Internet2 101 US R&E Networking From the ARPANET to Today

1. Internet2 101US R&E Networking From the ARPANET to Today Internet2 Spring Members Meeting 4/9/03 – Arlington, VA JJ Jamison

2. Agenda • Some History • US R&E Projects and Networks • US International R&E Connectivity • Pointers to More Info

3. ARPANET • 1969 – 1990 • Funded by ARPA • Connected Universities, Federally Funded and Private Research Labs, and DoD Labs and other Facilities • 1983 • Cutover from NCP to TCP/IP • ARPANET split into ARPANET and MILNET

4. ARPANET December 1969 From ARPANET Completion Report, BBN, 1978

5. ARPANET July 1977 From ARPANET Completion Report, BBN, 1978

6. NSFnet • 1985 – 1995 • Started off connecting 5 Supercomputer Centers • JvNSC, SDSC, NCSA, CTC, PSC • Grew to connect Universities and Regional Nets • Served as the Internet’s backbone • 1995 • Internet is served by multiple commercial backbones • NSF shuts the NSFnet down

7. NSFnet 1986

8. NSFnet 1986–1995 56Kbps - T3 (45Mbps)

9. vBNS/vBNS+ • 1995 – Today • vBNS comes up as the NSFnet goes offline • Connects 5 Supercomputer Centers • CTC, NCAR, NCSA, PSC, SDSC • And 4 NAPS: Ameritech, MFS, PacBell, Sprint • 1997 • vBNS’ role expanded to include service to the Top 100 US Research Universities • 2000 • NSF grants a 3 year extension of the vBNS project on a no cost (to NSF) basis • vBNS+ now serves R&E networking needs of several Federal agencies • USGS; NMCI; DREN

10. vBNS 1995 Served only Supercomputer Centers

12. Abilene • 1999 – Today • 1999 • Abilene begins nationwide operations in January • Abilene’s role is to serve > 200 Internet2 Member Universities • 2000 • Abilene modifies its charter to allow it to serve a larger community including K-12 schools

14. Agenda • Some History • US R&E Projects and Networks • US International R&E Connectivity • Pointers to More Info

15. US R&E Networks and Projects • NGI • Abilene • TeraGrid • National Fiber/Wave Projects • JET

16. TeraGrid CA*net4

18. TeraGrid Backplane • Embedded IP Network that serves as the backplane of the TeraGrid (a distributed Supercomputer) • The TeraGrid is distributed across 4 facilities • NCSA, ANL, SDSC, CalTech • There are plans to: • expand the TeraGrid to include PSC • connect it to other networks (e.g. Abilene) • Extend it to other institutions (ETF)

19. DTF

20. National Fiber/Wave Projects • USA Waves • SURA (Southern University Research Association) initiative • Outgrowth of SURA National Buyers Consortium • Proposed cooperative agreement with AT&T • National Light (Lambda) Rail • National facilities based approach for optical networking and network research • Outgrowth of Pacific Light Rail • Leadership: CENIC, Pacific Northwest GigaPoP • Corporate Partners: Level3, Cisco • Fiberco • A fiber holding company • Can hold national/regional fiber assets with the capability of assign to other organizations

21. National Optical Networking Infrastructure -- Progress Report • Friday, April 11th, 8:45AM-10:00AM • Steve Corbató, Internet2Jerry Draayer, SURADouglas E. Van Houweling, Internet2Tom West, CENIC • Over the past 18 months, leading members of the Internet2 community have been actively engaged in both evaluating opportunities and creating integrated designs for national and regional optical networking infrastructures to serve U.S. higher education, particularly the advanced needs of research universities. This session will provide an overview of both these efforts and the collective progress made to date as well as an update on next steps. This session will be netcast.

22. JET (Joint Engineering Team) • The JET coordinates networking activities, operations, and plans, between multiple Federal agency networks (represented by DOD, DOE, NASA, and NSF) and I2. • 3 NGIXes (Next Generation Internet eXchanges) • NGIX-E: Univeristy of Maryland • NGIX-C: Ameritech NAP in Chicago • NGIX-W: NASA Ames • Work together on tough problems • e.g. links to Hawaii & Alaska • www.itrd.gov/iwg/pca/lsn/jet/

24. Agenda • Some History • US R&E Projects and Networks • US International R&E Connectivity • Pointers to More Info

25. US International R&E Connectivity • STARTAP • ITN • GTRN

26. STAR TAP • International Connection Point for Research and Education Networks at the Ameritech NAP in Chicago • Facilitates the long-term interconnection and interoperability of advanced international networking • Hosts the 6 TAP - IPv6 Meet Point • Migrating to STAR LIGHT location at Northwestern University • www.startap.net

28. ITN • International Transit Network • A collaboration between STAR TAP, CA*net3 and Abilene to support International Research Net Transit across North America • Joins together International Meet Points • STAR TAP, AMPATH, PNW GigaPoP, NYC PoPs • Transit provided to Research Nets from Europe, Asia, & Latin America

30. GTRN Global Terabit Research Network • A collaborative effort between Asian, North American, and European R&E Networks • Spearheaded by Michael McRobbie & Steven Wallace of Indiana University • Effort to create a world wide R&E “network” via ITN like transit agreements • www.indiana.edu/~gtrn

31. Agenda • Some History • US R&E Projects and Networks • US International R&E Connectivity • Pointers to More Info

32. More Info and Maps • ARENA • Advanced Research and Education Network Atlas • A web accessible compendium of information about research and education (R&E) networks around the world • Map Making Tools • arena.internet2.edu • SLAC Networking Page • SLAC = Stafford Linear Accelerator • A really good set of Research Network Home Page Pointers and Maps • Warren Matthews <warrenm@SLAC.Stanford.EDU> • www-iepm.slac.stanford.edu/about/networks

33. Some Web Links • www.internet2.edu • www.abilene.iu.edu • www.vbns.net • www.ngi.gov • www.itrd.gov/iwg/pca/lsn/jet • www.startap.net • www.ampath.fiu.edu • www.indiana.edu/~gtrn • www.teragrid.org • arena.internet2.edu • www-iepm.slac.stanford.edu/about/networks • Hobbe's Internet Timeline

34. Thank You jjamison@juniper.net