The Evolving E-Science Infrastructure in India - Keynote Talk

1. The evolving e-science infrastructure in India R. Chidambaram * Principal Scientific Adviser to GOI & DAE-HomiBhabha Professor & P.S.Dhekne Raja Ramanna Fellow, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre * Keynote talk in the Internet 2 Spring Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 23 April, 2012

2. Outline • History of Networking in India • Grid Computing (LHC Grid and GARUDA Grid) • Eu-IndiaGrid • Emergence of National Knowledge Network • e-Research and e-Science • International Links • Virtual Research Communities • Summary

3. The EU-IndiaGrid Project Joining European and Indian grids for e-science • Two year project started from Oct 2006 with BUDGET of 1208 k-EUR total fund out of which 1015.9 k-EUR from European Commission(5 Europe & 8 Indian partners) • Partners • INFN, ICTP, Cambridge Univerity, Gerr, Metaware • BARC, TIFR, VECC, SINP, C-DAC, ERNET, NCBS, Pune Univ • GEANT- India Link 45 Mbps, soon raised to 100 – 175 Mbps and then to 2.5 Gbps through Trans Eurasia Info Network - 3

4. e-Science & e-Research Cooperation with Global Virtual Research Communities (GVRCs) through projects likeLHC Grid & EU-IndiaGridgave India much neededimpetusfor creating an e-infrastructure within the country. The cooperation has been enhanced by two closely related EU-funded projects – EU-IndiaGrid2 and CHAIN. The World wide LHC computing Grid(WLCG) of CERN has also brought together India and the U.S through, e.g., the CMS Tier 2 Grid centre(now migrated to NKN) at TIFR and the CMS Tier 1 Centre at Fermilab. The data received by the latter is further distributed to Tier-2 and Tier-3 centres in the U.S. through the Esnet and Internet2. We would also like to harmonise the e-research infrastructures of India and the US

5. Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid (LCG) More than 140 computing centres 12 large centres for primary data management: CERN (Tier-0) and eleven Tier-1s 38 federations of smaller Tier-2 centres India – BARC, TIFR, VECC Relies on European (EGEE) and Open Science Grid of U.S(OSG) Grid Infrastructure

6. National Grid: Garuda by C-DAC • The Proof of Concept of GARUDA was established in collaboration with ERNET • Uses GT4, scheduler, monitoring tools • Collaborative environment enabled through Video Conferencing over IP at the following centres of C-DAC : Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Trivandrum This project passed successfully from proof-of concept to foundation phase and now a phase 3 (Grid Technology services  for operational phase of Garuda) has been  approved. Major locations of Garuda migrated to NKN.

7. 9th April 2009: President of India Inaugurated the NKN Project. • 16 PoP • 26 Backbone Links • 57 Edge Links • 100 Crores allocated in 2008 budget • Completed in ¾ year • 5th March, 2011: Launched the Logo & Website of NKN • 27 PoP • 76 Backbone Links • 216 Edge Links Emergence of NKN NKN is a state-of-the-art multi-gigabit pan-India network: www.nkn.in Idea of setting NKN was finalized at the Office of PSA & NKC. NIC working as the Project Execution Agency Connect R & D, educational, health, agri, labs institutes etc.. 1500+ institutes in final phase GoI approved a budget of INR 5990 crores for NKN in March, 2010

8. NKN Project Management High Level Com Dr. R.Chidambaram, PSA to GOI DIT TAC Policy Prof S.V.Raghavan Climate Change, HEP, Bio, Agriculture, S&T Implementing Agency Grid Appln Com NIC Prof P.S.Dhekne Dr. B.K.Gairola, DG, NIC Security Adv Imp Com NKN - PIU G.P.Srivastava e_Gov Com R.S.Mani, Project Director Dr. B.K.Gairola NICSI Model Projects Eval Com Prof S.V.Raghavan

9. NKN Topology The Core:7 Supercore locations pan India with fully meshed Multi-10 Gbps connectivity and 24 Core locations having Multi-10 Gbps partially meshed connectivity with Supercore locations. Will be raised to 40/100 Gbps as demand rises The distribution layer connects to the core of the network using multiple links at speeds of 2.5 / 10 Gbps. The Edge networks are having connectivity upto a speed of 1 Gbps.

10. National Knowledge Network On Conclusion of Final Phase Aims to connect all Knowledge Institutions in India through a high-speed all-optical fibre low-latency network • 31 PoP • 89 Backbone Links • 1500 Edge Links • More than 774 connections by April 2012 Regional and International Research Collaboration can be enhanced by connecting such Knowledge Networks NKN-like Networks needed for Sustainable Development Courtesy: R.S. Mani, NIC

11. NKN APPLICATIONS High Energy Physics NKN e-Classroom NKN Climate Change NKN Webcasting Remote Experiment Engineering Research Collaboration: Complex Systems from Nuclear to orthodontics (Collab CAD platform)

12. Virtual Lab via NKN Crystallography experiments with the remote access & control of experimental facility (a beamline within the ESRF Synchrotron) in Grenoble, France directly from Mumbai, India 2.5 Gbps TEIN3 link Geant 1 Gbps NKN *ESRF (FIP), Grenoble, France HBNI, Mumbai X-Ray Diffraction Pattern Atomic level Structure Data Bases Organic Synthesis Drug- resistant HIV -1 Protease Enzyme A Laboratory without walls *There are more than a dozen such labs available for remote operation, out of which 6 labs are in USA

13. Exp-15 Exp-0 RegCM3 ROMS Support specific user communities:Climate Change Climate Changeprediction of the Indian summer monsoon

14. Neuro-informatics : NKN Model Project (Cross-fertilization of Information Technology and Neuroscience) The project envisages linking, through a Grid-based e-infrastructure (NKN and CANARIE), Indian Medical Imaging Centres and Canadian Medical Imaging Centres through two hubs: National Brain Rsearch Centre, NCR Delhi and Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University, Montreal – with special reference to epilepsy, stroke, brain tumours and dementia. C – Brain Global Brain I - Brain

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