surfnet network services and international collaboration at asren e-age '14
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Network Services and International
Collaboration
ASREN e-AGE Conference December 11th 2014, Muscat
Alexander van den [email protected]
Topics
• SURFnet introduction
• The SURFnet network
• Open Exchanges & NetherLight
• ANA-200G
• Collaboration with other NRENs
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What SURF can do:
guarantees collaboration and involvement of management in
higher education and research
connects users and ICT services and creates new
functional possibilities
favourable conditions for ICT services, software, content
high-performance computing and visualisation for science
efficient management of results of collaboration projects
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Connecting…
State of the Art Hybrid end-to-end network
Pioneering CollaborationInfrastructure
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SURFnet7: Connecting HE&R
• Approx.11.000 km dark fiber, directly into ~170 institutions
• Congestion-free connectivity
• 1 Gbit/s - 100 Gbit/s
• IPv6 & IPv4
• Dedicated lightpaths
• Cross Border Fibers, GEANT, NetherLight, AMS-IX, BNIX, LINX, etc.
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Institution
Optical Transport(Layer 0/1)
Ethernet Service(Layer 2)
Routed IP(Layer 3)
Institution
Bandwidth
Service
Bandwidth
Service
Application Application Application ApplicationApplicationApplication
SURFnet7: Scalable Network
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Goals of SURFnet7
• No limitations in capacity -> Bandwidth upgrade
• Efficient use of resources -> Carrier Ethernet
• Availability -> Redundant PoP’s
• Accessibility -> Multi Service Ports
• Ready for cloud provider integration -> Open Lightpath Exchange
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The MSP
• Single Service Port (SSP)
- One service, one port
• Multi Service Port (MSP)
- Multiple network services, one port
- Efficient use of interfaces
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SURFinternet SURF-lightpath SURF-lightpath OnDemand lightpath Free
2 Gbit/s 1 Gbit/s 2 Gbit/s 3 Gbit/s 2 Gbit/s
10 Gbit/s
MSP Interface
The MSP
ConnectedInstitution
No extra equipment
No Patching
No Invoice
SURFnet7
Easy Access
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• Possible to all locations within the SURFnet network
and beyond
• Institutions can activate OnDemand lightpaths to each
other using an MSP
• Offers the same bandwidth, latency, availability etc. as
static lightpaths
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OnDemand Lightpaths
OnDemand Lightpaths
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Examples of usecases
Radio Astronomy Climate Modeling 4K/8K Video Distribution
Next Generation DNA SequencingJungle Computing and Multi-Model Multi-Kernel Simulations
Centralized Imaging for Large Scale Population Imaging Studies
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NetherLight is an…
Lightpath Exchange Point
• International
• Networks & Exchanges
• Education, Research and Health
• No policies on connecting
Marketplace
• Cloudservice Providers
• Suppliers and customers
• Independent
• Open market
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SP
SURFnet
Open
Lightpath
Exchange
CAMPUS
Open
Lightpath
Exchange
CAMPUS
CAMPUS
CAMPUS
CAMPUS
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Why cloudservices using lightpaths?
• Fixed, low latency
• Reserved bandwidth
• Separated from the Internet– Not vulnerable for DOS-attacks
– Improved protection for ‘eavesdropping’
• Layer 2 connection, – Able to integrate in own network
– Flexibility
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SURFnet
Cloud A
Cloud B
Cloud C
Accessible services using MSP &
OnDemand Lightpaths
MSP
Future plans
Open Exchange / NetherLight
• Increase the number of parties connected
• Special focus on Service Providers and their attractive use-cases:– Storage
– Computing
– Unified Communications
– 4G campus network extension
• Collaborate with GÉANT Open to– broaden the adoption of the OCX concept
– provide international redundancy
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Academic North-Atlantic 200G
London Amsterdam
New York
Washington
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Collaboration with other NRENs in our
Region
NORDUnet
• Jointly operating the dark fiber between Amsterdam
and Londen
• Bringing OnDemand Lightpaths to production level
• Production services using Alien Waves over CBF
PSNC
• Resilient ring Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt,
Geneva, Paris using Alien Waves over CBF
• Atomic clock synchronization over dark fiber CBF
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Alien Wavelengths and CBF’s
SURFnet using PSNC spectrum
NORDUnet fiberSURFnet optical
PSNC using SURFnet spectrum
SURFnet using NORDUnet spectrum
NORDUnet using SURFnet spectrum
Currently Investigating:
GEANT using SURFnet spectrum
London
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
Geneva
Poznan
Copenhagen
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PSNC Network (Poland)
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NORDUnet Network (Scandinavia)
NORDUnet
Shared OperationAlien wave
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Enlighten Your Research
• Research is global—especially science• Data requirements are increasing and NRENs can help bridge this
increasing gap• Collaborations between international NRENs are becoming more
important to serve our users • Aimed at research proposals describing use of global e-infrastructure• Benefits NRENs
– PR opportunities• Raise network awareness among researchers• Better community engagement• Good showcases to prove added value of (network) services
• Valuable coordination with global NREN partners– Improved communication and procedures
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www.surfnet.nl
+31 30 2 305 305
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