1. APAN 24th Meeting, Xi’an, China – August 27, 2007 NetherLight update Lambda networking in The Netherlands, Europe Erik-Jan Bos, SURFnet

2. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research2 Overview -SURFnet intro -Hybrid networking, SURFnet6 -GLIF, GOLEs, NetherLight

3. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research3 SURFnet -Dutch National Research & Education Network (NREN) -Not for profit organization, 60 employees -100% ownership by users via SURFfoundation -180 connected institutions, 750.000 end-users -Business-model: -Innovation by project subsidies (14 M€/year) -Operations by tariffs from institutions (18 M€/year)

4. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research4 NREN Challenge -How to accommodate needs of scientific users for higher speed, higher quality networking, e.g.: -Astronomy: eVLBI and LOFAR -Particle Physics: Large Hadron Collider -Medical research -Media streaming, such as HDTV and 4K -While protecting the performance of the network for current users -And keeping the successful end-to-end model of the internet

5. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research5 Photo section

6. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research6 eEVN: European VLBI Network 1-30 Gbps Data processing centre: 16 Gbps (2005) 1 Tbps (2010) China USA South Africa Russia asymmetric star topology This slide courtesy of Richard Schilizzi schilizzi@jive.nl, from 2003…schilizzi@jive.nl

7. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research7 LHC high-level network architecture

8. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research8 We realized that… -Counting on bigger routers and fatter pipes was no longer a realistic option. -And introducing QoS was not a viable alternative of course. -Next Generation Research Networks would not be a simple extrapolation of the current Internet evolution anymore.

9. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research9 Hybrid networking -Hybrid Networking concept has evolved since 2001 in a global context, with yearly LambdaGrid Workshops. IP + lambdas -Packet switched internet for regular many-to-many usage -Light Paths for new high speed few-to-few usage

10. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research10 Lightpaths and OPNs -Lightpath: high quality and high capacity optical network connection -Lightpaths provide applications with dedicated bandwidth with fixed characteristics at relatively low costs and with added security -Optical Private Network: system of permanent lightpaths to interconnect multiple locations

11. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research11 SURFnet6 overview -Nation-wide hybrid optical and packet switching infrastructure -Based on 6000+ km of SURFnet-owned managed dark fiber, all the way to the institutions premises -SURFnet6 delivers 1/10 Gbit/s IP services (native IPv4 and IPv6) plus lightpath provisioning: -Over a single transmission infrastructure -Managed via a single control plane -In an economically sound way

12. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research12 SURFnet6 infrastructure Muenster Aachen Hamburg

13. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research13 Lichtpaths are becoming user controlled Customer equipment Customer equipment DRAC Service Interface: web GUI or API (web services) public internal Control plane CPE Admin User Resource

14. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research14 GLIF, Global Lambda Integrated Facility -In 2003 it was agreed to continue the international cooperation for lambda networking under the name GLIF. -GLIF is an international virtual organization managed as a cooperative activity with ‘participants’ rather than ‘members’ under a lightweight governance structure. -Open to anybody sharing the vision of optical interconnection of different facilities, who voluntarily contributes network resources (e.g. equipment, lambdas) or actively participates in relevant activities. -Secretariat functions provided by TERENA with voluntary contributions from participants.

15. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research15 GLIF Vision Linking the World with Light -Optical networks are the central architectural element in support of this decade’s most demanding e-science applications. -A research world without geographical boundaries. -Hybrid research networks worldwide connected by lambdas and GLIF Open Lightpath Exchanges (GOLEs)

16. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research16 GLIF Working Groups (1) -Governance and Growth (GOV) Working GroupGovernance and Growth (GOV) Working Group Chair: Kees Neggers (SURFnet) Goals: To identify future goals in terms of lambdas, connections and applications support, and to decide what cross-domain policies need to be put in place. -Research and Applications (RAP) Working GroupResearch and Applications (RAP) Working Group Chair: Maxine Brown (UIC) & Larry Smarr (UCSD) Goals: To train a new generation of scientists on the use of super-networks.

17. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research17 GLIF Working Groups (2) -Technical Issues (Tech) Working GroupTechnical Issues (Tech) Working Group Co-Chairs: Erik-Jan Bos (SURFnet) & René Hatem (CANARIE) Goals: The goals of the working group are to design and implement an international LambdaGrid infrastructure, identify which equipment is being used, what connection requirements are required, and which functions and services should be provided. -Control Plane and Grid Integration Middleware Working GroupControl Plane and Grid Integration Middleware Working Group Chair: Gigi Karmous-Edwards (MCNC) Goals: To agree on the interfaces and protocols that talk to each other on the control planes of the contributed Lambda resources.

18. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research18 GLIF resources: lambdas

19. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research19 GLIF resources: GOLEs -GLIF lambdas are interconnected through established lightpath exchange points known as GOLEs: GLIF Open Lightpath Exchanges -GOLEs are comprised of equipment capable of terminating lambdas and performing lightpath switching, allowing end-to-end connections -GOLEs have an open connection policy

20. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research20 GOLEs around the world -AMPATH – Miami, FL, USAAMPATH -CERN – Geneva, CHCERN -CzechLight – Praha, CZCzechLight -HKOEP - Hong Kong, CNHKOEP -KRLight – Daejoen, KRKRLight -MAN LAN - New York, NY, USAMAN LAN -MoscowLight – Moscow, RUMoscowLight -NetherLight – Amsterdam, NLNetherLight -NGIX-East – Washington, DC, USANGIX-East -NorthernLight – Stockholm, SENorthernLight -Pacific Wave (LAX) - Los Angeles, CA, USAPacific Wave (LAX) -Pacific Wave (SEA) – Seattle, WA, USAPacific Wave (SEA) -Pacific Wave (JSV) – Sunnyvale, CA, USAPacific Wave (JSV) -StarLight – Chicago, IL, USAStarLight -T-LEX – Tokyo, JPT-LEX -UKLight – London, UKUKLight http://www.glif.is/resources/

21. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research21 NetherLight: The GOLE in Amsterdam GLIF Open Lightpath Exchange, located in the Science Park Amsterdam -Operational since January 2002 -Built and operated by SURFnet Nortel HDXc Optical Cross Connect at the centre (full duplex 640G non-blocking) Nortel OME6500, Nortel ERS8600, and Cisco ONS15454 at the edges for grooming

22. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research22 NetherLight Topology

23. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research23 7th Annual Global LambdaGrid Workshop -The 2007 GLIF Workshop will be held on September 17-18, 2007 in Prague, Czech Republic -Host: CESNET, Czech NREN -Location: Charles University, Prague -Followed by: 4th Customer Empowered Fiber Workshop

24. SURFnet, Pioneering Network for Higher Education and Research24 Questions? -More information: http://www.netherlight.net/ http://www.glif.is/ http://www.surfnet.nl/info/en/ Erik-Jan Bos