Networking updates: Westnet

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Marla Meehl

UCAR/FRGP/UPoP/BiSON ManagerUCAR/NCAR2014-06-09

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Acronym soup• University Corporation for

Atmospheric Research (UCAR; http://www.ucar.edu)– National Center for Atmospheric Research

(NCAR)– Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)– UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP)– Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)

• Questions and discussions throughout as needed – and as for acronym soup ingredients, please ask if I miss one or check decoder page at http://bit.ly/acronym-soup

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Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP)• http://www.frgp.net

• Continued LANDER support and partnership

• PerfSonar in the FRGP continues to expand and be a valuable tool

• Starting new 5-year agreement cycle 7/1/14• New agreements• Completely new cost model

• Increased costs due to shifts from UCAR• Some smaller users moving to EAGLE-Net

due to cost increases

FRGP Cont’d

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• Upgraded connection to ESnet to 2x10G• Colocation updates

• 1850 Pearl – major move covered under NLR• 1200 Larimer – No change• 910 15th – No change

• Continued steady growth in all traffic (peering, commodity, I2, etc.)

• Future participants:– NEON– Jefferson County School District– CSU-P– Colorado College– State of Wyoming

FRGP Cont’d

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• Peering – No change– 10G Google peering active at 910– Comcast– TR/CPS – largest single FRGP/UPoP usage– Akamai – Netflix active at 1850 Pearl – Coresite/Any2– Open to other peering opportunities

– 95th Percentiles - Member port maximum and 95th percentiles

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FRGP/UPoP Traffic – 6-12/13

• percent commercial 13.2• percent peering 55.22• percent other 31.5

Bi-State Optical Network (BiSON)

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• Expanding to:• National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)• CSU-P• Colorado College• UC-CS• USDA• Jefferson County School District

• New full/half participant model• Continuing to build ADVA

replacement fund and upgrade to 100G

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UCAR Point of Presence (UPoP)• http://upop.ucar.edu

• UPoP being integrated into the FRGP and will cease to be a separate entity with the flattening of the new FRGP cost model

Internet2

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• NET+ roll out• Expansion to further RONs on hold pending I2• Considering having third party, MERIT, manage for FRGP

• Marla co-chairing I2 Diversity Initiative – starting Spring 2013

• I2 Global Summit in Denver, April 2014• Pat Burns Program Chair• Pat Burns won the Rose Award

Internet2

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• Steve and Marla participating in I2 Network/Connector call/meeting agenda development• Retreat in KC in June • Discuss the evolution in the R&E networking ecosystem

• Opportunities to collectively serve national organizations such as PBS, USDA, etc. and how we work together to create solutions.

• Network architecture that includes both Internet2 and the regionals in support of “friction-free” science and innovation among the research universities.

NLR/CBREC

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• NLR ceased operation 3/17/14 with less than 60 days notice (original shutdown scheduled 2/17/14)

• Services moved:• NWAVE lambdas• TeliaSonera service• Level3 colocation• WRN 10G lambdas• KC to SLC move for redundancy/performance

• Tremendous help from I2 and Level3!!

CDOT

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• Lots of fiber activity in various parts of the State

• I-25 build – nearly complete by EAGLE-Net

• US36 fiber into Boulder of great interest – ongoing discussion

• Southern Colorado• CDOT/Higher Ed Fiber Map

WRN

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• Regular WTC and WPC calls• WRN I2 KC Move to Chicago –

complete• 50Gbps• NSF ARI award

• 100G ports in LA, Seattle, and Chicago

• Upgrading WRN to 100G using Ciena optics in I2 WDM hardware and 100G Brocade switches

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Quilt items• http://www.thequilt.net• Completed new CIS RFP

– CenturyLink – Cogent– Level3 – TeliaSonera International Carrier– TW Telecom– Zayo Bandwidth

• Monitoring FCC activities including E-rate• Quilt growing – largest attendance at February 2014

mee3ting• Quilt CEO Roundtable – 6/14 – KC• Quilt Member Meeting/Leadership Workshop – 9/14 –

Madison, WI

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EAGLE-Net• Partnered with Affiniti to operate

and manage network– http://www.affiniti.com/– https://www.co-eaglenet.net/wp-content/uploa

ds/2013/12/Affiniti_Backgrounder.pdf

• Completing build out of network by end of August 2014

• FRGP working in partnership on fiber and service opportunities

Futures/Challenges

• BiSON growth, upgrade, funding• Supporting/funding services –

NET+, etc.• Replacing expiring fiber IRUs• Supporting/funding 40/100Gbps

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Discussion

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Any follow up questions or feedback?

Other items?