# From Packets to Subscribers: DPU-Native Observability and SALB on NVIDIA BlueField-3

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Speakers

**Ehud Yuhjtman**  
Networking Group alliance manager, Nvidia  
Ehud (Udi) Yuhjtman is a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in networking, semiconductors, and embedded systems. He currently serves as Networking Group Alliance Manager, where he collaborates with ecosystem partners to drive adoption and innovation around NVIDIA networking technologies. Previously, he has held senior leadership roles across the semiconductor and networking ecosystem, including executive and business development positions, where he built strong partnerships and helped bring advanced connectivity solutions to market. His career spans decades of work in communications, IP connectivity technologies, and accelerated infrastructure solutions, with experience leading engineering, business development, and strategic alliances across innovative tech companies.

**Oz Shlomo**  
Software Architect, Nvidia  
A veteran of the software industry with over two decades of experience, Oz Shlomo specializes in developing software models for networking hardware offload. For the past eight years, he has focused on hardware acceleration for packet processing across the Linux kernel, OVS, DPDK, and DOCA. Currently, Oz serves as a Software Architect leading the Doca Pipeline Language (DPL) architecture group, where he focuses on advancing network programmability.

**Ilanchezhian Raman**  
Sr. Solution Architect, Aviz Networks  
Ilan specializes in Network Packet Brokers, network visibility, and advanced data plane programming. He has hands-on experience with bypass/inline/tap technologies, DPDK, P4, and virtualization, driving innovations in traffic optimization and monitoring.

**Ram Mohan Hariprasad**  
Technical Marketing Manager, Aviz Networks  
Ram Mohan is a Technical Marketing Manager at Aviz Networks with hands-on expertise in SONiC, open networking architectures, and network observability. He helps customers evaluate, pilot, and de-risk SONiC deployments through practical guidance, demos, and real-world use cases.

## Agenda

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### Overview of NVIDIA BlueField Architecture  
 i. HW architecture  
 ii. SW architecture and support  
 iii. Roadmap: BlueField-4

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### Why the Industry Needs a DPU-Based Observability Model

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### Aviz Service Node – The Industry's First DPU-Native Observability Solution  
 i. Introduction  
 ii. Implementation considerations and advantages – (P4/DPL)

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### Performance & Efficiency: Aviz Subscriber-Aware Load Balancing (SALB) – Demo

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### Future Outlook & Collaboration Opportunities