What is an NREN?
People
Technology
“CANARIE is the
internet for
researchers”
Projects
Processes
The Whole Picture
Delivers on
national digital
economy
strategy
National Research
and Education
Network
Orchestrates
national
conversation
Supports
international
relations and
reputation
What is CANARIE?
CANARIE runs Canada’s only national high-bandwidth network for research & education
•  Connects one million users at 1,100 institutions
•  19,000 km of fibre and 100 Gbps capability
•  International connections to 100 countries and over 100 peer networks
CANARIE works with provincial partners to:
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Connect every Canadian university
62 hospitals and health networks
Canada’s “big science” facilities like TRIUMF, NEPTUNE, CLS, SNOLAB
All the Networks of Centres of Excellence
103 colleges, 49 CGEPs, thousands of high schools
Primary investment is from Government of Canada
•  $470M from 1993 to 2012
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Why not put research on the
ordinary internet?
Traffic on the
ordinary internet:
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/30day.htm
Traffic created by
a researcher:
Alindale Consultants
By collecting all demand
across the Canada’s
research environment
we create economies of
scale and scope to
leverage and deliver a
cost-efficient digital
infrastructure resource
CANARIE facilitates
regional parity
Private sector will not
step in, as there is no
profitable business case
given the significantly
different characteristics
of R&E networks
Private sector carriers
are supportive of
CANARIE as a public
good to advance
research
CANARIE purchases
leading edge technology
from the private sector,
but does not compete
with industry
CANARIE aggregates
demand
CANARIE addresses a
market gap
Economic Basis for NRENs
Equality of network
across Canada enables
all regions to access
research services
everywhere and
complements successful
federal-provincial
collaboration
NRENs Around the World
TERENA Compendium of National Research and Education Networks In Europe /Basic information
ARCTIC
OCEAN
NREN STATUS
Working
Initiative
Planned
No NREN or not known
Canada
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
United States
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Iran
Tajikistan
Qatar
Cuba
Honduras
Caribbean
Guatemala
Panama
El Salvador
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Colombia
Sudan
Senegal
Taiwan
Bangladesh
Thailand
Republic of
Congo
Uganda
Rwanda
Kenya
Tanzania
Brazil
Somalia
OCEAN
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Malawi
Papua
New Guinea
Zambia
Bolivia
Mozambique
Paraguay
Chile
Vietnam
PACIFIC
Cambodia
Ethiopia
Ghana
Ecuador
Peru
Laos
India
United Arab
Emirates
Japan
Bhutan
Nepal
Pakistan
Mexico
Korea, South
China
Afghanistan
Uruguay
Argentina
Australia
South Africa
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
INDIAN
OCEAN
New Zealand
Why is CANARIE Important to Canada?
Provides world-leading
digital infrastructure to
make 21st century
research possible in
Canada
Erases geographic
boundaries (i.e. the
North)
Dramatically reduces
costs of network
connections for
universities, federal labs
and federal departments
Fills market gap not met
by commercial internet
providers
Connects to research
networks around the
world
The voice of Canada for
international
connectivity and next
generation
internetworking
Supports government’s
Science &Technology
and digital economy
strategies
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Who benefits?
Canada’s Digital Economy Strategy
Building a world-class digital infrastructure
Encouraging businesses to adopt digital technologies
Developing a digitally skilled workforce
Growing successful Canadian companies
Creating made-in-Canada content across all platforms
Federal
40%
User fees
40%
Provincial
20%
Sources of Funding:
Canada’s R&E Network
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Projected Research Traffic Growth
Annual Traffic (TB)
500,000
330,000
220,000
145,000
Current Capacity
6,192
19,032
6,717 12,692
95,000
28,833
65,000
45,000
Actual research traffic
growth from 2007-2010
was 284%.
Annual research traffic is
forecasted to continue to
grow at 50% per year.
This calls for a tenfold
increase in network
bandwidth during the
mandate period.
The current network
capacity will be exceeded
by mid-2012.
