Spring 1999 Internet2 Members Meeting

1. Spring 1999 Internet2 Members Meeting 28 April 1999

2. Beyond the Backbone Jane N. Ryland Director of Member Activities Internet2 jryland@internet2.edu

3. New Members since Fall 98Regular University Members • Baylor College of Medicine • Brigham Young University • College of William and Mary • Drexel University • East Carolina University • New Jersey Institute of Technology

4. New Members since Fall 98Regular University Members • Portland State University • South Dakota School of Mines • South Dakota State University • Stephen F. Austin State University • Tufts University • University of Alabama - Huntsville

5. New Members since Fall 98Regular University Members • University of California - Riverside • University of Maine • University of Memphis • University of Montana • University of North Texas • University of South Dakota

6. New Members since Fall 98Regular University Members • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas • Washington University • Wayne State University • Wright State University

7. New Members since Fall 98Affiliate Members • Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) • Bradley University • LaNet (Louisiana) • Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation • University of North Carolina General Administration

8. New Members since Fall 98Affiliate Members with Collaboration Site Status • Howard Hughes Medical Institute • Jet Propulsion Labs • The National Institutes of Health

9. Reports from Members • University of Washington • Virginia Tech • North Dakota State University

10. Beyond the BackboneConnecting Ideas, Priorities, People and Resources Ron Johnson Vice President and Vice Provost University of Washington ronj@cac.washington.edu

11. Connecting the Ideas, Priorities, People and Resources The national backbone, as hard as that is to do, it is the easy part! 2nd easiest are the campus infrastructure issues Then there’s organizing the GigaPoP

12. Then there’s the GigaPoP(s) Working with: • RBOC’s etc (and the local loops we ‘regionals’ used to have, but now are gone :-( • NSF (where network funding mechanisms and great programs are still held hostage by lawyers and inspector generals)

13. Gigapops ... • the nearest Qwest pop is >1000 miles away • Or there are a few too many Qwest/MCI et al etc. pop’s on the block :-) • Organizational issues

14. Understanding & Connecting with Mission Agency NGI efforts • Priming the local, regional and national Applications and Content Pumps • Soliciting/packaging Proposals -- PI’s with meritorious apps

15. Delivering on the Proposals & Initiatives • Getting the word out & getting mindshare • $$$, people with clue

16. But what are we actually doing? (other than going to I2 mtgs?:) • Created Core Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP & SNNAP etc. with peering and internet aggregation points • Multiple local gigabit attachments, city fiber grid -- w/I2 stepped up connections - NOAA et al (& attached vBNS & Abilene)

17. Campus Infrastructure Upgrades -- course corrections to leverage opportunities • Delivering on our related Proposals & Commitments • (RE)-Creating ‘regional’(!) network structure and connectivity

18. Wrestling with the ‘Region’s’ • L O N G local loops (3k to Fairbanks - - Bozeman, Moscow etc.) • Commodity Internet Integration & Aggregation (esp. in areas w/o competitive local options) needs • Org. and Relationships building

19. OBSERVATION: • PERSISTENT REGIONAL HUB INFRASTRUCTURE - It’s hard to believe that it is far harder to create or resurrect a persistent R&E infrastructure than it is to (re)create a national backbone -- but it is!

20. OBSERVATION • WE need to do a far better job of developing a broad understanding within the ‘beltway’, and among our good PACI etc. friends that this is the case, and we need to seek their help in accomplishing that.

21. Working with mission agency NGI networks, pop’s, connections • Sorting out whether some other agencies (e.g. NIH) will play active roles, and how some other agencies will be involved (esp. when their ‘branches’ &/or PI’s are on our doorsteps)

22. OBSERVATION • We need to do a better job (for we sure haven’t succeeded thus far) of working to encourage NGI “mission” agencies to follow the promising examples that folks like Leighton of ESNET are setting, that exist as models to develop joint plans that really will effectively encompass university researchers, and which will leverage regional hubs

23. OBSERVATION: • Meanwhile NSF CISE really does need to be the vehicle for managing & distributing IT2, post-’vBNS’ , and the bulk of NGI resources

