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The RFX-mod experiment, now evolving into RFX-mod2, is an operational magnetically confined plasma physics experiment, located at Consorzio RFX premises, focused on studying the physics of fusion plasmas and magnetic confinement in Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) configuration.
The increasing demand for high-performance remote desktop solutions, capable of handling graphics-intensive applications and modern user interfaces, has exposed the limitations of existing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Traditional VDI systems often struggle with latency, resource utilization, and providing a fluid user experience, especially when running on Linux-based environments.
During the experiment, several significant improvements were made to the experimental setup, including mechanical modifications, updates to the electrical configuration, and enhancements to the CODAS (Control, Data Access, and Communication Systems). These changes, designed to increase the efficiency and reliability of the machine, will also provide researchers with an increasing amount of diagnostics, opening a view of the plasma phenomena with an unprecedented level of detail. This comes with a new challenge of handling such a large amount of data.
This thesis presents the design and implementation of a novel VDI solution that addresses these challenges by leveraging a modern technology stack. The proposed system features a Wayland-native Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) gateway, designed to provide low-latency, hardware-accelerated remote sessions. By using Wayland, the system benefits from its enhanced security model and improved performance over the legacy X11 display server.
This thesis presents the implementation of a unified platform to streamline experimental data access and documentation. The primary objective is to facilitate advanced data analytics by integrating a web-based application for managing semantic information from the experiment logbook with a query engine for efficient scientific data access. By providing a more accessible and integrated framework for data analysis, this unified system aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of the overall research workflow.
A core innovation of this work is the use of Open Container Initiative (OCI) containers to encapsulate user sessions. This containerization layer provides strong isolation between sessions, enhances security, and allows for dynamic and efficient resource allocation. Each user session runs in a dedicated container, ensuring that applications have their own isolated environment, which prevents conflicts and improves system stability.
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This thesis details the architecture of the Wayland RDP gateway, the integration with the containerization layer, and the implementation of hardware acceleration to offload graphics rendering to the GPU. The performance of the system is evaluated through a series of benchmarks, measuring CPU and GPU usage, video playback performance, latency, and network throughput. The results demonstrate the viability of the proposed solution as a high-performance, scalable, and secure VDI platform for modern Linux desktops.
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