National/Regional
Networking: Quilt, I2, NLR,
FRGP, WRN, Intermountain
Marla Meehl
Manager NCAR/UCAR Network Engineering &
Telecommunications Section, FRGP, UPoP, BiSON
1/7/13 & 1/9/13
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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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reviews and updates
• Regional networking highlights
– FRGP and UPoP
– NWSC and BiSON
– WRN
• National networking highlights
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Internet2
NLR/CBREC
The Quilt, Inc.
(very) miscellaneous / other
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Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)
• http://www.frgp.net
• 12 years of operation by UCAR NETS
• 12 members
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FRGP members
• Colorado School of Mines
• Colorado State University System
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAABoulder)
• State of Colorado
• University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
• University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO)
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs
• University of Colorado Denver
• University of Denver
• University of Northern Colorado
• University of Wyoming
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FRGP
• Upgraded all routing hardware to Juniper MX480s
• Colocation updates
– 1850 Pearl
– 1200 Larimer
– 910 15th (moved colocation from 10th to 6th floor)
• peering
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10G Google peering active at 910
Comcast - abandoned
TR/CPS – largest single FRGP/UPoP usage
Akamai
Netflix (model being worked out in early deployments)
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FRGP - DYNES
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DYNES
UCB - final configuration pending
CSU awaiting hardware and config
http://www.internet2.edu/ion/dynes.html
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BiSON
• Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)
• end of service replacement in 3-5 years
• May submit NSF MRI award to upgrade and
expand
• building equipment fund for replacement by
2017
• Major fiber move on BiSON-owned Mcleod
fiber 10/13
• Looking at move and replacement options
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UCAR Point of Presence
(UPoP)
• 5 years of operation by UCAR NETS
• 21 members
• http://upop.ucar.edu
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UPoP
• Colorado College pending
– via Eagle-Net arrangement
• USAFA also pending
• Greeley (options for UNC et al?) updates also
pending
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UPoP members
• ARTstor
• Auraria Higher Education Center
• Colorado Association of Research Libraries
• City of Boulder
• City and County of Denver
• Colorado Community College System
• Colorado Telehealth Network
• Community College of Denver
• Colorado Department of Higher Education
• Colorado Mountain College
• Denver Health and Hospital Authority
• EAGLE-Net
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UPoP members
• Fort Lewis College
• Front Range Internet, Inc. (two school districts)
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
• Open Media Foundation
• St. Mary's Academy
• Science and Technology in Atmospheric Research (STAR)
Institute
• United States Antarctic Program (USAP)
• University of Colorado Hospital
• University Information Systems (UIS)
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UPoP
• DIA left UPoP
• Frequent discussions with a variety of
organizations
– K-20 and Community Anchor Institution (CAI)
growth (and Internet2 SEGP growth/use)
expected to mostly come from EAGLE-Net
• EN NTIA project on hold indefinitely for
review and revised environmental and
historical permitting
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NEON
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Boulder HQ connection
national build out /project
FRGP/UPoP involvement pending fiber path
http://www.neoninc.org/
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Yellowstone fully operational as of 11/12
-1.5 petaflops supercomputer
-(1.5 quadrillion operations per second)
Have had issues with infinband cabling and
firmware levels, but performing well now
NWSC
• NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center
– http://nwsc.ucar.edu/
• http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yello
wstone
• http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yello
wstone/hardware
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Internet2 - innovation
platform
• Internet2 is working closely with the
regional networks and CIOs to explore
various options for an updated connection
fee model to support the new network
infrastructure.
– site visits with Internet2 Connectors and CIOs to
present and discuss several model options
under consideration.
