Presenter: Christian Charette, John Tkaczewski Duration: 30 minutes May Webinar: 10Gbps transfers

Presenter Introduction | © Copyright FileCatalyst, John Tkaczewski Co-Founder and President of Unlimi-Tech Software Oversees creative and technical vision for FileCatalyst Webmail and FileCatalyst Workflow Blog: Christian Charette Director of Software Development Project lead on 10 Gbps research

Agenda FileCatalyst Direct Overview Quick refresher why TCP doesn’t work in high speed networks 10Gbps test infrastructure – Ie: what are we using to perform the demo? Watch the data fly! Questions (please type them in as we go) | © Copyright FileCatalyst,

FileCatalyst Direct Overview | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Software architecture is Client-Server. One side acts as the main file repository (FileCatalyst Server) One or many clients connect to server, and push/pull data Clients include: – automated interfaces (API, CLI, Javascript, C++) – web components (applets) – feature rich applications (HotFolder, Express, mobile) Primarily written in Java, works on every major platform (Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, iOS, Android, and more) Transport protocol utilizes proprietary UDP, with error correction and congestion control built into the application layer (instead of relying on TCP network layer)

Putting 10 Gbps in context | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Gbps transfers an average BlueRay disk (26GB) in under 30 seconds Cost of 10 Gbps dedicated lines is dropping – becoming cost effective to many companies (~10K/month US to UK) 1 Gbps fiber connections becoming available to residential consumers

TCP vs UDP for packet loss & latency | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Quick refresher: TCP can’t cut it. Data provided as part of Photonics North 2012 presentation, FTP data uses FileZilla client connecting to PureFTPDPhotonics North 2012

TCP vs UDP for packet loss & latency | © Copyright FileCatalyst, TCP cannot handle packet loss -- even for networks with small latency. High latency networks fall apart under real world conditions.

TCP vs UDP for packet loss & latency | © Copyright FileCatalyst, You cannot transfer files at 10 Gbps with TCP. It just doesn’t work.

10 Gbps transfers | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Gbps research project started in May Project completed 6 months later with Nov 2011 release of FileCatalyst Direct v3.0, able to transfer at full 10gbps speed. 1½ years of successful deployments of 2-10 Gbps in the field. Tested in 2012 by independent researchers (ex-CEO of competitor Tixel GmbH), validated as most stable transfer results between 5 managed transport solutions. Comparison of Contemporary Solutions for High Speed Data Transport on WAN 10 Gbit/s ConnectionsComparison of Contemporary Solutions for High Speed Data Transport on WAN 10 Gbit/s Connections, Dmitry Kachan, Eduard Siemens, Vyacheslav Shuvalov

What are we using to run this demo? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59

What are we using to run these tests? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Machines utilize standard components circa Each machine costs approx. $5000 to put together. – Intel Westmere 5600 series (used in demo testbed) – AMD Magny-Cours 6100 Opterons FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2

What are we using to run these tests? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Machine has 48GB total, 36GB reserved for RAMFS (so 12GB for OS + FileCatalyst). For the purpose of these tests, going to read/write to RAM drive. Why? Want to remove disks as part of the equation for demo to simplify things (everybody has different IO solutions in place). If your disks can handle the speeds, our software can transfer it. FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2

What are we using to run these tests? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, In demo, to simulate WAN environment, a Linktropy box from Apposite Technologies is used – Control link speed, packet loss, and link latency FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 WAN Emulator Apposite Technologies

So what are we going to see? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 WAN Emulator Apposite Technologies

So what are we going to see? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, (1) Going to test most basic scenario: – Transfer static file from point A to B – 30GB file… slightly larger than the average Blue Ray disk. FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 WAN Emulator Apposite Technologies

So what are we going to see? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, (2) Going to test standard live media scenario: – Growth files (5) simulate live video feeds saved to system – Move files in real-time to destination as files are output FileCatalyst HotFolder Ares x.x.x.58 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 FileCatalyst Server Hermes x.x.x.59 Dual Intel Xeon GB of RAM (36 GB as RAMDRIVE ) Intel 10Gbps cards Ubuntu LTS Java bit FileCatalyst v3.2 WAN Emulator Apposite Technologies

What are we using to run these tests? | © Copyright FileCatalyst, Configurations used for single file 10gbps: – Server & HotFolder each using 4GB of RAM – MTU 9000 (packet 8972 bytes) – Blocks: 10MB – Number of sender threads: 50 – Sender sockets: 5 – Receiver sockets: 3 – RTT congestion control (because test scenario utilizes packet loss) – Congestion control set to 7 (more aggressive) Linktropy setup to simulate LA -> NY transfers – Latency of 60 ms – 0.1% packet loss

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