New Jersey’s College & Universities integrating technologies into instruction,

research and public service through an enhanced statewide data/video network

George LaskarisGeorge Laskaris

Impact of Internet2 and Next Impact of Internet2 and Next Generation Networks in Higher Generation Networks in Higher

EducationEducation• Providing “orders of magnitude” or a 100-fold increase

in bandwidth capacity over current networks

• Providing advanced communications tools and collaborative opportunities between researchers around the world

• Enabling ambitious large-scale next generation projects and applications that support new research models

• Beginning to re-shape federal funding policies that favor diverse collaborative research paradigms

Emerging National Trends in Support of Advanced Research

Infrastructure::• High performance GRID computing• Optical networking (I2/National Lambda Rail) • Large scale network attached storage supporting

federated research repositories• Ability to provide Terabits to the desktop• Advanced data visualization capabilities

supporting 100+ Megapixel displays

Internet2 International Partners

Europe-Middle EastARNES (Slovenia)BELNET (Belgium)CARNET (Croatia)CESnet (Czech Republic)DANTE (Europe)DFN-Verein (Germany)GIP RENATER (France)GRNET (Greece)HEAnet (Ireland)HUNGARNET (Hungary)INFN-GARR (Italy)Israel-IUCC (Israel)NORDUnet (Nordic Countries)POL-34 (Poland)FCCN (Portugal)RedIRIS (Spain)RESTENA (Luxembourg)RIPN (Russia)SANET (Slovakia)Stichting SURF (Netherlands)SWITCH (Switzerland)TERENA (Europe)JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom)Qatar Foundation Network (Qatar)

Asia-PacificAAIREP (Australia)APAN (Asia-Pacific)APAN-KR (Korea)APRU (Asia-Pacific)CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China)JAIRC (Japan)JUCC (Hong Kong)NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand)NG-NZ (New Zealand)SingAREN (Singapore)TAnet2 (Taiwan)

AmericasCANARIE (Canada)CEDIA (Ecuador)CLARA (Latin America and Caribbean)CNTI (Venezuela)CR2NET (Costa Rica)CUDI (Mexico)REUNA (Chile)RETINA (Argentina)RNP [FAPESP] (Brazil)SENACYT (Panama)

Global Lambda Integrated Facility Global Lambda Integrated Facility (GLIF)(GLIF)

Integrated Research Lambda Integrated Research Lambda NetworkNetworkMany Countries are Interconnecting Optical Research Networks

to form a Global SuperNetwork

Visualization courtesy of Bob Patterson, NCSA

www.glif.is

Created in Reykjavik, Iceland Aug 2003

Advanced Network Application Attributes

• Interactive collaboration • Real-time access to remote

resources

High Performance Group-to-Group Collaboration ; 150 sites worldwide

http://www.accessgrid.org/

Brain Imaging Collaboration -- UCSD & Brain Imaging Collaboration -- UCSD & Osaka Osaka

Using Real-Time Instrument SteeringUsing Real-Time Instrument Steering and and HDTVHDTV Southern California OptIPuterMost Powerful Electron

Microscope in the World -- Osaka, Japan

Source: Mark Ellisman, UCSD

UCSDHDTV

Enhanced collaboration Using HD Digital Video over National Lambda

Rail to Create a Distributed Collaboration Laboratory

UC Irvine UC San Diego

GeoWall2: High Resolution Portals to Global Science Data

30 MPixel SunScreen Display Driven by a 20-node Sun Opteron Visualization Cluster

Source: Mark Ellisman, David Lee, Jason Leigh

NCMIR Lab UCSD

Next Generation Research PCs

Terabits to the Desktop…

100 Megapixel Display 55-Panel

1/3 Terabit/sec I/O

30 x 10GE interfaces

1/4 TeraFLOP Driven by 30 Node Cluster

1/8 TB RAM60 TB Disk

Benefits of Advanced Research Networks

• Collaboration opportunities with global communities and working groups

• Increased opportunities for grants $$• Ability to tap into remote expertise and

experiences• Ability to provide terabits to the desktop• Ability to bring the world into the classroom

Current New Jersey PlansCurrent New Jersey Plans• NJEDge is currently planning a next generation regional

optical network that will support global collaborations and allow NJ researchers to successfully compete for federal research funding.

• Working with the NJPC to develop a research agenda for the state that will provide advanced technology infrastructure that supports research and development opportunities between academia and industry.

• Next generation infrastructure is needed to stimulate the economy and provide NJ with a competitive advantage.

About NJEDge.Net

• Statewide Higher Education Network – Provide a private high-performance network

infrastructure (53 members)

• Created to support new forms of inter-institutional collaboration and to,

• Leverage collective buying power of the membership to achieve economies of scale

Advantages of the New Design

• 230% increase in bandwidth capacity• Access to national optical networking

initiatives – National Lambda Rail and federal research repositories

• Access to high-performance GRID computing – SUN Microsystems

• Disaster Recovery options with excess capacity – Sunguard

NJEDge Network Resources

• Broadband Internet Service Provider (900+Mbps)

• Sophisticated video conferencing & distance learning capabilities

• Streaming video resources• Interoperability with the K-12 Video Portal

(Access New Jersey)• Shared access to Satellite Uplink/Downlink• Provide peering and exchange points

NJEDge Network Capabilities

• Support for new forms of inter-institutional collaboration and statewide applications:– New joint programs between institutions– Resource sharing (expertise & equipment)– Coordinated professional development– Creation of optimal environments to

support teaching and learning– New opportunities for research

collaboration

Network Capabilities Cont..

• “Extending the reach” of higher ed to:– Off-campus learners– K-12– Corporate and community constituents

• Support research and development partnerships with industry

Efficiencies/Economies of Scale

• Internet services / Voice services• Statewide software site licensing• New joint statewide applications services:

– Help Desk consortium– Disaster Recovery– Video on Demand Digital Library– Large-scale network attached storage

• Sharing of expensive scientific instrumentation

Building Community• Organize statewide working groups

– Distance Learning Academic Advisory Board – Coordinated Faculty Development Initiative –

emphasis on showcasing best practices– Educational Activities Task Force – Data Resources Group – Video and Voice Resources Groups – Networking and the Performing Arts Initiative

Next StepsNext Steps

• Exploring member interest in creating a research applications support group

• Plans underway to recruit and hire an Internet2 Applications Coordinator to facilitate support of the research community

• Looking to identify a high-profile collaborative research application between NJEDge members

• Planning hands-on workshops to demonstrate network interfacing of scientific instrumentation

Next StepsNext Steps

• Collaborating with other state education networks building regional optical infrastructures to explore peering and optical exchange points

Specific URLs of InterestI2 Apps and Working Groups

http://apps.internet2.edu/I2 K20 Projects

http://k20.internet2.edu/currentprojects/Research Channel

http://www.researchchannel.org/ ViDeNet

http://www.vide.net/Virtual Briefings

http://events.internet2.edu/briefings /

Get Involved

• Talk with your campus OIT support group• Join an Internet2 Working Group, Special

Interest Group, or Advisory Group• Host a Virtual Briefing on your campus• Join Internet2 Mailing Lists • Learn more about advanced application

initiatives in your academic area• Attend an Internet2 meeting (April 25-26)

More Information

• http://www.njedge.net