Conveners
Building Smarter Networks
- Ivana Golub (PSNC)
Description
How are our networks so strong, fast, reliable, resilient and smart? How are they operated and developed? How does the network know...? How do we know...? Join our session to hear from and discuss with speakers how to transform operational data into knowledge towards advancement of network infrastructure and federated services in three presentations.
Network topology maps are fundamental to the identity of an academic network, being essential for both strategic communication and operations. In this context, the GNA-G GREN Map working group has been developing a tool based on hierarchical databases for mapping these topologies. Prior to 2025, the publication of a global map of academic networks was made unfeasible by the complexity of the...
nmaas is an open-source, multi-tenant platform designed to simplify deployment and lifecycle management of applications across distributed Kubernetes environments. Building on the nmaas Active Monitoring use case presented during the main programme, this Community Hub session provides a practical continuation through live and pre-recorded demonstrations showcasing how the nmaas Platform can...
Data once inaccessible or single-use can now drive research and service development in the R&E community. Different initiatives explore collecting, sharing, and transforming data into machine-actionable datasets. Yet key questions remain: how can NRENs enable research use, what use cases exist, and what can we learn together?
This session brings together five perspectives to examine how...
