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NERO/OWEN Partnership - Oregon High Performance Networking

NERO/OWEN Partnership - Oregon High Performance Networking. David Crowe, Jr. NERO Network Network Engineer. NERO/OWEN Partnership. Oregon Networking Background Oregon institutions had individual connections to NSFNet regional - NWNet

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NERO/OWEN Partnership - Oregon High Performance Networking

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  1. NERO/OWEN Partnership - Oregon High Performance Networking David Crowe, Jr. NERO Network Network Engineer

  2. NERO/OWEN Partnership • Oregon Networking Background • Oregon institutions had individual connections to NSFNet regional - NWNet • Higher Ed business functions network operation started in 1990 • NERO started as an ATM testbed network in 1994 • merged NERO and Higher Ed network in 1996 • formed OWEN Partnership in 1997- includes Higher Ed, State Govt, and K-12 • NERO continues as backbone for OWEN Partnership

  3. Funding Sources • ~ 50% Higher Ed budget • ~ 85% is state general fund • ~ 15% is research funding from various sources • ~ 50% direct partner contributions

  4. Organization • Governed by coordinated agreement among partners • Executive committee - 1 member from each funding source partner, very loose structure • staffing??

  5. Network Architecture • 3 geographically dispersed Hubs - Portland, Eugene and Corvallis • DS-3 and OC-3c interconnects • Hub expansion driven by ability to aggregate customers and demand • heavy utilization of State's 'Fast Packet' contract (frame relay) for customer access

  6. Infrastructure Elements • State's 'Fast Packet' contract • Frame Relay contract with postalized rates - expires in 11/2001, may extend to 11/2002 • Private Line circuits where cost effective • Local arrangements for fiber, etc • new State contract being negotiated to replace existing Frame Relay contract • will include both Layer 2 and Layer 3 service elements • intended to be signed by Sept 2000 • major tenants (by # of sites) - lottery and corrections

  7. Network Services • ISP transit, Internet2 (negotiating), Oregon Internet Exchange • consulting and engineering support • Web cache (in development) • DNS secondary services • encourage and actively develop digital video but is managed and supported elsewhere

  8. Relationships • State Govt is member of partnership • tenuous and sometimes problematic • usually useful as contracting management • currently working together to develop new Transport procurement • Internet2 via Oregon GigaPOP and/or PNW/GPOP • Oregon Internet Exchange

  9. Threats • Attrition of Internal sites • consortium idea not universally accepted • Rural penetration • both technology deployment and funding • Network engineering by Legislative process • Procurement rules often hinders innovation and economizing on various scales

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