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Abilene update and Internet2 Network of the Future. Southern Illinois University Internet2 Day Steve Corbat ó , Director of Backbone Network Infrastructure. 25 April 2001. Outline. Abilene Network – current status Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative
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Abilene update and Internet2 Network of the Future Southern Illinois University Internet2 Day Steve Corbató, Director of Backbone Network Infrastructure 25 April 2001
Outline • Abilene Network – current status • Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative • Advanced infrastructure directions • Internet2 Network of the Future • An analogue with the oil industry…
Advanced U.S. research university connectivity requirements • Research testbed • configurable, breakable, measurable infrastructure • serving computer science research and advanced engineering • traditional province of DARPA • Advanced service/application deployment network • standards based, 7x24 operation expectation (NSFnetvBNS Abilene) • National education intranet • interconnecting all K-20 educational institutions/networks to enable applications and services unavailable over the commercial Internet • Commercial entities (high performance connectivity) • providers of content of value to EDU (e.g., Nexis-Lexis, Akamai) • EDU-related startups (genomics, network performance/mgmt)
Unique features of Internet2 environment • Per capita available bandwidth O(10-100) higher than over the commercial Internet • TCP flows of 0.5 Gbps possible • Active advanced service deployment efforts • Native multicast most widely deployed • Commitment to open network management and active measurement • Collaborative relationship with GigaPoPs and research university campus technical communities • Commitment to the original end-to-end architecture vision • Emphasis on end-to-end performance: measurement and assurance
Abilene • A high-performance Internet2 national backbone dedicated to the support of advanced Internet application and service development within the U.S. research university community and in collaboration with its partners - including federal and corporate laboratories, international research & education networks, and the broader American educational community • A partnership of UCAID, Cisco Systems, Nortel, Qwest Communications, Indiana University, and two Internet2 Test and Evaluation Centers in Ohio and North Carolina
Abilene – April, 2001 • Inflection point in network development • OC-48c (2.5 Gbps) IP-over-SONET backbone • 52 current and pending connections in 33 states • Two OC-48c connections: P/NW and SoX • 16 connections at OC-12c or higher • 185 participants in 48 states and D.C. • Ongoing strong partnership • Cisco, Nortel, Qwest, Indiana Univ., ITECs (NC and OH) • Increasing backbone utilization • Characteristic exponential growth • O(OC-12c) peak utilization on some links • Traffic doubling time: 7 months
Abilene Core – autumn 2000 Seattle New York Cleveland Indianapolis Sacramento Washington Denver Denver Kansas City Los Angeles Atlanta Houston
Abilene participation categories • Regular Member Participant • University member of Internet2 • Collaboration Site • Affiliate or corporate member of Internet2 • Sponsored participant • University member sponsors collaborating affiliate with advanced networking requirement • Sponsored Education Group Participant • University member sponsors educational aggregate network (ususally, a state network)
Sponsored Education Group Participation • In November, 2000, the Abilene Conditions of Use (CoU) were modified • Effective January 15, 2001, a networked aggregate of educational institutions may gain access to Abilene as a Sponsored Education Group Participant. • designed primarily to accommodate existing and emerging state-based education networks • This new class of Abilene participation supplements the existing classes of Member Participant, Collaboration Site, and SponsoredParticipant
Sponsored Education Group Participation - status • State education networks approved (8) • California (CalREN-2) • Michigan (Merit) • Missouri (Great Plains Network) • Oklahoma (OneNet) • Oregon (Oregon GigaPoP) • Rhode Island (Northern Crossroads - NOX) • Virginia (Mid-Atlantic Crossroads – MAX) • Washington (Pacific/Northwest GigaPoP) • Additional states in review process (4) • Georgia • Indiana • Ohio • Pennsylvania
OC12 OC3-12 STTL CA*net3, (AARnet) Abilene International Peering and International Transit Network (ITN) APAN/TransPAC, Ca*net3, CERN, CERnet, IUCC, NORDUnet, RENATER, REUNA2, SURFnet, SingAREN, SINET, TAnet2 , (ANSP, HARnet?) NYCM TEN-155*, JANET, NORDUnet, SURFnet CA*net3 (HEAnet) SNVA (SINET, GEMNET) LOSA SingAREN, SINET AmPATH (REUNA2, RNP2, RETINA?) CALREN2 CUDI UT El Paso (CUDI) * ARNES, BELNET, CESnet, DFN, GRNET, HEAnet, RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCCN, RedIRIS
