Challenges in Deploying a High-Performance SDN Network to Support the World’s Largest Optical Telescope
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Abstract #
The Vera Rubin Observatory, the world’s largest optical telescope, presents a set of operational requirements that have created numerous challenges across all involved domains—from architecture to logistics, from materials to computer networks. For the telecommunications and networking teams, requirements such as high bandwidth, high availability, full redundancy, per-second telemetry, among others, have driven the adoption of Software-Defined Networking (SDN), P4 programming, per-packet telemetry, and the use of optical spectrum over submarine cables. This presentation will explore the operational workflow of the Vera Rubin Observatory and delve into the process and challenges of building a network of such complexity, with a focus on SDN, telemetry, and innovation.
Bio #
Deputy IT Director at Florida International University (FIU), Jeronimo serves as the Lead Network Engineer for AmLight, the academic network that interconnects Latin America and Africa with the rest of the world. With over 20 years of experience in computer networks, distributed systems, optical networking, and virtualization, Jeronimo’s current focus is on SDN, P4, telemetry, and innovation to support high-performance distributed scientific applications.
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E-mail: jbezerra@fiu.edu
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