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GÉANT - The GN3 Project Goals - Challenges - Vision

Hans Döbbeling, DANTE TNC 2009, Malaga, 9.6.2009


What was before GN3?

Looking back


History 10 Gb/s August 2004

I the combined effort of project and partners


History 10 Gb/s June 2009

I

Maps by Michael EnricoNetwork Engineering & Planning TeamDANTE

the combined effort of project and partners


GÉANT topology

GÉANT topology –April 2009


Expand the European Reach

New members

AMRESMARNETMREN

New special members

BASNETURANRENAM

connect • communicate • collaborateGÉANT global connectivity – April 2009

Expand the Global Collaboration

IP and circuit services

Collaborate with other world regions

Example DICE …


Expand the Customer Base

beyond High Energy Physics, Astronomy & High Performance Computing

ESFRI Projects – European Research InfrastructuresFusion ResearchEarth ObservationClimatologyLife SciencesEITArts & Humanities

a dependable service for the entire European Research Area

Multinational (global) research organizations


GÉANT Services

Backbone & Global Links

SA1 SA2 SA336 European

NRENs

1000s of Campuses

10s of Million users

Identity and RoamingServices

ConnectivityServices

GÉANT Service Area


Service Orientation

Paradigm shift from GN2 to GN3GN2: research – transition to service GN3: service concept – development

The business case, operations-awareITIL model of continuous service development


Service Portfolio Mgmt


GN3 Project Characteristics

Total cost ca 182 M€ over 4 yearsApproximately 51% EC funding38 project partners: 36 NRENs, TERENA, DANTECoordinator: DANTE Ca 500 person years over 4 years for service development, research, and networking450 individuals registered on project portalGrant contract pending

Challenges: building a distributed virtual teamFlexibility and efficiency


GN3 Project Governance

NREN Policy Committee

Project Board

Project Management Team

Project Managers

SA1 SA2 SA3 SA4 JRA1 JRA2 JRA3 NA2 NA3 NA4

Activity Leaders

Project Office

CA

GN3 Project Structure

NA4Liaise

NA2Promote

NA3Study

NA1Manage

CoordinateAdministrate

Promote, Liaise& Study

SA4Software

Governance

Development Environment

SA3

SA1

SA2

Cost Shared Common

NREN Network

Roaming & Identity

Backbone & Global Links

Multi Domain Connectivity

Services to Individual End

Users

Services to Institutions

Create & Operate Services

JRA3

JRA2

JRA1

Explore & Develop

Access ControlIdentity

Composable Services

Control & Mgmt Provisioning

Security Network Factory




GN3 Activity Leaders

NA1 - Project Management: Dai Davies, Hans Döbbeling/DANTENA2 – Dissemination & Outreach: Melanie Pankhurst/DANTENA3 - Status & Trends: Karel Vietsch/TERENANA4 - Liaison & Support: Cathrin Stöver/DANTESA1 - Network Architecture: Marian Garcia/DANTESA2 - Multi-Domain Service Operation: Ann Harding/SWITCHSA3 - End-User Services: Josh Howlett/JANETSA4 - Software Governance: Cezary Mazurek/PSNCJRA1 - Future Network: Tony Breach/NORDUNetJRA2 - Multi Domain Resources: Afrodite Sevasti/GRNETJRA3 – Enabling Communities: Licia Florio/TERENA


GN3 Project Challenges

Regional differences and geographic divideCommon service concept in the GÉANT Service AreaBalancing service delivery and continuous innovationShaping the new GN3 architecture Providing a common support interface for European and global organizationsDefining appropriate identity service components and trust models for remote access and distributed virtual organisations


Project Progress

Regular GN3 partner meetings since September 2008Monthly Project Management Team meetings since December 2008Activity/Task Leader Kick-Off 12 May 2009GN3 Architecture Workshops, 3rd WS 7/8 July 2009GN3 Kick Off Meeting (All-Hands) 8-10 September 2009GN3 Launch, Stockholm, 1/2 December 2009wiki.geant.net project portalwww.geant.net public website


The GN3 Vision

A dependable component of the European eInfrastructureBridging the digital and geographic divide in Europe

GÉANT a global hub in R&E networkingThe GÉANT Service Area

A network management architecture An enabler for network research, a network factory

Identity services for remote access and VOsContribute to standards and the public domainInnovation and technical leadership for R&E

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