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: CANARIE internal
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Three elements of CANARIE’s
mandate renewal
The Network
•  To foster tomorrow’s scientific research
Technology Innovation
•  To improve access to research data and tools
DAIR – Digital Accelerator for Innovation and
Research
•  To develop industry and technology capability and foster a
growing, competitive, knowledge-based economy
Three elements of CANARIE’s
mandate renewal
The Network
•  To foster tomorrow’s scientific research
Technology Innovation
•  To improve access to research data and tools
DAIR – Digital Accelerator for Innovation and
Research
•  To develop industry and technology capability and foster a
growing, competitive, knowledge-based economy
1. The Network
Three elements of CANARIE’s
mandate renewal
The Network
•  To foster tomorrow’s scientific research
Technology Innovation
•  To improve access to research data and tools
DAIR – Digital Accelerator for Innovation and
Research
•  To develop industry and technology capability and foster a
growing, competitive, knowledge-based economy
Technologies that support research
Digital infrastructure is more than advanced networks
Harmonizing researcher access to
digital resources
Proposal for CANARIE’s
next mandate:
Develop a generic researcher
desktop tool
Result: accelerated research outcomes
Harmonizing digital infrastructure
Working in collaboration to developing a compelling vision for integrated
digital infrastructure that supports Canada’s scientists and researchers.
What resourcing and
governance is
required?
What other players
need to be involved?
Team developing
position paper
World
Leading
Digital
Infrastructure
Three elements of CANARIE’s
mandate renewal
The Network
•  To foster tomorrow’s scientific research
Technology Innovation
•  To improve access to research data and tools
DAIR – Digital Accelerator for Innovation and
Research
•  To develop industry and technology capability and foster a
growing, competitive, knowledge-based economy
What’s Happening to ICT in Canada?
ICT: Information and Communications Technology
ICT VC Invesments
2001
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
Macro Wireless
Wi-Fi, Wire
line Access
University
Wi-Fi, Wire
line Access
ORANs &
Federal
GigaPOP
Compute
Node
uAlberta
University
Compute
Node
uSherbrooke
Internet
Small/
Medium
Enterprise
Small/
Medium
Enterprise
Who Will Benefit from DAIR?
§  Small and Medium Enterprises
§  During pilot and full-roll out
§  ICT Research Community
§  During full roll-out
§  Multinational Enterprises
§  During full roll-out
What does CANARIE do next?
•  Expand the horizons of Canadian scien4sts and researchers, grow their access to Big Science projects, and increase and interna4onal collabora4on •  Federal investments of $3.7B annually in research would be more effec4ve via the “network effect” •  Ability to aKract and retain top talent to Canada •  Overall cost of network services be centralized thereby lowering costs •  Growth of leading-­‐edge networked research enhances improvements in the health, social, and economic well-­‐being of Canadians •  Canada’s private sector would gain access to a key test bed to s4mulate ICT innova4on in Canada 24
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What can CANARIE do to lower costs on campus? Shared Service Provider
Varying degrees of centraliza4on/
decentraliza4on University IT organiza4ons are like snowflakes The only technology they really share is the the network Different mandates (opera4ons, customer service, innova4on, etc.) Different funding models (na4onal, provincial, local) Variable emphasis (admin, teaching, research) Four drivers of core network demand Research growth
Humani4es and social sciences Medical and health sciences Tradi4onal sciences and engineering “Discovering” compu4ng Graphics, video, etc. 3D imaging Real 4me diagnos4cs Exponen4al data volume growth Backup, restore Data management Archive, protect Broadened demand for research compu4ng Research computing growth
Why run HPC compu4ng on campus? Ra4onalize HPC from 27 to 2 data centres The cloud is not in Canada If 80% of research compu4ng is non-­‐HPC Protec4on of Privacy, na4onal compe44veness issues In both environments, the network makes it happen Build Canadian cloud services Grow Canadian Access Federation
Na4onal interest in CAF EduRoam Core func4ons Shibboleth Expand to full community, not simply Universi4es Leverage Passive EduRoam Shibbolized NEP projects How do we aKract commercializa4on to Canada? Canada, the world’s data centre
Vast renewable hydro-­‐
electric power Manufacturing is declining What is unique about Canada? Cooling is cheaper the farther north you go GreenStar network innova4ons via follow the wind, follow the sun CANARIE backbone In summary, CANARIE will:
Renew
Operate
Innovate
Collaborate
Diversify
Improve
CANARIE is …
…our future