A Brief Introduction to The GÉANT GN3 Project

1. A Brief Introduction to The GÉANT GN3 Project Richard Hughes-Jones DANTE Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe LHCOPN Meeting, Utrecht , April 2009

2. GÉANT GN3 Objectives (1) 34 Project Members Expand the reach Complete the GÉANT European Footprint New partners in South Eastern Europe Associate and Cooperate with Eastern Europe partners

3. GN3 Objectives (2) • Continue to provide services to existing customers & projects • Widen the user base • Expand to more Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) projects including new areas: • Earth Observation, • Climatology, • High Performance Computing, • Space and Fusion, • Life Sciences, etc, • Include also the Arts and Humanities

4. GN3 Objectives (3) • Create a dependable network layer • as one component of the EC e-Infrastructure • Redesign backbone architecture • Reduce common shared cost • Increase the area where transmission wavelength is abundant at low cost • Improve & rationalize global connectivity • Global outreach of the packet routed service • Encourage use of global dedicated e2e circuit services

5. GN3 Objectives (4) • Develop the project-wide service portfolio • multi-domain connectivity services • Operable, monitored, secure, flexible, high performance • Packets, Circuits, Lambda, OPN, VPN, MPLS-cloud, managed networks • Develop/enable roaming and AA services for individuals • Trusted certification • Roaming access to resources

6. GN3 Work Packages • SA1GÉANT Backbone ←JRA1Network of the Future Network Architecture, Design & Planning, Procuring, Building & Operating • SA2MD Network Service Operation ← JRA2MD Resources & Services Multi-domain provisioning, management, security, advanced monitoring, fault detection & resolution • SA3End User Services in Fed Env← JRA3Enabling Communities AAI Federation, PKI coordination, Roaming Access Services, eduGAIN Service introduction • SA4Software Governance Common software methodology, standards & process • NA2Joint Dissemination & Outreach • NA3Status and Trends • NA4Liaison & SupportNA1Management

7. Promote, Liaise & Study Explore & Develop Create & Operate Services Backbone & Global Links SA4 Future Networks NA2 SA1 JRA1 Cost Shared Common NREN Network ArchitectureTechnology Promote Coordinate Administrate Multi Domain Connectivity Control & Mgmt Provisioning NA1 NA4 SA2 JRA2 Services to Institutions Security Network Factory Manage Liaise Roaming & Identity Access Control Identity NA3 SA3 JRA3 Services to Individual End Users Study Composable Services Software Governance Development Environment

8. Identity and Roaming Services Connectivity Services GÉANT Service Area GÉANT Backbone SA1 SA2 SA3 32 European NRENs 1000s of Campuses 10s of Million users GN3 Services • Build on the GN2 work • Hybrid network • Emphasis onService Activities • Focus on e2e servicesto the user • SA2 will assist withService take-up by the NRENs • GÉANT Service Area :-a seamless collaborationfor the end user.

9. GN3 Service Portfolio Otto Kreiter

10. SA1: Operations in GEANT3 The challenge….. • Operating cutting edge technology • Providing highly reliable, efficient and effective services • Across the GEANT backbone and partners’ networks (NREN) • Minimising operational costs

11. SA1: Operations in GEANT3 The Tasks: • Network Planning & Procurement Preparation • Review practical GÉANT backbone architectures • Examine usage trends • Take input from the JRA1 work • Procurement of the network elements • Optimum value for money • Re-tender infrastructure on short term commitments • Further expansion of international Lambdas • Shared use/lighting of fibres with commercial & NRENs • Provisioning & Operation of the GÉANT Network • Provisioning and maintenance requirements of new service types • Enhanced in-service performance monitoring and pre-emptive fault management • Rapid fault detection, diagnosis & repair • Enhanced security incident detection

