National/Regional Networking: Quilt, I2,

NLR, FRGP, WRN, Intermountain

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Marla Meehl

Manager NCAR/UCAR Network Engineering & Telecommunications Section, FRGP, UPoP, BiSON

1/7/13 & 1/9/13

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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 as needed – and as for acronym soup ingredients, please ask if I miss one or check decoder page at http://bit.ly/acronym-soup

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reviews and updates• Regional networking highlights

– FRGP and UPoP– NWSC and BiSON– WRN

• National networking highlights– Internet2– NLR/CBREC– The Quilt, Inc.– (very) miscellaneous / other

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Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)• http://www.frgp.net

• 12 years of operation by UCAR NETS

• 12 members

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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

FRGP

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• Upgraded all routing hardware to Juniper MX480s

• Colocation updates– 1850 Pearl– 1200 Larimer– 910 15th (moved colocation from 10th to 6th floor)

• peering– 10G Google peering active at 910– Comcast - abandoned– TR/CPS – largest single FRGP/UPoP usage– Akamai – Netflix (model being worked out in early deployments)

FRGP - DYNES

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• DYNES• UCB - final configuration pending• CSU awaiting hardware and config• http://www.internet2.edu/ion/dynes.h

tml

BiSON

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• Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)• end of service replacement in 3-5

years• May submit NSF MRI award to upgrade and

expand• building equipment fund for

replacement by 2017• Major fiber move on BiSON-owned

Mcleod fiber 10/13• Looking at move and replacement options

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UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP)• 5 years of operation by UCAR NETS

• 21 members• http://upop.ucar.edu

UPoP

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• Colorado College pending– via Eagle-Net arrangement

• USAFA also pending• Greeley (options for UNC et al?)

updates also pending

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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• EAGLE-Net

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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• United States Antarctic Program (USAP)• University of Colorado Hospital• University Information Systems (UIS)

UPoP

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• DIA left UPoP• Frequent discussions with a variety

of organizations– K-20 and Community Anchor Institution (CAI)

growth (and Internet2 SEGP growth/use) expected to mostly come from EAGLE-Net

• EN NTIA project on hold indefinitely for review and revised environmental and historical permitting

NEON

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• Boulder HQ connection• national build out /project• FRGP/UPoP involvement pending

fiber path• http://www.neoninc.org/

Yellowstone fully operational as of 11/12- 1.5 petaflops supercomputer- (1.5 quadrillion operations per second)

Have had issues with infinband cabling and firmware levels, but performing well now

NWSC

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• NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center– http://nwsc.ucar.edu/

• http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone

• http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone/hardware

Internet2 - innovation platform

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• Internet2 is working closely with the regional networks and CIOs to explore various options for an updated connection fee model to support the new network infrastructure. – site visits with Internet2 Connectors and CIOs to

present and discuss several model options under consideration.

Internet2

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• http://www.internet2.edu/• http://www.internet2.edu/network/• http://noc.net.internet2.edu/i2netw

ork/commercial-peering-service.html

• http://www.internet2.edu/network/cp/

• http://www.internet2.edu/netplus

NLR/CBREC

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• CBREC meeting regularly• Considering interconnecting

east/west via NLR existing lambdas/transponders

• NLR router upgrade issue big news last week

Zayo

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• New channel formed– http://www.zayo.com/news/zayo-announces-for

mation-research-and-education-channel• Research and Education Roundtable

in Boulder this summer• Denver metro (and some beyond)

fiber build out– http://www.zayo.com/news/zayo-expands-networ

k-presence-denver-metro-area

CO Broadband Roundtable

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• Presentation to the Governors Cabinet– including his chief-of-staff

• executive order designating OIT as the coordinating agency for broadband activities signed

• CDOT planning comments filed– integrate telecommunications planning into the

CDOT planning process

CO BB RT moving forward

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• Core Constituents (Meet Quarterly)– A representative of each LTPT– Broadband Implementers (e.g., CTN, EN)– Government partners (e.g., CDOT, PUC)– State elected officials (2-3 from each chamber)– regional interest groups (e.g., club 20)

CO BB RT - moving forward

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• Working Groups - meet as needed– at least monthly, 10-12 per group– funding– policy– digital literacy– coordination and collaboration– local engagement

• private carrier collaboration

Internet2 K20/SEGP

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• Retreat/meeting at NCAR Aug-2012• https://spark.ucar.edu/events/interne

t2-k20-initiative-boulder-retreat

Internet2 K20/SEGP

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• good interactions and links between content providers and K-20 groups looking for content

• UCAR education and outreach involvement

• as one of the SEGP reps for CO - please let Jeff know about any K-20 interest, content or user side questions or issues– will coordinate with EN (other two reps there)

• Jeff is also serving as liaison between this k20 group and Quilt – (e.g., SEGP connectivity survey coming up).

NOAA N-Wave

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• 10G / MPLS backbone – 100G upgrade path

• Internet2 and NLR DWDM for backbone circuits

• waves on various RENs for access• http://noc.nwave.noaa.gov/

CTN

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• CTN– http://www.cotelehealth.com/

• meetings pending on future options– sustainability, services, locations– FRGP/UPoP connectivity

WRN

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• Regular WTC and WPC calls• UNM ARI Completed

– ARI CENIC (Seattle-LA 100Gbps) – ARI LEARN (San Antonio-El Paso)– ARI CENIC - (Denver-Chicago – 5 10Gbps

lambdas via I2 infrastructure)– ARI New Mexico (ABQ-El Paso)

• LEARN has joined WRN – Connectivity pending

The Quilt, Inc.

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• http://www.thequilt.net/• national coalition of advanced

regional networks for research and education, representing 31 networks across the country

• participants provide advanced network services and applications to over 200 universities and thousands of other educational institutions.

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Quilt goals• collaborate • advocate• innovate• leverage• transparency and trust• for the common good• member powered

The Quilt, Inc.

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• The Quilt has executed agreements with all six Authorized Quilt Providers from our Commodity Internet Service RFP– CenturyLink– Cogent– Internet2– Level 3– TW Telecom– TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC)

The Quilt, Inc.

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• Working groups and coordination on several strategic planning efforts including– BTOP– Telepresence– Above the net services– Advocacy– Cloud services– Digital/learning repositories– Federated identity

• StateNets group now integrated

The Quilt, Inc.

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• BYOD/T - all members struggling• SDN as one response here• OpenFlow switch RFP

– pending final contract wrap up– let me know if questions/interest later in

vendors

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REN advocacy• differentiators include

– peering relationships (cost avoidance and high traffic volume - included)

– redundant commodity feeds– people connections and resources RREN

membership brings– RRENs are where you go if you need something

maybe just a bit different - e.g., experimental or application support issues

– ownership and control of regional resources which is a differentiator for some

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Quilt Members and Services Above the Net

• The already impressive suite of value-added services for members offered by the regional networks continues to expand as community anchor institutions increasingly turn to their regional networks as trusted partners to provide solutions that address their specific strategic needs.

• Ties with I2 NET+ services

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more quilt

• EDUCAUSE / Quilt partnership on Jon Windhausen– DC consulting/policy work

• notes from 100G panel– take away: just-in-time is the right model now

for 100G – do it when/where needed; waiting pays off as

prices are now dropping in the market

Discussion

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Any follow up questions or feedback?

Other items?