Prakash Katudia

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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

14+ years of experience in Networking and SD-WAN.
Designed WAN multicast solution for FIFA 2022 and Women's World Cup 2023.
Expert in DPDK and protocol optimization.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Networking and SD-WAN expert with a focus on high-performance solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sd-wanNetworking

Other Skills

Agile MethodologiesAlgorithmsAssemblyCC++CIFSChange ManagementCisco WirelessCloudgenix Prisma SDWAN DataplaneControl planeCross-functional Team LeadershipDPDKData Plane Development Kit (DPDK)Data StructuresData path

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14+ Years Experience in Networking, Datapath, Protocol Optimisation, DPDK, 6wind Infra - Built PANW- SDWAN multicast datapath end to end from design to implementation. - Improved performance on Unicast datapath based on DPDK, flow based forwarding. - Worked on Viptela DPDK based datapath, Packet forwarding. - Designed and Implemented VRF segmentation in prisma SDWAN. - Worked on Protocol optimisation CIFS, SMB, NFS in Cisco WAN Optimisation product. Design: - Contribution on Prisma SASE Solution architect - End to end architect and implementation with high and low level design for Prisma SDWAN WAN multicast solution - End to end architect and implementation for Prisma SDWAN wan segmentation [VRF] - Implementing design with enough debug-ability tools to handle field issues. Additional : - Mentored India team to ramp up quickly on Datapath design and implementation - Mentoring team to create high quality solution with extendable design with enough debugging tools and commands. - Implemented in house tools which help team to automate testing efforts, gdb debugging and build related commands. - Project execution for timely delivered with high quality solution. Achievement: - Designed and Implemented wan multicast solution in prisma SDWAN, which was deployed successfully in FIFA 2022, Women's world cup 2023 for streaming purpose.

Experience

Palo alto networks

3 roles

SASE Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

May 2025 – Present · 10 mos

SASE Senior Principal Engineer

May 2024 – Nov 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

Principal Engineer SDWAN

Feb 2021 – May 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Working on Cloudgenix Prisma SDWAN Dataplane.
dpdk dataplane
Contribution on Prisma SASE Solution architect
End to end architect for Prisma SDWAN WAN multicast solution
End to end architect for Prisma SDWAN wan segmentation [VRF]
High and low level design from controller API based to device configuration
Contribute key role on Improved stability of prisma SDWAN
Mentoring team to quickly ramping on Datapath.
Focusing on execution of project and timely delivered.
Designing project from Management Plane, control plane and dataplane with high quality.
Implemented multiple tools which helps team for build, testing automation and debugging levels.
Achievement:
Designed and Implemented WAN multicast in Prisma SDWAN with high quality solution deployed in FIFA 2022 World Cup @Qatar and Women's World Cup 2023 for live streaming.

Cloudgenix Prisma SDWAN DataplaneDPDKPrisma SASE Solution architectWAN multicast solutionWAN segmentationHigh and low level design+7

Cisco systems

2 roles

SDWAN Developer at Cisco Systems

Mar 2018 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Working in SD WAN Viptela Engineering in implementing Forwarding Plane
Implementing AppQoE for next generation Cisco SDWAN
Developing datapath for vipetel-Cisco routers
Working on multiple feature development in Viptela SDWAN

Software Engineer

Feb 2012 – Jan 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Bangalore

Working on WAN Optimization Techniques in Cisco WAAS appliance and having knowledge on CIFS/SMB protocol. Implementing CIFS/SMB application optimization.
Core Skills: C, C++, Object Oriented concepts [OOPs], gdb, core debugging, Data Structures and algorithms, Multi-threading programming, pthread concepts and locking infra structure, Linux Internal programming in C, Basic OS fundamental.
Knowledge on SMB/CIFS and TCP protocols. Basic Networking fundamental and implementation in backend on Cisco devices.
Key Work in Cisco:
1. Cisco WAN Optimization: Object Cache development
Product Cisco Wide Area Application Service
Technology Linux, C, Data structures, Multi-threading [Pthread]
Contribution
SMBAO Cache high level and low level design implement.
Cache Design is based on Raw disk partition.
Implement multi-threading scheduler with queue.
Implemented with IOVEC buffer.
Implemented locking infra structure
Implemented logging and stats infra structure.
Unit test.
2. Cisco WAN Optimization: Preposition [On Demand Caching mechanism]
Product Cisco Wide Area Application Service
Technology C, Data structures, xml, python, samba
Contribution • SMBAO preposition is pre-caching on demand cache.
Configuration of task, schedule task, marking flow as Preposition
Integrating third party tool with WAAS
Various scenarios like cache coherency and file invalidation cross protocol support.
Design and functional specification documents etc…

Spirent communications

Senior Software Engineer

Jan 2017 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Kernel Upgrade 3.19 to 4.4 [ Yocto 1.5 to Yocto 2.1 ]
Compile Yocto 2.1 with specific recipes. Build BzImage, Crosstools.
Modify kernel specific changes like drivers, scripts and program.
Make a software that can compile with Latest kernel, gcc version.
Solved kernel panic, driver issues and make all binaries are running well with new kernel.
Profile Management Performance improvement
New Design to optimize profile management.
Implementation in python using pickle file concept.
Decrease time complexity and performance improvement.

Gujarat university

B.E.Electronics Communication Engineer-Embedded Programmer

Jun 2007 – Jun 2011 · 4 yrs · Vadodara Area, India

Project IVRS: Interactive Voice Response System :
Interactive voice response (IVR) system is a communication system which provides automated telephone call access to specified computer database information. Interactive Voice Response is a technology that allows computer to detect DTMF (Dual-tone multi-frequency) keypad inputs and generate voice response according to input. Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) is used for telecommunication signaling over analog telephone lines in the voice-frequency band between telephone handsets and other communications devices and the switching center.
More info:: http://prakashkatudiablog2.blogspot.in/