Transcript Network Infrastructure Owned by the Research and Education

Network Infrastructure Owned by the
Research and Education Community:
Advancing research, science,
and education worldwide
Tom West, CEO
National LambdaRail
[email protected]
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Key Words of the Specific Messages
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Ownership and Control
Leadership and Partnership
Network Research Laboratory and
Big Science - Big Pipes
Collaboration and Cost Efficiencies
Worldwide Connectivity
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Historic Precedent
NSFNET T1
Backbone,
1991
Donna Cox, Robert
Patterson, NCSA
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35 Years of Network Development
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UCLA, Stanford and UCSB connected
ARPAnet commissioned by Dept. of Defense
TCP was specified
TCP was split from IP
First Domain Name Server at University of Wisconsin
NSFnet was created by the NSF: 56kbps backbone
R&E Regional Networks Emerge
ESNet Backbone: 56kbps IP Network
ARPAnet disappeared
World Wide Web released
Internet becomes commoditized
R&E Regional Networks sold to private sector
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35 Years of Network Development
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NSF and MCI begin vBNS agreement
Internet2 officially created
NSF initiates High Performance Connections
Program
Internet2 establishes Abilene Network
GigaPoPs and Regional Networks form
1998:
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2002: Native IPV6 deployed on Abilene Network
2003: Abilene Network moves to 10 Gbps
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Internet2 Abilene Network: Current State
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ESNet: Current State
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Sea Change in R&E
Impacting Networking Needs
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Growing urgency for new network technologies
Increased collaboration worldwide on“Big” Science
projects
Exponential growth in size of data sets being
accessed
Need for multiple dedicated/private research
networks
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Demands of Top Computing
and Network-Intensive Applications
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Astronomy
Biotechnology
Drug Research
Healthcare Delivery
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Weather Research
Wearable Sensors
Etc.
Advanced applications will become routine.
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Other applications are rising
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Dance and
music
performance
and rehearsal
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Teaching and
learning
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Emerging Optical Networking Fundamentals
Dark Fiber
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DWDM =
Multiple networks on same fiber pair
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Access to Dark Fiber and DWDM Changes
Networking Dynamics
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Support new “Big Science” applications
Realize cost effectiveness
Enable large-scale network research
Ensure flexibility in adopting new technologies
Support many dedicated research networks
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Optical Network Infrastructure Framework
Efforts to deploy
optical networking
are being led by
groups that might
be called Network
Infrastructure
Plumbing Persons
for Education and
Research
(The NIPPERS)
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Global R&E Optical Network Development
1998: CANADA—CAnet*4
world’s first optical research and
education network
2002: NETHERLANDS—SURFnet6
2004: AUSTRALIA—AARNet
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Netherlands SURFnet6
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SURFnet6 will be entirely
based on own dark fiber
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Over 5300 km fiber pairs
available today; average price
paid for 15 year IRUs:
< 6 EUR/meter per pair
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Managed dark fiber
infrastructure will be extended
with new routes, to be ready
for SURFnet6
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AARNet’s Australian Network
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U.S. R&E Optical Network Development
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Individual Institutions deploy fiber campus-wide
Regional Optical Networks Emerge in USA
National LambdaRail formed in May
First NLR segment lit in November
Phase 1 of NLR completed and operational in August
Regional optical networking explodes
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Optical Network Infrastructure Framework
Efforts to deploy
optical networking are
being led by groups
that might be called
Network Infrastructure
Plumbing Persons for
Education and
Research
(The NIPPERS)
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University of California Berkeley
Internet2
CENIC-ISP
(Level3, Qwest,
Cogent, Wiliams)
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rate lim iting
devices
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CalREN-HPR
CalREN-DC
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Cogent
(SET I@ home ISP)
Affiliates
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PAIX
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inr000
inr001
inr002
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inr667
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Border
Routers
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inr201
inr202
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Seti@ H om e
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inr205
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T ier 2
Backbone
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EECS Network
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ResHall
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inr220
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inr101
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inr130
inr260
inr270
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inr160
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inr102
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Backbone
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University of California San Diego
UCSD
CalREN
to LA
CalREN to LA
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SDSU
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UCSD
Med Ctr
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Regional Response in the United States
2000-2004: Regional Optical Networks Emerge in USA
2004-2005: Regional Optical Networking Explodes
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Leading & Emerging
Regional Optical Networks
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Arkansas
California (CALREN)
Colorado (FRGP/BRAN)
Connecticut (Conn. Education
Network)
Florida (Florida LambdaRail)
Georgia (Southern Light Rail)
Indiana (I-LIGHT)
Illinois (I-WIRE)
Louisiana (LONI)
Maryland, D.C. & northern
Virginia (MAX)
Michigan
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Minnesota
New York + New England region
(NEREN)
North Carolina (NCLambdaRail)
Ohio (Third Frontier Network)
Oklahoma (OneNet)
Oregon Pacific Northwest (Lariat –
supported by NIH)
Rhode Island (OSHEAN)
SURA Crossroads
(southeastern U.S.)
