Global Terabit Research Network: Building Global Cyber Infrastructure

1. Global Terabit Research Network:Building Global Cyber Infrastructure Michael A. McRobbie Vice President for Information Technology & CIO Indiana University Internet2 Members Meeting May 2002

2. The Need for a Global Research and Education Network • A global R&E network is required to support true global cyberinfrastructure which will underpin global e-science • However international connections very slow compared with R&E network backbone speeds • Global connection effort not well-coordinated – dominated by bilateral thinking

3. Requirements for a Global R&E Network • Provides a single global backbone inter-connecting global network access points (GNAPs) that provide peering within a country or region • Provides global backbone speeds comparable to those of the R&E networks, i.e. OC192 in 2002 • Allows coordinated global advanced service deployment (e.g. QoS, IPv6, multicast) • Is based on stable carrier infrastructure or leased or owned fiber or wavelengths. • Is persistent based on long-term agreements with carriers, router vendors and optical transmission equipment vendors • Is scalable – e.g. OC768 by 2004, multiple wavelengths running striped OC768 by 2005, terabit/sec transmission by 2006 • Allow GNAPs to connect at OC48 and above. To scale up as backbone speeds scale up • Provides a production service with 24x7x365 management through a global NOC

4. Global Terabit Research Network (GTRN) • Announced 18 February 2002 as a production service • A partnership to establish a true world-wide next generation Internet to interconnect national and multinational high speed R&E networks as a critical part of global cyberinfrastructure • Involves NREN-Consortium/Dante in Europe & Internet2, Indiana University, CANARIE, StarTAP/Starlight & Pacific Wave in the United States & Canada • Currently connects the major R&E networks in Europe and North America • Regionally based (initially Europe & North America; soon Asia Pacific,… )

6. The Global Terabit Research Network • Initially 2 x OC-48 unprotected POS Trans-Atlantic circuits • Trans North American capacity to Seattle (Pacific Wave) via Chicago (StarLight) provided by tunnelling over Abilene • Run as a single AS (AS21230) • Second set of Trans-Atlantic OC-48s planned • A set of 2 x OC12s to connect the Asia Pacific to the GTRN • Governed and managed internationally • NOC services across the globe • www.gtren.net

7. Global Terabit Research Network (con’t) • Additions underway • GTRN AS at STAR TAP/Starlight • GTRN AS at Pacific Northwest GigaPop (PNG) • Tunneled capacity across Abilene to connect these points • Resulting GTRN topology: Europe, North America; Asia Pacific expected soon • Participation in New York layer two exchange point (Manhattan Landing)

9. A Global Partnership • Initial Planning Group • Fernando Liello (European NREN Consortium) • Dai Davies (DANTE) • Michael A. McRobbie (Indiana University) • Steven Wallace (Indiana University) • Doug van Houweling (Internet2) • Heather Boyles (Internet2) • Participating and Supporting Individuals (Organizations) • Bill St. Arnaud (CANARIE/CAnet*3) • Tom DeFanti (STAR TAP/Starlight) • Ron Johnson (Pacific Wave)

10. Future GTRN Expansion & Activities • Further deployment of GNAPs (e.g. in the Asia Pacific) • Extension to the Latin Americas via AMPATH • More formal global NOC services (e.g. GTRN weather map, seamless trouble reporting, etc.) • Formal GTRN inauguration in Brussels May 21

11. US/Europe Connectivity

12. US/Asia-Pacific Connectivity

13. Americas Connectivity

14. Global Terabit Research Network:Building Global Cyber Infrastructure Michael A. McRobbie Vice President for Information Technology & CIO Indiana University Internet2 Members Meeting May 2002