NORDUnet e-Infrastrucure: Grids and Hybrid Networks

1. NORDUnete-Infrastrucure: Grids and Hybrid Networks Lars Fischer CTO, NORDUnet Fall 2006 Internet2 Member Meeting, Chicago

2. So, where are we at…

3. Europe, the North Atlantic

4. The Nordic Countries

5. NORDUnet collaboration Iceland RHnet Sweden SUNET Finland FUNET Norway UNINETT Denmark Forskningsnet

6. NORDUnet • 25 years of collaborative research and education networking • 5 countries, one network, one voice • Doing together what we cannot do alone • Represent the Nordic countries internationally • 25 years of state-of-the-art networks • First European IP adopter • Strong international relations • 1 million users

7. NORDUnet IP Network

8. Current Network Design

9. e-Infratructure - Beyond Transport • It’s more than just a Network • It’s enabling global collaboration • It’s facilitating use of remote instruments • It’s facilitating sharing of data • It’s joint capabilities for storing and processing • It’s all the resources for global e-Science

10. e-Science • e-Science is by nature collaborative • e-Science is by nature international, often global • Well-defined groups or projects • Specific to one science area • Small(ish) number of users • Shared resources • Communication is mostly internal to the group or project

11. The CERN LHC Experiment • Will require vast amounts of storage and computation • Distributed on the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid

12. A Nordic Tier-1 for WLCG • Together we can host a WLCG center • Build a virtual computer center from a collection of Nordic resources • Integrate on one LAN • Make 5 countries appear as one site on the WLCG

13. e-Science Reuiquirements • Sharing Scientific Instruments • Radio-telescopes, CERN, microscopes, ... • Sharing Research Infrastructure • Sharing Large Datasets • Genome Databases, … • Sharing Compute Resources • Large-scale computation, Simulations, Visualization, ... • International project management

14. Infrastructure for e-Science • The new e-infrastructure should offer: • Transport • Computing Resources • Storage • Databases • Authentication, Authorization, Accounting • Dynamic resource allocation • User control • A Collection of Capabilities

15. Grids and Hybrid Networks • Facilitating e-Science collaboration • Hybrid Networks allows distribution and sharing of resources – local & global • Grid allows researchers to take full advantage of advanced networks and integration of capabilities • Complimentary views • Computing as just another element in the Hybrid Network • Transport as just another grid resource • From both points of view, Grid and Networks belong together

16. Nordic e-Science Infrastructure • Enable new ways of doing science • A Hybrid Network • IP for the masses + OPNs for e-Science • Ability to build new networks in demand • A Joint Nordic production Grid facility • Leveraging national grid resources • A Common Nordic Grid policy framework • Joint Nordic planning and coordination • Shared Nordic storage facility • Co-ordinate & host major e-Science projects

17. Nordic Data Grid Facility (NDGF) • A Collaborative Grid Production Facility • Do for Nordic Grid Computing what NORDUnet has done for Networking • Single Point of Entry for collaborations and e-Science projects • Represent the Nordic Grid community internationally • Coordinates Nordic Grid activities and sharing

18. One Grid & Network Organization • Fits NORDUnet strategy – be an enabler • One view of resources • Project management for e-Science projects • Enable Nordic collaboration and sharing • Interfacing & collaboration • One entry point for users • One interface toward the global community • Efficiency

19. NDGF Foundations • 25 years of NORDUnet collaboration • 5 years of NorduGrid collaboration • The ARC grid middleware • Existing, national computing resources • Leveraging NORDUnet Management and facilities • Independent funding

20. NDGF will • Facilitate joint use of national computing and storage resources • Coordinate deployment of facilities and middleware • Support middleware development • Adapt and support e-Science applications • Do project management for e-Science • Deploy project-specific shared resources

21. NORDUnet Network Evolution • Enable Nordic participation in global Science • Position the Nordic region in global research networks • Facilitate global networking collaborations • Be a driver in European network evolution • Have the facilities to support international initiatives

22. NORDUnet dark fiber network

23. Up to 88 Channels 10 Gbps transponders 40 Gbps transponders Fully Reconfigurable OADM All interfaces are tunable over the complete C-band Optical protection Alcatel DWDM

24. 1850 TSS Packet TDM WDM 1 purpose-builtconvergence platform 3 separateplatforms Alcatel TSS: SDH, Ethernet services • SDH for interfacing to external and long-haul circuits • 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps point-to-point and switched Ethernet Scales in any of the three dimensions

25. New IP Network Design

26. Summary • New Nordic infrastructure for e-Science • A Hybrid Network • A joint production grid facility • Shared middleware efforts • Project support • Continues tradition collaboration • Computing as a capability in the network, or, the network as an element of the grid

27. Questions? <lars@nordu.net>