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Networking. The State of the Nation April19, 2006 WiscNet Future Technologies Conference Annie Stunden, CIO, UW-Madison. History. ARPA Net A gleam in Licklider’s eye in 1962 Four nodes implemented in 1969 Publicly demonstrated in 1972 Packet Switching technology

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  1. Networking The State of the Nation April19, 2006 WiscNet Future Technologies Conference Annie Stunden, CIO, UW-Madison

  2. History • ARPA Net • A gleam in Licklider’s eye in 1962 • Four nodes implemented in 1969 • Publicly demonstrated in 1972 • Packet Switching technology • Originally conceived for resource sharing • UseNet • Started by Duke grad students in 1979 • Purpose was for sharing information

  3. BitNet • Started by Fuchs and Freeman in 1981 • A university cooperative • Point-to-point store and forward • TCP/IP • Transmission control protocol/internet protocol • DNS matters • Adopted by ARPANet in 1983 • NSFNet • Adopted internet protocol (IP) in 1986 • Favored protocol of research and education • The Internet!!

  4. Internet • 1988 Eudora (University of Illinois) • 1989 POP Mail (University of Minnesota) • 1991 Gopher (University of Minnesota) • 1992 Mosaic (University of Illinois • Internet2 • 1997 UCAID - University Consortium for -- Advanced Internet Development • 1998 Abilene Backbone • 207 Members

  5. National Lambda Rail • 2003 • Owned fiber infrastructure • Research capability • I2/NLR Merger • The Current Dilemma

  6. Internet 2

  7. Northern Tier

  8. The USA Northern Tier - Who Are We? GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT Civilization at the end points: Seattle (Washington), Minneapolis (Minnesota), and Madison (Wisconsin), Chicago (Illinois) Close to Nowhere: eastern Washington; most of Minnesota and Wisconsin; Iowa and Nebraska REAL NOWHERE IN BETWEEN • South Dakota: Warren Wilson • North Dakota: Bonnie Neas • Montana: Ray Ford • Idaho: Harvey Hughett [Apologies to ME, VT, NH, NY, MI -- “northern tier” = “northwestern tier”]

  9. The USA Northern Tier - What’s Our Motivation? If this was 1803-1806 We’d be Lewis & Clark wishing that the Missouri River system went all the way across the Northern Tier If this was 1870 We’d be looking at the map trying to assure that railroad lines go into and across the Northern Tier If this was 1955 We’d be looking at the map trying to assure that the interstate highway system goes into and across the Northern Tier But because this is 2005 We’re looking at the map trying to assure that next generation networking goes into and across the Northern Tier

  10. The USA Northern Tier - What’s the Networking Challenge? “In our region we have a lot of dirt between the light bulbs.” Attributed to Conrad Burns, US Senator from Montana That is, in a world where network costs tend to be directly proportional to physical distance, and network cost models are highly sensitive to the number of network users, having relatively few users spaced relatively far apart presents a real challenge.

  11. WHO? NORTHERN TIER NETWORK CONSORTIUM“www.ntnc.org” HISTORY Formed Spring 2003 by reps from WA, MT, ND, SD, MN, WI -- later joined by ID, IA, NB [AK?, MI?] - Charter members: major universities across the region, with GigaPoPs at each end - Joined by other academic, non-profit, and state/federal government entities - Sponsored as a “project” by Internet2 Goal 1Upgrade “east to Chicago” and “west to Seattle” links, extending and connecting state networks Goal 2 Build “golden spike” link to complete Seattle/Chicago throughway Form Build, combine, coordinate state networks (in/into the region) and extend the national network footprint (across the region) • 12

  12. Additional Information: NTNC Distances Or, Consider Linear Distance RouteDrive Dist. Fiber Miles Seattle/Spokane 282 379 Spokane/Missoula 199 199 Missoula/Bozeman 200 203 Bozeman/Billings 145 151 Billings/Wibaux 245 300 *** Wibaux/Bismark 165 170 *** Bismark/Fargo 191 200 Fargo/Minneapolis 240 250 Minneapolis/Madison 272 280 Madison/Milwaukee 77 117 Milwaukee/Chicago 92 104 Total - Seattle/Chicago run 2353 miles

  13. NTNC Summary We’re not connected yet, but • We are active in promoting a vision of collaboration across the region, across organization types • Some of us are active in looking for money and partners for state and regional efforts • Some of us are building out in smaller regions • The Dakotas, Montana and Idaho have an NSF planning grant. Ideally the NSF planning grant will provide material to support the search for funding in the toughest parts of the the Northern Tier Stay tuned …

  14. BOREAS Initial Implementation

  15. BOREASPossible Future Implementation

  16. And What Is BOREAS? • Broadband Optical Research, Education and Academic Network • University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa

  17. BOREAS is: • Based on owned infrastructure • Dark fiber IRUs -Wisconsin DOT -FiberLink -Wiltel - now Level 3 -ISHTA and Chicago Transit from WI to Chicago • Gigabit network capability

  18. BOREAS will: • Purchase electronic equipment this summer • Work to be operational by early 2007 • Be connected to the CIC Chicago OmniPop • Be an important part of the national higher education network infrastructure

  19. The CIC Chicago OmniPOP is? • First off, the CIC is the Big Ten plus the University of Chicago • The OmniPOP is a network around the city of Chicago that we own that connects to national and global network resources • It also connects to commercial network providers • We expect the OmniPOP to be operating this fall (2006)

  20. What’s Going On Here? • The national research and education network picture is changing • From leased circuits to network providers and Abilene (Internet2) • To Regional Optical Networks (RONs) with owned fiber infrastructure • Built by collaborations within states (MILER) or between higher education institutions across states (BOREAS)

  21. And this I2/NLR thing? • A merger of these two organizations was proposed a couple of years ago • Most of us believe we need just one higher education network infrastructure in this country • Making this merger happen is tough - and we are at a critical juncture right now • Can’t tell whether or not we will be successful

  22. What does it mean to WiscNet? • WiscNet and UW-Madison are long term partners • We share infrastructure, for example WiscWaves to Chicago • We expect to continue to share infrastructure • WiscNet, the State willing, can take advantage of the BOREAS infrastructure • Did you see the Research Channel presentation? This national network infrastructure brings such capabilities to all of us

  23. The times they are a changin’ • And we need to keep at work to be sure they change in great new directions, and that we are able to take advantage of the those directions. • We need to keep demanding the best for ourselves and for each other!!

  24. The End

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