1. End to End Performance Initiative

2. Internet2 Mission Develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrows Internet.

3. Internet2 Accomplishments A high performance backbone for our members linked to similar networks worldwide Member development and deployment of applications requiring high performance network

4. What we have learned High performance infrastructure is a necessary but not sufficient ingredient of high performance network capability

5. Our Goal Ensure that the infrastructure is delivering to its full potential Enable the researchers, faculty, students and staff who use high performance networks to obtain optimal performance from the current infrastructure on a consistent basis

6. The Problem Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer How do you solve a problem along a path? Hey, this is not working right! The computer Is working OK Talk to the other guysEverything is AOK No other complaints The network is lightly loaded All the lights are green We dont see anything wrong Looks fine Others are getting in ok Not our problem

7. E2Epi Involves All Internet2 Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Different segments have different needs I need to know what the network can deliver I have an authentication problem Who do I talk to?How can I check a path? What is the health of the network? We cant help everyone! All the lights are green How do I solve this problem? Is it hardware? What resources does this app need? Is there a problem?

8. Four Areas in the Initiative Applications Test Applications Community Test Applications Host/Operating Systems Host Tuning Network Measurement Operations E2E pie Performance Evaluation and Review Framework (PERF)

9. Gray Finger Pointing Tool Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Locate the Problem Gray Finger Pointing Tool Terry Gray University of Washington Finger Pointing Tool Time!

10. Gray Finger Pointing Tool Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Finger Pointing Tool Time You ARE the Weakest Link! OK, Ill fix it

11. Learn from the Problem Applications Developer System Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Collect What Is Learned LAN Administrator Problem Solution

12. E2E pie End to End Performance Improvement Environment Solution Problem Performance Improvement Environment (E2E pie )

13. Groups of Common Interest Applications Developer System Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Provide a means of communications Let them share experiences. I dont know how to solve this problem! I do! LAN Administrator

14. Groups of Common Interest Applications Developer System Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Collect what Is learned LAN Administrator Problem Solution

15. Add to the pie Solution Problem E2E pie

16. The Hard Problems Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer What if no one has the answer? Hey, Its is not working again! I dont know what is wrong No clue hereIm stumpedThis is strange It looks normal here Duh! We cant figure it out I am Cluefully Challenged Others are getting in ok I dont know

17. Performance Evaluation and Review Framework (PERF) Hard Problem Solution The PERF

18. Add to the pie Hard Problem Solution The PERF E2Epie

19. Standard Operational Info Applications Developer System Administrator LAN Administrator Campus Networking Gigapop BackboneCampus Networking LAN Administrator System Administrator Applications Developer Information Health Applications Adapt Ops Info End-to-End Analyzer Apps Tuning

20. WEB Space info, people, events, tools, documents, roadmaps, Collaboration Space real time audio, video, text, etc. E2E pie End to End Performance Improvement Environment the End to End Performance Improvement Environment (E2E pie ) Production Year 0Year 1Year nYear n+1 Research Communities Info & Lib Science CS & EE Business Social Science Corporate Partners External Entities Research Projects performance measurement performance tuning application optimization collaboration innovation knowledge management technology transfer success metrics testing, testing, testing Test Beds Prototyping Digital Sandboxes Collaboratories Digital Libraries Laboratories etc., etc., etc. the CHASM between research and production / commodity Tech Xfer

21. Contact Information Cheryl Munn-Fremon cmfremon@internet2.edu Team E2Einfo@internet2

22. www.internet2.edu