Biographical Sketch: Uli Schlegel is ADVA Optical Networking’s technical expert on enterprise networks and has over 12 years’ experience in WDM technology and optical networking systems. He holds an engineering degree (Dipl.-Ing. Physikalische Technik) from the University of Applied Sciences (TFH) in Berlin, Germany. In 2000, he joined ADVA Optical Networking SE and has held various positions within the company since then, including optical engineering, technical support management and systems consultant for WDM and SAN networks. Uli currently provides consulting to customers on design and implementation of enterprise networks, especially data center connection. He is also driving interoperability programs with various vendors in the datacenter/SAN space.