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Internet2
• http://www.internet2.edu/
• http://www.internet2.edu/network/
• http://noc.net.internet2.edu/i2network/c
ommercial-peering-service.html
• http://www.internet2.edu/network/cp/
• http://www.internet2.edu/netplus
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NLR/CBREC
• CBREC meeting regularly
• Considering interconnecting east/west via
NLR existing lambdas/transponders
• NLR router upgrade issue big news last
week
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Zayo
• New channel formed
– http://www.zayo.com/news/zayo-announcesformation-research-and-education-channel
• Research and Education Roundtable in
Boulder this summer
• Denver metro (and some beyond) fiber build
out
– http://www.zayo.com/news/zayo-expandsnetwork-presence-denver-metro-area
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CO Broadband Roundtable
• Presentation to the Governors Cabinet
– including his chief-of-staff
• executive order designating OIT as the
coordinating agency for broadband activities
signed
• CDOT planning comments filed
– integrate telecommunications planning into the
CDOT planning process
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CO BB RT moving forward
• Core Constituents (Meet Quarterly)
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A representative of each LTPT
Broadband Implementers (e.g., CTN, EN)
Government partners (e.g., CDOT, PUC)
State elected officials (2-3 from each chamber)
regional interest groups (e.g., club 20)
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CO BB RT - moving forward
• Working Groups - meet as needed
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at least monthly, 10-12 per group
funding
policy
digital literacy
coordination and collaboration
local engagement
• private carrier collaboration
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Internet2 K20/SEGP
• Retreat/meeting at NCAR Aug-2012
• https://spark.ucar.edu/events/internet2k20-initiative-boulder-retreat
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Internet2 K20/SEGP
• good interactions and links between content
providers and K-20 groups looking for content
• UCAR education and outreach involvement
• as one of the SEGP reps for CO - please let Jeff
know about any K-20 interest, content or user side
questions or issues
– will coordinate with EN (other two reps there)
• Jeff is also serving as liaison between this k20
group and Quilt
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NOAA N-Wave
• 10G / MPLS backbone
– 100G upgrade path
• Internet2 and NLR DWDM for backbone
circuits
• waves on various RENs for access
• http://noc.nwave.noaa.gov/
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CTN
• CTN
– http://www.cotelehealth.com/
• meetings pending on future options
– sustainability, services, locations
– FRGP/UPoP connectivity
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WRN
• Regular WTC and WPC calls
• UNM ARI Completed
– ARI CENIC (Seattle-LA 100Gbps)
– ARI LEARN (San Antonio-El Paso)
– ARI CENIC - (Denver-Chicago – 5 10Gbps
lambdas via I2 infrastructure)
– ARI New Mexico (ABQ-El Paso)
• LEARN has joined WRN
– Connectivity pending
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The Quilt, Inc.
• http://www.thequilt.net/
• national coalition of advanced regional
networks for research and education,
representing 31 networks across the country
• participants provide advanced network
services and applications to over 200
universities and thousands of other
educational institutions.
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Quilt goals
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collaborate
advocate
innovate
leverage
transparency and trust
for the common good
member powered
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The Quilt, Inc.
• The Quilt has executed agreements with all
six Authorized Quilt Providers from our
Commodity Internet Service RFP
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CenturyLink
Cogent
Internet2
Level 3
TW Telecom
TeliaSonera International Carrier (TSIC)
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The Quilt, Inc.
• Working groups and coordination on
several strategic planning efforts including
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BTOP
Telepresence
Above the net services
Advocacy
Cloud services
Digital/learning repositories
Federated identity
• StateNets group now integrated
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The Quilt, Inc.
• BYOD/T - all members struggling
• SDN as one response here
• OpenFlow switch RFP
– pending final contract wrap up
– let me know if questions/interest later in
vendors
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REN advocacy
• differentiators include
– peering relationships (cost avoidance and high
traffic volume - included)
– redundant commodity feeds
– people connections and resources RREN
membership brings
– RRENs are where you go if you need something
maybe just a bit different - e.g., experimental or
application support issues
– ownership and control of regional resources which
is a differentiator for some
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Quilt Members and Services
Above the Net
• The already impressive suite of valueadded services for members offered by the
regional networks continues to expand as
community anchor institutions increasingly
turn to their regional networks as trusted
partners to provide solutions that address
their specific strategic needs.
• Ties with I2 NET+ services
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more quilt
• EDUCAUSE / Quilt partnership on Jon
Windhausen
– DC consulting/policy work
• notes from 100G panel
– take away: just-in-time is the right model now
for 100G
– do it when/where needed; waiting pays off as
prices are now dropping in the market
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Discussion
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Any follow up questions or
feedback?
Other items?
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