Unnykrishnan Sasidharan
About Unnykrishnan Sasidharan
Unnykrishnan Sasidharan is a Senior Technical Specialist at Ribbon Communications in Bengaluru, India, with expertise in software development for IO cards and L2 Data features. He has over a decade of experience in the telecommunications industry, having previously worked at Subex and ECI Telecom.
Work at Ribbon
Unnykrishnan Sasidharan has been employed at Ribbon Communications as a Senior Technical Specialist since 2020. In this role, he focuses on the development of IO card software, specifically working on XDM code changes and extending support for Apollo. His responsibilities include unit testing L2 Data features by integrating with the Digi120 Framer and BCM Fabric Interface Card. His experience at Ribbon highlights his technical expertise and contributions to software development in the telecommunications sector.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Ribbon Communications, Unnykrishnan worked at ECI Telecom as a Senior Software Engineer from 2015 to 2020. His role involved developing software for differentiated services in MPLS tunnels, utilizing eZChip (NPU) to ensure effective L2 Data traffic flow. Before ECI Telecom, he served as a System Analyst at Subex from 2012 to 2015, where he implemented the BFD protocol with MPLS tunnels, addressing IOP switchover timing issues and traffic drops for AOC10 L2 Data card.
Education and Expertise
Unnykrishnan Sasidharan completed his Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science at T.K.M College of Engineering, Kollam, Kerala, from 2008 to 2012. He also achieved his Class X and Class XII certifications from S.S.N.S.S School in Varkala, Kerala, under the CBSE curriculum. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his technical skills and expertise in software development and telecommunications.
Technical Contributions
Throughout his career, Unnykrishnan has made significant technical contributions. At Ribbon, he has worked on the ApolloCodeGen tool for generating facade classes, enhancing support for hierarchical and polymorphic packages. He has also implemented SNMP MIB for ApolloIf and ApolloNe Tables, programming at the RCP side to manage SNMP Manager requests. His work with the BCM chipset involved programming for VLAN Tagged frames, Untagged Frames, and VLAN translation on IO side for HIO10_20 and HIO100_2 cards.