12. Operating the GEANT backbone • Focused in meeting users demands • Reaching new European Regions • Supporting Advanced Connectivity Services • Well defined Service Levels • Well structured Network Operations Centre (NOC) • Level1 service desk 24/7 contracted out. • Level 2&3 In-house DANTE NOC: E2ECU, EUMEDCONNECT runningGÉANT & DWS by end of April 09 • Flexible and cost effective • Close collaboration with NREN’s NOCs • Adoption of common work flows for multi-domain operations • Usage of multi-domain tools • Provisioning and monitoring

13. JRA1: Future Network - Objectives • Bring innovation to the infrastructure by investigating emerging technologies that enhance the network infrastructure and the portfolio of services: • Carrier Class Transport technologies PBT Provider Backbone Transport & T-MPLS Transport Multiprotocol Packet Label Switching • Photonic equipment based on the state of the art Photonic Switching • Study new architectural paradigms applicable to backbone networks with the objective of optimising the use of resources deployed: • Federated Network Architectures • Current & future use of Virtualisation Services • The results of JRA1 will feed into: • SA1 Network Planning & Procurement • Reference for GN3 community when designing NGN and services • Influence the technical roadmaps of vendors with the GÉANT & NREN requirements.

14. JRA1 Task1 Carrier Class Transport Network Technologies Study connection-oriented technologies: Provider Backbone Transport (PBT) and Transport Multiprotocol Packet Label Switching (T-MPLS/MPLS-TP) to support: point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and VPN services. • Scalability • Shaping and policing • Multicast • OAM&P • Layer 2 QoS • Layer 2 routing& monitoring

15. GN3 Networking Activities Less Advanced Regions Promotion NA2 promote Customers Service Promotion Promotion European NREN Partners Support Global R&E Networks Account mgmt Liaison Projects & Initiatives NA4 liaise Liaison & Support Liaison Standards Bodies Liaison Campus NA3 study Exchange SA1 ICT Industry / Market

16. The gÉant network

17. GÉANT • 38 European Countries • Dark Fibre • Hybrid network: • IP Packet routed • Switched point-to-point - Circuits • Dedicated wavelengths - Lambdas

18. GÉANT global connectivity

19. Global Connectivity EUMEDCONNECT Topology April 2008 ALICE Project:RedCLARA Topology October 2007 TEIN3 Topology January 2009

20. Network Connectivity Services • GÉANT & NRENs will offer connectivity.Hybrid networks built on dark fibre infrastructures lit with DWDM equipment. • Basic IP access via a GÉANT2 router - GÉANT ip • High Bandwidth • Multicast • IPV6 • QoS • MPLS / Traffic engineering • Point-to-point Circuit Network - GÉANT plus • Dedicated Capacity – typically 1 Gigabit paths – linking data centres • Quickly configurable • More than 60 dedicated circuits by January 2009 • Wavelengths - GÉANT lambda • Full 10Gbps wavelengths across Europe • Note that not all networks may be able to offer all these facilities. Key phrase is Multi-Domain

21. Network Services • GÉANT & NRENs will offer network services. • Network Monitoring • perfSONAR - based on OGF Standards • e2eMON • (Troubleshooting tool EGEE) • eduPERT • Network Provisioning “on demand”: Circuits / VPNs / MPLS / QoS • autoBAHN tool from GN2 • World wide interoperation – OGF Standard being developed • Quick configuration tool as a minimum • Security & mobility • PKI coordination • Roaming Access Service eduROAM • eduGAIN Service introduction • Note that not all networks may be able to offer all these service facilities. Key phrase is still Multi-Domain

22. Projects Using GÉANT & NRENs • Sichuan Earthquake Recovery Efforts • Radio Astronomye-VLBI • DEISA European Super Computing • Large Hadron Collider Experiments at CERN ORIENT Routed IP link, Improved TCP throughput Point-to-point 1 G Ethernet circuits to the telescopes 10 G Ethernet lambdas all sites connect to a 10 G Ethernet switch 10 G Ethernet lambdasdual star + backup links connects data centres to CERN

23. Any Questions ?