Disaggregate: Networking recap
Jan 30, 2017Luis MartinGarcia, Omar Baldonado

Summary
This post is a recap of the 'Disaggregate: Networking' conference, detailing presentations on open and disaggregated networking solutions. Key contributions include discussions on Facebook's custom networking hardware (Wedge 100, Backpack, Voyager) and software (FBOSS, OpenBMC), the Robotron system for hybrid network management, programmable forwarding planes (Tofino, P4), and the broader open networking ecosystem with contributions from various vendors. It highlights the benefits of decoupling hardware and software for increased efficiency, flexibility, and scalability in data center networks.
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