Internet2 runs a nationwide optical and packet network supporting research and education throughout the United States. Starting towards the end of 2020 and through most of 2021, during the height of the pandemic, Internet2 designed and deployed a new network based on the Cisco 8200 platform. This included migrating over 2,000 BGP sessions in just over 30 days. This effort was possible in part because of Cisco NSO, Cisco pyATS, and other software tooling. This session will highlight Internet2’s experience with NSO and the factors that led to our success.
Speaker: Karl Newell
Title: Network Software Architect, Internet2
Bio: Karl Newell has worked in the research and higher education community for more than 20 years; he worked at The University of Arizona across the fields of system administration and network engineering; most recently, he has been the Network Software Architect for the Infrastructure Systems & Software team in the Network Services division of Internet2. Karl enjoys interacting with the network community and has presented at numerous conferences on topics related to network engineering and network software and automation. Karl is excited to be working with NSO and engaging with the NSO community.
