Vadivel Kannappa
Network Solution Architect | Proof-Of-Concept, Problem-Solving, Programming | End-to-End Low-latency infrastructure and Scalable cloud-native HPC Clusters|
- Role
- Customer Solution Architect at Xsight Labs
- Location
- Newark, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vadivel Kannappa
Technical experience in cloud networking & storage infrastructure, and multi-core Linux kernel systems – 20+ years.End-to-end infrastructure expertise, from firmware bring-up and port link training to workload execution, with focus on QoS, network policy, traffic shaping, and programmable data paths.Proven track record in scalable HPC clusters, optimizing IPU/DPU accelerators, spine/leaf fabrics, L2/L3 networks, SDN control planes, and tiered caching, delivering high-throughput, low-latency production-ready solutions.Technical expertise:Low-Latency Transport & Acceleration: RDMA, RoCEv2, IPU/DPU offloads for deterministic, high-throughput data paths.Encapsulation & Overlay Protocols: VXLAN, GRE, GENEVE, MPLS for multi-tenant and OSPF/BGP/EVPN with FRR.Virtual Networking: Kubernetes/VM, OVS/OVN, DPDK, AF_XDP/eBPF, and cloud-scale Linux drivers for high-performance, multi-tenant workloads.Hyperscale Switch & Timing: P4 SAI/Sonic, PTP and precision clock synchronization, IPv6 NAT, filtering, packet truncation, and programmable switch pipelines.Programming & Automation: Python, C, POSIX/kernel APIs; Ansible playbooks for end-to-end infrastructure provisioning; Python-based packet pipeline insight frameworks.Port and Resiliency: Serdes Link Training, MAC/PHY bring-up, LAG/MC-LAG network fabrics.
Experience
Customer Solution Architect
Sep 2025 — Present
Xsight Labs UEC/UET-enabled SDN X2 Switch and E1 DPU provide an advanced programmable fabric for AI hyperscaler data centers — integrating unified Ethernet connectivity, deterministic latency scheduling, and hardware-accelerated telemetry.
Education
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering
2010 — 2012
Shivaji University
Bachelor of Engg, Electronics
1994 — 1998
Sainik School
Secondary Education, Mathematics and science
1988 — 1994
Skills
- Vxworks
- C
- Gdb, Kgdb, Vxdbg and Ice Debugging Skills.
- Qemu and Hypervisor.
- Ieee 1588, Ethernet Mac, Wireless Lan, 1588, L2 Tunnel, Pll, Pci, Dma.
- Silicon-on-Chip, Pipeline Architecture, Networking, Embedded Optimization.
- Rfic
- X86/X86_64, Arm, Mips Assembly, C and Inline Assembly, C++, Perl
- Elf, Abi and Gnu/Diab Compiler Optimizations
- Vxworks, Ecos and Embedded Linux
- Matlab
- Cadence Virtuoso
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