© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1 C-Wave Overview Kevin McGrattan Consulting System Engineer January 22, 2008

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 2 Agenda  Background & Goals  What is C-Wave?  Topology and Connections  Services  Projects and Applications  C-Wave Partners

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 3 Background  High Performance Facilities Based R&E Networks Operational NLR, Internet2, Regional Networks Key concept is network control at multiple layers  Opportunities to explore new areas of networking and applications research.  Ongoing challenge: “How do you connect researchers to these resources in a reasonable and flexible manner based on industry-researcher partnerships?”  One such resource that meets these requirements is C-Wave

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 4 C-Wave Goals  Explore new areas of networking and applications research.  Connect researchers to networks and applications in a reasonable and flexible manner based on industry-researcher partnerships.  Leverage the multiple high performance R&E networks that have been funded and deployed.  Flexible, Opportunistic, Lightweight

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 5 What is C-Wave?  Access to 10G Waves (Layer-1 p2p) Per project allocation  Switched Network 10GE backbone links Flexible Architecture with MPLS Backbone  User Connectivity Qualification Based on Project requirements (BW & time frame) Research merit Partnership opportunity (Switched Network is preferred over dedicated waves)  Simple Operational Model

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 6 What C-Wave isn’t…  Not for permanent deployments Prototype, experiment, research  Not a highly connected network No peering with NLR, Internet2, commodity, etc.  Not designed for production applications  Not Designed for critical, non-stop applications Redundant trunks and power only  No 24 x 7 x 365 support  …but the cost/benefit ratio is appealing

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 7 C-Wave Current Switched Topology Equinix Los Angeles Westin Seattle Level3 Sunnyvale StarLight Northwestern Univ Chicago CalIT(2) San Diego Level3 McLean, VA

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 8 C-Wave Connections for SC’07 StarLight PNWGP TDX-E600 CalIT2MRENReno CaveWave Reserved VLAN Block: Terminate in SCinet L2 Core Switch Thanks to NLR, CENIC, NSHE, & SCinet!

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 9 C-Wave Capabilities & Services  Protocols ISIS MPLS iBGP  Services EoMPLS p2p Statically routed IP L3 VPN (special case) Switched layer 2 (minimal, special case upon request)  Preferred Connection GE or 10GE 802.1q Trunk

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 10 Projects and Users  CineGrid  TransLight  Holland Festival  Internet2 Meeting Demonstration at Cal IT2  SC’07  SC’07  ALS Research (UMC-Utrecht to UCLA)  HIPERSTORE  EnLIGHTened  UltraLight  Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS) Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) Spring Experiment  LSU/LONI  Internally Sponsored Research Programs Under Discussion

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 11 C-Wave Partners  Principal partner: National LambdaRail Provides wave transport and other services for the C-wave core  Other partners include CENIC, PNWGP, Cal IT2, iCAIR, EVL and StarLight Provide access waves, collocation facilities, and technical assistance  We seek to extend such partnerships with other R&E entities as we expand this program

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 12 Wrap Up  Questions?  Contact us at  Thanks to our partners!  Thank you!

© 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 13