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TFN Updates@

OHECC 2006Columbus, Ohio

Pankaj Shah OARnet

Networking Division of OSC

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OSC provides a reliable high performance computing (HPC) and high performance communications infrastructure for a diverse, statewide/regional community including education, academic research, industry, and state government

OSC promotes and stimulates computational research in order to act as a key enabler for the state’s aspirations in advanced technology, information systems, and advanced industries, and,

OSC acts as a catalytic partner of Ohio universities and industries to

enable Ohio to compete for international, federal, and state funding, focusing on new research and business opportunities in:

Physical Sciences Bioinformatics/Biomedical Advanced Manufacturing Agriculture/Environment Data-centric Applications Materials Modeling, Testing and Instrumentation

OSC Strategic Directions

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OSC Strategic Directions

NETWORKING COMPUTING

RESEARCH

Third Frontier Network Internet2 ITEC-Ohio Client Support Videoconferencing Academic Services MegaConferences TSIS Satellite Project

Hardware Software Licensing Access Grid BALE Cluster Ohio Platform Lab Summer K-12 Programs Support Training

Blue Collar Computing Simulation and Modeling Network Measurement Biological and Medical Sciences Grid Computing Data Intensive Computing Network File Systems

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What is it? A dedicated high-speed fiber-optic network with

more than 1,600 miles of fiber Network owned and operated by OARnet/OSC and

funded by the Ohio Board of Regents A partnership with the K-12 schools and public

broadcasting (Ohio Department of Education and eTech)

Why was it created? To link Ohio colleges and universities with each

other, as well as the partners in their research, education, and community service programs

Third Frontier Network (TFN)

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Third Frontier Network

-TFN PoP -Regen Site -TFN Link - Leased - Proposed - eTech ITCs (Broadband) -eTech Affiliates (Broadband) -Higher Ed (Broadband) - Higher Ed (not Broadband)

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TFN Management

New TFN PoPs Springfield (Completed-October 2005) Findlay (Under Construction)

Monitoring software implemented/upgraded Statscout Nagios

OARnet leased backbone disconnected

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TFN Processes

ITILFour modules of immediate interest

Service desk Change management Asset management Configuration management

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Last Mile Possibilities

SBC fiber-based circuits $3M commit reached

Time Warner Cable fiber-based circuits State of Ohio Master Service Agreements Federal appropriations and earmarks (Universities

and hospitals)

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Last Mile Summary

33 Schools Completed First 17 funded by state funds 2 funded by NSF High Performance Network Connection grant 1 funded by federal funds obtained by Ohio Board of Regents 10 self-funded connections

12 Schools Planned 8 funded by federal funds obtained by Ohio Board of Regents 6 Self- funded connections

42 Schools Self-Funded 9 have DS3 and above Others have T1s

2 Federal Research Facilities Planned

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Last Mile Broadband Upgrades Completed

Bluffton University Bowling Green State University Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central State University Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cleveland State University Denison University Kent State University Kenyon College Marietta College

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Last Mile Broadband Upgrades Completed

Medical University of Ohio at Toledo Miami University Mount Union College Mount Vernon Nazarene University NEOUCOM (Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine) Ohio State University, The Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein College Shawnee State University Sinclair Community College Terra Community College

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Last Mile Broadband Upgrades Completed

University of Akron, The University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College University of Toledo, The Wilberforce University Wittenberg University Wright State University Xavier University Youngstown State University

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Last Mile Broadband Upgrades Planned

Capital University College of Wooster, The Edison Community College Hebrew Union College Lake Erie College Malone College NASA Glenn Research Center Oberlin College Owens Community College Stark State College of Technology University of Findlay, The Walsh University Washington State Community College Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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How does the TFN affect broadband availability in Ohio? Building demand

Students, faculty and staff learn about what they can do with faster broadband services

Underwriting infrastructure development Public sector networks help underwrite the cost of

improving central offices and other parts of the local telecommunications infrastructure

Consolidating public networks K-12 has joined Broader state agency use of the TFN planned through

OH*1 but currently on hold Broadband 101 training

Wooster, Piketon, Archbold

TFN Impact on Ohio Broadband

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CERF – Cincinnati – Education Pilot CORN/DubLink – Research Pilot

Two pair of fiber K12, OSU, Battelle

eTech 2.5 gig backbone lit. Official ceremony on

February 27, 2006 Community Rings – Economic development Pilot

Tuscarawas, Hocking counties One Cleveland – ongoing negotiations

TFN Partnerships

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Events CORN event (Central Ohio Research Network,

City of Dublin) August 31, 2005

Keystone conference October 4 & 5, 2005

TFN event at Shawnee StateOctober 13, 2005

MegaconferenceDecember 2005

Windows on the Future/ODCEMarch 2006

Megaconference JrMay 2006

USDA ConferenceApril 18, 2006

K-12 Lighting CeremonyFebruary 27, 2006

Broadband 101 TrainingMay 4, 2006

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Higher Education Regional Optical Networks Plus Internet2 Plus NLR

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National Affiliations

Affiliations Other State Networks/RONS Internet2/NLR CIC Quilt StateNets

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Outreach IHETS

September 2005 MERIT

September 2005Agree to work with Video projectsWork toward Disaster RecoveryRON-to-RON peering April 2006

Internet2 MeetingSeptember 17-22, 2005

“Broadband 101” at Wooster – ODOD and Whiteboard, Inc.October 28, 2005

StateNets August 09-12, 2005

RONS (Regional Optical Networks) SC 2005 November 11-19, 2005

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Other National Initiatives/Issues

CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) November 09, 2005

Net Neutrality

HealthCare-NIH

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TFN Award Categories

Collaborations Production-oriented, programmatic institutional

collaborations Community,State, Government

Experimental and Applications Research Research or apps that require bandwidth, latency,

services; Any research that traverses the TFN Not yet production-oriented

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TFN Award Categories

Leadership Novel work done on campus with TFN; CIO-

nominated Network Engineer of the Year Application Developer of the Year Campus Network of the Year

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TFN Award Categories

Lightspeed Award “Grand Prize” Combines community, leadership, and application

categories for Special Award for LAN or WAN speed over TFN Testing TFN to its maximum capacity