Examples of (real life) use of the GP4L testbed¶

(2025) Real-Time In-Network Machine Learning and P4 Testbed Deployment on FPGA SmartNICs, DPUs, and Switches SC25 SCinet NRE
(2025) A Case Study for Data-Intensive Traffic from Vera Rubin Observatory Supported by Path Aware PolKA Network demonstration at SC25
(2024) Toward Terabit-Scale Anonymous Communication Leveraging Programmable Switches demonstration at SC24
(2024) Experimental implementation of DTN-as-a-Service and AIDTN Support For 400G WAN
(2024) The automation and orchestration of the testbed management functions have been developed in the GP4L playground environment
(2023) MultiONE (Routing and forwarding of scitags-based IPv6 packets) implementation on programmable switches (https://indico.geant.org/event/2/contributions/161/attachments/150/330/TNC23_CarmenMisa_EdoardoMartelli.pdf)
(2023) Validation of an innovative network monitoring service, nmaas (micro-services powered by Kubernetes container orchestrator)
(2022) Novel network management workflow based on embedded Prometheus agent into RARE control plane
(2022) Validation of a cost effective multicast architecture powered by P4 switch
- Learning Multicast Patterns for Efficient BIER Forwarding with P4
(2021) After successful publication of the Polka paper, it has been decided to implement this routing paradigm to the RARE routing stack
(2021) Traffic flow steering based on IPv6 flow label implemented by CERN network engineers
(2020) The GP4L experimental testbed has been used to validate a Research Paper describing a innovative source routing paradigm: Polka

GP4L dissemination activities¶

(2025) GP4L testbed on the Panel on Integrated infrastructure INDIS workshop @ SC25
(2025) Global Platform for Lab (GP4L) AmLight supporting Network Research Exhibition (NRE) demonstrations at the Supercomputing Conference (SC25)
(2025) Using GP4L as a security testbed at the Workshop: Advances in AI for Cybersecurity @ ICT Innovations conference 2025
(2025) Infoshare: Global Platform for Labs (GP4L), event video available on GEANT TV channel on YouTube
(2024) SC24 Network Research Exhibition: Demonstrations, GP4L - Global Platform For Lab
(2024) SC24 INDIS workshop, Agile Network Management: The Impact of Automation and Orchestration
(2024) RIPE SEE 12, Orchestrate day-to-day operations based on a single source of truth
(2024) JRES2024, A Reusable Approach to Network Service Orchestration
(2024) TNC24, Orchestrating Smooth Operations - The case of GP4L
(2024) Internet 2 Technogoly Exchange, On the Automation and Orchestration Journey, Lessons Learnt
(2024) GNA-G side meeting @ TechEx2024, The Global Platform for Labs
(2024) SC24 NRE demonstration, International P4 Experimental Networks for The Global Research Platform and Other Research Platforms
(2023) GEANT infoshare, Network Technologies Workshop, GP4L
(2023) GNA-G meeting @TNC23, GP4L
(2023) APAN56 conference, GP4L updates and use case
(2023) Internet 2 Technogoly Exchange, GP4L in GN5-1
(2023) SC23 NRE demonstration, Global P4 lab