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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Distinguished Speaker Series\n\nObservability and Automati
 on at Scale: Operating 5G/6G Networks\n\n📅 August 21\, 2026\n🕓 4:00 
 PM Pacific Time\n💻 Virtual Event\n\n[Join](Join:%20https://teams.micros
 oft.com/meet/21675069579584?p=COCrl3PiGuK8XJ7I4r): [Meeting Link](https://
 teams.microsoft.com/meet/21675069579584?p=COCrl3PiGuK8XJ7I4r)\n\nMeeting I
 D: 216 750 695 795 84\n\nPasscode: vU2ix6yK\n\nPresented By\n\nKrishna Kum
 ar Gattupalli\nDirector – Technology Solutions\nInvences Inc.\n\nPresent
 ation Overview\n\nAs networks evolve from 5G to 6G\, operational complexit
 y is increasing beyond what traditional manual and reactive troubleshootin
 g can effectively manage. Distributed\, cloud-native network functions ser
 ve millions of concurrent subscribers while operating under stringent late
 ncy and reliability requirements.\n\nThis session presents a practical fra
 mework for building operational resilience through integrated observabilit
 y and closed-loop automation.\n\nTopics Include\n\n• Observability Archi
 tecture for Network Functions – Metrics\, structured logs\, and distribu
 ted traces for cloud-native 5G/6G cores\, with implementation patterns usi
 ng Prometheus\, the ELK Stack\, and OpenTelemetry.\n\n• Real-World Incid
 ent Case Study – Detecting and diagnosing failures across virtualized ne
 twork function chains\, including control-plane and user-plane troubleshoo
 ting and root-cause analysis.\n\n• Automation &amp; Orchestration Patterns 
 – Closed-loop remediation\, GitOps-based network automation\, and CI/CD 
 integration using Kubernetes\, Argo\, and Terraform.\n\n• Operational Ma
 turity Model – The evolution from traditional manual network operations 
 to SRE and AIOps\, including the technical and organizational requirements
  at each stage.\n\nKey Takeaway\n\nObservability and automation are not op
 tional for next-generation networks—they are architectural requirements 
 for operating 5G/6G infrastructure reliably at scale.\n\n• Engineering S
 tudents\n• Computer Science Students\n• IT\, Cybersecurity\, and Netwo
 rking Professionals\n• Faculty and Researchers\n• IEEE Members and Tec
 hnology Enthusiasts\n\nHosted By\n\nIEEE DeVry University–SoCal Student 
 Branch\nIEEE Foothill Section\nDr. Nazila Safavi\n\nVirtual: https://event
 s.vtools.ieee.org/m/572687
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572687
ORGANIZER:nazila_safavi@yahoo.com
SEQUENCE:85
SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series: Krishna Kumar Gattupalli\, Director 
 – Technology Solutions. Presenting: Observability and Automation at Scal
 e: Operating 5G/6G Networks. Hosted by Nazila Safavi\, PhD.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572687
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 ability requirements.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p data-start=&quot;1201&quot; data-end=&quot;1341&quot;&gt;This sessi
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 ration networks&amp;mdash\;they are architectural requirements for operating 5
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  Networking Professionals&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; Faculty and Researchers&lt;br&gt;&amp;bull\; IE
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