GOLEUpdates:AMPATHJeronimoBezerra<jab@ampath.net>

FloridaInternationalUniversity

AMPATH

AMPATH(ASN20080)isahigh-performanceInternetexchangepointinMiami,Florida,whichfacilitatespeeringandnetworkresearchbetweenU.S.andinternationalresearchandeducationnetworks.Servesasthepremiereinterconnectionpointfornetwork-enabledU.S.- LatinAmericaandCaribbeanscienceresearchandeducation.Throughitsexchangepointfacilities,high-bandwidthnetworkservicesareavailableforU.S.andinternationalresearchandeducationnetworkstoextendparticipationtounderrepresentedgroupsinLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.AMPATHworksasamajorresearchfacilityrecognizedbytheU.S.NationalScienceFoundation,supportinginternationale-science.HousedattheNAPoftheAmericas,themissionofAMPATHistoserveasthepathwayforResearchandEducationNetworkingintheAmericasandtotheWorldandtobetheInternationalExchangePointforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanR&Enetworks.

AMPATH

• Production SDNexchangepointsinceAug-2014• GLIFGOLEandGNAOXP• ConnectstoSouthernLight andAndesLight via2x10Gand2x100Glinks• SupportsL2VPN,DynamicProvisioning,IP/IPv6w/Multicast• ControlPlane:OpenFlow 1.0andOpenFlow 1.3• NetworkProgrammability/Slicing:OESS/NOX,ONOS,Kytos andRyu• NSI-enabledwithOpenNSA (oess backend)• PartoftheGLIFAutoGOLE WG• RunsONSA-LGtoprovideNSI/provisioningfeedbacks• Currently,operatingwithmorethana1000”OpenFlow”flowentries

AutomatedGOLEFabric

Updates• AMPATHAcademicExchangeFabricwillbeexpandedtoBocaRaton(60milesnorth):

• WiththeMonetsubmarinesystem,spectrum(6x37.5GHz)willbeusedconnectAMPATHtoSouthernLight

• Asecond100GconnectiontoInternet2isplannedfor2017• Totaluplinkwillbe220Gbps

• Corsa +DellswitchesarebeingevaluatedtoreplacecurrentBrocadeMLXes• OpenFlow 1.3+Virtualization+multiple100Gports

• SDX:AMPATHispartoftheAtlanticWave-SDXwithNSI(experimental-)support

• ONOS/CasTOR +Corsa runninginproductiontoreplacethecurrentJuniperMX480routers

• BothSouthernLight andAMPATHengineeringteamsarenowAmLight engineeringteam.