Advance networking for researchers in Europe
an IST perspective
ISOC 2002
Israel, 18th February 2002
"The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"
Mário CampolargoDeputy-Head of Unit, DG INFSO, EC
eEurope and IST - Research Networks eEurope and IST - Research Networks
GÉANT and the global perspective GÉANT and the global perspective
Piloting GRIDs platforms Piloting GRIDs platforms
Contents
Piloting the new protocol IPv6 Piloting the new protocol IPv6
Information Society in Europe Information Society in Europe
Conclusions Conclusions
“…to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world…” (Lisbon Summit 2000)
An ambitious strategic goalfor EU in the next decade
Specific measures:eEurope Action Plan
Launched by the European Commission to meet the new challenge
Stimulate the use of the internet
Investing in people and skills
A cheaper, faster, secure internet
eEurope Action Plan:The political context
Networks: Encourage and Innovate
REGULATORY MEASURES
Unbundling of local loop Spectrum allocation Promote interoperability ….
TECHNOLOGYINNOVATION
R&D Research Networks IPv6 testbeds GRIDs ….
Research Networks:Linking EU policies with R&D
eEUROPE
POLICIES
Networks for researchNetworks for research Research on networksResearch on networks
R&D IST Program3,6 BeuroRESEARCH
NETWORKS
Research Networks:The complementary objectives
Deployment of a world class network Deployment of a world class network matching the aggregated needs of matching the aggregated needs of Europe’s Academic & Industrial ResearchEurope’s Academic & Industrial Research
Deployment of a world class network Deployment of a world class network matching the aggregated needs of matching the aggregated needs of Europe’s Academic & Industrial ResearchEurope’s Academic & Industrial Research
Use of advanced tesbeds for integration Use of advanced tesbeds for integration & validation of next generation coms, & validation of next generation coms, networking, applications & servicesnetworking, applications & services
Use of advanced tesbeds for integration Use of advanced tesbeds for integration & validation of next generation coms, & validation of next generation coms, networking, applications & servicesnetworking, applications & services
Ensure synergiesEnsure synergies Ensure synergiesEnsure synergies
Research Networks:The projects/initiatives
GÉANTGÉANTGlobal connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS Global connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS SERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study
GÉANTGÉANTGlobal connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS Global connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS SERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study
GRIDS for scientific applicationsGRIDS for scientific applicationsIPv6 large scale testbedsIPv6 large scale testbedsOptical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...Optical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...
GRIDS for scientific applicationsGRIDS for scientific applicationsIPv6 large scale testbedsIPv6 large scale testbedsOptical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...Optical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...
Research Networks:The funding from EU
GÉANTGÉANT 80 80 MEuroMEuroGlobal connectivityGlobal connectivity 20 20 MEuroMEuroSERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study 1 1 MEuroMEuro
GÉANTGÉANT 80 80 MEuroMEuroGlobal connectivityGlobal connectivity 20 20 MEuroMEuroSERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study 1 1 MEuroMEuro
GRIDS GRIDS 37 37 MEuroMEuroIPv6 IPv6 24 24 MEuroMEuroOtherOther 8 8 MEuroMEuro
GRIDS GRIDS 37 37 MEuroMEuroIPv6 IPv6 24 24 MEuroMEuroOtherOther 8 8 MEuroMEuro
GÉANT network
Research Networks:The model
Tesbeds useGÉANT infrastructure
GÉANT profits from technological innovation
International dimension
IPv6
GRIDs
Scientific/application areas
GÉANT as the “flagship”of networking activities in Europe
Network Services for National Research Network Services for National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)and Education Networks (NRENs)
Network Services for National Research Network Services for National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)and Education Networks (NRENs)
Platform for testing - GRIDs, IPv6, ...Platform for testing - GRIDs, IPv6, ... Platform for testing - GRIDs, IPv6, ...Platform for testing - GRIDs, IPv6, ...
GÉANT - creating the pan-European GÉANT - creating the pan-European network infrastructure to explore network infrastructure to explore developments in telecommunications developments in telecommunications technology.technology.
GÉANT - creating the pan-European GÉANT - creating the pan-European network infrastructure to explore network infrastructure to explore developments in telecommunications developments in telecommunications technology.technology.
GÉANT:The model
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NRENsNationalNational
GÉANTEU+ NRENsEuropeanEuropean
Requiring new levels of cooperation
GlobalGlobal
GÉANT:The European research backbone
Pan-European coverage (and beyond)Pan-European coverage (and beyond)
Interconnecting 32 NRENs (… Israel...)Interconnecting 32 NRENs (… Israel...)
