National/Regional Networking: Quilt, I2, NLR, WRN, FRGP, Intermountain

1. National/Regional Networking: Quilt, I2, NLR, WRN, FRGP, Intermountain Westnet June 5, 2012 Marla Meehl

2. Acronym soup • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR; http://www.ucar.edu) • National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) • Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP) • Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON) • Questions and discussions throughout please – and as for acronym soup ingredients, please ask if I miss one or check a decoder page at http://bit.ly/acronym-soup

3. Reviews and updates • Regional networking highlights • Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP) • NWSC / BiSON • Intermountain • National networking highlights • WRN • Internet2 • NLR • The Quilt, Inc.

4. Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • 12 years of operation by UCAR Network Engineering and Telecommunications Section (NETS) • 12 Members • Internal UCAR audit complete • Simplified invoicing structure • Separated management and voting roles for UCAR • Improved interaction and roles with accounting • http://www.frgp.net

5. FRGP members • Colorado School of Mines • Colorado State University System • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-Boulder) • State of Colorado • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research • University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO) • University of Colorado Boulder • University of Colorado Colorado Springs • University of Colorado Denver • University of Denver • University of Northern Colorado • University of Wyoming

6. Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • Equipment refresh - Juniper MX480s replacing Cisco 6509s • EAGLE-Net contribution • NOAA contributed additional on spares • Just another example of the kind of collaboration that helps everyone get more collectively (in this case, router hardware) than we might have otherwise been able to • Colorado Broadband roundtable – Jeff attending meetings on behalf of FRGP/UPoP • “A forum for the collaboration and coordination of broadband activities across the state whose main purpose is to share information, strategies, experiences and results with regard to broadband related activities and identify areas for collaboration as well as assess next steps for Colorado Broadband strategy.”

7. UPoP • UCAR Point of Presence • http://upop.ucar.edu • 5 years of operation • 22 members

10. UPoP members • ARTstor • Auraria Higher Education Center • Colorado Association of Research Libraries • City of Boulder • City and County of Denver • Colorado Community College System • Colorado Telehealth Network • Community College of Denver • Colorado Department of Higher Education • Colorado Mountain College • Denver Health and Hospital Authority • DIA • EAGLE-Net

11. UPoP members • Fort Lewis College • Front Range Internet, Inc. (two school districts) • Metropolitan State College of Denver • Open Media Foundation • St. Mary's Academy • Science and Technology in Atmospheric Research (STAR) Institute • University of Colorado Hospital • University Information Systems (UIS) • US Antarctic Program (USAP – now managed by Lockheed Martin and not Raytheon)

12. UPoP • Continued QMOE connectivity growth and diversity • Frequent discussions from a variety of groups – e.g., • Colorado Christian University • WICHE still pending • EDUCAUSE left UPoP • Denver CCC conference Nov-2012 (not same support as for E09) • Discussions with new CIO

13. NWSC • NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center • http://www.cisl.ucar.edu/nwsc • Occupied and staffed • Data center switch/routers installed -- access: QFX3500s, core and WAN edge: EX8200 series switch routers • Supers in over summer 2012 – Yellowstone • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone/hardwar • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone/installation-schedule • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone/science • BiSON fiber for NWSC in place Dec-2011

15. BiSON to NWSC • Initially three 10G circuits active • Options for dedicated 10G connections for high performance computing to other BiSON members • System is engineered for 40 individual lambdas • Each lambda can be a 10G • 40G or 100G connection would require hardware investment • Independent lambdas can be sent each direction around the ring (two ADVA shelves at NWSC – one for each direction) • With a major upgrade system could support 80 lambdas • 100Gbps * 80 channels * 2 paths = 16Tbps

16. EAGLE-Net (EN) • Educational Access Gateway Learning Environment Network • http://www.co-eaglenet.net/ • On schedule • Actively constructing throughout Colorado • Switch/router hardware being deployed • I25 Denver to Cheyenne fiber build has broken ground • Will tie in Cheyenne and NWSC as part of BiSON • Diverse path • Scot Colburn joined as Network Engineer

17. Report from Utah • SLC Downtown Data Center complete – now in fit out stage – production service moves start next month • SLC metro optical network to be completed in June • Fiber/conduit from UTA, UDOT, Zayo, and Syringa • Cienaoptronics • Optical extensions to USU and BYU later this summer • UEN Board has approved a100-Gbps upgrade on the metro ring • UofUtah and UEN are collaborating on GENI Spiral 3 regional award to deploy GENI switches and racks in UEN • UEN will join the U.S. Ignite initiative - formal unveiling this month • Utah (BYU, USU, and UofU) and Wyoming are collaborating on a joint EPSCoRTrack-2 award focused on regional hydrological modeling and CI development • Utah and Montana extended the 2x10G Internet2 connection partnership through 2014

