1 / 20

Cloud Connectivity

Cloud Connectivity. Connecting Cloud Providers to the SURFnet network. Walter van Dijk TF-MSP 27 September 2012. Agenda. Cloud Brokerage Perspective Connecting Cloud Providers: Use-cases Connectivity options: scenario’s Spotlights on NetherLight Next steps.

dimaia
Download Presentation

Cloud Connectivity

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Cloud Connectivity • Connecting Cloud Providers to the SURFnet network Walter van Dijk TF-MSP 27 September 2012

  2. Agenda • Cloud Brokerage Perspective • Connecting Cloud Providers: • Use-cases • Connectivity options: scenario’s • Spotlights on NetherLight • Next steps

  3. Cloud Brokerage Perspective • Networks are an important asset of NREN’s: leverage towards cloud providers by combining network access with connecting services: go for the package deal • Especially relevant with regard to IaaSproviders: charge significantly for data transfer (e.g. Amazon) • SURF Vendor Management will take this up with various IaaS providers: let’s share experiences!

  4. Connecting Cloud Providers: use cases • Fast & low-cost IP connectivitybetweencloud providers andourcustomers: • Document sharing • Video platforms • Mailfiltering • Et cetera • Dedicated P-t-P connectionsbetweencloud providers andourcustomers, requiring high bandwidthand/or security • Storage, back-up • SIP • Genomics datasets • Etc… • Customer infra in cloud datacenters: • Outsourcing ICT • Outsourcing housing / co-location SURFnet - We make innovation work

  5. Connecting Service Providers: options • Fast & affordable IP connectivitywithourcustomers: • AMS-IX peering • Private peering • Content provider connection • Standard Internet (baseline scenario) • Dedicated P-t-P connections (drivers: bandwidth & security): • NetherLight • Customer infra in datacenter • Additionalconnection in datacenter

  6. SURFinternet ExternalIP connectiviteit N* 100 GE N* 100 GE 10 GE SURFnet7 1 GE 100 GE

  7. SURFinternet: AMS-IX Why? How? At what cost? Scenario: a service provider (e.g. Blackboard) wants toprovide services toourcustomers. Efficientuse of upstream capacity Both the SP and SURFnet are connectedto AMS-IX. Peering on AMS-IX is realized. Costs: € 0,=

  8. SURFinternet: Content provider connection Why? How? At what cost? Scenario: a service provider providesvideoconferencing services toourcustomers. A high-capacityconnection is required. Performance is important, high capacityrequired. Service provider realizesconnectiontoone of ourPoP’sandconnects on a dedicated port. IP traffic mayonlyberoutedtowardsinstitutesconnectedto SURFnet Connection mayonlybeusedforconnecting services. Cost: € 1900,= /month(chargedto SP)

  9. SURFinternet: Via standard Internet (baseline scenario) Why not? How? At what cost? Scenario: a service provider deliverswebhosting services toourcustomers. Performance & capacity are ‘goodenough’ Traffic volumes are moderate andhence impact on upstream traffic is low Standard internet connectivity via SURFnet’sexisting AMS-IX peers or upstream providers Costs: € 0,=

  10. Lightpaths: NetherLight Why? How? At what cost? Scenario: a service provider offers storage services to SURFnet connectedinstitutions. Guaranteedbandwidth, low latencycrucialfor performance. Services should act as virtual part of the infrastructure of the customer. One-on-onerelationbetween customer and service provider. Service provider connectstoNetherLight. SP canbereachedby means of lightpathsbyone or more SURFnet connectedinstitutions. Cost: 1G: €500/month, 10G: €1200/month(charged at SP) + tarifflightpathtoNetherLight(charged at institution)

  11. Connecting Cloud Services via NetherLight Cloud B Cloud A Cloud C SURFnet7

  12. Core values NetherLight SURFnet facilitatesinterconnects on a globalscalebetweenR&E networks, international carriers and (cloud) service providers. SURFnet strivestousecutting-edgenetworkingtechnology. SURFnet promotescompetitionandinnovationandhence supports anopen connection policy (anyonecanconnect) andimposes no usepolicieswithregardto the traffic on the interconnects. SURFnet activelycontributestointernationalconnectionswithothernetworks, preferablyusing Open Exchanges in order toenhancehighereducationand research purposes.

  13. NetherLight … • Is aninternational exchange point for (OnDemand) lightpathsfor the exchange anddistribution of scientific data and • Functions as a ‘market place’ where service providers are encouragedto offer their services toourcustomers and • Couldbecome a ‘market place’ where service providers are encouragedtoconnect services targetedtoyourcustomers as well

  14. Example use case NetherLight

  15. Tariff example Cloud service provider 1Gbit/s = € 500 p/m Interconnect’sfor free SURFnet7 250 Mbit/s Lightpath Fixed Protected € 350 p/m Or via MSP 750 Mbit/s Lightpaht Fixed Protected € 1050 p/m Or via MSP SURFnet connected institution SURFnet connected institution

  16. Datacenters SURFnet7 Datacenter

  17. Housing in Datacenter: Additional connection Why? How? At what cost? Scenario: a service provider provideshousing services toaninstitutionconnectedto SURFnet. Rackspace is offered in a datacenter Guaranteedbandwidth, latency is crucial. Services should act as part of institution’s infra domain. Locationselectedby customer i.c.w service provider. One-on-onerelationbetween customer and service provider. Connection is realizedfor customer in datacenter. At this new PoPboth IP andlightpathscanbeprovisioned. Cost: € 2500,= /month + tariffforlightpath(customer is charged)

  18. Next steps • Various NREN’s have initiated ‘cloud brokerage’: • How do we organize exchange of experience? • How can we leverage advantages of collaboration within our community (scale, standards etc)? • Should TF-MSP function as an ‘umbrella’?

  19. Questions / discussion

  20. Walter.vanDijk@SURFnet.nl @walingvandijk walingvandijk www.surfnet.nl +31 30 2 305 305 Creative Commons “Attribution” license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ W

More Related