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High Performance Networks Research @ Bristol Dimitra Simeonidou Professor of High Performance Networks 25 February 2013
High Performance Networks Research @ Bristol
Dimitra Simeonidou
Professor of High Performance Networks
25 February 2013
High Performance Networks Research
25 February 2013
Large data flow transfers between users, remote instrumentation and
computing/data centres
High end applications
Large data transfer
High Capacity Networks
Dynamic, Intelligent
optical networks
&
Heterogeneous IT Resource
environments
Optical Network Solutions
and
End-to-End Network Services
3 full time academics
20 researchers (mainly post-docs)
15+ active projects
High Performance Networks Research
The Team
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Optical Transport Networks – Optical packet, burst and circuit switched networks – Ultra-high speed (multi-Tbps) optical systems and networks
– Grid/Cloud/Data Centre – Optical grids – Integrated management and control of IT and network resources – High performance cloud computing – Intra/inter data centre networking
Software/Hardware Defined networking – OpenFlow and extensions for carrier grade networks – Transport SDN – Hardware acceleration of network functions
Network and Service Management – Control and management tools – Infrastructure virtualization technologies, architectures and tools – Adaptive and cognitive optical networks
Positioning optical networks as critical infrastructure for Future Internet
High Performance Networks Research
Research Areas
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First demonstration of an asynchronous 40Gbps optical packet switching system (2005)
Pioneered the use of optical networks for Grid computing, first OGF draft- (2004-2005)
Grid-enabled GMPLS Control Plane- G2MPLS (2006-2008)
Multi-granular optical routers (2007-2010)
Introducing virtualisation into optical networks (2009-ongoing): fundamental for cloud over
optical network infrastructures
Initiated OpenFlow extension to optical and circuit switched networks: key enabler for
Software Defined Optical Networks (20011-ongoing)
Gridless optical network architectures: First gridless optical networking field trial (2011-
ongoing)
Architecture on Demand optical nodes: key enabler for Hardware Defined Optical Networks
(2011-ongoing)
First demonstration of optical networking using multi-core fibres (2012)
High Performance Networks Research
Research Highlights
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High Performance Networks Research
High-speed data
400G, 1Tb/s Residential
Video conference /
Virtual Presence
Education /
Remote Learning
Flexible Network
FLEXIBLE
DWDM
Technology Enabled
Application Driven
Flexible Network
SPECTRUM
DEFRAG
TIME
MULTIPLEXING SDM
(DE)MUX 1R, 2R. 3R
REGENERATION
λ AND FORMAT
CONVERSION
Elastic use of resources
Flexible use of technology
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High Performance Networks Research
Application programmable
Technology Agnostic
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High Performance Networks Research
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High Performance Networks Research
Research Infrastructure
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High Performance Networks Research
Research Infrastructure
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High Performance Networks Research
Collaborations within
the University
HPNgroup
Visual Information Lab PHOTONICS
NICT (Japan)
OSAKA (Japan)
CPqD (Brazil)
i2CAT (Spain
iMINDS (Belgium)
MoUs signed
BBC, BT, Oclaro,
Intune
UK Industry
In 2011/12
Telefonica, Telecom Italia, DT, ALU,
Interoute, Ericsson, ADVA, Extreme,
Nokia Siemens, SAP, NEC, KDDI
International
Industrial
collaboration
In 2011/12
JANET UK, GEANT, Internet2,
RNP, JGNx, GLIF, ESnet, CANARIE,
PSNC, Barcelona Supercomputing,
MSNC, CINEGRID
Research Networking
and HPC communities
National and
International SMEs Knowledge
Transfer
CRC
Micro-electronics High Performance Computing
Collaboration
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