Tennessee (OneTN)
Texas (LEARN)
Utah
Virginia (MATP)
Courtesy of Steve Corbato
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Texas—Lonestar Education and Research
Network (LEARN)
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Florida—Florida LambdaRail (FLR)
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California—Corporation for Education
Network Initiatives in California (CENIC)
CalREN OPTICAL BACKBONE
Intercity Backbone fiber
Level 3
Corning
WilTel
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CalREN Hub Site
Sacramento
Level 3
Oakland
San Francisco
Carrier Neutral
Merced
Palo Alto
San Jose (SVL)
Fresno
Soledad
Bakersfield
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
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San Diego
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Aggregate Dark Fiber Assets Acquired
by U.S. R&E Optical Network Initiatives
Organization
Route-Miles
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CENIC (for CalREN & NLR)
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FiberCo (via Level 3 for NLR & RONs)
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SURA (via AT&T)
6,000
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NLR Phase 2 (WilTel & Qwest)
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OARnet Third Frontier Network
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ORNL (via Qwest)
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Other projects (IN,IL,MI,OR,CT,NEREN…)
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Total (conservative estimate) 27,200+
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National-Scale Opportunity
in the United States
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Leverage, and provide leverage to regional
efforts and vice versa
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Continued ability to collaborate with international
partners in advanced networking
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Unprecedented opportunity to support network
research on a national scale
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National LambdaRail Infrastructure
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National LambdaRail Mission
To advance the research, clinical and
educational goals of members and other
institutions by establishing and maintaining a
nationwide advanced network infrastructure.
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National LambdaRail Goals
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Support experimental and production networks
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Foster networking research
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Promote next-generation applications
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Facilitate interconnectivity among high-performance
research and education networks
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National LambdaRail Members and Associates
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CENIC
Pacific Northwest Gigapop
Pittsburgh Supercomputing
Center/University of Pittsburgh
Duke University, representing a
coalition of NC universities
Mid-Atlantic Terascale
Partnership
Cisco Systems
Internet2
Florida LambdaRail
Georgia Institute of Technology
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Committee on
Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
Cornell University
Louisiana Board of Regents
Oklahoma State Board of
Regents
Lonestar Education and
Research Network (LEARN)
University of New Mexico
(on behalf of the State of New
Mexico)
UCAR/FRGP
SURA
Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL)
Case Western Reserve
University
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Strategic Corporate Participants
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Cisco Systems
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Level 3 Communications
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WilTel Communications
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National LambdaRail Infrastructure
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Owned Fiber: 20-yr IRUs-Level 3, Wiltel, Qwest, AT&T
Layer 1 Optics: Cisco 15808s and 15454s supporting
up to 40 10 Gbps lambdas LANPHY
Layer 2: Cisco 6509 switches for Gigabit Ethernet
Layer 3: Cisco CRS-1 routers for IP
Wavelengths available for experimental or production
networks
Dark Fiber possible for experimental Layer 1 research
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National LambdaRail Infrastructure
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Communities Served by NLR
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Network Researchers
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Science Researchers—Big Applications
Supercomputing continues to be a key driver
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Special Commitment to Network Research
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Devoting up to 50% of NLR capacity to support
network research projects
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Advisory council of leading network researchers sets
the agenda
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Current Projects Served:
Extensible Terascale Facility (ETF)
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NLR Lambdas Supporting ETF
ETF Chicago
30 Gbps
PSC Pittsburgh
