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FRGP/UPoP/BiSON

FRGP/UPoP/BiSON. Marla Meehl Manager NCAR/UCAR Network Engineering & Telecommunications Section, FRGP, UPoP, BiSON CENIC Meeting – 3/11/13. 1. Acronym soup. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – 501 (c) 3 not for profit National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

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FRGP/UPoP/BiSON

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  1. FRGP/UPoP/BiSON Marla Meehl Manager NCAR/UCAR Network Engineering & Telecommunications Section, FRGP, UPoP, BiSON CENIC Meeting – 3/11/13 1

  2. Acronym soup • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) – 501 (c) 3 not for profit • National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) • Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP) • Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)

  3. Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) • http://www.frgp.net • 12 years of operation by UCAR NETS • 12 members • Covers Colorado and Wyoming • All major public and private universities and federal research organizations • Formal management and technical committees, but not formal board • Partner in Western Regional Network (WRN) with CENIC, UNM, PNWGP, UH, LEARN

  4. FRGP – Cont’d • Cost based with minimal overhead • 3 dedicated engineers • Management, accounting, legal, contracts covered out of overhead currently but being revisited • Member of the Quilt • Support Colorado SEGP – shared funding • Shared commodity, I2, and NLR with WRN • Only serve non-profits

  5. FRGP members • Colorado School of Mines • Colorado State University System • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA-Boulder) • State of Colorado • University Corporation for Atmospheric Research • University NAVSTAR Consortium (UNAVCO) • University of Colorado Boulder • University of Colorado Colorado Springs • University of Colorado Denver • University of Denver • University of Northern Colorado • University of Wyoming

  6. FRGP • Upgraded all routing hardware to Juniper MX480s – support 10, 40, 100Gbps • Colocation updates • 1850 Pearl • 1200 Larimer • 910 15th (moved colocation from 10th to 6th floor) • peering • 10G Google peering active at 910 • Comcast - decreasing in importance • TR/CPS – largest single FRGP/UPoP usage • Akamai • Netflix – in progress with the help of CENIC 4

  7. FRGP - DYNES • DYNES • UCB – pending scientific application activation • CSU awaiting hardware and config • http://www.internet2.edu/ion/dynes.html 4

  8. UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP) • 5 years of operation by UCAR NETS • 21 members • K-12s, smaller colleges, community colleges, small not for profits • No direct voice in governance • http://upop.ucar.edu

  9. UPoP members • ARTstor • Auraria Higher Education Center • Colorado Association of Research Libraries • City of Boulder • City and County of Denver • Colorado Community College System • Colorado Telehealth Network • Community College of Denver • Colorado Department of Higher Education • Colorado Mountain College • Denver Health and Hospital Authority • EAGLE-Net

  10. UPoP members • Fort Lewis College • Front Range Internet, Inc. (two school districts) • Metropolitan State University of Denver • Open Media Foundation • St. Mary's Academy • Science and Technology in Atmospheric Research (STAR) Institute • United States Antarctic Program (USAP) • University of Colorado Hospital • University Information Systems (UIS)

  11. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) • Boulder HQ connection • national build out /project • FRGP/UPoP involvement pending fiber path • http://www.neoninc.org/ 4

  12. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) • Golden, CO headquarters • Interactions with the University of Colorado • FRGP/UPoP involvement pending fiber path • http://www.neoninc.org/ 4

  13. Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON) • Covers northern Colorado, UW, and NWSC • Had to expand to integrate NWSC • Expanding to include Colorado School of Mines • Fiber segments owned by multiple entities • end of service replacement in 3-5 years • building equipment fund for replacement by 2017 • Major fiber move on BiSON-owned Mcleod fiber 10/13 • Looking at move and replacement options • Operate this span of fiber 4

  14. Yellowstone fully operational as of 11/12 • 1.5 petaflops supercomputer • (1.5 quadrillion operations per second)

  15. Have had issues with infinband cabling and firmware levels, but performing well now

  16. NWSC • NCAR Wyoming Supercomputing Center • http://nwsc.ucar.edu/ • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone • http://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/resources/yellowstone/hardware 4

  17. NOAA N-Wave • 10G / MPLS backbone • 100G upgrade path • Internet2 and NLR DWDM for backbone circuits • waves on various RENs for access • http://noc.nwave.noaa.gov/ 4

  18. CTN • CTN • http://www.cotelehealth.com/ • meetings pending on future options • sustainability, services, locations • RFP open for network operator • FRGP/UPoP connectivity 4

  19. BTOP • EAGLE-Net – awarded BTOP for Colorado • In progress however on hold for environmental assessments • $100M • Connect 178 school districts • Complete by 8/13 • Will provide most of CAI growth to FRGP/UPoP 4

  20. Futures/Challenges • New agreements and new algorithms in 2014 • BiSON growth, upgrade, funding • Supporting/funding services – NET+, etc. • Statewide coordination – leadership at state level in Colorado • Replacing expiring fiber IRUs • Supporting/funding 40/100Gbps 18

  21. Discussion 18

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