RedIRIS-NOVA RedIRIS Next-Generation Network An Optical Infrastructure Tender Phase

1. RedIRIS-NOVARedIRIS Next-Generation Network An Optical Infrastructure Tender Phase CESNET CEF Networks Workshop Prague. Czech Republic May 15, 2009 Esther.Robles@rediris.es RedIRIS Network Area Head

2. RedIRIS10 RedIRIS, since 1988, manages a research network infrastructure and provides connectivity, security and other services to Spanish researchers, thus improving collaboration among themselves and with their global peers. • 150.000+ researchers350+ institutions • RedIRIS-10 infrastructure: • Leased capacity (2011) • 18 PoPs • 10GE core links • IP network and limited L2 services CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

3. Some user examples... • BSC-RES project: Supercomputing national initiative at 10Gbps • DEISA project: EU supercomputing network at 10Gbps. • LHC infrastructure support (nx10Gbps) • RENEM (National Emergency Network): high availability and specialized support. • e-VLBI network support CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

4. ... and telescopes in Canary Islands • 10.4m telescope with a segmented primary mirror. • Currently, the biggest telescope in the world. • http://www.gtc.iac.es/ CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

5. RedIRIS-NOVA Optical Fiber in Peninsula + Housing facilities for amplifiers Optical Fiber in/with Canary Islands + Housing facilities for amplifiers Optical Equipment to ligth the Fiber • Spanish government project to deploy a national optical infrastructure: • 138 MM€ ( EU structural funds + Science and Innovation Ministry funds ) • National coverage (Canary Islands included ) • RFI process in Oct/Nov 2008 • Competitive Dialogue Tender Process ( started Dec.2008) • 23 companies: 10 fiber providers, 13 equipment suppliers CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

6. RedIRIS-NOVA II • Optical Fiber + Housing facilities ≥ 10 years IRU • 42 ≤ # Peninsula PoPs ≥ 160 aprox. • Points to add/drop wavelengths ( OA sites not included) • aprox. 11.000 km at least. (canary islands connection not included) • CBF with Portugal: • North through Galicia • South-West through Extremadura • Maintenance conditions included as a guarantee • Optical Equipment tender: • Based on a hypothetical scenario CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

7. Submarine Cable to connect Canary Islands • FO Islands-Peninsula ( >1.600 km) • FO among some islands ( 250-300 km) Península Submarine link ( > 1.600 km) MUX DEMUX Submarine Repeaters Canary Islands DEMUX MUX DWDM Equipment associated with submarine infrastructure SLTE Submarine Line Terminal Equipment RedIRIS-NOVA DWDM Equip. 7

8. Following slides .... • RedIRIS tender is not closed yet. • Not previous optical experience. • RFI as spanish market exploration and start point • Other NRENs tenders as references and guide • During Dialog Process: • Vendors, fibre providers.... different developed states for their products/services. • Questions, doubts, uncertainties.... • Which functionalities should we require as mandatory? • Which maintenance conditions should we require as mandatory? ... goal is to point out some topics we have indentified and open discussion CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

9. Fiber Requirements • G.652B / G.652D/ G.655 • Buried.... but also aerial • How old ?....1994 -> 1998 • Optical parameters requirements • ITU recomendations • higher values?... CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

10. Fiber SLA • Fiber providers • Yearly availability per X km of fiber. • Few outages/year but require hours. • Our approach: • Consider LONG & SHORT outages. • Monthly Availability per link ( short outages) • Yearly availability per x km of fiber ( long outages) • Mean Time Between Failures • Guaranteed Time to Fix • Maintenance/Planned Works CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

11. Fiber Operational Procedures • Acceptance Tests and report formats • OTDR tests • Fault procedures • Planned works • Preventive works • Reports CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

12. Optical Equipment: Main subjects • ROADM • Transmission • Control Plane • Others: management, network planning tool, customer interfaces CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

13. ROADM • WSS-Technology: MEMs, LCOS,... • Channel spacing: • 50 GHz • 80 λ @10Gbps. • Multidegree ROADMs....¿n? • O-O-O vs O-E-O • Colorless and Directionless ports • Number, technology,... CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

14. Optical Equipment: Transmission • Equipments and network design ready for 40G wavelengths support • Any problem when coexisting with 10G ? • Any problem with aerial fiber ? • Modulation format schemes • PMD tolerance, CD tolerance, non-linear effects tolerance, channel spacing, OSNR back-to-back • G.709 CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

15. Optical Equipment: Control Plane • Vendors commercial support is quite recent or coming in short future and not always for all the functionalities: • Restoration • Topology auto-discovery • Automating circuit provisioning • NNI and UNI interfaces CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

16. Amplifiers housing facilities • Basic conditions required to the fiber provider: • space • power supply and earthing • access : independent or not • Other conditions to equip the facility, its maintenance,... • should be required to the fiber provider or to the equipment vendor ? • guarantee the power supply • air conditioning • fire detection and extinction... CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009

17. Thanks CEF Networks Workshop – May 15th, 2009