1. Update on International Connections and Internet2
Ana Preston
International Task Force Meeting
6 April 2019

2. 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
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3. Abilene International Peering
Last updated: 30 March 2004
Abilene International Peering

4. 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)
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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
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