3 December 2015 Examples of partnerships and collaborations from the Internet2 experience Interworking2004 Ottawa, Canada Heather Boyles, Internet2

Internet2 Mission and Goals  Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet. Facilitate the creation of a high-performance network environment for the higher education and research community To facilitate the development and use of new Internet applications and technologies in support of research, teaching and learning Share knowledge, experience and technologies with the broader Internet community

Who is Internet2 today?  208 US (research) universities  60+ corporate members Increasingly user industries – Ford, Johnson&Johnson  40+ others (affiliates) US Government research labs – NASA Goddard, NIH Regional/state research and education networking organizations – CENIC, NYSERNET  45 international partners

Internet2 Today and Tomorrow MotivateEnable End-to-end Performance Networks Middleware Applications Services Security

Selection of activities/projects  Network Infrastructure Abilene, Fiberco, Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure (HOPI), National Lambda Rail (NLR) support  Network Services Abilene Observatory, IPv6, Multicast, Performance Measurement and Monitoring (end-to-end performance initiative)  International Global coordination with NRENs around the world  Middleware Authentication/Authorization tools (Shibboleth), Trust federation (InCommon)  Security Security at Line Speed (SALSa)  Applications Collaboration environments (Internet2 Commons), Outreach to user communities (science & engineering; arts & humanities; health sciences)

How does Internet2 work?  Partnerships and collaborations Universities, research centers, industry, government –Bringing a variety of resources (money, human, facilities)  Volunteer work of individuals in those organizations Working groups; workshop instructors/leaders; speakers at technical meetings  Pooled resources (member dues, grants) fund individuals NSF Middleware Initiative example  Staff funded by member dues Facilitate, coordinate, support

One Example: the Abilene backbone network  High-performance, nationwide, network serving Internet2 members  Started as partnership: Industry: Cisco Systems, NortelNetworks, Qwest Communications University: Indiana University Partnerships have evolved: Juniper Networks, NC and Ohio ITECs, etc.  Internet2 coordinates, facilitates

8 What is NLR? A collaboration among a consortium of research universities, member organizations and private sector technology companies The first of its kind, higher-education-owned national optical network facility A prototype for dark-fiber acquisition (IRUs), motivator of regional optical network creation, and another opportunity for researcher-CIO coordination (50% dedicated to research)

9 NLR Goals Create a national networking physical infrastructure Support multiple experimental and production networks at multiple layers Foster both the advancement of networking research and next-generation network-enabled applications in science, engineering, medicine, … Promote connectivity at all layers to facilitate new forms of peering relationships among high- performance research and education networks

International collaborations  Collaborating on technology development and deployment  Providing a global network environment for collaborations by scientists, artists, teachers, health practitioners, etc.

Internet2 & Other Advanced Networking Organizations

Technology Development and Deployment Example #1  Lightpath concept Articulated by Bill St. Arnaud of CANARIE Focus on providing access to sub-IP (Layer 3) capabilities for high-end users; facilities  Development collaboration US, CA, NL and other contributors to concept, technology CANARIE’s UCLP software: extensions developed by other national research network organizations  Deployment collaboration Initial testbeds: both national and international (EuroLink) GLIF forum: yearly meeting of organizations working on deployment of these capabilities

Technology Development and Deployment Example #2  National Authentication and Authorization Infrastructures National infrastructures to facilitate inter-institutional sharing of resources Utilizing local authentication Allow virtual organizations (e.g. grid user communities) to control authorization  AuthN/Z tool: Shibboleth (Internet2) Developed by Internet2 community initially Major work pieces being done in UK, Australia  Deployment of National AAIs In collaboration across countries Cotswolds group

Supporting global collaborations in research, teaching and learning  Many science and engineering fields Facilities are singular and/or expensive and/or distributed (Particle physics; astronomy) Data point of collection is dispersed; archival distributed (earth observation; 3D visualizations from medical records) Scale, expense, diversity require multiple collaborators  Health sciences Expertise is distributed Effectiveness in working hours –Pathology, radiology

An example: teaching and learning  Music Master classes Conducting Conservatories Auditions  Expertise is scarce, distributed  Students from diverse locations

Conclusions  Partnership and collaboration between academia, industry, government is key  Collaboration between organizations developing and deploying advanced networks provides global platform  The goal: enabling global collaborations in research, teaching and learning Providing a showcase and proving ground for new technologies, uses of the network