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US update for ITF

This update provides a comprehensive overview of the US network infrastructure, international connectivity, and key activities of Internet2. It covers applications, technologies, middleware, security, and performance measurement. Additionally, it outlines the US government agency research networks and the involvement of higher education institutions in enhancing network infrastructure.

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US update for ITF

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  1. US update for ITF Heather Boyles, heather@internet2.edu

  2. Outline • Internet2 update • Brief highlights of key activities/directions • US network infrastructure overview • US international connectivity update • International XPs • NSF HPIIS program • NSF IRNC program

  3. Internet2 update • Key activities/directions • Applications Communities: arts & humanities, science & engineering • Applications Technologies: PIC, Internet2 Commons • Middleware: InCommon establishment • Security: SALSA: network authentication • Performance Measurement and Monitoring: PIPES development • Network research: Abilene Observatory, Network Research Facilitation Project • New network architectures: HOPI testbed • Network infrastructure: Abilene, MAN LAN, NLR

  4. US network infrastructure overview • National-scale infrastructure • US government agency research and science networks • Department of Energy: ESNET (high-energy physics support), Ultra Science Net (network testbed; science) • NASA: NREN (network testbed); NISN (NASA science) • Department of Defense: DREN (experimental, science support) • Higher-education and research institution infrastructure: • Internet2 infrastructure: Abilene backbone network (science, teaching, learning support) • National LambdaRail: fiber facility (network research, production interconnects) • HOPI testbed: facilities from Abilene and NLR (network experimentation/development)

  5. US network infrastructure overview cont’d • Sub-national or regional networks and facilities (alert: overlapping of categories!) • Metropolitan-scale: MREN (Chicago), MAX (Washington, DC), etc. • State-scale: CENIC (CA), iLIGHT(IN), iWIRE(IL), Florida LambdaRail (FL), LONI (LA), etc. • Regional-scale: Pacific Wave (west coast), NOX (north-east), SOX (southeast), etc.

  6. Abilene/NLR Map – basis for HOPI testbed

  7. Last updated: 21 September 2004 Abilene International Peering

  8. US-based international exchange points • StarLight (Chicago) • Sited on Northwestern University campus (downtown) • Colocation and interconnection fabric • Pacific Wave (Seattle and Los Angeles) • 10G wavelength between (now operational) • AMPATH (Miami) • AMPATH links from several Latin American countries • MAN LAN (New York) • Sited in NYSERNET colocation space (Manhattan) • Colocation and interconnection fabric • Atlantic Wave (Miami….New York) • Emerging effort • Mirroring Pacific Wave

  9. Links to the rest of the world • NSF-funded links: • HPIIS program (~1997 – present) • EuroLink (10G Chicago-Amsterdam) • LittleGLORIAD (previously NAUKAnet, MIRnet) 155Mpbs Chicago-Moscow & Chicago-Hong Kong) • TransPAC (2.5G Tokyo-Los Angeles) • [AMPATH: DS3 each from Miami to Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Caracas] • IRNC (International Research Network Connections) program (~2005 – 2010) • Open competition; 3-5 awards to US institutions to put in place new links • Status: review done; potential awardees notified; revised budgets and workplans being submitted

  10. Links to the rest of the world • Other US government agency supported • Dept. of Energy: Chicago – CERN link • IEEAF donated • 10G + 622Mpbs across the Atlantic • 10G + 622Mbps across the Pacific • Other country-supported/operated

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