Heavy Networking 559: Nokia SR Linux – A Hyperscaler NOS Designed For Everyone (Sponsored)
On today’s sponsored Heavy Networking we talk to Nokia Networks about SR Linux, a new network OS. SR Linux is built on a microservices architecture with modern data center networking features. It’s designed to fit a variety of use cases while also being automation-friendly and extensible. Our guest is Bruce Wallis, Senior Director of Product Management in Data Center Switching at Nokia. We discuss: * Building a NOS from a clean slate * Serving turn-key use cases while also enabling customization and extensibility * How and why SR Linux leverages protobuffs, gRPC, and gNMI * Enabling NetDevOps via programmatic interfaces * Making telemetry more consumable * More Show Links: SR Linux Tech Video – Nokia SR Linux Product Description – Nokia Nokia Service Router Linux (SR Linux) – Nokia Nokia Data Center Fabric – Nokia Data Center tour launch video – Nokia Fabric Services Platform Product Description – Nokia Nokia Hardware Platforms For Data Center Fabrics – Nokia Heavy Networking 538: Running An Open, Automated Data Center Fabric With Nokia (Sponsored) – Packet Pushers