Networking updates:
Westnet
Marla Meehl
UCAR/FRGP/UPoP/BiSON Manager
UCAR/NCAR
2014-01-08
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Acronym soup
• University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research (UCAR; http://www.ucar.edu)
– National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR)
– Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)
– UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP)
– Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)
• Questions and discussions throughout as needed – and as for
acronym soup ingredients, please ask if I miss one or check
decoder page at http://bit.ly/acronym-soup
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Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)
• http://www.frgp.net
• Replaced David Mitchell with Scot Colburn
effective 12/23/13
• Netflow replacement - icmynetflow
• Continued LANDER support and
partnership
• PerfSonar continues to be valuable tool
• Juniper training
• One caused flood
• One caused record cold
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FRGP Cont’d
• Installed 10/100Gbps Juniper interface card to
support growth
• In process of upgrading connection to ESnet to 2x10G
or 40G
• Activated IPv6 with ESnet
• Colocation updates – No change
– 1850 Pearl
– 1200 Larimer
– 910 15th
• Continued steady growth in all traffic (peering,
commodity, I2, etc.)
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FRGP Cont’d
• Peering – No change
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10G Google peering active at 910
Comcast
TR/CPS – largest single FRGP/UPoP usage
Akamai
Netflix active at 1850 Pearl – carrying ~4Gbps of traffic
and increasing
– Open to other peering opportunities
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FRGP/UPoP Traffic – 6-12/13
• percent commercial 13.2
• percent peering 55.22
• percent other 31.5
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Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)
• Major fiber move on BiSON-owned Mcleod
fiber 10/13
• Successfully completed
• Windstream/McLeod shared funding – good
precedent
• ~$450K move
• Expanding BiSON to CSM, Microsoft/UW Dry
Creek Facility, and State of Wyoming
• CSM Submitted NSF CC-NIE that was not awarded
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BiSON Cont’d
• Considering submitting NSF CC-NIE in March
2014 round to upgrade and expand BiSON
south
• Continuing to build ADVA replacement fund
• Installed Boulder BiSON B node to remove
single point of failure for UCAR, NOAABoulder, and the City of Boulder
• Monitoring upgrade to 100G
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UCAR Point of Presence
(UPoP)
• http://upop.ucar.edu
• 10G MOE installed and active at 1200 Larimer
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
planning on using BiSON via Colorado School of
Mines fiber path to reach ESnet
• National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
• fiber being installed
• I2 membership discussed
• State of Wyoming requested UPoP membership
• Jefferson County School District in discussions
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• NET+ roll out
Internet2
• Expansion to further RONs on hold pending I2 five per
quarter
• Considering having third party manage for FRGP
• Marla co-chairing I2 Diversity Initiative – starting
Spring 2013
• Steve and Marla participating in I2
Network/Connector call/meeting agenda
development
• Monitoring I2 TR/CPS changes and plans
• I2 Global Summit in Denver, April 2014
• Pat Burns Program Chair
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NLR/CBREC
• CBREC meeting regularly
• Ongoing discussions with NLR
• Working on MoU for continued relationship
• Considering NLR alternatives for WRN, NWAVE,
colo, TSIC
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CDOT
• Lots of fiber activity in various parts of the
State
• I-25 build – nearly complete by EAGLE-Net
• US36 fiber into Boulder of great interest –
ongoing discussion
• Southern Colorado
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WRN
• Regular WTC and WPC calls
• LEARN has left WRN
• WRN I2 KC Move to Chicago – close
• 50Gbps
• 100G ports in LA, Seattle, and Chicago
• Designing 100G connection for UNM and
FRGP to WRN/I2
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Quilt items
• http://www.thequilt.net
• NOAA: Federal Government OMB Mandate
for Trusted Internet Connections (TIC) and
Potential Opportunities for Regional
Networks
• all Federal Civilian Agencies will be impacted
• http://www.dhs.gov/trusted-internetconnections
• Large impact to RONs – will shift traffic and
funding
• FRGP working with NOAA-Boulder
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Futures/Challenges
• New agreements and new algorithms in
2014 – in-progress
• BiSON growth, upgrade, funding
• Supporting/funding services – NET+, etc.
• Replacing expiring fiber IRUs
• Supporting/funding 40/100Gbps
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EAGLE-Net
• Partnered with Affiniti to operate and
manage network
– http://www.affiniti.com/
– https://www.co-eaglenet.net/wpcontent/uploads/2013/12/Affiniti_Backgrounde
r.pdf
• Completing build out of network by end of
August 2014
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Discussion
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Any follow up questions or
feedback?
Other items?
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