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Linux Networking and Data Center Operation Challenges

Damascene Joachimpillai (DJ) Verizon

Proceedings of NetDev 1.1: The Technical Conference on Linux Networking (February 10th-12th 2016. Seville, Spain)

Linux Networking

• Huge variations in applications from Android

Handsets to Data Center Switches and Routers

• Host Requirement vs. Middlebox Requirement

– Scale is significantly different for different aspects of

the networking stack

– User Interface requirements are different

Application validation is not very obvious – leading to complex rule set

Proceedings of NetDev 1.1: The Technical Conference on Linux Networking (February 10th-12th 2016. Seville, Spain)

Linux Networking vs. Pseudo-Linux Networking

• Use of Linux Networking stack in its entirety vs. Use
• f Linux for booting the system
• Linux is relegated to running configuration elements

for the application

• Propagates custom CLI that leads to additional

complexity in deployment and maintenance

If you are using Linux as a boot system for proprietary networking, then this conference _may not be for you_.

Proceedings of NetDev 1.1: The Technical Conference on Linux Networking (February 10th-12th 2016. Seville, Spain)

Thank You

Proceedings of NetDev 1.1: The Technical Conference on Linux Networking (February 10th-12th 2016. Seville, Spain)