Transcript Board Presentation

Internet2 Member Meeting
April 28, 1999
Washington, DC
Beyond the Backbone
Jane N. Ryland
Director of Member Activities
Internet2
[email protected]
New Members since Fall 98
Regular University Members
Baylor College of Medicine
Brigham Young University
College of William and Mary
Drexel University
East Carolina University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Members since Fall 98
Regular University Members
Portland State University
South Dakota School of Mines
South Dakota State University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Tufts University
University of Alabama - Huntsville
New Members since Fall 98
Regular University Members
University of California - Riverside
University of Maine
University of Memphis
University of Montana
University of North Texas
University of South Dakota
New Members since Fall 98
Regular University Members
University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas
Washington University
Wayne State University
Wright State University
New Members since Fall 98
Affiliate Members
Association of Universities for
Research in Astronomy (AURA)
Bradley University
LaNet (Louisiana)
Survivors of the Shoah Visual
History Foundation
University of North Carolina
General Administration
New Members since Fall 98
Affiliate Members with
Collaboration Site Status
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Jet Propulsion Labs
The National Institutes of Health
Beyond the Backbone:
Making Internet2 a Reality
Internet2 Member Meeting
April 28, 1999
Reports from Members
North Dakota State University
University of Washington
Virginia Tech
University of Washington
Ron Johnson
Vice President for Computing and
Communications
Beyond the Backbone
Connecting Ideas, Priorities, People and Resources
Ron Johnson
Vice President and Vice Provost
University of Washington
[email protected]
Connecting the Ideas, Priorities,
People and Resources
The national backbone, as hard as that
is to do, it is the easy part!
2nd easiest are the campus
infrastructure issues
Then there’s organizing the GigaPoP
Then there’s the GigaPoP(s)
Working with:
RBOC’s etc (and the local loops we
‘regionals’ used to have, but now
are gone :-(
NSF (where network funding
mechanisms and great programs
are still held hostage by lawyers
and inspector generals)
Gigapops ...
 the nearest Qwest pop is >1000
miles away
Or there are a few too many
Qwest/MCI et al etc. pop’s on the
block :-)
Organizational issues
Understanding & Connecting with
Mission Agency NGI efforts
Priming the local, regional and
national Applications and Content
Pumps
Soliciting/packaging Proposals -PI’s with meritorious apps
Delivering on the Proposals &
Initiatives
Getting the word out & getting
mindshare
$$$, people with clue
But what are we actually
doing? (other than going to I2 mtgs?:)
Created Core Pacific/Northwest
GigaPoP & SNNAP etc. with peering
and internet aggregation points
Multiple local gigabit attachments,
city fiber grid -- w/I2 stepped up
connections - NOAA et al (&
attached vBNS & Abilene)
Campus Infrastructure Upgrades -course corrections to leverage
opportunities
Delivering on our related Proposals
& Commitments
(RE)-Creating ‘regional’(!) network
structure and connectivity
Wrestling with the ‘Region’s’
L O N G local loops (3k to Fairbanks
- - Bozeman, Moscow etc.)
 Commodity Internet Integration &
Aggregation (esp. in areas w/o
competitive local options) needs
 Org. and Relationships building
OBSERVATION:
 PERSISTENT REGIONAL HUB
INFRASTRUCTURE - It’s hard to
believe that it is far harder to create
or resurrect a persistent R&E
infrastructure than it is to (re)create a
national backbone -- but it is!
OBSERVATION
WE need to do a far better job of
developing a broad understanding
within the ‘beltway’, and among our
good PACI etc. friends that this is the
case, and we need to seek their help
in accomplishing that.
Working with mission agency NGI
networks, pop’s, connections
 Sorting out whether some other
agencies (e.g. NIH) will play active
roles, and how some other agencies
will be involved (esp. when their
‘branches’ &/or PI’s are on our
doorsteps)
OBSERVATION
We need to do a better job (for we
sure haven’t succeeded thus far) of
working to encourage NGI “mission”
agencies to follow the promising
examples that folks like Leighton of
ESNET are setting, that exist as
models to develop joint plans that
really will effectively encompass
university researchers, and which
will leverage regional hubs
OBSERVATION:
Meanwhile NSF CISE really does
need to be the vehicle for managing
& distributing IT2, post-’vBNS’ , and
the bulk of NGI resources
Back on campus:
Getting the word out (soon enuf but
not too soon, wide enuf but not too
wide, loud enuf …
Applications/Content/Science/Arts …
marshalling efforts - e.g. ResearchTV
Reshaping Efforts/Directions middleware, contemplating trust
fabric in a larger context
Saying “no” to non-RU1’s,
community colleges, 4 years, k-12.
