Useful Links
SENSE Project
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| SENSE Project Home (ESnet) | https://www.es.net/research-and-initiatives/sense/ |
| SENSE Orchestrator (Production) | https://sense-o.es.net |
| SENSE Orchestrator (Development) | https://sense-o-dev.es.net |
| SENSE Monitoring Dashboard | https://autogole-grafana.nrp-nautilus.io |
| SENSE Email Contact | sense-info@es.net |
SiteRM Code Repositories
| Repository | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| siterm | Main SiteRM Frontend and Agent source code | https://github.com/sdn-sense/siterm |
| siterm-startup | Docker/Kubernetes startup scripts and configuration templates | https://github.com/sdn-sense/siterm-startup |
| helm-charts | Kubernetes Helm charts for SiteRM deployment | https://github.com/sdn-sense/helm-charts |
| rm-configs | Example site configuration files | https://github.com/sdn-sense/rm-configs |
| vpp-frr | VPP + FRR software router reference implementation | https://github.com/sdn-sense/vpp-frr |
| sdn-sense.github.io | This documentation site | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sdn-sense.github.io |
Ansible Collections
| Collection | Network OS | URL |
|---|---|---|
| sense-dellos9-collection | Dell OS 9 | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-dellos9-collection |
| sense-dellos10-collection | Dell OS 10 | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-dellos10-collection |
| sense-aristaeos-collection | Arista EOS | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-aristaeos-collection |
| sense-sonic-collection | Azure SONiC | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-sonic-collection |
| sense-junos-collection | Juniper Junos | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-junos-collection |
| sense-cisconx9-collection | Cisco Nexus 9/10 | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-cisconx9-collection |
| sense-frr-collection | FRRouting (FRR) | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-frr-collection |
| sense-freertr-collection | FreeRTR | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-freertr-collection |
| sense-nokiasros-collection | Nokia SR-OS | https://github.com/sdn-sense/sense-nokiasros-collection |
Docker Hub Images
| Image | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| siterm-fe | SiteRM Frontend container | https://hub.docker.com/r/sdnsense/siterm-fe |
| siterm-agent | SiteRM Agent container (EL8/EL9/EL10/U22) | https://hub.docker.com/r/sdnsense/siterm-agent |
| siterm-debugger | SiteRM Debugger container | https://hub.docker.com/r/sdnsense/siterm-debugger |
External Tools Used by SiteRM
| Tool | Purpose | URL |
|---|---|---|
| FireHol FireQOS | Host-level QoS (HTB/TC rules) | https://firehol.org/ |
| FRRouting (FRR) | Software-based BGP router | https://frrouting.org/ |
| VPP (fd.io) | High-performance DPDK data plane | https://fd.io/ |
| Prometheus SNMP Exporter | Network device metrics for Prometheus | https://github.com/prometheus/snmp_exporter |
| easysnmp | Python SNMP library used internally | https://easysnmp.readthedocs.io/ |
| SQLAlchemy | ORM for SiteRM database | https://www.sqlalchemy.org/ |
| FastAPI | REST API framework for SiteRM Frontend | https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/ |
| Alembic | Database schema migrations | https://alembic.sqlalchemy.org/ |
| RDFLib | RDF/N3 network topology representation | https://rdflib.readthedocs.io/ |
Network Devices — Vendor Documentation
| Vendor/OS | Documentation |
|---|---|
| Dell OS 9 | Dell EMC Networking OS9 CLI Reference |
| Dell OS 10 | Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Documentation |
| Azure SONiC | SONiC Documentation |
| Arista EOS | Arista EOS User Manual |
| Juniper Junos | Junos OS Documentation |
| Cisco NX-OS | Cisco Nexus NX-OS Documentation |
| FRRouting | FRR Documentation |
| FreeRTR | FreeRTR Documentation |
Kubernetes and Helm
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| SiteRM Helm Chart Repository | https://sdn-sense.github.io/helm-charts |
| Helm Documentation | https://helm.sh/docs/ |
| Kubernetes Documentation | https://kubernetes.io/docs/ |
| cert-manager | https://cert-manager.io/docs/ |
Research Network Infrastructure
| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| ESnet (Energy Sciences Network) | https://www.es.net/ |
| Internet2 | https://internet2.edu/ |
| FABRIC Testbed | https://fabric-testbed.net/ |
| NRP (National Research Platform) | https://nationalresearchplatform.org/ |
| WLCG (Worldwide LHC Computing Grid) | https://wlcg.web.cern.ch/ |
| OSG (Open Science Grid) | https://osg-htc.org/ |
Standards and RFCs
| Standard | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| RFC 2474 | Definition of the DSCP Field | https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2474 |
| RFC 3246 | Expedited Forwarding PHB | https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3246 |
| NML (Network Markup Language) | RDF schema for network topology | https://www.ogf.org/documents/GFD.206.pdf |
| MRML (Multi-Resource Markup Language) | SENSE network model schema | https://github.com/esnet/sense-rm |