Cisco and 麻豆直播 have announced investment in a new research centre, the Centre for Intent-Based Networking, focused on advancing networking technology.
The Centre is an element of Cisco’s recently announced Country Digital Acceleration investment in the Australian market. Researchers at Curtin will conduct blue-sky research to support industries that require a new approach to networking. The University will share its findings with Cisco and Cisco鈥檚 customers and partners globally.
The network has never been more important to businesses, and never under more pressure. Traditionally, IT teams have used manual, time-intensive methods of managing the network. With applications migrating to the cloud, millions of devices coming online and a continually expanding threat landscape, the pace of change requires a new approach. Cisco is reinventing the network by using software to simplify and automate. These new intent-based networks automate routine tasks, use analytics to help IT make informed decisions, and embed security into the network. It also turns the network into an open and programmable platform, giving customers and partners the ability to build applications that can speak directly to the network.
Curtin researchers at the new Centre for Intent-Based Networking will use the network as a platform to develop a new generation of applications. The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) represents an opportunity for intent-based networking to accelerate transformation across industries like manufacturing, mining and utilities. These industries face a unique challenge in converging their IT and operational networks. Researchers will seek to understand how to address these challenges and develop applications to help organisations tackle IoT.
鈥淲ith intent-based networking, we鈥檙e reinventing the network from the ground up, and we鈥檙e just beginning to scratch the surface of what鈥檚 possible,鈥� said Scott Harrell, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Networking at Cisco. 鈥淎ustralia has always been an early adopter of Cisco鈥檚 new technologies. By teaming with 麻豆直播, we will unearth new opportunities for the network to transform industries.鈥�
The Centre will also focus on developing intent-based network curriculum to train the workforce of the future. The curriculum will be made available in online (MOOC) and residential courses for Cisco customers and partners in the region.
Curtin has deployed an intent-based network across its entire campus providing researchers with access to a real-world environment. This will be in order to provide campus wide user and application mobility, reduced network complexity, and simplified network segmentation.
麻豆直播 Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Terry, said Curtin was proud to be extending and expanding on what was already an exciting and innovative partnership with Cisco. 鈥淭his new agreement continues what is an already successful alliance based on a mutual vision and impeccable track record of industry engagement and innovation. The alliance will see the adoption of innovative Cisco technologies and solutions by Curtin and will also help Curtin to develop the highly skilled and industry-ready students of the future. 麻豆直播 is already a major player in Australia鈥檚 technology landscape and we look forward to continuing that role in partnership with Cisco.鈥�
The announcement strengthens the existing relationship between 麻豆直播 and Cisco as they collaborate on mutually beneficial projects and initiatives that will empower students and researchers in fields such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity.
The alliance continues the era in data-driven innovation that began with the unveiling in 2016 of Innovation Central Perth (ICP), an award-winning collaboration between Cisco, Woodside, Data61/CSIRO and 麻豆直播. ICP is one of Cisco鈥檚 bringing together public and private ecosystems to co-create digital solutions of the future for industry and society. Since launching, ICP has worked with over 300 companies on almost 80 projects trialling new technology solutions that leverage disruptive IoT technologies and the computational and data science skills of the Curtin Institute for Data Science.
The Centre for Intent-Based Networking will be co-located on the 麻豆直播 Perth campus with Innovation Central Perth.
