We are at the dawn of an era in networking that has the potential to define a new phase of human existence. This era will be shaped by the digitization and connection of everything and everyone with the goal of automating much of life, effectively creating time by maximizing the efficiency of everything we do and augmenting our intelligence with knowledge that expedites and optimizes decision-making and everyday routines and processes. The Future X Network: A Bell Labs Perspectiveoutlines how Bell Labs sees this future unfolding and the key technological breakthroughs needed at both the architectural and systems levels. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a major area of change and the network and systems innovation required to realize the technological revolution that will be the essential product of this new digital future.

1. The future X network -- 2. The future of the enterprise -- 3. The future of security -- 4. The future of wide area networks -- 5. The future of the cloud -- 6. The future of wireless access -- 7. The future of broadband access -- 8. The future of the enterprise LAN -- 9. The future of communications -- 10. The future of information -- 11. The future of the internet of things -- 12. The future of the home -- 13. The future of network operations -- 14. The future of network energy.