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Lynn Sutherland February 4, 2009. net@edu 2009. From advanced networks to economic development.

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net@edu 2009

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  1. Lynn Sutherland February 4, 2009 net@edu 2009

  2. From advanced networks to economic development WURCNet – 1993 - Western University Research Consortium Network – Alberta provincial ORAN (Optical Regional Advanced Network) connections to CANARIE and internationally (via Seattle, Chicago, New York) – university users Netera Alliance – 1999 – include more partners and services (e.g. project management, communications) for academic projects Cybera– 2007 – Alberta Cyberinfrastructure for Innovation – to include more industry, applications and services - research, education and economic development mandate

  3. Cybera Mandate • Cybera is established to ensure continued leadership and ongoing support of Cyberinfrastructure expertise at regional, national and international levels by collaborativelysupportingleveraging and sustaining current technicalinvestments such as WestGrid (High Performance Computing), CyberaNet (advanced network), SuperNet (community network) and the Grid Research Centre (applications, middleware, standards) and applications for academic and industryresearch and development

  4. Cybera Members

  5. Cyberinfrastructure Project Model

  6. CyberaNet • 11 organizations directly connected • 9 organizations connected via SuperNet • 10 Gbsec* connection between Calgary and Edmonton • 1 Gbs between Calgary and Lethbridge and Banff • Connects to • CANARIE (national/international) • SuperNet (pan-provincial) • Completed $1.3 million upgrade in 2006

  7. SuperNet • Connects 429 communities • Almost 4,500 hospitals, libraries, schools and government offices in 3,600 buildings • 10 - 100Mbs to each site • 2,500 km backbone, 13,000 km extended area connection (September 2005 - 100% complete) • Voted best deployed network in the world by IEEE Spectrum January 2004 • Upgrading in 2009 tbd

  8. Access to HPC WestGrid • MACI-1 - AB $2M, 1998 • MACI-2 - AB $18M 1998-2002 • WestGrid I - AB and BC $48M 2003-2007 • WestGrid II - AB+, BC+, SK, MB $60M 2008 - 2012 • Part of National HPC framework (also SHARCNET, HPCVL, SciNet, RCQHP, CLUMEQ, ACEnet) • New national initiative, Compute Canada, linking/coordinating/leveraging all HPC consortia is under development.

  9. Cybera Business • 5 Key Business Areas • Connectivity • Grid Middleware • Training and Outreach • Project Management • Consulting and Technical Support

  10. From Pilot Projects to Utility Services Pilot Projects Pilot Services Utility Services Commercialization of Products and Services 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . .2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012

  11. Strategy/Plans • Outreach activities (events, seminars, demos, print material) to inform the market of the benefits of cyberinfrastructure and grid • Select strategic pilot projects that provide examples and references and inform the development of platforms (services and products) • Choose/Partner with Innovators and Early Adopters (typically SMEs but need some MNEs) • Target 2-3 new academic and 2-3 new industry projects each year • Target 1 new MNE (Energy, Communications, Logistics, …) • Target 1 new GOV (Environment, Health, Education, …) • Build a network of Partners - vendors and service providers • Regular consultation with members and partners

  12. Partnering Model CyberaNet CANARIE Academic WestGrid CFI Industry SuperNet UofAUofC IT Services Alberta Ingenuity/ AHFMR Cybera Other Service Providers Cyberinfrastructure Service Provider NRC/NINT GRC Others Cybera with its partners puts together virtual teams to support client needs TRLabs AICML Clients Partners / Resourcing (Current partners in red)

  13. Current Status - Academic Projects • WestGrid II - Grid Facilities • $60M/5 years/14 institutes • Funding: CFI and BC, AB, SK, MB • Project Management, Administration and Communications • GeoChronos - Environmental Monitoring Portal • > $1.0M/2 years/U of Alberta • Funding: CANARIE NEP and Cybera • PM, Admin, Comm, Architect, Develop • Space Science - Data Portal • > $1.0M/2 years/U of Alberta • Funding: CANARIE NEP and Cybera • PM, Admin, Comm, Architect, Develop • Lots of ongoing and ad hoc support of academic projects - for example, Mount Royal College connects to National Arts Centre in Ottawa for master music classes, connecting Banff Centre to international initiatives, California, China, UK, Australia, …

  14. Current Status - Industry Projects • EDM Studios • Access massive animation rendering processing from Grid when needed • Big data, big compute, “batch on demand” • Zoom New Media • Access data transcoding from Grid on demand • High throughput, real-time, multiple streams of data • Aquila Productions • Access annotated video library in real-time from Grid when needed • Big library, complex lookup, batch and real-time, data staging

  15. Current Challenges • Infrastructure is built (for now) - Now need applications • No machine room space and utility costs now noticed on campus - but culture is not to share • Last mile on campus - who pays • Must show path of deployment from research infrastructure to commercial deployment • Widely available business and home broadband, but cost of commercial bandwidth is limiting

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