The event, orchestrated by Stanford University’s , will be held Oct. 17-19 at the university’s Li Ka Shing Center. It will feature hands-on tutorials as well as keynotes and sessions featuring subject matter experts.

Representatives from Open Networking Foundation, Cisco, Facebook, Microsoft, Verizon, UC Berkeley, Internet2 and others will take part.

“Software-defined networking is poised to revolutionize all kinds of networking: enterprise, data center, and service provider,” said Guru Parulkar, executive director of Stanford’s Clean Slate Research Program and chair of the summit.  “In the future, network owners and operators will have much greater control over their networks.”