I have been involved in building the following hardware testbeds in the past.
CloudLab4@Wisconsin (2024–Present)
CloudLab is a public testbed for researchers to build cloud-scale systems and experiment with new architectures. The CloudLab4 extension at the Wisconsin site focuses on compute/memory resource pooling and energy accounting. We will upgrade the core network to 400/800 GbE.
MadRacks Cluster@Wisconsin (2022-Present)
The MadRacks Cluster is an experimental testbed targeting exploring infrastructure composability. It encloses (1) a hybrid of Ethernet fabric and load-store interconnect, (2) storage disaggregation, and (3) diverse hardware accelerators (e.g., GPUs, FPGAs, and ASICs). The testbed is under active construction and maintained by the NetLab group.
CloudLab3@Wisconsin (2021–2024)
CloudLab is a public testbed for researchers to build cloud-scale systems and experiment with new hardware architectures. The CloudLab3 extension at the Wisconsin site focuses on two scenarios: GPU computing and storage disaggregation. More…
Hometown Cluster@Washington (2018–2021)
The hometown cluster is an experimental testbed focused on exploring programmable networks. We built it to (a) support different programmable networking devices and (b) enable flexible in-network computing systems development. More…