Network Services and International

Collaboration

ASREN e-AGE Conference December 11th 2014, Muscat

Alexander van den Hilalexander.vandenhil@surfnet.nl

Topics

• SURFnet introduction

• The SURFnet network

• Open Exchanges & NetherLight

• ANA-200G

• Collaboration with other NRENs

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What SURF can do:

guarantees collaboration and involvement of management in

higher education and research

connects users and ICT services and creates new

functional possibilities

favourable conditions for ICT services, software, content

high-performance computing and visualisation for science

efficient management of results of collaboration projects

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Connecting…

State of the Art Hybrid end-to-end network

Pioneering CollaborationInfrastructure

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SURFnet7: Connecting HE&R

• Approx.11.000 km dark fiber, directly into ~170 institutions

• Congestion-free connectivity

• 1 Gbit/s - 100 Gbit/s

• IPv6 & IPv4

• Dedicated lightpaths

• Cross Border Fibers, GEANT, NetherLight, AMS-IX, BNIX, LINX, etc.

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Institution

Optical Transport(Layer 0/1)

Ethernet Service(Layer 2)

Routed IP(Layer 3)

Institution

Bandwidth

Service

Bandwidth

Service

Application Application Application ApplicationApplicationApplication

SURFnet7: Scalable Network

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Goals of SURFnet7

• No limitations in capacity -> Bandwidth upgrade

• Efficient use of resources -> Carrier Ethernet

• Availability -> Redundant PoP’s

• Accessibility -> Multi Service Ports

• Ready for cloud provider integration -> Open Lightpath Exchange

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The MSP

• Single Service Port (SSP)

- One service, one port

• Multi Service Port (MSP)

- Multiple network services, one port

- Efficient use of interfaces

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SURFinternet SURF-lightpath SURF-lightpath OnDemand lightpath Free

2 Gbit/s 1 Gbit/s 2 Gbit/s 3 Gbit/s 2 Gbit/s

10 Gbit/s

MSP Interface

The MSP

ConnectedInstitution

No extra equipment

No Patching

No Invoice

SURFnet7

Easy Access

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• Possible to all locations within the SURFnet network

and beyond

• Institutions can activate OnDemand lightpaths to each

other using an MSP

• Offers the same bandwidth, latency, availability etc. as

static lightpaths

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OnDemand Lightpaths

OnDemand Lightpaths

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Examples of usecases

Radio Astronomy Climate Modeling 4K/8K Video Distribution

Next Generation DNA SequencingJungle Computing and Multi-Model Multi-Kernel Simulations

Centralized Imaging for Large Scale Population Imaging Studies

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NetherLight is an…

Lightpath Exchange Point

• International

• Networks & Exchanges

• Education, Research and Health

• No policies on connecting

Marketplace

• Cloudservice Providers

• Suppliers and customers

• Independent

• Open market

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SP

SURFnet

Open

Lightpath

Exchange

CAMPUS

Open

Lightpath

Exchange

CAMPUS

CAMPUS

CAMPUS

CAMPUS

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Why cloudservices using lightpaths?

• Fixed, low latency

• Reserved bandwidth

• Separated from the Internet– Not vulnerable for DOS-attacks

– Improved protection for ‘eavesdropping’

• Layer 2 connection, – Able to integrate in own network

– Flexibility

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SURFnet

Cloud A

Cloud B

Cloud C

Accessible services using MSP &

OnDemand Lightpaths

MSP

Future plans

Open Exchange / NetherLight

• Increase the number of parties connected

• Special focus on Service Providers and their attractive use-cases:– Storage

– Computing

– Unified Communications

– 4G campus network extension

• Collaborate with GÉANT Open to– broaden the adoption of the OCX concept

– provide international redundancy

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Academic North-Atlantic 200G

London Amsterdam

New York

Washington

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Collaboration with other NRENs in our

Region

NORDUnet

• Jointly operating the dark fiber between Amsterdam

and Londen

• Bringing OnDemand Lightpaths to production level

• Production services using Alien Waves over CBF

PSNC

• Resilient ring Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfurt,

Geneva, Paris using Alien Waves over CBF

• Atomic clock synchronization over dark fiber CBF

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Alien Wavelengths and CBF’s

SURFnet using PSNC spectrum

NORDUnet fiberSURFnet optical

PSNC using SURFnet spectrum

SURFnet using NORDUnet spectrum

NORDUnet using SURFnet spectrum

Currently Investigating:

GEANT using SURFnet spectrum

London

Amsterdam

Brussels

Paris

Geneva

Poznan

Copenhagen

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PSNC Network (Poland)

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NORDUnet Network (Scandinavia)

NORDUnet

Shared OperationAlien wave

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Enlighten Your Research

• Research is global—especially science• Data requirements are increasing and NRENs can help bridge this

increasing gap• Collaborations between international NRENs are becoming more

important to serve our users • Aimed at research proposals describing use of global e-infrastructure• Benefits NRENs

– PR opportunities• Raise network awareness among researchers• Better community engagement• Good showcases to prove added value of (network) services

• Valuable coordination with global NREN partners– Improved communication and procedures

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alexander.vandenhil@surfnet.nl

@avdhil

avdhil

alexander@vandenhil.net

www.surfnet.nl

+31 30 2 305 305

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