Networking Update Westnet, June 2009

1. Networking UpdateWestnet, June 2009 Steve Corbató, Utah & Marla Meehl, NCAR

2. Review and update topic list • Summit • Western Region Networking (WRN) • Stimulus • Internet2 • NLR • The Quilt

3. Summit • Goal: establish a lightweight, nimble collaborative overlay above the Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP) and the Utah Education Network (UEN) for managing regional connectivity (including peering) and potentially other related regional IT projects • Initial members: FRGP and UEN • Lightweight MoU with process open to other aggregating members over time

4. Summit status – June 2009 (complete and in progress for FY2010) • Cooperative of Front Range Gigapop (FRGP) and Utah Education Network (UEN) to support advanced networking in Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming • Connecting FRGP, Idaho Regional Optical Network (IRON), Idaho State University, and UEN • Bottom line savings • FY09 budget: $1.13M • FY10 budget: $863k (‘Scenario B’) • Overall reduction of 24% • Maintain regional geographic balance and diversity – NLR node in Denver and Internet2 node in Salt Lake City

5. Summit governance • Policy Oversight Committee (SPOC) • Pat Burns, CSU & Steve Hess, Utah (co-chairs); Steve Corbató, Utah, Randy Gaines, ISU; Marla Meehl, NCAR; David Wood, UC-Boulder • Technical Operations Committee (STOC) • Steve Corbató, Utah & Marla Meehl, NCAR (co-chairs); Barry Bryson, UEN; Alex Hsia, NOAA-Boulder; Kevin Quire, UEN; Greg Redder, CSU, Pete Siemsen, NCAR; Jim Stewart, UEN

6. Summit status – June 2009 (complete and in progress for FY10) • Services • Advanced IP connectivity • Internet2 – 10 Gbps – Salt Lake City • NLR – 10G – Denver • 10G wavelengths for transport • Two Denver-Salt Lake City • 1 production – Internet2 • 1 potentially for experiment/research – NLR • One Boise-Salt Lake City • Production in support of IRON – Internet2 • Internet2 Dynamic Connection Network (DCN) connectivity • 2.5G – Denver (in support of Northrop Grumman) • NLR FrameNet connectivity (Denver)

7. Summit status – June 2009 (complete and in progress for FY10) • Internet2 GENI network research support • Flux Research Group, School of Computing, University of Utah • Internet2 K-20 Network Sponsored Education Group Participation (SEGP) • Colorado • Idaho • Utah • FRGP R&E Network Member effective July 1 • Two seats at Internet2 connector ‘table’ • Commodity peering services • Internet2 CPS – Salt Lake City • TransitRail - Denver

8. Western Region Networking (WRN) • A parallel discussion going on regarding possibility of a larger Western affinity group • An opportunity to improve network service for “the West”: • Arizona • California • Colorado • Idaho • New Mexico • Utah • Washington • Wyoming

9. WRN • Intra-region peering • NLR and Internet2 services • Back each other up (provide diverse layer 2 and 3 if on-net failures) • Efficient and cost-effective commodity and Transit Rail (TR) and Commercial Peering Service (CPS) connections

10. WRN - Objectives • Continue to be involved in NLR and I2 and influence their direction • Cost savings across WRN through resource sharing • Shared governance • Robustness, reliability, redundancy • Improved regional connections including primary and back-up I2, NLR, etc. • Improved national peering services from TransitRail and I2 CPS • Enables shared commodity amongst WRN • Improved purchasing options, e.g. single entity purchasing, back-up port fees • Improved multi-state network in support of Research & Education and economic development

11. WRN - Objectives • Outcomes from yesterday’s meeting • Agree to WRN concept of resource sharing • Endorsed conceptual WRN engineering design that enables WRN members to share resources • Endorsed funding model: recurring and non-recurring • Year 1 • Year 2 • Execute Agreement

12. existing new WRN Network Proposal modified all lines 10GE I2 NLR Internet2 Wave to KSCY (option over SLC for diversity) PNWGP SEA NLR or I2 Wave I2 NLR 4G BOI NLR or I2 Wave TR OGD NLR or I2 Wave DEN FRGP Internet2 Wave SLC 2G Internet2 Wave TR TR SVL SAC I2 NLR or I2 Wave TR RIV 2G TR LAX ALBQ NLR or I2 Wave ✗ NLR NLR I2 I2

14. Stimulus • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) • National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) • Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Services (RUS) • Lots of examples and update sites in reference section—others tracking?

15. Internet2 • New Membership Model Proposal • http://www.internet2.edu/membership/membership_model.cfm • Strategic Plan implementation • Leadership searches underway • CTO • Exec Director, Member Relations & Communications • FiberCo • TransitRail/CPS consolidation

17. NLR • CEO search in progress • Kurt Snodgrass new chair

18. The Quilt • Lots of activity on stimulus opportunities • New project manager – Colleen Driscoll • New CIS pricing

19. Second phase of R&E long-haul dark fiber acquisition? Steve Corbató University of Utah Western Regional Network meeting Aurora, Colorado – 15 June 2009

20. Utah perspective • Carriers selling fiber IRUs again • ARRA funding opportunities for the ‘middle mile’ • NTIA BTOP & NSF ARI • U of Utah working with UEN to complete SLC metro network and to add in-state extensions (Logan & I-15 corridor) • Potential for regional cooperation on acquiring additional long-haul routes

21. Three overlaid 10-Gbps R&E IP networks in the West? WRN footprint: ~5,000 route-miles WRN footprint: >5,000 route-miles

22. Eastern Rings – Level 3 national footprint

23. Utah optical networking objectives

24. Addition of ring-closing fiber routes to R&E portfolio in West

25. Western routes of interest • Salt Lake City – Las Vegas • Level 3 or UDOT options • Level 3: 450 route-miles, $972k • Phoenix – Las Vegas • Limited availability • FiberCo is pursuing • Sunnyvale or Sacramento – Salt Lake City • U Nevada system IRU on part of route • Qwest & Level 3 (via WilTel buy)

26. Discussion / wrap-up Questions?