Disaggregation and Openness in Ethernet Networks
summary
Describes disaggregation in Ethernet networking: separating network device hardware from its operating system and applications so different OSes and network functions can run on the same hardware. Discusses the trend toward open, unified hardware platforms in networking (analogous to x86/PC in servers) and how this approach is beginning to spread in network equipment.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:29White box
- 2:33Disaggregation
- 4:22Network device evolution
- 7:12Switch architecture
- 10:50Open solutions ecosystem
- 15:48Switch vs server
- 17:35Network OS types
- 21:29Linux as network OS base
- 24:49Switchdev and open drivers
- 27:21Chip programming projects
- 30:56Switchdev in Linux kernel
- 32:00Mellanox driver
- 34:28Target audience
- 36:13Use cases
- 40:28Summary and outlook
- 40:51Yandex case study
- 57:00Q&A
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