CIO Technology Council
• OneNet Update
– General Operations Update
– National LambdaRail (NLR) Update
– Policy/Legislative Update
CIO Technology Council
• OneNet Update
– General network status and services offered
– Specific technologies utilized in upgrade
• Hub sites
• Core infrastructure
– Infrastructure enhancements
Emerging Optical Network Technologies
Dark Fiber + DWDM =
Multiple networks on same fiber pair
Importance of Ownership & Control
Oklahoma Research Network
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Infrastructure
– 42 Hub Sites
– Fault-tolerant DWDM
Optical Core
– Cisco 15454
Architecture
Infrastructure Enhancements
Norman
Lawton
2-1GE
1 OC-3
2-1GE RPR
2-1GE RPR
3 DS-3’s
OC-48
Stillwater
DWDM
2-1GE
OKC
Tulsa
2-1GE RPR
1 OC-12
7 DS-3’s
OC192
OC-48
2 T1’s
OETA
DPS
3 DS-3’s
2 DS-3’s
2 DS-3’s
3 DS-3’s
OC-48
OSF
3 DS-3’s
3 DS-3’s
1 OC-3
3 DS-3’s
1 OC-3
OS
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OETA
2 T1’s
3 DS-3’s
Vinita
2 T1’s
1 DS-3’s
The National LambdaRail (NLR)
• The NLR is a major initiative of U.S.
research universities and private
sector technology companies to
provide a national scale
infrastructure for research and
experimentation in networking
technologies and applications.
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.
Getting to the NLR
Opportunities
– AT&T & Southeastern University
Research Association (SURA)
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8,000 miles of donated fiber
Appeared to be only option
Close collaboration and analysis
Uncertainties forced further exploration (still
exploring)
Getting to the NLR
Opportunities
– Texas Lone Star Education and Research
Network (LEARN)
• Institutional relationships maximized and mutual
strategies explored
• Exploration of state-owned fiber
• Concern about lack of membership on NLR Board,
though not a deal-breaker
• Again, still exploring additional regional potential
Getting to the NLR (Part2)
A welcome benefactor…
– Hope for membership beginning to fade
– WilTel comes to the table with a remarkable offer
• Donated fiber path from Houston, TX to Kansas City, MO
• Contributed significant funding toward Oklahoma’s membership
• Supported outreach and consensus building efforts
– WilTel’s participation generated significant legislative interest due to
their Oklahoma affiliation
– Geographic proximity in Tulsa ideal
– Commitment moved Oklahoma from an NLR “dark horse” to a
“contender” literally overnight
• A little stress late in the game (Level3)
Making it a reality!
Cohesion of Oklahoma’s research institutions and
the State Regents’ office
– University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University
and Tulsa University
• Close collaboration in the development of common strategies
and themes
• Worked collectively with regard to outreach targeting legislative
leadership, policymakers and research communities
• Built statewide consensus on the importance of the NLR to
Oklahoma’s research and economic development communities
• Funding
Participation in the NLR will:
• Move Oklahoma to the forefront in
advanced network initiatives
• Position Oklahoma Universities on
an equal footing
• Facilitate creation of new
technologies and markets
• Provide robust technical support
services for research needs
Sea Change in R&E Impacting
Networking Needs
• Growing urgency for new network
technologies
• Increased collaboration worldwide on
"Big” Science projects
• Exponential growth in size of data sets
being accessed (High Energy Physics)
• Need for multiple dedicated/private
research networks
Focus on Infrastructure Needs of R&E
Community
• Stable and reliable “production” networks
regionally, nationally and internationally
• Infrastructure for breakable and
programmable “experimental” networks in
support of network research
Communities Served by the NLR
• Network Researchers
• Science Researchers
– Big Applications
Supercomputing continues to be a key
driver
Demands of Top Computing
and Network-Intensive Applications
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Astronomy
Biotechnology
Drug Research
Healthcare Delivery
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Weather Research
Wearable Sensors
Etc.
Advanced applications will become routine.
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
Leading & Emerging
Regional Optical Networks
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Arkansas
California (CALREN)
Colorado (FRGP/BRAN)
Connecticut (Conn. Education
Network)
Florida (Florida LambdaRail)
Georgia (Southern Light Rail)
Indiana (I-LIGHT)
Illinois (I-WIRE)
Louisiana (LONI)
Maryland, D.C. & northern
Virginia (MAX)
Michigan
Minnesota
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New York + New England
region (NEREN)
North Carolina (NCLambdaRail)
Ohio (Third Frontier Network)
Oklahoma (OneNet)
Oregon Pacific Northwest
(Lariat –supported by NIH)
Rhode Island (OSHEAN)
SURA Crossroads
(southeastern U.S.)
Tennessee (OneTN)
Texas (LEARN)
Utah
Virginia (MATP)
National-Scale Opportunity in the
United States
• Leverage, and provide leverage to regional
efforts and vice versa
• Continued ability to collaborate with
international partners in advanced
networking
• Unprecedented opportunity to support
network research on a national scale
National LambdaRail Goals
• Support experimental and production
networks
• Foster networking research
• Promote next-generation applications
• Facilitate interconnectivity among highperformance research and education
networks
National LambdaRail Members and
Associates
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CENIC
Pacific Northwest Gigapop
Pittsburgh Supercomputing
Center/University of Pittsburgh
Duke University, representing a
coalition of NC universities
Mid-Atlantic Terascale
Partnership
Cisco Systems
Internet2
Florida LambdaRail
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Committee on
Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
Cornell University
Louisiana Board of Regents
Oklahoma State Regents
Lonestar Education and Research
Network (LEARN)
University of New Mexico
(on behalf of the State of New
Mexico)
UCAR/FRGP
SURA
Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL)
Case Western Reserve University
OneNet’s Goals and the Future
• To continue to be adaptive and support
the goals & missions of education,
research and economic development.
• To continue to enhance and provide a
reliable, seamless network
infrastructure for all of Oklahoma.
• To further harness the network’s
capabilities to support advancing
technologies.
Think Globally… Act Locally!