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
ORNL - Atlanta
(Oak Ridge, TN)
Texas Advanced
Computing Center Austin
10 Gbps Lambda
NLR User / Node
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Current Projects Served: Internet2 Hybrid
Optical Packet Infrastructure (HOPI)
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Exploring the evolution of the Internet’s core
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Examining a hybrid of packet switching and dynamically
provisioned lambdas
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Engaging industry, regional, and international partners
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Deploying a testbed based on design team’s white paper
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National LambdaRail Infrastructure
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Current Projects Served: Pacific Wave
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Pacific Wave
– Seattle
PNWGP
10 Gbps Lambda
NLR User / Node
10 Gbps
NLR Lambdas Supporting
Pacific Wave Peering
Pacific Wave
- Los Angeles
CENIC
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Current Projects Served: UltraScience
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Seattle
20 Gbps
Chicago
20 Gbps
Sunnyvale
NLR Lambdas Supporting UltraScienceNet
[On Order]
10 Gbps Lambda
NLR User / Node
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Current Projects Served: OptIPuter
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Univ of Wash
- Seattle
10 Gbps Lambda
NLR User / Node
Univ of Illinois
Chicago
10 Gbps
10 Gbps
UCSD / SDSU
NLR Lambdas Supporting Optiputer
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NLR Network Research Project:
Virtualized Testbed for Network Research
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Provide multiple heterogeneous virtual networks
on a common substrate
Engage broad networking research community
Bridge gap between cutting-edge research and
production usage
Proposed by:
– Tom Anderson, University of Washington
– Larry Peterson, Princeton University
– Scott Shenker, UC Berkeley
– Jon Turner, Washington University in St. Louis
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ESNet: Plans for 2007
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Internet2 Abilene Network: Future State?
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National LambdaRail and Internet2
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NLR Principles in Pursuit of its Goals
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Seek to cooperate with other entities
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Work together to advance our common goals
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Agree to build on the efforts of others wherever
possible
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Focus on Infrastructure Needs of R&E Community
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Stable and reliable (“production”) networks
regionally, nationally and internationally
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Infrastructure for breakable and programmable
(“experimental”) networks in support of network
research
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Connecting Researchers Worldwide
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IEEAF
NETHERLIGHT
WIDE
RED CLARA
AFRICA
IRNC
GLIF
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Tyco Global Network—IEEAF
Connectivity
Donations
622 Mbps +10 Gbps l
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NetherLight 2004
Stockholm
NorthernLight
Chicago
SURFnet
10 Gbit/s
10 Gbit/s
2.5 Gbit/s
NSF
10 Gbit/s
New York
MANLAN
SURFnet
10 Gbit/s
Amsterdam
DWDM
SURFnet
IEEAF
10 Gbit/s
10 Gbit/s
London
UKLight
SURFnet
10 Gbit/s
Geneva
CERN
Dwingeloo
ASTRON/JIVE
10 Gbit/s
Prague
CzechLight
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Expected CLARA Network Topology
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Initially connected to Europe
Tijuana (Mexico) PoP planned to
be connected by dark fibre to
CENIC (California)
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access to US, Canada and
Asia - Pacific Rim
Initial backbone ring bandwidth
of 155 Mbps
Spur links at 10 to 45 Mbps
(Cuba at 4 Mbps by satellite)
Initial connection to Europe at
622 Mbps from Brazil
Network to be operated by
CLARA (through CUDI and RNP)
Expected also to support future
scientific collaborations involving
US partners
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Africa
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North Africa –
EUMEDCONNECT (see
Europe update)
South Africa – TENET tunnel
to GEANT/London
NSF-funded study grant (G.
Sadowsky, D. Riley, etc.)
NectarNet initiative (W.
Matthews) cataloguing NREN
activities in sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Lambda Integrated Facility
Visualization courtesy of Bob Patterson, NCSA.
www.glif.is
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Summary
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Ownership and Control
Leadership and Partnership
Network Research Laboratory and
Big Science - Big Pipes
Collaboration and Cost Efficiencies
Worldwide Connectivity
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Think Globally
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Act Locally
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