SURFnet6 Hybrid Optical and Packet Switching Infrastructure

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SURFnet6Hybrid Optical and Packet Switching
Infrastructure

• Kees Neggers
• Internet2 International Task Force
• Arlington, 19 April 2004

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Paradigm shift
Lambdas
SURFnet6 network
DWDM
SURFnet5 network
POS
SURFnet4 network
ATM
GigaPort Next Generation
SURFnet4 project
GigaPort
1995
2003
1999
2007
Next generation is not a simple extrapolation of
current networks
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GigaPort NG Network Bsik Proposal
Government Grant 40M Euro for 5 years
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Timelines SURFnet6
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SURFnet6 overview

• Realization of a next generation hybrid network
  with seamless end-to-end communication
• Based on customer-owned managed dark fiber
• Native IPv4, IPv6 and Lambda Services over a
  single transmission infrastructure managed via a
  single control plane
• Multi-domain networking
• Ethernet services as part of the WANs
• Intelligence of networks and the associated
  responsibilities at the edges
• Paving the way to a ubiquitous and scalable
  Services Grid

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Provisioning of IP Services
SURFnet6 Border Routers
External IP connectivity
SURFnet6 Core Routers
SURFnet6 Layer 2 / Layer 1 network
Layer 3 functionality
Customer Router
Non-SURFnet
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Light Path Provisioning
Operations Management
OGSA Applications
Web service
Broker
Layer 3 flowdata collectionand analysis
Light Path Provisioning via Control Plane
SURFnet6 Routers
SURFnet6 Layer 2 / Layer 1 network
Light Path
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The search for an Industry Partner

• Participates in realization GigaPort NG Network
• Supplies, implements, maintains and supports
  transmission, switching and routing equipment
• Provides a major own contribution to the project
• Selection via European procurement procedure
• Qualification phase eight candidates
• Awarding phase five candidates
• Four consortia submitted a valid proposal
• Negotiations started end of November 2003
• Contract signed March 23rd, 2004

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SURFnets new Industry Partner (2004-2010)

• Leader of the consortium
• Optical equipment
• Ethernet equipment
• Network management equipment
• Routing equipment
• Installation services
• Maintenance services

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Provisioning of IP Services
SURFnet6 Border Routers
Avici SSR
SURFnet6 Core Routers
External IP connectivity
Avici SSR
Avici SSR
Avici SSR
10 GE
10 GE
OM 5000 DWDM
OME 6500
OM 5000 DWDM
RPR
OME 6500
SURFnet6 Layer 2 / Layer 1 network
1 Gigabit Ethernet Customer
OME 6500
10 Gigabit Ethernet Customer
OM 5000 DWDM
Passport 8600 GE switch
CPE
1 GE
OME 6500
OME 6500
1 GE
SURFnet infrastructure
10 GE
CPE
1 GE
Non-SURFnet
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Provisioning of Light Paths
International Light Path connectivity
SURFnet6 Sites in Amsterdam
Optical Switch
16x16 MEMS
16x16 MEMS
10 GE
10 GE LAN
10 GE LAN
OME 6500
OME 6500
SURFnet6 Layer 2 / Layer 1 network
Customer equipment
Customer equipment
OME 6500
OME 6500
1 GE
10 GE
SURFnet infrastructure
Regional Light Path
Non-SURFnet
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Managed Dark Fiber in the Netherlands
April 2004 over 4000 km of fiber pairs, 15 year
IRUs
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GigaMan Arnhem
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Next steps

• Blueprint detailed design of SURFnet6
• Kick-off Research Program
• Tenders for
• More managed dark fiber
• SURFnet6 NOC
• Global connectivity
• Build Testbed
• Test new hardware and software before introduced
• Perform beta testing in concert with Industry
  Partner
• Act as vehicle for Research on Networks testing

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• Kees.Neggers_at_SURFnet.nl
• www.surfnet.nl
• www.gigaport.nl