Nlr.net © 2004 National LambdaRail, Inc Owning, Controlling and Managing the Network Infrastructure: Bridging Research Communities Tom West, CEO National

nlr.net© 2004 National LambdaRail, Inc

Owning, Controlling and Managing the Network Infrastructure: Bridging

Research Communities

Tom West, CEONational LambdaRail

[email protected]


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Questions to be Addressed

• What is the Mission of NLR?

• Who is NLR targeting to serve?

• What services does NLR offer the Research Community?

• What are NLR members and others doing to ensure researchers have or will have connectivity to the NLR backbone?


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Questions to be Addressed

• How does NLR fit into the Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF)?

• How is NLR Governed and Managed?

• What are the Unique Benefits and Characteristics of NLR?


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POTENTIAL CAPACITY

• The Equivalent of 40 nationwide 10 G networks.


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NLR owned fiber* NLR WaveNet, FrameNet & PacketNet PoPNLR WaveNet & FrameNet PoPNLR WaveNet PoP

PoP for primary connection point by a member (“MetaPoP”)PoP needed because of signal regeneration requirementsbut can also be used for secondary connection by a memberPoP established by NLR for members regional needsPoP established at exchange points

RATO

BATO

SAND

STAR

CHICSALT

HOUS

DALL

SYRA

TULS

PENS

ELPA

KANS

PHOE

LOSA

ALBU

PITTWASH

BOIS

CLEV

ATLA

PORT

RALE

NEWY

SANA

DENV

SUNN

SEAT

JACK

OGDE

* Fiber on the SAND-LOSA-SUNN path belongs to CENIC

NLR Infrastructure Status - June 2006


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INITIALLY LIT CAPACITY

• LAYER 2 GE SWITCHED NETWORK

• LAYER 3 IP EXPERIMENTAL NETWORK• LAYER 3 IP STABLE NETWORK FOR PEERING• HOPI WAVE FOR INTERNET2• QUICK START & SPARE WAVE• 2 NETWORK RESEARCH PROGRAM WAVES

NLR owned fiber* NLR WaveNet, FrameNet & PacketNet PoPNLR WaveNet & FrameNet PoPNLR WaveNet PoP

PoP for primary connection point by a member (“MetaPoP”)PoP needed because of signal regeneration requirementsbut can also be used for secondary connection by a memberPoP established by NLR for members regional needsPoP established at exchange points

RATO

BATO

SAND

STAR

CHICSALT

HOUS

DALL

SYRA

TULS

PENS

ELPA

KANS

PHOE

LOSA

ALBU

PITTWASH

BOIS

CLEV

ATLA

PORT

RALE

NEWY

SANA

DENV

SUNN

SEAT

JACK

OGDE

* Fiber on the SAND-LOSA-SUNN path belongs to CENIC

NLR Allocated Waves - planned% used/Free

5%/19

20%/16

75%/5

30%/28

30%/28

30%/28 40%/24 50%/20

59%/13

50%/10

25%/15

40%/12

25%/3025%/15

30%/14

30%/14

28%/29

31%/22

25%/24

25%/24

25%/2422%/2528%/2328%/23

25%/2422%/25

34%/21

38%/2038%/20

31%/22

31%/2231%/22

22%/25


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National LambdaRail Mission

To advance the research, clinical and educational goals of members and other institutions by establishing and maintaining a nationwide advanced network infrastructure.


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Communities Served by NLR

• Network Researchers

• Science Researchers—Big Applications

• Educators---Teaching-Learning Applications

Supercomputing continues to be a key driver


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Special Commitment to Network Research

• Devoting up to 50% of NLR capacity to support network research projects

• Advisory council of leading network researchers sets the agenda


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NLR Services

• Network of Networks • Multiple types of networks and services available over single

footprint• Core Services

• WaveNet - point-to-point lambdas• FrameNet - Ethernet based service• PacketNet - IP based networks

• Other Services• Co-location• Remote Hands• Fiber IRUs


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Optical Network Infrastructure Framework

Efforts to deploy optical networking are being led by groups that might be called Network Infrastructure Plumbing Persons for Education and Research

(The NIPPERS)


14Courtesy of Steve Corbato

Regional Optical Networks

• California (CALREN)• PNWGP • Colorado/Utah (FRGP) • Illinois (I-WIRE) • Michigan (MLR)• Indiana (I-LIGHT)• Ohio (TFN)• New York (NYSERnet)

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• Maryland, D.C. & Virginia (MAX/MATP)

• North Carolina (NCREN) • Georgia (Southern Light Rail)• Florida (Florida LambdaRail)• Louisiana (LONI)• Texas (LEARN) • Oklahoma (OneNet)


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Global Lambda Integrated Facility

www.glif.isVisualization courtesy of Bob Patterson, NCSA.


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SCIENCE RESEARCHCOUNCIL

NLR Organization Detail

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ex. Dir. Development andCollaborations

Ex. Dir. Development andCollaborations

ADMINISTRATION

• Financial Mgt.• Contracts Mgt.• Inventory Mgt. • Legal• Audit• Communications/PR

RESEARCHERS’ AND MEMBER RELATIONS

• Research Community Relations

• Member Relations

• Federal Relations

• Corporate Relations

• Internat’l Partnerships

INFRASTRUCTURE & NETWORKS

• Research,Custom & Wholesale Services

• Standard Services

• Engineering & Network Operations

NETWORK RESEARCH COUNCIL

AUDITCOMMITTEE

FINANCECOMMITTEE

ChiefScientist

ChiefScientist

Ex. Dir. EngineeringAnd

InfrastructureOperations

Ex. Dir. EngineeringAnd

InfrastructureOperations

CEOCEO


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NLR Network Research Council

• Dave Farber Carnegie Mellon University NLR Chief Scientist and Chair

• Paul Barford* University of Wisconsin, Madison

• Dan Blumenthal* UC Santa Barbara• Javad Boroumand Cisco Systems• Hank Dardy Naval Research Laboratory• Konstantinos Dovorlis Georgia Tech• Gerald Faulhaber University of Pennsylvania• Paul Francis Cornell University

* NLR Board of Directors


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NLR Network Research Council (cont’d)

• Dewayne Hendricks Dandin Group• Larry Landweber University of Wisconsin

(Ex-Officio) Madison and Internet2• Jason Leigh University of Illinois-Chicago• Steven Low Caltech• Mike O’Dell New Enterprise Associates• Phil Papadopoulos UC San Diego• Craig Partridge BBN Technologies• Harry Perros North Carolina State University


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NLR Science Research Council

• Dave Farber Carnegie Mellon University NLR Chief Scientist and Chair

• Charlie Catlett Argonne National Laboratory• James Cordes Cornell University• Kelvin Droegemeier University of Oklahoma• Mark Ellisman UC San Diego• Harvey Newman California Institute of

Technology• Ed Seidel Louisiana State University• Larry Smarr UC San Diego


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NLR Unique Benefits and Characteristics

NLR is the only R&E nationwide network infrastructure:

• OWNED• MANAGED AND OPERATED• TOTALLY CONTROLLED

by the R&E Community


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NLR Unique Benefits and Characteristics

• Serves the Research Community• Owns the Infrastructure• Unconstrained use policies • User empowered• Enables leading edge research and technologies • Full integration of IP services• Guided by Regional Optical Networks that are pillars• Provides for Diverse Partnership Opportunities• Links RONs to each other and to International and National

networks (GLIF)


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More Information

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Documents

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