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# Issues for Discussion:
 
# Issues for Discussion:
 
#* Status of P4 code update for packet checksum (ESnet)
 
#* Status of P4 code update for packet checksum (ESnet)
−
#* Status of new bitfile for UDP-LB U280 FPGA (ESnet)
+
#* Status of new bit-file for UDP-LB U280 FPGA (ESnet)
 +
#* Status of S/W support stack for LB Host Control Plane (ESnet)
 +
#* Differences in OS Networking behaviors
 +
#* UDP AutoFragmentation
 
#* Status of Edge to Core Test Design
 
#* Status of Edge to Core Test Design
 
#** ERSAP / CLARA Data Generation for UDP-LB  (Vardan)
 
#** ERSAP / CLARA Data Generation for UDP-LB  (Vardan)
 
#** UDP-LB Meta Data Insertion / Packetizer  (Carl)
 
#** UDP-LB Meta Data Insertion / Packetizer  (Carl)
 
#** UDP-LB Emulator (Mike)
 
#** UDP-LB Emulator (Mike)
−
#** UDP-RE Source Data Protocol Termination / Reassembly (Carl)
+
#** UDP-Reassembly (Carl)
−
#** UDP AutoFragmentation
 
 
#** Test Plans / Goals (Mike)
 
#** Test Plans / Goals (Mike)
 
#* Configuration of network switches and Host CPU for FPGA LB (Bryan)
 
#* Configuration of network switches and Host CPU for FPGA LB (Bryan)
−
#* Status of PO for Edge to Core Test Equipment (Amotoj)
+
#* Status of PO for Edge to Core Test Equipment (Amitoj)
 
#* Status of PO for Network Equipment (Brent)
 
#* Status of PO for Network Equipment (Brent)
 
#:
 
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=== Minutes: ===
 
=== Minutes: ===
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
 +
<li>New U280 bitfile built and currently in test
 +
<li>Control Plane helper API still in development
 +
<li>Must engineer complete data path from source/sink for full path MTU
 +
<ul>
 +
<li>Safe choice < 1500 B
 +
<li> Should engineer network for 9kB
 +
<li>Layer-2 switches do not induce fragmentation
 +
<li>IP headers can be designated as ''Do not fragment'' (We may want to impose this on Data Sources)
 +
<li>ICMP msg feedback can indicate that device would have fragmented (but can't)
 +
<li> ''tracepath'' tool can report path MTU
 +
<li>LB host should send gratuitous ''arp'' msgs
 +
<li>VLAN for 2 x 100Gbs switch ports for U280
 +
</ul>
 +
<li>Compute Server PO: awaiting pricing for bundles/unbundled configurations
 +
<li>Network PO - submitted
 +
<li>'''Action''' - Amitoj - enhance EJFAT wiki page with engineering details for
 +
<ul>
 +
<li>setting up 9kB MTU
 +
<li>settings for Linux kernel
 +
</ul>
 +
<li>'''Action''' - Bryan - engineering details for initialization of switches, hosts, FPGA for coordinated network address discovery, etc.
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
  
 
=== Attendees: ===
 
=== Attendees: ===
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
 +
<li>M. S. Goodrich
 +
<li>D. Lawrence
 +
<li><s>G. Heyes</s>
 +
<li>Y. Kumar(ESnet)
 +
<li>S. Sheldon (ESnet)
 +
<li>C. Timmer
 +
<li><s>V. Gyurjyan</s>
 +
<li><s>D. Abbott</s>
 +
<li>B. Hess
 +
<li>A. Singh
 +
<li><s>B. Morris</s>
 
</ul>
 
</ul>

Latest revision as of 15:59, 24 January 2022

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Agenda:

  1. Previous meeting
  2. Issues for Discussion:
    • Status of P4 code update for packet checksum (ESnet)
    • Status of new bit-file for UDP-LB U280 FPGA (ESnet)
    • Status of S/W support stack for LB Host Control Plane (ESnet)
    • Differences in OS Networking behaviors
    • UDP AutoFragmentation
    • Status of Edge to Core Test Design
      • ERSAP / CLARA Data Generation for UDP-LB (Vardan)
      • UDP-LB Meta Data Insertion / Packetizer (Carl)
      • UDP-LB Emulator (Mike)
      • UDP-Reassembly (Carl)
      • Test Plans / Goals (Mike)
    • Configuration of network switches and Host CPU for FPGA LB (Bryan)
    • Status of PO for Edge to Core Test Equipment (Amitoj)
    • Status of PO for Network Equipment (Brent)
  3. AOT


Minutes:

  • New U280 bitfile built and currently in test
  • Control Plane helper API still in development
  • Must engineer complete data path from source/sink for full path MTU
    • Safe choice < 1500 B
    • Should engineer network for 9kB
    • Layer-2 switches do not induce fragmentation
    • IP headers can be designated as Do not fragment (We may want to impose this on Data Sources)
    • ICMP msg feedback can indicate that device would have fragmented (but can't)
    • tracepath tool can report path MTU
    • LB host should send gratuitous arp msgs
    • VLAN for 2 x 100Gbs switch ports for U280
  • Compute Server PO: awaiting pricing for bundles/unbundled configurations
  • Network PO - submitted
  • Action - Amitoj - enhance EJFAT wiki page with engineering details for
    • setting up 9kB MTU
    • settings for Linux kernel
  • Action - Bryan - engineering details for initialization of switches, hosts, FPGA for coordinated network address discovery, etc.

Attendees:

  • M. S. Goodrich
  • D. Lawrence
  • G. Heyes
  • Y. Kumar(ESnet)
  • S. Sheldon (ESnet)
  • C. Timmer
  • V. Gyurjyan
  • D. Abbott
  • B. Hess
  • A. Singh
  • B. Morris
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