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Abilene: An Internet2Backbone Network
Greg WoodDirector of Communications
Internet2
ORAP Workshop26 October 1999
Paris, France
Research andDevelopment
Commercialization
Partnerships
Privatization
Internet Development Spiral
Today’s Internet
Internet2
Source: Ivan Moura Campos
Internet2 Goals
¡Enable new generation ofapplications
¡Re-create leading edge R&E networkcapability
¡Transfer technology and experienceto the global production Internet
Internet2 Universities163 Members as of September 1999
Internet2 Corporate Partners
¡ ITC^Deltacom¡ Lucent Technologies¡ MCI Worldcom¡ Microsoft¡ Newbridge Networks¡ Nortel Networks¡ Qwest
Communications¡ StarBurst¡ WCI Cable
¡ 3Com
¡ Advanced Network &Services
¡ Alcatel
¡ Ameritech
¡ AT&T
¡ Cabletron Systems
¡ Cisco Systems
¡ FORE Systems
¡ IBM
Enabling advancedapplications...
Advanced Applications
¡Distributed computing¡Collaboration¡Virtual laboratories¡Digital libraries¡Visualization and virtual reality¡All of the above in combination
Many Disciplines and Contexts
¡Sciences¡Arts¡Humanities¡Health care¡Business/Law¡Administration¡…
¡ Instruction¡Collaboration¡Streaming video¡Distributed
computation¡Data mining¡Virtual reality¡Digital libraries¡…
Re-creating leading edgenetworking capabilities...
Applications
Engineering
Motivate Enables
Applications and Engineering
¡Deploy a production network tosupport applications R&D
¡Establish quality of service (QBone)
¡Support native multicast
¡Establish gigaPoPs as effectiveservice points
Internet2 EngineeringObjectives
Internet2 InterconnectCloud
GigaPoPOne
“Gigabit capacity Point of Presence” anaggregation point for regional connectivity
Network Architecture
GigaPoPTwo
GigaPoPFour
GigaPoPThree
Internet2 InterconnectCloud
Network Architecture
University A
CommercialInternetConnections
GigaPoPOne
Regional Network
University B University C
GigaPoPs
¡Variety of services and styles• Technical and organizational
differences• Mixture of technologies
¡Common approaches to:• IP as common bearer service• Inter-gigaPoP routing policy and design• Measurement• Trouble tickets among network
operations centers
Internet2 GigaPoPs
The Abilene Network
Abilene Timeline
¡Announced: April 1998¡First demonstration: September 1998¡Operations officially begin: February
1999¡50+ connected institutions:
September 1999
Abilene Goals
¡Support Internet2 applicationsdevelopment
¡Demonstrate next generationnetworking capabilities
¡Create facilities for networkresearch
Abilene Goals, continued
¡Support Internet2 multicast¡Support Internet2 QoS
architecture as it evolves¡Support other advanced
functionality as it evolves¡Maximize robustness¡Minimize latency
Abilene Project Partners
¡UCAID
¡Qwest Communications
¡Cisco Systems
¡Nortel Networks
¡Indiana University
Key Attributes
¡Benefit from Qwest OC-48 Sonetcapacity and collocation sites¡Benefit from Nortel OC-192 Sonet kit
and Lucent fiber¡Benefit from Cisco GSR 12000 series
routers in support of QoS and nativemulticast¡NOC Provided by Indiana University
Architecture
¡ 10 core nodes• Each located at a Qwest PoP• Each with a Cisco 12008 router• Rack also contains measurements/
management computers
¡ Interior lines connect core nodes• OC-48 Sonet• IP-over-Sonet interfaces
¡Access lines connect from core node togigaPoP• IP-over-Sonet or IP-over-ATM possible• OC-3 and OC-12 typical
Abilene Characteristics
¡2.4 Gbps (OC48) among gigaPoPs,increasing to 9.6 Gbps (OC192)¡Connections at 622 Mbps (OC12) or
155 Mbps (OC3)¡IP over Sonet technology¡Access PoPs very close to university
gigaPoPs
Abilene Network
Clevela
nd
New York
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Houston
Denver
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Seattle
Abilene Router Node
Abilene Access Node
Operational January 1999
Planned 1999
Abilene Participants
Abilene Weather Maphttp://www.abilene.iu.edu/
Abilene Peer Networks
¡APAN/Transpac¡CA*net-2¡DANTE¡DREN¡ESnet¡ Israel Inter-
University¡NORDUnet¡NISN¡NREN
¡RENATER¡SingAREN¡SURFnet¡ vBNS
Soon to peer¡ JANET/UKERNA¡CUDI¡DFN¡ INFN
Internet2 InternationalActivities
¡Ensure global interoperability ofadvanced networking technologiesand applications¡Enable collaboration between US
researchers at Internet2 institutionsand their non-US counterparts
Internet2 InternationalActivities
¡Building peer to peer relationships
¡Looking for similar goals/objectives andsimilar constituencies
¡Mechanism: Memoranda of Understanding
¡ Implementation: Peering and ConnectionAgreements
¡Collaboration: Projects and Applications
Internet2 International Partners
¡ CANARIE (Canada)¡ Stichting SURF
(Netherlands)¡ NORDUnet (Nordic
countries)¡ TERENA (pan-European
association)¡ UKERNA (UK)¡ INFN-GARR (Italy)¡ DFN-Verein (Germany)¡ GIP RENATER (France)¡ JAIRC (Japan)
¡ CANARIE (Canada)¡ Stichting SURF
(Netherlands)¡ NORDUnet (Nordic
countries)¡ TERENA (pan-European
association)¡ UKERNA (UK)¡ INFN-GARR (Italy)¡ DFN-Verein (Germany)¡ GIP RENATER (France)¡ JAIRC (Japan)
¡ SingAREN (Singapore)¡ CUDI (Mexico)¡ APAN (Asia-Pacific
region)¡ Israel-IUCC (Israel)¡ DANTE (European
network)¡ AAIREP (Australia)¡ HEAnet (Ireland)¡ CESnet (Czech Republic)¡ SWITCH (Switzerland)
¡ SingAREN (Singapore)¡ CUDI (Mexico)¡ APAN (Asia-Pacific
region)¡ Israel-IUCC (Israel)¡ DANTE (European
network)¡ AAIREP (Australia)¡ HEAnet (Ireland)¡ CESnet (Czech Republic)¡ SWITCH (Switzerland)
Advanced Research andEducation Network Atlas (ARENA)
¡An on-line atlas containing descriptionsand maps of research and educationnetworks
¡Content will be provided by participatingnetworks
¡Provides a well known URL for sometimeshard to find information
¡Users: Research and education networkengineers and application users
¡http://www.internet2.edu/arena/
For More Information
¡On the Web• www.internet2.edu/abilene/• www.abilene.iu.edu• www.internet2.edu
¡Email• [email protected]• [email protected]
www.internet2.edu
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