Network Research Program Update: Advancements in Mathematical, Informational, and Computational Sciences (MICS) Division

1. Mathematical, Informational, and Computational Sciences (MICS Division) ESCC Meeting July 21-23, 2004 Network Research Program Update Thomas D. Ndousse Program Manager

2. Program Goals • What's new • New SciDAC and MICS Network Research Projects • Ultra-Science Network Testbed – Base funding • ESnet MPLS Testbed – Base funding • Application Pilot Projects (Fusion Energy, Biology, Physics) • GMPLS Control Plane • GridFTP Lite (Generalized File Transfer Protocol) • Transport protocols for switched dedicated links • Cyber security: IDS and group security • Data grid wide area network monitoring for LHC • Gap (Network-enabled storage systems) • Leadership Class National Supercomputer • Budget Reduction in FY-04 & FY-05 Budget • SC Network PI meeting in late September, 2004

3. Revised Program Focus Previous Focus • R&D on fundamental networking issues • Single and small group of investigators • Limited emphasis on technology transfer and integration • Limited emphasis on network, middleware, and applications integration New Focus • Applied research, engineering, and testing • Experimental networking using UltraNet and MPLS testbed • Integrated applications, middleware, an networks prototypes • Leadership-class supercomputing • Impact on network research • Impact on research testbeds • Impact on inter-agency network coordination activities

4. Network Research Program Elements Program Elements • R&D, E: Research, Development and Engineering • ANRT: Advanced Network Research Testbeds (ANRT) • ECPI: Early Career Principal Investigators • SBIR: Small Business innovation Research

5. FY-03/04 Network Research Program Budget

6. Implementation of Office of Science Networking Recommendations – I(Very High-Speed Data Transfers) • Data, data, data, data everywhere! • Many science areas such high energy physics, computational biology, climate modeling, astro-physics, etc., predict a need for multi-Gbits/sec data transfer capabilities in the next 2 years • Program Activities • Scalable TCP protocol enhancements for share networks • Scalable UDP for share networks and dedicated circuits • Alternative TCP/UDP transport Protocols • Bandwidth on-demand technologies • GridFTP lite • Ultra high-speed network components

7. High-End Science Applications High-Performance Middleware UDP Variants TCP TCP Variants Others Control and Signaling Plane Logical Network Layer Hybrid-Switched Links Circuit-Switched Links Packet-Switched Links Optical Layer Implementation of Office of Science Networking Recommendations – II(Diverse SC Network Requirements) • Problem • Many science areas such high energy physics, computational biology, climate modeling, astro-physics, etc., predict a need for multi-Gbits/sec data transfer capabilities in the next 2 years Program Vision

8. Implementation of Office of Science Networking Recommendations - III Advanced Research Network • Experimental optical inter-networking • On-demand bandwidth/DWDM circuits • Ultra high protocol development/testing • GMPLS Ultra-Science Network, 20 Gbps • High-Impact Science Network • Connect few high-impact science sites • Ultra high-speed IP network technologies • Reliable and secure services • QoS/MPLS for on-demand bandwidths ESnet QoS/MPLS Testbed, 5 Sites • Production Networks • Connects all DOE sites • 7x24 and highly reliable • Advanced Internet capability • Predominantly best-effort ESnet

9. Impact of MPLS and Ultra-Science Networks Testbeds • Category B Sites- Sites w/local fiber arrangements (T3 to OC-12) • BNL --- Tier 1 - ATLAS • JLAB • GA • Princeton • MIT • Category A Sites- Sites w/local fiber arrangements • FNAL OC-12/OC-192 --- Tier 1 - CMS • ANL OC-12/OC-192 • ORNL OC-12/OC-192 --- Leadership Computing • PNNL OC-12/OC-192 --- EMSL Computing • NERCS OC-48/OC-192 --- Flagship Computing • LBL OC-48/OC-192 • SLAC OC-12/OC-192 --- BABAR Data Source • Use UltraNet to link site with local fiber connectivity • Develop dynamic provisioning technologies to manage DWDM circuits • Develop and test advanced transport protocols for high-speed data transfers over DWDM links • Use MPLS to establish LSPs to link sites with high-impact applications • Use MPLS to provide guaranteed end-to-end QoS to high-impact applications • Link LSPs with dynamics GMPLS circuits established

10. Advanced Research Network Testbeds: (QoS+MPLS) • Goal • To develop advanced network technologies to provide guaranteed on-demand end-to-end bandwidth to selected high-impact science applications • Technical Activities • Deployment of site QoS technologies at selected DOE sites • Integrate QoS with local grid infrastructure • Deployment of MPLS in ESnet core network • Integrate MPLS integration with GMPLS • Integrate on-demand bandwidth technologies to application • Target Science Applications • High Energy (CMS & ATLAS) – High-speed data transfer • Fusion Energy - remote control of scientific instruments • Nuclear Physics – remote collaborative visualization