Advanced services on Abilene • Multicast • IPv6 • Measurement • Quality of service (QoS) • IETF Differentiated Services model
Advanced services - Multicast • Abilene is a leading backbone globally in aggressive protocol deployment (MBGP, MSDP, PIM-Sparse, SSM) • Early detection of the Ramen worm • Deployment • 72% of BGP peerings are multicast-enabled • Peering at MIX (NASA Ames) and soon elsewhere • However, multicast remains an experimental service
Advanced services – IPv6 • Overlay network of Cisco 7206 routers • Collaboration between Abilene NOC and I2 v6 WG • Initial ARIN address allocation received • Planning for v6-only peering with WIDE (Sunnyvale) • Is v6’s time coming in the U.S.? • wireless, • End-to-End Architecture • International deployment efforts • Watch this space…
Advanced services - Measurement • Open network measurement stance • Active measurement: Surveyor • Traffic characterization project: Ohio ITEC • Source/destination matrix, traffic types • Requested measurement services • Passive measurement (MOAT) • Off-net Netflow feeds • Will play a strategic role in End-to-End Performance Initiative • NOC and Measurement WG • DDoS detection testbed (Asta Networks)
End-to-End (e2e) PerformanceInitiative • Human to Human Collaboration Experience • User perception EYEBALL • Application CORE APPLICATION • Operating system • Host IP stack STACK • Host network card • Local Area Network (LAN) JACK • Campus backbone network • Campus connection to regional network/GigaPoP • GigaPoP connection to Internet2 national backbone • International connections
Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative • Extending focus from raw connectivity to the actual performance experienced by the campus end user • e2e will address all obstacles to performance • Application readiness and tuning • End system operating systems and networking support • Local Area Network and campus backbone upgrades • Outreach to end users and campus support teams • Widely distributed, pro-active measurement • Performance Evaluation and Response Function (PERF) • Hybrid of Network Operations Center and Applications Support Team • Knowledge database and associated tools • Phased approach • Design team report completed – February, 2001 • Call for Participation to be released soon
Defining E2E Performance Success Metrics • Selecting set of appropriate core applications and services • TCP applications – e.g., Web, file transfer • Internet-based telephony (VoIP) • Internet-based videoconferencing • Multiple technologies with distinct service levels • Pervasive multicast for multimedia and data distribution • Scope • How broadly across the campus network should e2e be supported? • Timing • How quickly can these goals be met? • End user expectation management essential
New technology drivers – carrier hotels • Facilities that permit interconnection of telecom carriers • Necessary components • critical mass of fiber-based carriers (national, local) • common fiber interconnection facilities • riser space • Facilitate peering of ISPs • local exchange point • Legacy hotels • 60 Hudson (NYC), One Wilshire (LA), Westin Bldg (SEA) • New purpose-built facilities under construction • NAP of the Americas (MIA)
New technology drivers – optical • Aggressive period of fiber construction on the national & metro scales • Every conceivable right-of-way being explored and/or excavated • Many campuses and GigaPoPs have or are pursuing fiber • University of Washington metro fiber project • CENIC Optical Networking Initiative • Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) • Allows the provisioning of multiple channels (’s) over distinct wavelengths on the same fiber pair • Now over 100 channels supported (100xOC-192c is 1 Tbps!) • Still very expensive on the national scale • Amplification required and also repeaters (OEO) until ULR • C(oarse)WDM is a cheaper alternative in metro areas • Optical switching • Technology on the horizon
Gigapop Transport Options:Topics for future discussion • RoW, conduit, dark & dim fiber, ’s • IRU arrangements • Optical technologies (amps, repeaters, DWDM, optical switching) • DWDM interoperability • 10 Gigabit Ethernet vs. OC-192c • Strategic carrier hotel development • Colocation for interconnection, peering (not data centers)
Network of the Future: architecture • Initial Internet2 architecture defined – January, 1997 • Four components • National backbones • optical networking - amplification and regeneration • GigaPoPs • regional fiber initiatives • Campuses • ubiquity (wireless) • high performance (wired) • Advanced services • roles of IPv6 and QoS
Next steps for Abilene • Continuing advanced service deployment • Playing our part in E2E Performance Initiative • Ongoing planning for Network of the Future • Close collaboration with the Gigapops and new fiber initiatives • Expanding access to broader education community in support of advanced networking
For more information • www.internet2.edu/abilene • www.internet2.edu/e2eperf • abilene@internet2.edu