1. 00 januari 2007 SURFnet Update LHCOPN meeting April 22, 2009Erik-Jan Bos

2. SURFnet. We make innovation work.2 Who is SURFnet? Dutch National Research & Education Network (NREN) – Not-for-profit organization, 70 employees – Owned by the research and education community – Approx. 1.000.000 end-users from 160 connected institutions SURFnet provides advanced services to the research and education community – High performance networking – Authentication and authorization services to provide secure access to the network and other resources – Advanced multimedia collaboration tools, including high quality audio/video communication

3. SURFnet. We make innovation work.3 SURFnet6 highlights -Based on 8800+ km of SURFnet-owned managed dark fiber -Three CBF systems (2x DFN and 1x NORDUnet) -Nationwide “hybrid” network, truly collapsed IP backbone (routers at 2 locations only) -IPv4 and IPv6, unicast and multicast, plus lightpath provisioning, over a single transmission infrastructure -Professional (outsourced) NOC: 7x24hrs active monitoring

4. SURFnet. We make innovation work.4 SURFnet: Dutch Research and Education Network

5. SURFnet. We make innovation work.5 System level experiments e-Science Network infrastructure Middleware SURFnet is part of the infrastructure for e-Science Virtual laboratory for e-Science, Bob Hertzberger, Henri Bal et. al.

6. SURFnet. We make innovation work.6 Recent developments in network innovation -GigaPort NG successfully ended in December 2008 -GigaPort3 (2009-2012) submitted -Number of WSSes installed at junction points -Dynamic Lightpaths as a production service -Photonic switching: DAS-3 functional -More innovative CBF planning started

7. SURFnet. We make innovation work.77 Dynamic Lightpath Services Concept DRAC -Web GUI / Web service -SURFnet ports at client sites -Self-management -Group concept => re-distribute authorisation -On demand -Time, bandwidth, start and endport

8. SURFnet. We make innovation work.8 GigaPort3: the scalable hybrid network SURFnet7 -Simplifying the network -Convergence L2/L1: Next-Gen Ethernet -New services – taking lightpaths to the next level -Introducing more photonic flexibility -Higher bandwidths -Resiliency -Simplified/collapsed client connection models -The network will be an essential component of the eScience infrastructure -Bandwidth, efficiency, composable services -With a firm focus on users and their applications (integration)

9. SURFnet. We make innovation work.9 Looking Forward – The international network -Importance of Cross-Border Fiber growing – An important building block for GN3 (GN3 White Paper) -Alien wavelengths are an enabler! -Testing between AMS and CPH -WSSes at CBF junction nodes? -Looking at operations models on a global scale -NetherLight growth: -Also offering L2 services, L2SS cards as translator between SDH and VLAN lightpaths -New connectors expected -Interdomain dynamic services still “early days”, demo in TNC2009 in Malaga, Spain

10. SURFnet. We make innovation work.10 Next generation ethernet simplifies the network Fiber Lambda (10G) Sonet framing (GFP) Ethernet aggregation IP Routing Layer 0 Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 3 Lambda (100G) Next Generation Ethernet IP Routing CurrentFuture Fiber

11. SURFnet. We make innovation work.11 SURFnet7: the next hybrid network Local network Optical Transport (Layer 0/1) Next Gen Ethernet (Layer 2) Routed IP (Layer 3) Application 10/100GE Gigabit Application Research network Application 10/100GE Gigabit Application Local network Layer 3 Service (IP) Layer 2 Service (Ethernet) Layer 0/1 Service (Lambda)

12. SURFnet. We make innovation work.12 GLIF: global multi-domain lambda networking

13. SURFnet. We make innovation work.13 NetherLight

14. SURFnet. We make innovation work.14 Commercial operators stick to outdated models Operators with legacy business model: – Attempt to retain traditional telephony model – Assume that network resources are scarce – Attempt to move as high as possible in OSI stack to “create value” Operator driven standardization efforts are based on this model – MPLS used to create IP-VPN’s where lightpaths would be better – UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) attempts to integrate WiFi in cellular business model – IMS tries to put the operator in charge again

15. SURF – Voetregel veranderen: ga naar Menu 'Beeld' en selecteer 'Kop en Voettekst'15 Integrating heterogeneous networks is not effective Sonet/ ATM/ IP / MPLS Edge Router GPRS switching Node Gateway AccessCore Backhaul Ethernet Mux GPRS UMTS/ HSPA WiFi MSC DSLAM WiMAX ATM Metro-Ethernet Typical legacy approach to heterogeneous networking Voice server PDH

16. SURF – Voetregel veranderen: ga naar Menu 'Beeld' en selecteer 'Kop en Voettekst'16 Operator solutions such as IMS are too complex

17. SURFnet. We make innovation work.17 ‘New networks’ will remain important enablers for economic and social developments Networks: enablers for progress The Roman empire: a road system to enable conquest 18th – 20th centuries: enabling the industrial revolution: – Canals, roads en railroads – Post-Telegraph-Telephone 20th century: driving the Digital Economy: – Internet

18. SURFnet. We make innovation work.18 Big Science & NRENs Developments come towards us rapidly The world is changing Continuing on the beaten track deemed suboptimal at best European networking must adapt itself, with focus on innovativeness and cost-effectiveness, always keeping the user in the center of gravity We need to ensure we're part of the changing world: collaborate and federate!

19. SURFnet. We make innovation work.19 Questions? Thank you for coming to Utrecht, The Netherlands Erik-Jan Bos SURFnet, Utrecht E-mail: erik-jan.bos@surfnet.nl