18. November 10-16, 2012 – Salt Palace • International conference and exhibition for HPC & computational science • >10K attendees and >160K sf exhibit space • General chair: Jeff Hollingsworth, U Maryland • SCinet chair: Linda Winkler, Argonne National Lab • WAN Team: Jim Stewart & Kevin Quire, UEN • Exhibits: Mary Hall & Steve Corbato, Univ. of Utah • More info: http://sc12.supercomputing.org/ • Ideas for Westnet regional impact??

19. Internet2 • US UCAN in progress • Connect Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) • Ongoing discussions with RONs on impacts to business and technical models • U.S. UCAN selected14 Affiliate Program Participants To Support Community Anchor Institutions Nationwide • DYNES • NSF-funded project to deploy a hybrid packet and circuit architecture composed of Internet2's ION service and extensions over regional networks to US campuses • FRGP and UCB in process of hardware delivery and activation • CSU submitted DYNES proposal Spring 2012 • http://www.internet2.edu/ion/dynes.html • NET+ • http://www.internet2.edu/netplus/ • Cloud, Video, Middleware, InCommon • CENIC, the Pacific Northwest Gigapop, (PNWGP) and Internet2 announced plans for a major, long-term collaboration to deploy 100 Gigabit per second (Gbps) networking capabilities across the entire West Coast of the United States, to share a common optical networking infrastructure, and to work on many network based initiatives.

21. National LambdaRail (NLR) • http://www.nlr.net • Class B Research and Education Collaboration (CBREC) – ongoing meetings • Resolved transponder issue • NOAA Denver- Seattle wave active on lifetime wave • CENIC providing NOC services now • Successfully transitioned in Spring 2012

22. Various related • Colorado Telehealth Network (CTN): • Many members connected, continued rollout • CenturyLink (CL) continues to operate CTN network • Working on ongoing funding support and long term sustainability • SC13 in Denver • Working again on CCC fiber • Working with SLC team on their SC12 experiences • N-Wave: presentation later • WRN • Ongoing partnership: cost/service sharing (I2, TR/CPS, Level3 Commodity Internet) • Implementing NSF ARI proposal includes wave expansion Seattle/LA, San Antonio-El Paso, Denver-Chicago, ABQ-Santa Rosa-El Paso (via Carlsbad)

23. NSF Network Infrastructure and Engineering Program (CC-NIE) • The "Campus Cyberinfrastructure - Network Infrastructure and Engineering (CC-NIE)" program invests in improvements and re-engineering at the campus level to leverage dynamic network services to support a range of scientific data transfers and movement. The program also supports Network Integration activities tied to achieving higher levels of performance, reliability and predictability for science applications and distributed research projects. Two types of CC-NIE awards will be made. Data Driven Networking and Infrastructure for the Campus and Researcher awards will be supported at up to $500,000 total for up to 2 years. Network Integration and Applied Innovation awards will be supported at up to $1,000,000 total for up to 2 years.

24. The Quilt, Inc. • http://www.thequilt.net • Statenets – overlap with Quilt • Quilt approved a Statenets CEO Roundtable and the chair as voting member of the Executive Committee • Quilt removed itself from fiscal sponsorship for Statenets • Quilt approved a third membership category: • There are now three classes of membership: Members, Associates, and Affiliates (added) • Working groups, coordination on several strategic planning efforts including • BTOP progress from members • Telepresence working group • ‘above the net’/new service working group • NWAVE contracting working group • CIS RFP 2012 completed • Advocacy workshop

25. Advocacy • Messages, champions, and stories • What are your key messages and do your champions understand those? • A good time to think about things along these lines is when you are not under attack • What champion need from RONs? • What would help with communication? • How to best promote awareness and understanding of RONs generally and FRGP related specifically? • Links, documents, summary statements, and so on that could help you more easily make our case if asked? • Continued discussion and follow up … looking for your input, feedback, and questions

26. Trends impacting the network • Open Flow Mania • Big Data • Cloud computing (e.g., I2 Net+)

27. Discussion • Any follow up questions or feedback on items covered? • Other items? Thank you!