TransPAC2 Update

Brent Sweeny

TransPAC2 Engineer

24 January 2008

APAN Honolulu

Preview

• Staffing changes

• Topology Description

• RFP Status

• Internet2 DCN Connectivity

• perfSONAR update (John Hicks)

Staffing Changes

• Former engineer Chris Robb has taken a position at Internet2 as Manager of Network Operations

• Brent Sweeny will take on primary TransPAC2 engineering responsibilities

• Please add Brent to all relevant engineering lists (sweeny@grnoc.iu.edu)

Current Topology• No significant topological change in the

last year

Q2 2008 Topology• Additional connectivity from Pacific Wave to Internet2

DCN Los Angeles Node

Internet2 DCN Connectivity

• Problem: TransPAC2 is a production Layer3 routed IP network

• Problem: Researchers in Asia want to explore Layer2 connectivity to the Internet2 DCN Network via TransPAC2

• Solution: MPLS L2VPN and Juniper CCC to stitch an end-to-end Layer2 path between Tokyo and Los Angeles

DCN Topology Illustration

perfSONAR Architecture

MeasurementPoints

Data Services

MeasurementArchives

Transformations

Service Configuration

Auth(n/z)Services

Infrastructure

Information Services

Topology

Service Lookup

Analysis/Visualization

User GUIs

Web Pages

NOC Alarms

Adoption of perfSONAR

• R&E Networks– Internet2– ESnet– GÉANT2– European NRENs– RNP

• Application Communities– LHC– Others

Deployment strategy

LS,MA (snmp,

bwctl, owamo)

LS,MA (snmp,bwctl, owamp)

MA (snmp, bwctl, owamp)

MA (snmp, bwctl, owamp)

Questions?

• Engineering: Brent Sweeny sweeny@grnoc.iu.edu

• Measurement: John Hicks jhicks@iupui.edu

• Administrative: Jim Williams william@indiana.edu

• NOC Desk noc@transpac2.net