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen
Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics
Timestamps
2:25 Commodity vs asset data
7:11 Impact of reliable optics at higher data rate
8:30 Challenge of large footprint networks
11:00 Importance of optics qualification, e.g. Digital Coherent Optics
Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com