NSF-SCI: IRNC Translight/PacificWave

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NSF-SCI IRNCTranslight/PacificWave

• John Silvester
• Vice-Provost, University of Southern California
• Chair, CENIC

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IRNC Translight/PacificWave (TL/PW)

• Cooperative Agreement under NSF IRNC Program
• PI John Silvester (USC)
• Co-PI Ron Johnson (UW)
• Other Key Partners
• CENIC, Jim Dolgonas
• PNWG, Jacqueline Brown
• University of Hawaii, David Lassner
• AARnet, George McLaughlin
• Approx 1M per year for 5 years
• Awarded March 1, 2005
• Primary Objectives
• Facilitate international RE connections on US
  Pacific Coast
• Build out PacificWave exchange capabilities to
  provide Engineering, Technical, and Operational
  support for International RE networks
  participating in Pacific Wave Exchange
• Assist in the termination of AARnet SXTransport
  links to SEA and LAX
• Assist in buildout of Hawaii connectivity to
  Telescopes
• Assist in operation of IEEAF link Tokyo-Seattle
• Assist in operation and support of other
  International RE networks participating in PW
• Develop and operate advanced capabilities to
  support optical interconnect and exchange needs
  of RE network

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What is Pacific Wave?

• Pacific Wave is a state-of-the-art international
  peering and lambda integrated facility designed
  to serve advanced research, education,
  development, and high-tech networks throughout
  the Pacific Rim and the world.
• Goal enhance networking capabilities by
  increasing network efficiency, reducing latency,
  increasing throughput, reducing costs and
  provision point-to-point lambda services to meet
  the short and long-term needs associated with
  advanced application and network development and
  implementation.

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Who Operates Pacific Wave?
A joint project of CENIC and Pacific Northwest
Gigapop
In collaboration with University of Southern
California and University of Washington
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Pacific Wave

• Extensible peering exchange and lambda integrated
  facility
• Nodes (currently) in Seattle and Los Angeles
  Seattle, connected by a 10GbE wave provisioned
  over National LambdaRail (2,241 kilometers)
• AUP free
• Supports IPv4 and IPv6 multicast enabled
• Based on Layer 2, Ethernet connections (for layer
  3 peering)
• Provides 24x7 NOC support.
• Priced consistently from node to node
• Allows participants to self-select their peering
• Allows participants to connect to one-location
  and access participants at all Pacific Wave nodes
• Supports advance applications
• Welcomes any research or development network that
  can meet the minimum network configuration
  requirements (connect with a router support BGP
  support jumbo-frames)
• Support GLIF connectivity as participant in
  Global International Optical Exchange development

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Global RE Network Pathways
DISCLAIMER - This network map was a best estimate
of expected connectivity for 2005, several
changes in connectivity and planned connectivity
have happened since it was created
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Pacific Wave International Partners January 2005
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IRNC TL/PW 2005 Pacific Connections
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TL-PW West Coast Detail
NLR link
PW-Seattle
SEA
Hillsboro(OR)
Portland (OR)
(NLR)
AARNet-SX(N) To Kahe Point (HI)
Pacific Wave N-S link
SNV
(CalREN-XD)
Los Osos (CA)
SLO (CA)
AARNet-SX(S) To Spencer Beach (HI)
Santa Barbara (CA)
Optics to carry new lambda over CalREN-XD from
SLO to LA
LAX
PW-Los Angeles
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TL/PW Hawaii Detail
SCCN OC-192
Kahe Point (Oahu)
AARNet-SX(N) To Portland
Hawaii Gigapop (Oahu)
AARNet-SX(S) To Sydney
Spencer Beach (Big Island)
AARNet-SX(S) To Los Osos
SCCN OC-192
AARNet-SX(S) To Sydney
Waimea
Hilo
Mauna Kea MKOCN (Summit)
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Mauna Kea Observatories Communication Network
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PacificWave Seattle
10GE NLR Lambda to STARLIGHT
AARNet
Abilene
ATTBI/Comcast
TANET2/TWAREN
CANET4
SingAREN
DREN
PNWGP
Seattle Westin Foundry BigIron
ESnet
Microsoft
GEMnet
KREONet2
IEEAF (to TLEX)
10GE NLR Lambda to LAX (via Sunnyvale)
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Pacific Wave - Los Angeles
10 GE NLR Lambda To Seattle PWave (via Sunnyvale)
10GE
Qatar Foundation
Abilene
10GE
10GE
600 W 7th 6509
1 Wilshire 6509
818 W 7th 6509
Los Nettos
TWAREN
(3)
NII/SINET
AARNet
CENIC (HPR)
TRANSPAC
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Detailed Plan for Year 1

• Develop detailed subcontract statements of work
  with CENIC and PNWG for engineering and technical
  support for the project.
• Develop a memorandum of understanding with AARnet
  for use, support and operation of the links.
• Develop agreement with the University of Hawaii
  for acquisition, location and use of the
  equipment to be located in Hawaii.
• Procure and put into service equipment to enable
  the Australia-Hawaii-Seattle link. Estimated
  operation within 3 months of award.
• Procure and put into service equipment to enable
  the Australia-Hawaii-Los Osos (California) link.
  Estimated operation within 3 months of award.
• Procure and put into service equipment and waves
  from Los Osos to the PacificWave exchange point
  in Los Angeles. Estimated operation within 3
  months of award.
• Work with AARnet and University of Hawaii to
  enable desired peerings in Seattle including
  peering with Abilene.
• Work with AARnet and the University of Hawaii to
  enable desired peerings in Los Angeles, including
  peering with Abilene. Reengineer these peerings
  as needed.
• Provide NOC service and interaction with other
  NOC entities (including AARnet NOC and Abilene
  NOC).
• Pursue cooperation with TRANSPAC for LA
  PacificWave PoP
• Explore collaboration with Gloriad and work to
  help them secure appropriate links and Pacific
  Wave landing and interconnection.
• Both AARnet and PacificWave have extensive
  measurement capabilities in place. We will work
  with the NSF-designated measurement project to
  provide these measurement as part of the overall
  TOPS measurement effort.
• Attend and contribute to TOPS meetings attend
  Internet2 and APAN meetings (international).

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Near term Schedule and Challenges

• Los Osos landing
• Challenges in getting space to implement Los Osos
  SLO link
• Testing to see if SX-Transport can go direct to
  SLO
• Investigating alternate strategies
• Equipping and configuring Northern Link
  (migration from Procket to Juniper requires
  extensive engineering and design). Juniper
  routers leverage form other activities not funded
  from grant.
• Technical and Engineering Design for Southern
  Link in a dynamic technical requirements
  environment. Meeting with AARnet to develop
  objective for Southern Link scheduled for
  2005.03.20
• Local connectivity in Hawaii. Need to get better
  definition of strategy, depends on availability
  of funds. Very limited resources available from
  this grant.
• Leveraging limited funds to acquire needed
  equipment and technical (engineering) support