Initial-stage examination of a testbed for the big data transfer over parallel links. The SDN approach

Abstract

The transfer of Big Data over a computer network is an important and unavoidable operation in the past, present, and in any feasible future. A large variety of astronomical projects produces the Big Data. There are a number of methods to transfer the data over a global computer network (Internet) with a range of tools. In this paper we consider the transfer of one piece of Big Data from one point in the Internet to another, in general over a long-range distance: many thousand kilometers. Several free of charge systems to transfer the Big Data are analyzed here. The most important architecture features are emphasized, and the idea is discussed to add the SDN OpenFlow protocol technique for fine-grain tuning of the data transfer process over several parallel data links.