Rudi van Drunen
Next to being dad, geek and entrepreneur Rudi tries to help (re)structuring the network at the Air Traffic Control center (LVNL) at Schiphol airport (NL) as an Network Engineer. Being educated in Electronics Design Enginering, Rudi has worked in all layers of the stack from the chip level to (almost) the political level, but his interests mainly focus on the lower part. Rudi has more than 35 years of experience in the UNIX and open standards world, ranging from systems in large (data-centers) environments to the small (embedded and chip) world, and their interconnects.
Rudi is an active member of NLUUG, USENIX and IEEE and likes to organize and visit their conferences. In his spare time, he’s into landscape photography, sailing and HAM Radio, traveling, and tries hard to combine this. Currently Rudi serves as chairman of the NLUUG board of directors.
Session
To efficiently and safely manage Dutch airspace and prevent unsafe situations, we rely on secure, robust, and reliable network communications. At Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL), a complex network that connects sensors (such as radars), communication systems, airports, airlines, and air traffic controllers, both nationally and internationally is built and maintained. The continuous evolution of this network—combined with phasing out legacy systems and transitioning to an all-IP infrastructure—presents a range of exciting technical challenges. In a 24/7 safety-critical environment, these challenges are even more pronounced. In this tech talk, we will dive into the key aspects of our network infrastructure and the connected systems currently in use. We'll explore both the technical and non-technical hurdles that the Network Infrastructure team at LVNL faces in keeping these essential networks running reliably while driving innovation. How do you keep a critical system operational and secure while upgrading it at the same time? Or, as we like to say, how do you "maintain and enhance the plane in mid-flight"? Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights into one of the most challenging network environments in the Netherlands!