Enable AI-Native Networking for Telcos with Kubernetes

As telcos transform their networks for the age of AI, utilizing the Bluefield 3 (BF3) DPU engines has been challenging for developers and clients alike. Yet, BF3 is a critical part in deploying and securing an accelerated compute cluster to enable this networking-for-AI infrastructure. The DOCA Platform Framework (DPF) simplifies this task, providing a framework for LCM (life cycle management) and provisioning of both the BF3, as a platform, and the services running on it as K8 containers. DPF is deployed via two network operators in the K8 environment that allow you to deploy and service chain NVIDIA and third-party services. With this, for the first time, independent software vendors (ISVs), operating systems (OS) vendors, and developers can deploy and orchestrate services with ease, as well as onboarding these tools to their environment. In this session, OS and ISV partner companies who've adopted the DPF will share their experience, what they are able to achieve, and what comes next.