NLR Update
February 5, 2006
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National LambdaRail Members
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CENIC
NLR LLC/Pacific Northwest
Gigapop
Pittsburgh Supercomputing
Center/University of Pittsburgh
Duke University, representing a
coalition of NC universities
Mid-Atlantic Terascale
Partnership
Internet2
Florida LambdaRail
Southern Light Rail
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Committee on
Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
Cornell University/NELR
Louisiana Board of Regents
Oklahoma State Board of
Regents
Lonestar Education and
Research Network (LEARN)
University of New Mexico
(on behalf of the State of New
Mexico)
NLR LLC/UCAR/FRGP
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NLR - “Network of Networks”
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Nationwide optical network infrastructure
• Underlying fiber optic cable and optical equipment owned by
NLR
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Supports equivalent of 40 10Gb links nationwide
• Multiple, diverse experimental and production networks
coexist over the same infrastructure
• New level of flexibility - nationwide or site specific
infrastructure
Specifically designed to meet the needs of the network and
scientific research community
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NLR Services
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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
• Fiber IRUs
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Service Description
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WaveNet
• Point-to-Point OC-192 or 10 GE LAN-PHY
• Production, unprotected waves
FrameNet
• Switched Ethernet
• subgigabit, gigabit or multigigabit
Shared, point-to-point or multipoint
PacketNet
• Routed IP based AUP-free network
• Two types
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• Production-stable or breakable
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Backbone - Nodes and Services
SEAT
PORT
STAR
BOIS
OGDE
CLEV
NEWY
DENV
KANS
SUNN
SYRA
CHIC
SALT
PITT
WASH
RALE
RATO
LOSA
ALBU
SAND
TULS
ATLA
DALL
PHOE
PENS
ELPA
JACK
SANA
Primary connection point (“MetaPoP”)
Signal regeneration POP
- used for secondary connections
Regional PoP
Exchange point PoP
BATO
HOUS
NLR owned fiber*
NLR WaveNet, FrameNet & PacketNet PoP
NLR WaveNet & FrameNet PoP
NLR WaveNet PoP
WaveNet
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WaveNet
• OC-192 or 10 GE
• Production, unprotected wavelength
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Point-to-Point
• Between any NLR backbone nodes
• Cost is based on number of segments in the path
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Examples
• PSC’3 3 ETF lambdas
• UltraScience Network Initiatve
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Projects Currently Using NLR
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Teragrid
OptiPuter
UltraScience
ESNet
HOPI
Pacific Wave
Cheetah
Backhaul
NSF
NSF
DOE
DOE
Internet2
NLR,LLC
NSF
FLLR
PSC
UCSD/UCI
ORNL
LBNL
Internet2
CENIC/PNWGP
U of VA
FLLR
All use NLR WaveNet service
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NLR FrameNet
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Layer 2 Switched Ethernet Network
• Based on nationwide 10Gb Ethernet Lambda
• Point-to-point or multipoint Ethernet transport
• Sub-gigabit, gigabit and multi-gigabit data rates
Additional capacity added as needed
• End points at any FrameNet backbone node
Core services
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National Exchange Fabric - shared ethernet service
Point-to-Point - guaranteed bandwidth between two points
Multipoint - VLAN which connects more than two end points
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FrameNet
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Example Uses
• Ethernet between regional networks
• Dedicated bandwidth between collaborators
• Real-time Weather Forecasting
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Tie together multi-site research group
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NLR PacketNet
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Nationwide IP-based service
• 10 Gb backbone(s)
• AUP-free
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Routed IP Service
• Production-quality
• Non-interruptible
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Breakable IP Service
• Interruptible
• For testing new protocols and technologies
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NLR PacketNet Routed IP Service
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Core PacketNet Routed IP service available 1/31/06
• 5 NLR Members connected
• CENIC, PNWGP, Pittsburgh, MATP, UCAR
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Peering Connections Established
• PacificWave, Starlight
• MANLAN - in progress
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