24. Back on campus: • Getting the word out (soon enuf but not too soon, wide enuf but not too wide, loud enuf … • Applications/Content/Science/Arts … marshalling efforts - e.g. ResearchTV • Reshaping Efforts/Directions - middleware, contemplating trust fabric in a larger context

25. Saying “no” to non-RU1’s, community colleges, 4 years, k-12. Museums, galleries, libraries, other ISP’s? • Sorting through international connections • E-Ticket -- Looking to an exceedingly interesting future

26. Beyond the Backbone ...

27. Beyond the Backbone Erv Blythe Vice President, Information Systems Virginia Tech blythe@vt.edu

28. Campus Infrastructure Investment • Continuous Investment is Required • Applications Drive Technology and Resources • Retention of Expertise is a Challenge • Risk and Return On Investment • Costs are insignificant when considered as a function of the competitive importance to the institution of advanced communications infrastructure.

29. 1977 $4.2M annually < 4000 connections $1,050 /connection 1999 $13M annually > 40,000 connections $300 / connection ($116 1977 dollars) Rapid Evolution • Technology generation period is about 18 months. • Continuous refreshment enables us to take advantage of economies of scale and of scope.

30. 400 Gbps 622 Mbps 100 Mbps 10Mbps 64Kbps Virginia Tech Network Capacity and Price/Performance $ / Mb Capacity $10,000 Network Capacity (non-linear) Cost per Megabit $0 2002 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 Internet Cyberschool E-mail FDI Develcon Dataswitch Satellite-based Distance Learning Engineering Student Computers LMDS Residence Halls Ethernet DWDM Milestones CBX Internet2 Ethernet ATM VP Info Systems Computers All Freshmen BEV Integrated Voice/Data LocalNet FDDI NET.WORK.VIRGINIA CNS Auxiliary

31. Catalyst 5000 10/100 Switch ATM attached desktop ATM attached server Videoconference sys 10/100 Switch ASX-200WG ATM Switch Cisco 7500 IP Router 10/100 Switch Catalyst 5000 ASX 1000 ATM Switch Distribution 10/100 Switch 10/100 Switch Main Distribution Frame dedicated 1 Gbit/s downlinks 155 Mbps ATM Type I Building Type II/III Building 622 Mbps ATM

32. 622 Mbit/s 155 Mbit/s Virginia Tech ATM Core OWE ASX 1000 HIL ASX 1000 BUR ASX 1000 ISB ASX 1000 SHA ASX 200BX CAS ASX 1000 Main Distribution Frames

33. ESnet vBNS Internet OC3 245 Mbps DS3 OC3 MCI 204.70.78.20/30 Net.Work.Virginia Abilene BUR 7507 ISB 7507 1 HIL 7507 CAS 7507 ISB 7507 2 128.173.100.0/24 128.173.101.0/24 Virginia Tech IP Core

35. Beyond The Backbone Bonnie Neas, Director Information Technology Services North Dakota State University and North Dakota University System neas@badlands.nodak.edu

39. How did we get here? • Vision for Research • GreatPlains Network • Internet2 • DakotaLink

41. How did we get here? • Vision for Research • GreatPlains Network • Internet2 • DakotaLink

42. Challenges • Economy • Critical Mass

43. Opportunities? • Collaboration • Collaboration • Collaboration

45. Program Committee MeetingFall 1999 Member Meeting • Noon - 1 pm • Meeting Room 14 (upstairs) • pick up a box lunch first from Renaissance Ballroom West

46. Concurrent Breakout Sessions • Up one level (Meeting Room level) • 2:15 - 3:30 pm • Followup discussion with NSF • I2-DV discussion • I2-DSI discussion • GigaPoP presentation

47. Concurrent Breakout Sessions • Up one level (Meeting Room level) • 4:00 - 5:30 pm • Middleware discussion • International MoU partners reports • NanoManipulator • SURA BOF meeting

48. Advanced Networking Demonstrations • Highway1 • Wednesday to 6 pm • Thursday 9 am - 4 pm

49. Gala Reception tonight! • Air and Space Museum • buses will run continuously between Renaissance and Museum • first bus 7:15 pm • last bus 10:15 pm • thanks to AT&T for their generous sponsorship!

50. Spring 1999 Internet2 Members Meeting 28 April 1999