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From YouTube: SENSE: Intelligent Network Services for Science Workflows

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Presented by Xi Yang and the SENSE team
May 6, 2020

The Software-defined network for End-to-end Networked Science at Exascale (SENSE) is a model-based orchestration system which operates between the SDN layer controlling the individual networks/end-sites, and science workflow agents/middleware. The SENSE system includes Network Resource Manager and End-Site Resource Manager components which enable advanced features in the areas of multi-resource integration, real time responsiveness, and workflow middleware interactions.

The demonstration will show the status of ongoing work to integrate SENSE services with domain science workflows, such as those envisioned for DOE Superfacility operations. A common vision for these integrations is the provisioning of SENSE Layer 2 and Layer 3 services based on knowledge of current and planned data transfers. SENSE allows workflow middleware to redirect traffic at granularities ranging from a single flow, specific end-system, or an entire end-site onto the desired SENSE provisioned services. The SENSE Layer 2 services provide deterministic end-to-end resource guarantees, including the network and Data Transfer Node (DTN) elements. The SENSE Layer 3 service provides the mechanisms for directing desired traffic onto specific Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) for policy and/or quality of service reasons.