Update on International Connections and Internet2 Ana Preston apreston@internet2.edu International Task Force Meeting 6 April 2019

Outline Provide quick overall view of international connectivity for the Internet2 community Adding to Pacific Wave and MAN LAN updates from this morning Hopefully characterizing correctly many of our international partner networks upcoming changes/plans An eye toward the future 4/6/2019

Abilene International Peering Last updated: 30 March 2004 Abilene International Peering

International connectivity - US government key contributions US NSF provides partial funding for three international links and an international exchange point TransPAC (Asia/Pacific Rim) EuroLink (Europe) MIRNET->Little GLORIAD (Russia, China) STAR TAP/Star Light (Chicago) US Dept. of Energy has co-funded DATATAG link (from CERN into StarLight) 4/6/2019

International connectivity – Internet2 community key contributions Other international exchange points/transit are facilitated by Internet2 community members on behalf of the rest of the community Pacific Wave exchange infrastructure (US West Coast) AMPATH links to South America and exchange point (Miami) MAN LAN (New York) Star Light (Chicago) CENIC/CALREN2 link to CUDI (San Diego – Tijuana) UTEP link to CUDI (El Paso – Ciudad Juarez) IEEAF donations to the community – Tyco 10G and STM4 links across Pacific and Atlantic International Transit Network – non-US to non-US; Abilene, StarLight, CA*net 4/6/2019

International connectivity – non-US contributions International partner-funded links to the US – numerous! Transit within regions: APAN member networks GEANT transit CANARIE/CA*net transit 4/6/2019

NSF International Connections High Performance International Internet Services (HPIIS) Original solicitation (RFP) 1997; Funded three connections projects TransPAC – Asia (Indiana University) EuroLink – Europe (France, Israel, Nordic countries, Netherlands) (University of Illinois Chicago) MIRnet – Russia (University of Tennessee, later NCSA) To connect to STAR TAP (Chicago) Also funded by NSFNSF Shared Cyber Infrastructure (SCI) New international connections program 4/6/2019

New International connections program NSF International Research Network Connections (IRNC) solicitation released March 9, 2004 NSF Shared Cyber Infrastructure (SCI) division Within CISE (Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering) Proposals due June 7, 2004 To support network connections linking US research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world In support of science and engineering research and education applications Proposals peer reviewed; selected for funding High Performance International Internet Services (HPIIS) Original solicitation (RFP) 1997 Funded three connections projects TransPAC – Asia (Indiana University) EuroLink – Europe (France, Israel, Nordic countries, Netherlands) (University of Illinois Chicago) MIRnet – Russia (University of Tennessee, later NCSA) To connect to STAR TAP (Chicago) Also funded by NSF 4/6/2019

Solicitation emphases Economies of scale; linking largest communities of interest with broadest services Reliable, leading-edge service for research and education Infrastructure could also provide for experiments that prototype next generation services Rational global network architecture; sharing of circuits, encouragement of national/regional build-out Entail set of new connections (or reconfigured) earliest Jan 2005 time Will need your help and guidance 4/6/2019

An opportunity for a collaborative approach Given limited resources and solicitation’s focus on broadest possible reach……. A coordinated response from the community Avoid individual, competing efforts that fragment available resources Greater leverage of outside resources Key partners outside US are interested in working with US as a single entity, not competing institutions Move away from point to point connections and toward global infrastructure Provide seamless performance for science community Catalyst for coordinated response Membership – including those engaged currently in international connectivity projects – has urged coordinated response Corporate relationships US domestic infrastructure Internet2 coordinates community efforts in performance, security, middleware, discipline community engagement 4/6/2019

Continuing global cooperation The NSF program is a key opportunity Internet2 committed to global coordination of advanced networks Expect to continue to work with all of our partners on this Welcome your thoughts, comments 4/6/2019

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