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SURA - AT&T GridFiber Update
Gary Crane, SURA Director of IT Initiatives
The Quilt Fiber WorkshopJune 23, 2004
About SURA
Not-for-profit organization promoting collaboration in science and technology
62 Member Universities and Colleges throughout Southern United States
Major programs: High Energy / Nuclear Physics (Jefferson Lab) Coastal Ocean Research Information Technology
Not a network operator On the Web at: www.sura.org
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab)
• Operating DOE facility• Basic research in nuclear physics• 6 GeV electron accelerator (12 GeV)• $100 million annual budget• 700 employees, 2200 visiting scientists• 70% of SURA members represented• SURA owns all IP generated at JLab
Coastal Ocean Research
• SURA Coastal Ocean Observation and Prediction (SCOOP) initiative (Ocean.US)
• Setting standards for data assimilation
• Building real-time models (operations & research)
Some SURA IT Background
• SURA Crossroads Initiative - started in 2000– Recognition that region could benefit from a unifying network
infrastructure– Needed more inclusive, pervasive, ubiquitous….– Pulled participants from all major gigapops in SURA region– Evolved to explore both dark fiber and managed bandwidth solutions– GEO-Matrix consulting contract
• Mapped out SURA member locations plus other important institutions– Fed labs, Hospitals, Research Centers, etc.
• Identified and evaluated regional and national telecom vendors with infrastructure in the SURA region
• Involved other organizations in “National Buyers Consortium”• Formed “USAWaves” as a program vehicle for extending reach beyond
the SURA region
SURA Crossroads
• Ended up focusing on Velocita– Very good coverage in SURA region– Receptive to creative relationship with higher ed
• Followed Velocita assets through May 2002 bankruptcy
• Assets acquired by AT&T in late 2002• Leveraged relationship with Bob Collet
(Velocita CTO) when he transitioned to AT&T
SURA - AT&T GridFiber Agreement
Major Provisions• Agreement announced on Dec. 16, 2003 • Ten year agreement with provisions for 10 year
extension• Access to no-cost IRUs on 6000 pair miles of
dark fiber on AT&T’s national “NexGen” network.
• Low dark fiber maint. (O&M) rates - $75/route mile/yr
• 2000 pair miles of additional dark fiber for “network research” w/$0 fiber O&M
• Ability to purchase additional dark fiber at $250/strand mile - a very aggressive price
GridFiber Agreement - Amendment 1
• June 10, 2004 Amendment to GridFiber Agreement altered several key provisions in the original agreement:– extends all no cost IRU's from 10 to 20 years– allows SURA to be the first customer of use for NexGen
network routes (important since NLR will be the first customer of use on portions of the Jacksonville - Houston AT&T route);
– removes restrictions on commercial traffic on SURA strands and ties limits on the use of the AT&T fiber to IRS rules governing 501(c)3 organizations;
– significantly clarifies interconnection rules and eliminates many monthly interconnect fees.
AT&T NexGen.pdf
Additional GridFiber Major Provisions
• Offer of substantial quantity of Cisco DWDM equipment installed in following locations:o Atlanta - Jacksonville - Orlando (Cisco 15808)o Jacksonville - Houston (Cisco 15800)o Dallas - Kansas City - St. Louis (Cisco 15800)
• Attractive rates for collocation and power in AT&T facilities
• Discounted rates for on-site assistance and escort services
Details Available Under NDA
• Full GridFiber Agreement• Amendment 1 to GridFiber
Agreement• Detailed AT&T NexGen route map
Email to [email protected] for copy of NDA
SURA & Geo Consultants have completed site surveys on approximately 4800 miles of the AT&T NexGen network.
AT&T Route Surveys
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Examples of Regional-State Initiatives Overlaid with AT&T Network (red lines)
1 Louisiana Tech University2 Louisiana State University3 MS State University4 University of Alabama5 Univ of AL at Birmingham6 Auburn University7 Florida State University8 University of Florida9 University of Georgia10 Clemson University11 University of Tenn12 Virginia Tech13 University of Virginia14 James Madison University15 Mass Institute of Tech
= SURA member. = National Laboratory. = SURA HPC sites (CASC member). = SURA Medical Research sites. = SURA Grid computing sites. = SURA member in SCOOP. = CASC member (non-SURA)
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Nat'l Renewable Energy Lab
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LEARN
OneNet
FLR
LONI
NERENNYSERNet
Northern Tier Initiative
Idaho Nat'l Eng Laboratory
Pacific NW Nat'l Laboratory
Lariat
SLR
NCREN
Iowa
MATP
NERO
MAGPI
SURA is Accepting Requests for use of these assets
• How does this work?– Organizations can purchase dark fiber
from AT&T under this agreement for $250/strand/mi (20 yr IRUs)
– Organizations can request access to no cost AT&T 20 yr IRUs from SURA
– Organizations can request access to AT&T “research fiber” from SURA
How does this work - cont.
• Fiber assigned to requester using two vehicles:– AT&T IRU Supplement (3-way agreement)– SURA Assignment Agreement (2 party)– Assignee assumes responsibility for costs
associated with implementing AT&T fiber and meeting requirements of GridFiber Agreement.
• Currently working this process with NLR and University of Oregon (represents approx. 1,200 miles of 6000 mile allocation)
Denver
Seattle
Sunnyvale
LA
San Diego
Chicago Pitts
Wash DC
Raleigh
Jacksonville
Atlanta
KC
NLR – Proposed Southern RouteWiltel Fiber in the West -- AT&T Fiber in the Southeast
Qwest Fiber North-South
Baton Rouge
El Paso - Las Cruces
Phoenix
Pensacola
Dallas
San Ant.Houston
Albuq. Tulsa
New YorkClev
Using Cisco 15454 DWDM gear
Requesting Access to AT&T GridFiber Assets
• Request information from:Gary Crane at [email protected]
• You will receive some simple guidelines for requesting fiber.
• Request will be reviewed by SURA IT Committee Steering Group
