Is your organization embarking on an SDN/NFV transformation journey? Do you believe open source software will play a critical role in this journey? Are you unclear how to integrate and test large, complex open source projects for your NFV use case? Or are you unclear how to manage and orchestrate network services for your SDN/NFV use case?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then these NEW training courses focused on the OPNFV and ONAP projects are for you. These will occur on Friday, March 30 and are half or full day, depending on the course you select. You can add these courses to your existing Open Networking Summit North America registration here.

ONAP100: Introduction to ONAP- Complete Network Automation (Half Day)

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Silver Lake A&B, Floor 5, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Cost: $399
How to Register: Add this to your existing ONS NA 2018 registration here

This half-day course is designed for managers and technologist at telecom operators who wish to gain a business perspective and high-level understanding of the Linux Foundation Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) project. The course is also meant for technologists and business leaders at technology vendors that wish to determine how to position or sell their products into an ONAP ecosystem. The course provides participants with a solid understanding of core concepts around ONAP, the ONAP project, its use cases, constituent projects and how to get involved. The course is taught by engineers experienced in ONAP.

ONAP200: ONAP Fundamentals (Full Day, Limited Spots Available)

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Silver Lake A&B, Floor 5, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Cost: $799
How to Register: Add this to your existing ONS NA 2018 registration here

This full-day course is designed for managers and technologist at telecom operators who wish to gain a business perspective and basic understanding of the Linux Foundation Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP) project. The course is also meant for technologists and business leaders at technology vendors that wish to determine how to position or sell their products into an ONAP ecosystem. The course provides participants with an in-depth understanding of core concepts around ONAP, the ONAP project, its use cases, an overview of ONAP deployment, the portal, design-time and run-time projects, OSS/BSS interfaces and how to get involved. The course is taught by engineers experienced in ONAP and builds on the ONAP100 course by adding hands-on labs.

OPNFV100: Introduction to OPNFV-NFV Acceleration (Half Day)

Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Hancock Park, Floor 5, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Cost: $399
How to Register: Add this to your existing ONS NA 2018 registration here

This half-day course is designed for managers and technologist at telecom operators who wish to gain a business perspective and high-level understanding of the Linux Foundation Open Platform for NFV project. The course is also meant for technologists and business leaders at technology vendors that wish to determine how to position or sell their products into an OPNFV ecosystem. The course provides participants with a solid understanding of OPNFV overview, upstream projects utilized, feature projects, integration and test projects. Finally, the course covers how you can benefit from OPNFV. The course is taught by engineers experienced in OPNFV.

OPNFV200: OPNFV Fundamentals (Full Day, Limited Spots Available)

Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Hancock Park, Floor 5, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown
Cost: $799
How to Register: Add this to your existing ONS NA 2018 registration here

This full-day course is designed for managers and technologist at telecom operators who wish to gain a business perspective and basic understanding of the Linux Foundation Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) project. The course is also meant for technologists and business leaders at technology vendors that wish to determine how to position or sell their products into an OPNFV ecosystem. The course provides participants with an in-depth understanding of OPNFV overview, upstream projects utilized, feature projects, integration and test projects. Finally, the course covers how you can benefit from OPNFV. The course is taught by engineers experienced in OPNFV and builds on the OPNFV100 course by adding hands-on labs.