1. Managed Dark Fiber @SURFnet Erik-Jan Bos Director of Network Services SURFnet TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers København, Danmark – October 24 th, 2003

2. 2 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Contents SURFnet and GigaPort SURFnet5 infra: lambdas and fibers GigaPort NG Network infra: fibers only Lessons learned

3. 3 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Contents SURFnet and GigaPort SURFnet5 infra: lambdas and fibers GigaPort NG Network infra: fibers only Lessons learned

4. 4 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 GigaPort results Realization exceeds plans within budget –SURFnet5 10 Gbit/s based network up&running –Native support of IPv4 and IPv6 –Multicast support based on PIM-SM –60% of customers connected via Gigabit Ethernet –20,000 students via 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet –Congestion free global Internet connectivity –NetherLight: major hub internat. lambda network –Development of market for managed dark fiber Partnership contribution higher than estimated

5. 5 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 SURFnet network generations SURFnet1: DECnet Phase 4 over public X.25 SURFnet2: DECnet and IP over private X.25 SURFnet3: IP and X.25 over leased lines SURFnet4: IP over ATM over SDH over glas/koper -> IP over SDH over glas SURFnet5: IP over DWDM/glas Moving towards simpler architectures (KIS)…

6. 6 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Contents SURFnet and GigaPort SURFnet5 infra: lambdas and fibers GigaPort NG Network infra: fibers only Lessons learned

7. 7 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 SURFnet5 topology

8. 8 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 SURFnet5: lambdas and fibers 15 large PoPs thirty 10G lambdas Resilience on IP level! 150 institutes 102 institutes connected at Gbit/s level (HSDrenthe = #100)

9. 9 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 SURFnet5 topologie Deventer Arnhem GE

10. 10 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 GigaMAN concept: ring structure Ring starts and ends at existing SURFnet PoP Client locations on the ring are added like “pearls on a necklace” PoP To Core Institution

11. 11 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 One fiber pair: 1 Gbit/s Dormitories University in house UTP 10-100 Mbit/s SURFnet FttD concept: Same duct, different pair in house UTP 10-100 Mbit/s in house UTP 10-100 Mbit/s

12. 12 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Contents SURFnet and GigaPort SURFnet5 infra: lambdas and fibers GigaPort NG Network infra: fibers only Lessons learned

13. 13 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Paradigm shift Next generation networks cannot be a simple extrapolation of the existing networks

14. 14 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 GigaPort NG Network Bsik proposal Consortium of 50 partners on demand / research side –SURFnet is the executive organization Submitted in Bsik program –decisions for grants expected October 2003 Project focuses on implementation next- generation network and includes research on networks

15. 15 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 (1) SURFnet6 overview Congestion free transparent end-to-end IP transport as of 1 July 2005 –unicast and multicast; IPv4 and IPv6; all at wire speed –1 Gbit/s, 10 Gbit/s and beyond Lambda services to eventually all connected organizations Additional functionality after 2005 150 - 200 connections Layer 1: DWDM equipment Layer 2: Ethernet equipment Layer 3: Small routed core at approx. 2 locations

16. 16 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Firm belief: All fixed infra will move to fiber

17. 17 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Market: Unequal spread of infra Pictures: Yuri Demchenko

18. 18 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 (1) Building blocks for SURFnet6 Managed dark fiber infrastructure (will be extended with new routes) More than 25 co- location facilities Operations Upstream and peers

19. 19 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Contents SURFnet and GigaPort SURFnet5 infra: lambdas and fibers GigaPort NG Network infra: fibers only Lessons learned

20. 20 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Fibers @SURFnet *Managed* dark fiber IRU for 15 years (upfront payment and maint) October 2003: ±3000 km managed dark fiber In 2004: last fibers routes added to be “self- supporting fiber-wise” (e.g. Wageningen, Maastricht and Den Haag)

21. 21 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Problem areas Synchronization of buying power Specific position of city councils Law issues Infrastructure public... or not... Protesting operators Cook book: http://gigaman.gigaport.nl

22. 22 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 SURFnet’s advice to local/city governments The government is expected to organize its internal matters efficiently and buy rationally Buying power with city government leaves government in a safe “launching customer” role No market disruption as long as the line is not crossed between “take care of your self” and “delivery to third parties” is not crossed

23. 23 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Price ranges dedicated fiber infra In Euro/meter € 0 € 10 € 20 € 30 € 40 € 50 € 60 ruralurban 48 4 24 96 strands

24. 24 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 New ways for the network to fail…

25. 25 TERENA workshop on NREN-controlled fibers – København – October 24th, 2003 Thank you. Questions? Further reading: http://www.surfnet.nl/ http://www.gigaport.nl/ Speaker’s e-mail address: bos@surfnet.nl