Linking more than 3000 Universities, Linking more than 3000 Universities, I.e. virtually all the researchers in I.e. virtually all the researchers in Europe in all disciplinesEurope in all disciplines
9 international circuits operating at 9 international circuits operating at 10Gbps while 11 other run at 2,5Gbps10Gbps while 11 other run at 2,5Gbps
Pan-European coverage (and beyond)Pan-European coverage (and beyond)
Interconnecting 32 NRENs (… Israel...)Interconnecting 32 NRENs (… Israel...)
Linking more than 3000 Universities, Linking more than 3000 Universities, I.e. virtually all the researchers in I.e. virtually all the researchers in Europe in all disciplinesEurope in all disciplines
9 international circuits operating at 9 international circuits operating at 10Gbps while 11 other run at 2,5Gbps10Gbps while 11 other run at 2,5Gbps
Total 200 MEuro over 4 years (80 Meuro from EU)
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GÉANT:The connectivity at 10 Gbps
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GÉANT:The most advanced research backbone
NRENs* Access Capacity to the GEANT Backbone
(June and December 2001)
622Mbps
No of Core No of Core Nodes Nodes
No of Main No of Main Access Points Access Points
Trunk CapacityTrunk Capacity
Accessible Accessible InstitutionsInstitutions
1313
3636
35 GB/s35 GB/s
AbileneAbilene
200 aprox.200 aprox.
1212
2727
120 GB/s120 GB/s
GÉANTGÉANT
> 3000> 3000
GÉANT + GÉANT + NRENsNRENs
GÉANT international dimension:a world of opportunities
155Mbps155Mbps
2MbpsTEIN
2MbpsTEIN
5Gbps5Gbps
ALIS
EUMEDIS
Consolidate outreaching
Address the Terabits per second
Enhance “inclusiveness” (educational networks, libraries,...)
Strengthen links with industry
Anticipate “full” liberalization in telecommunications
GÉANT:Future challenges
GÉANT
GÉANT:One element of a strategy
GRIDS
IPv6,Optical,...
All research disciplines
Very demanding communities
Research on networking
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Disruptive emerging
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GRIDs:A new dimension in networking
The GRID aims to create unprecedented The GRID aims to create unprecedented computing and information power by computing and information power by linking individual machines over high-speed linking individual machines over high-speed networks using advanced middleware.networks using advanced middleware.
GRIDs:Why do we need them… CERN...
The Large Hadron Collider ProjectThe Large Hadron Collider Project
Storage – Raw recording rate 0.1 – 1 Gbps Accumulating at 5-8 PetaBytes/year 10 PetaBytes of diskProcessing – 200,000 of today’s fastest PCs
CERN
Automotive industry...Automotive industry...
Mercedes Benz crash simulations - one run uses 100 h CPU
1.5 GB memory Storage
GRIDs:Why do we need them… Industry...
GRIDs:A new dimension in networking
GRIDs deploys technologies that give users a seamless, secure access to a variety of data and computing resources…
GRIDs integrate and adds value to networking, computing, middleware, security, knowledge engineering, ...
The concept of GRIDs addresses the situation in which the bandwidth of the network blurs the frontiers of the computer…
GRIDs:Building virtual communities
High Energy Physics Earth & Space Observation Environment Bio-sciences and Health Industrial
design/simulation/visualization ASP
GRIDs address the needs of virtual communities and fosters the efficient exploitation of the huge investments in research infrastructures:
UK - eScience Programme Italy - INFN Grid Netherlands - DutchGrid Germany - Unicore plus France - Grid funding approved Ireland - Grid-Ireland Poland, Czech Republic - seed
funding
GRIDs:The European efforts
EU supported GRIDs work complements national Programmes:
GRIDs:An integrated approach
ScienceIndustry / business
ApplicationsApplications
MiddlewareMiddleware& Tools& Tools
Underlying Underlying InfrastructuresInfrastructures
CROSSGRID
DATAGRID
DATATAG
GRIDLAB
EGSO
GRIA
GRIP EUROGRID
DAMIENG
RID
STA
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GRIDs:The IST projects
37Meuro of IST funding
Strong consensus formation and contribution to standards: GGF, IETF, W3C, MPI, etc
Most developments follow Open Architecture approach.
37Meuro of IST funding
Strong consensus formation and contribution to standards: GGF, IETF, W3C, MPI, etc
Most developments follow Open Architecture approach.
