Dmitry Shkurko
Dmitry Shkurko Network Designer
3 years in dacoso GmbH as Senior Solution Consultant: PON / Carrier Ethernet / L3 networks
13 years in BT (British Telecom) as Pre-Sales Engineer and Lead Designer: SD-WAN / IPSec / DMVPN
Geography of projects: Germany, UK, Belgium, China, Netherlands, Hungary, Ukraine and more
Dedicated to helping others succeed through a positive attitude and easy-to-follow explanations
Session
This slide deck focuses on infrastructure readiness for Layer 2 (Ethernet) encryption deployments. While Ethernet encryption is a well-established and widely documented technology, critical aspects of the underlying network infrastructure are often overlooked. As a result, encryption may fail to establish successfully or experience frequent disruptions.
The primary focus of this presentation is MACsec encryption and the considerations required to deploy it effectively across Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). It highlights common infrastructure prerequisites, potential challenges, and design considerations that are essential for maintaining stable and uninterrupted encrypted connectivity.