OneTenn: 21st Century Cyberinfrastructure for Tennessee

Predrag Radulovic, predrag@utk.edu

Ana Preston, apreston@utk.edu

University of Tennessee

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Existing Networks in TN

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How did we start?

- Initial meeting in December 2003: SEGP & Internet2- Mostly networking people from research institutions- Became part of EPSCoR planning effort

Identified connectivity and computational resources as research infrastructure need

- EPSCoR resolution to higher education leadership on creation of Cyber Infrastructure Commission (CIC)

- CIC approved in June 2004- Two sub-committees formed:

Optical Network Team (OneTenn) Research Computing Team Kickoff meeting August 18, 2004 Goal to develop comprehensive Technology Roadmap for TN

Higher Education by early CY05

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OneTenn Sites

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Optical Backbone

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ORNL’s FutureNet

DOE and NSF funded projects: UltraNet, TeraGrid and CHEETAH.Building FutureNet infrastructure to support these projectsBuilding largest supercomputing facility in the world.SNS online in 2006.Partnership with the state of TN: 3 joint institutes (JIBS, JICS and JINS).

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OneTenn connections

• ORNL’s FutureNet: via Knoxville and Nashville GLORIAD: Chicago to Knoxville NLR-SLR Abilene: via SOX in Atlanta (east and central TN) and Kansas City

(west TN) Other neighbouring state efforts: AL, MS, AR, MO, KY, VA, NC,

GA…-> Southern Regional Optical Network(s) – SRONs

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Challenges

Some areas of the state have very limited fiber reach:

IRUs on some segments are 50% or more of the 5 yr budget for the segment

Business plan: R-1 institutions mostly research, others only commodity and Internet2 access

3 distinct regions, 3 gateways (L2/L3), 3 support centers OneTenn would reach 20% of TN counties – economic

development impact Currently on 4-6 step of Corbato’s 10-Step plan on how to build a

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