Building Switches Like Servers - The Strange World of Overlapping Networking

Explore the unconventional approach to network infrastructure in this 34-minute conference talk from Strange Loop. Dive into the world of disaggregated hardware and software in large-scale data centers, learning how Facebook applies typical service procedures to networking. Discover the operational consequences and innovative solutions implemented by the FBOSS team. Gain insights into Facebook's custom network switch software, data center network structure, and the challenges faced in building and maintaining a massive network. Follow along as Sonja Keserovic, an experienced engineer from Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter, shares her expertise on topics such as whole fleet updates, staged rollouts, and the future of networking in rapidly expanding environments.

Introduction
About me
Overview
Facebook Network
Facebook Network Structure
Data Center Network Structure
How did we build this network
Problems with this approach
Our approach
Hardware vs software
How this worked in practice
How this happened
Software
Services
Learnings
Next steps