11. Initial MPLS Deployment in ESnet Site Technology: QoS Core technologies: MPLS Core Technologies: MPLS & GMPLS CERN PNNL Starlight Starlight NERCS BNL QoS/MPLS FNAL SLAC FNAL Caltech GMPLS JLab ORNL GA GMPLS Site QoS MPLS

12. DOE University Partners DOE National Lab Ultra-Science Network Testbed: Topology Upgrade: 20 Gbps backbone CERN PNNL StarLight BNL NERSC LBL ESnet 10 Gbps 20 Gbps SLAC JLab FNAL Sunnyvale CalTech CalTech SOX ORNL • Major Nodes • StarLight/FNAL • SOX/ORNL • Seattle/PNNL • Sunnyvale/SLAC • Sunnyvale/Caltech 10 Gbps ESnet Links 10 Gbps UltraNet Link under discussion

13. Ultra-Science Network Testbed: Activities • Dynamic Provisioning • Development data circuit-switched technologies • IP control plane based on GMPLS • Integration of QoS, MPLS, and GMPLS • Inter-domain control plane signaling • Bandwidth on-demand technologies • Ultra High-Speed Data Transfer Protocols • High-speed transport protocols for dedicated channels • High-speed data transfer protocols for dedicated channels • Layer data multicasting • Ultra High-Speed Cyber Security • Ultra high-speed IDS • Ultra high-speed firewalls and alternatives • Control plane security

14. UltraNet funded Projects and Laboratory initiatives • UltraNet/GMPLS Institutions • FNAL Fiber Starlight/UltraNet • ORNL Fiber to Atlanta and Starlight/UltraNet • SLAC Fiber to Sunnyvale/UltraNet (under discussion) • PNNL Fiber connection to Seattle/UltraNet • Caltech DWDM link to Sunnyvale/UltraNet • UltraNet QoS/MPLS • Fusion Energy: GA, NERCS, Princeton • ATALS Project: BNL, CERN, U. Michigan • CMS Project: FNAL, CERN, UCSD • Funded Projects: Application Development • FANL Explore very high-speed transfer of LHC data on UltraNet • PNNL Remote visualization of computational biology on UltraNet • ORNL Astrophysics real-time data visualization on UltraNet & CHEETAH • G A Wide Area Network QoS using MPLS • BNL Exploring QoS/MPLS for LHC data transfers

15. Collaborations • Inter-Agency Collaboration • CHEETAH NSF: Dynamic Provisioning – Control plane interoperability • Application - Astrophysics (TSI) • DRAGON NSF: Dynamic Provisioning – Control plane interoperability • All-optical network technology • OMNINet NSF: Dynamic Provisioning – Control plane interoperability • All-optical network technology • UltraNet DOE: Dynamic Provisioning – Control plane interoperability • Hybrid Circuit/packet switched network • HOPI Internet2 - • Collaboration Issues • Control plane architecture and interoperability • Optical service definitions and taxonomy • Inter-domain circuit exchange services • GMPLS and MPLS (ESnet & Internet2) integration • Testing of circuit-based transport protocols • Integration of network-intensive applications • Integration with Grid applications

16. UltraNet Operations and Management • Management Team • UltraNet Engineering • ESnet Engineering Rep • ESCC Rep • Engineering Team • UltraNet Engineering • ESnet Engineering representatives • Application Developers representatives • Research Team – Awards Pending • Network Research PIs • Application Prototyping PIs • Other Research Networks • Management Responsibilities * • Prioritize experiments on UltraNet • Schedule testing • Develop technology transfer strategies * Needs to be integrated into the Office of Science networking governance model articulated in the roadmap workshop

17. Network Technologies for Leadership Class Supercomputing • Leadership super computer being built at ORNL • National resource • Access from university, national labs, and industry is a major challenge • Impact of leadership class supercomputer on Office of science networking • Network technologies for leadership class supercomputer • Inter-agency networking coordination issues

18. Network Technologies for Leadership Class Supercomputing • Leadership super computer being built at ORNL • National resource • Access from university, national labs, and industry is a major challenge • Impact of leadership class supercomputer on Office of science networking • Network technologies for leadership class supercomputer • Inter-agency networking coordination issues

19. 1.E+09:1P Supercomputer peak performance 100 Gbps projected Backbone performance 1.E+08: 100T Achievable end-to-end performance by applications Earth Simulator 37T 80 Gbps ASCI White: 12T 1.E+07: 10T ASCI Blue Mountain: 3T 1.E+06: 1T 40 Gbps SONET Intel Paragon 150G 40 Gbps 1.0E+05 10 Gbps SONET 2.5 Gbps SONET 1.0E+04 10 Gbps 0.6 Gbps SONET Cray Y-MP:400M 1 GigE Ethernet Cray 1: 133M 1.0E+03: 1G T3 0.15 Gbps SONET 100 Mbps Ethernet T1 1 Gbps 10 Mbps Ethernet 1.E+02: 100M 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Computing and Communications: The “impedance” mismatch: computation and communication Rule of thumb: The bandwidth must be adequate to transfer Petabyte/day ~ 200Gbps - NOT on the evolutionary path of backbone, much less application throughput

20. Q&A