EUROGRID, GRIPEUROGRID, GRIP EUROGRID, GRIPEUROGRID, GRIP
GRIDs:Examples of large testbeds
• 6 European countries
• Globus/Unicore interface
Application requirements:• Real-time, Resource
brokerage, Portals, Coupled applications
DATAGRID, CROSSGRID DATAGRID, CROSSGRID DATAGRID, CROSSGRID DATAGRID, CROSSGRID
GRIDs:Examples of large testbeds
• 17 European countries
• Collaboration of more than 2000 scientists
Application requirements:• Computing > 20 TFlops/s• Downloads > 0.5PBytes• Network speeds at 10
Gbps
GEANT
INFRASTRUCTURE
DATATAG (cross-Atlantic testbed)DATATAG (cross-Atlantic testbed) DATATAG (cross-Atlantic testbed)DATATAG (cross-Atlantic testbed)
GRIDs:Examples of large testbeds
(2Gbps)
Links with US projects
(GriPhyN, PPDG, iVDGL,…)
GRIDs:Creating a solid technology base
Portals; Application interfaces (including coupled/interactive applications)
Techniques for data search, mass storage, data analysis
Dynamic resource discovery and scheduling; Resource brokerage.
Connectivity services (e.g .advanced network reservation, QoS, access greater range of end-user facilities)
Portals; Application interfaces (including coupled/interactive applications)
Techniques for data search, mass storage, data analysis
Dynamic resource discovery and scheduling; Resource brokerage.
Connectivity services (e.g .advanced network reservation, QoS, access greater range of end-user facilities)
GRIDs:Creating a solid technology base
Security, including support for end-to-end business processes.
Management, with emphasis on accounting, performance.
Monitoring, including advanced visualization techniques.
Interoperability (at various levels, including Globus-Unicore interface, Windows applications).
Security, including support for end-to-end business processes.
Management, with emphasis on accounting, performance.
Monitoring, including advanced visualization techniques.
Interoperability (at various levels, including Globus-Unicore interface, Windows applications).
IPv6:A new protocol for the new Internet
Interconnecting a myriad of “personal” devices ...
Going mobile…
… and “always-on”…
Restoring the end-to-end model
Consumer electronic products IP enabled…
IPv6:Business case
IPv6 is designed to improve upon IPv4's scalability, security, ease-of-configuration, and network management…
These issues are crucial to the competitiveness and performance of all types of network-dependent businesses.
IPv4 addresses allocation
ARIN: ARIN: 74%
RIPE NCC:RIPE NCC: 17%
APNIC:APNIC: 9%
ARINARINRIPE NCCRIPE NCC
APNICAPNIC
IPv6: IPv4 address space
Risk of global IPv4 addresses becoming critically scarce by 2005
Uneven distribution of the address space
IPv6:A coordinated strategy
Technological components
Experimentation in large testbeds
Integration of fixed and mobile
Co-operation with IPv6 Forum
Launching of IPv6 Task Force
Communication to the Council and Parliament
Considering the level of Considering the level of standardization, the availability of standardization, the availability of technology, the scale of current technology, the scale of current experimentation, the emergence of experimentation, the emergence of applications and the need to accelerate applications and the need to accelerate the uptake of this technology…the uptake of this technology…
IPv6:Why testbeds
Large scale testbeds, involving the right Large scale testbeds, involving the right set of actors, emerge as an ideal way to set of actors, emerge as an ideal way to
structure, consolidate and integrate European efforts on IPv6.
6NET 6NET
EURO6IXEURO6IX
Native IPv6 at: Native IPv6 at: 34 Mbps, 155 Mbps, 2,5 Gbps34 Mbps, 155 Mbps, 2,5 Gbps
Pan-European coveragePan-European coverage
IPv6:Major testbeds
To NorthTo NorthAmericaAmerica
To JapanTo Japan
To KoreaTo Korea
Establish a high capacity and high speed communications network for all researchers in Europe (GEANT) and specific high performance Grids and test-beds (GRIDs).
Create large-scale distributed systems & platforms, including Grid-based systems to solve complex problems in areas like the environment, energy, health, transport, industrial design.
FP6:Research networks related work
300 MEuro
EU is actively promoting Information Society in Europe
Networking for Research is a imp ortant priority for EU policy
With the support of the IST Programme and in the context of the eEurope action plan, a new generation backbone for research has been launched
In parallel, EU is investing in networking technologies such as GRIDS to support highly demanding user community
Conclusions
Thanks for your attention