Understanding How OpenTelemetry Network Uses eBPF for Network Observability

Explore a technical conference talk that delves into how OpenTelemetry Network harnesses eBPF technology for comprehensive network observability. Learn about the latest eBPF tooling advancements, including the enhanced Linux kernel runtime, BPF Compiler Collection for kernel tracing, and LLVM Compiler's role in converting C code to eBPF programs. Discover the architecture of OTel Network through its essential components: kernel collector, kubernetes collector, cloud collector, and reducer, which work together to collect, ingest, aggregate, enrich, and export telemetry data from diverse sources. Follow along with an end-to-end setup demonstration showing how these agents and reducer components integrate with the OTel collector. Gain practical knowledge for both end-users and contributors looking to begin working with the OpenTelemetry Network project, presented by experts Shivanshu Raj Shrivastava from SigNoz and Jonathan Perry from PerfPod in this 37-minute presentation.