1. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate The Technological Landscape of GÉANT2 Roberto Sabatino, DANTE Roberto.Sabatino@dante.org.uk

2. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 GÉANT2 focus Make large amounts of capacity accessible( technically, economically) to users taking network services a step further: –Ethernet (GE and 10GE), as service and as access technology –Performance (monitoring and enhancement) –Security –Mobility

3. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 The GÉANT2 network Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

4. GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 The importance of Ethernet GE and 10GE with guaranteed quality 10 GE as service specification and access to GE service Challenge to GÉANT2, NRENs and equipment vendors

5. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 The multidomain challenge for GE Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GEANT2 NREN-ANREN-B GE 10 GE STM-64 10 GE

6. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 The multidomain challenge for 10 GE Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GÉANT2NREN-ANREN-B 10 GE STM-64 10 GE NREN

7. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 GÉANT2 PoP example Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

8. GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Development programme Performance Security BW provision Mobility Testbeds

9. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Performance enhancement A dual development program: –Help end users make the most of the network, via the PERT (Performance Enhancement Response Team) Relies on multi-disciplinary experts human-on-the job at all times (the case manager) Knowledge-base and trouble tickets –Provide detailed, end to end performance measurement data Measurement probes scattered throughout the network Multidomain operation

10. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Performance measurement Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

11. GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Service provision Automate provision of service –For existing services (Premium IP) Available single domain, in progress for multidomain –For new services (point to point 10/GE) A key development activity for GÉANT2 Start with a static single domain approach Target dynamic, multidomain approach G-MPLS, UCLP,….

12. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Security Strengthen security of network elements and services Tools for anomaly detection and network forensics Strengthen operational co-ordination and co-operation between GN2 partners for incident handling and resolution

13. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Mobility AAA Roaming Single sign on

14. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Conclusions to network The investment in dark fibre is the enabler for access to and management of large amounts of capacity The mixed (routed + switched) network architecture is the enabler for service provision The development programme is focussed on enhancing the traditional network services

15. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 GRID Projects LHC - EGEE DEISA Many more…

16. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 EGEE JRA4 JRA4: Network Services Development activity within EGEE Understand GRID application’s network requirements Established a working relationship between GRID and Networking communities Feedback to Global Grid Forum (GGF) Network Measurement Working Group (NMWG) JRA4 has three sub-activities –Bandwidth Allocation and Reservation (BAR) –Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) –IPv6 Uptake

17. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Bandwidth Allocation and Reservation Analysis of state-of-the-art provisioning mechanisms Specification of a generic interface for requesting (current and future) network services Define a multi-phased service provisioning model Collaborate on an operational model for day-to-day operations and troubleshooting Prototype BAR and Network provisioning web service Investigate last mile issues and practical service usability

18. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 Network Performance Monitoring Identify network metrics of interest to the Grid community for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes Implement GGF NMWG XML Schemas to retrieve network metrics Collaborate in various prototypes developed by JRA4 NPM Group –Focus on interfaces and technology - Provided One Way Delay Data through DANTE’s Perfmonit –Focus on Security – upgrade DANTE Perfmonit tool to use certificates issued by EU Grid PMA EGEE plans to use GEANT2 JRA1’s prototype results for next phase –GEANT2 JRA1 plans to provide capacity and link utilization by September 2005

19. Connect. Communicate. Collaborate GRID@LARGE Workshop, Lisbon, 29-30 August 2005 END OF PRESENTATION ? Questions