Museums, galleries, libraries, other
ISP’s?
 Sorting through international
connections
E-Ticket -- Looking to an exceedingly
interesting future
Beyond the Backbone ...
Virginia Tech
Erv Blythe
Vice President for Information
Systems
Beyond the Backbone
Erv Blythe
Vice President, Information Systems
Virginia Tech
[email protected]
Campus Infrastructure Investment
Continuous Investment is Required
Applications Drive Technology and
Resources
Retention of Expertise is a Challenge
Risk and Return On Investment
• Costs are insignificant when considered as a
function of the competitive importance to the
institution of advanced communications
infrastructure.
Rapid Evolution
Technology generation period is about 18
months.
Continuous refreshment enables us to
take advantage of economies of scale and
of scope.
1977
1999
$4.2M annually
< 4000 connections
$1,050 /connection
$13M annually
> 40,000 connections
$300 / connection
($116 1977 dollars)
Virginia Tech Network Capacity and Price/Performance
$ / Mb
Capacity
$10,000
400 Gbps
Network Capacity
(non-linear)
Cost per Megabit
622 Mbps
100 Mbps
10Mbps
64Kbps
$0
Milestones
1978
1982
1986
E-mail
Develcon
Dataswitch
Engineering
Student
Computers
VP Info Systems
LocalNet
CNS Auxiliary
Internet
1990
Satellite-based
Distance Learning
CBX
Integrated
Voice/Data
Ethernet
1994
FDI
Residence Halls
Ethernet
ATM
BEV
FDDI
2002
1998
Cyberschool
LMDS
DWDM
Internet2
Computers All
Freshmen
NET.WORK.VIRGINIA
Distribution
10/100 Switch
Videoconference sys
ATM attached server
dedicated 1 Gbit/s downlinks
10/100 Switch
ATM attached desktop
10/100 Switch
10/100 Switch
10/100 Switch
Catalyst
5000
Catalyst
5000
ASX-200WG
ATM Switch
Type I Building
Type II/III Building
622 Mbps ATM
Main
Distribution
Frame
Cisco
7500
IP
Router
155 Mbps ATM
ASX
1000
ATM
Switch
Virginia Tech ATM Core
HIL
ASX
1000
OWE
ASX
1000
ISB
ASX
1000
Main Distribution
Frames
622 Mbit/s
155 Mbit/s
BUR
ASX
1000
SHA
ASX
200BX
CAS
ASX
1000
Virginia Tech IP
Core
vBNS
Internet
Abilene
ESnet
DS3
OC3
245 Mbps
OC3
MCI
204.70.78.20/30
BUR
7507
CAS
7507
128.173.100.0/24
Net.Work.Virginia
ISB
7507
1
ISB
7507
2
128.173.101.0/24
HIL
7507
North Dakota State University
Bonnie Neas
Director, Information Technology
Services
Beyond The Backbone
Bonnie Neas, Director
Information Technology Services
North Dakota State University
and
North Dakota University System
[email protected]
How did we get here?
Vision for Research
GreatPlains Network
Internet2
DakotaLink
How did we get here?
Vision for Research
GreatPlains Network
Internet2
DakotaLink
Challenges
Economy
Critical Mass
Opportunities?
Collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration
Program Committee Meeting
Fall 1999 Member Meeting
Noon - 1 pm
Meeting Room 14 (upstairs)
pick up a box lunch first from
Renaissance Ballroom West
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Up one level (Meeting Room level)
2:15 - 3:30 pm
Followup discussion with NSF
I2-DV discussion
I2-DSI discussion
GigaPoP presentation
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Up one level (Meeting Room level)
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Middleware discussion
International MoU partners reports
NanoManipulator
SURA BOF meeting
Advanced Networking
Demonstrations
Highway1
Wednesday to 6 pm
Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
Gala Reception tonight!
Air and Space Museum
buses will run continuously between
Renaissance and Museum
first bus 7:15 pm
last bus 10:15 pm
thanks to AT&T for their generous
sponsorship!
Internet2 Member Meeting
April 28, 1999
Washington, DC