Sriram Subramanian is an experienced professional with over 19 years' experience of building networking and network management products. Since 2011, Sriram has been working with Juniper Networks, leading engineering teams responsible for OpenStack Neutron plugins, VMware integration, and network management products. He is a technologist with a passion for virtualization and cloud networking. Sriram blogs regularly at http://www.innervoice.in/blogs and loves experimenting with new technologies and programming. He is the author of OpenStack Networking Cookbook, Packt.
I would like to dedicate this book to my family. I want to thank my wife, Kala, for her support during this entire project. Her "give your best" attitude motivates me to strive harder in managing my time and energy effectively. I also want to thank Appa and Amma for their patience and blessings. And a special thank you to my daughter Navya and our labrador Neige for the joie de vivre they bring to my life.
I extend a special thank you to my employer, Juniper Networks, and specifically my manager, Rakesh Manocha. The leadership team at Juniper has created an environment where individuals can pursue excellence through innovation. It has helped me expand my knowledge and capabilities beyond my imagination.
I would like to express my gratitude to my publishers, Packt and the reviewers, who provided invaluable feedback. Thanks to Divij Kotian, our editor, who played a crucial role keeping this book project on track. Finally, a big thank you to Sreeni for being a great co-author and partner on this exciting book journey.
Sreenivas Voruganti is presently driving IoT solutions at Aricent. He previously led engineering teams responsible for building networking, wireless LAN, and SDN products at Juniper Networks. He has contributed to building a range of IP and ATM-based Telco products at Lucent Technologies, Tellabs, and BHEL.
He is an avid student of emerging trends in networking and virtualization technologies and is passionate about integrating them to deliver solutions. His current interests include IoT, SDN, and NFV.
He is an inventor and has US Patent grants on networking, QoS, and wireless.
What started as an idea over coffee has come to form thanks to Sriram's drive and insightful ideas on book writing. Thanks, Sriram, for all the fun times working together.
I would like to dedicate this book to my parents for their blessings and wishes, to my wife, Nimmi, and sons, Aaditya and Arjun, for unstinting support through this endeavor.
Thanks to Alberto for valuable review comments, Divij Kotian, our editor, for fantastic support, Shivani for great job in editing the content, and our publishers Packt.
Finally, a big thank you to all the folks who contributed to the SDN open source implementations and friends who helped refine my understanding.