This presentation discusses elements of high-availability networking. Following an introduction to the elements of availability and availability definitions, the discussion moves to theoretical availability calculation and availability measurement for various network design choices. We look at the various ways service providers measure availability of their existing networks. We also explore the difficulty faced in quantifying software dependability.

About the Presenter
Sanjay Kalra is responsible for jigh availability and security at Juniper. Prior to Juniper he was a product manager at Cisco, managing QoS in IOS. Sanjay holds a Master's degree in Computer Networking from USC and an MBA in Finance from Santa Clara University.