RedIRIS

1. RedIRIS The Spanish National Research and Education Network

2. e-Science e-Science requires high-speed communication networks and high-performance computing resources to allow the Research Community to cooperate globally in an efficient way. Material Sciences Earth Sciences Physics Engineering Chemistry Information Society Technology Biomedicine and HealthSciences Astronomy Applications and Middleware Communications Network Computing Resources Storage Resources Information Resources Other Resources

3. RedIRIS and e-Science RedIRIS manages a research network infrastructure and provides connectivity, security and other services to Spanish researchers, thus improving collaboration among themselves and with their global peers. Material Sciences Earth Sciences Physics Engineering Chemistry Information Society Technology Biomedicine and HealthSciences Astronomy Applications and Middleware Communications Network Computing Resources Storage Resources Information Resources Other Resources

4. Regional Research Networks RedIRIS in the Global Research Intranet The Research and Education Networks cooperate in a multi-domain environment which requires high quality standards at all its levels. RedIRIS… RedIRIS directly contributes to the improvement of global connectivity among researchers Co-manages and co-funds GÉANT, which cooperates with Intertnet2, CANARIE, SINET, RedCLARA... Pan-European, North America… Research Networks RedIRIS National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) Manages the Spanish NREN and cooperates with other NRENs (JANET, SURFnet, GARR…) RedIRIS collaborates with Spanish regional networks to provide high quality services to the Spanish Research Community Collaborates with regional networks (CICA, Anella, RECETGA, I2BASK...) Provides services and support Campus LAN

5. Organizational framework RedIRIS contributes to the Spanish research development and the development of Information Society It is funded by the MICINN with 16 M€/year. MICINN defines the Strategy. It is managed by the Public Entity Red.es, belonging to the State Department for Telecommunications and Information Society (SETSI) of the MITYC. MICINN MITYC SETSI Secretaría de Estado de Investigación SETSI […] SETSI […] […] Secretaría General de Política Científica y Tecnológica […] E .P. E. Adscrita al MITYC Dirección General de Planificación y Coordinación

6. Organizational framework RedIRIS contributes to the Spanish research development and the development of Information Society Management Fundation It is funded by the MICINN with 16 M€/year. MICINN defines the Strategy. It is managed by the Public Entity Red.es, belonging to the State Department for Telecommunications and Information Society (SETSI) of the MITYC. MICINN MITYyC SETSI Secretaría de Estado de Investigación SETSI […] SETSI […] […] Secretaría General de Política Científica y Tecnológica […] E .P. E. Adscrita al MITYC Dirección General de Planificación y Coordinación

7. Organizational framework RedIRIS contributes to the Spanish research development and the development of Information Society Management It is funded by the MICINN with 16 M€/year. MICINN defines the Strategy. It is managed by the Public Entity Red.es, belonging to the State Department for Telecommunications and Information Society (SETSI) of the MITYC. MICINN MITYC SETSI Secretaría de Estado de Investigación SETSI […] SETSI […] […] Secretaría General de Política Científica y Tecnológica […] E .P. E. Adscrita al MITYC Dirección General de Planificación y Coordinación

8. RedIRIS: National Infrastructure In order to fulfil the needs of all its users, RedIRIS deploys, operates and manages a meshed communications network based on network equipment and links up to 10 Gb bandwidth. • Links • + • Network Equipment RedIRIS affiliated institutions (Universities, Research Centres) connect to the corresponding regional RedIRIS PoP via regional research and education networks, or, if no regional network exists, through local loops from their main nodes to a RedIRIS PoP.

9. RedIRIS: Contribution to European Infrastructure Through its participation in GÉANT2, RedIRIS guarantees to its users 10 Gb bandwidth links with advanced European Research Projects.

10. RedIRIS: Contribution to Global Infrastructure RedIRIS, together with the European NRENs, cooperates with other NRENs to improve connectivity within the Global Research Intranet, a basic tool which allows researchers to cooperate remotely at a global scale…

11. 10Gb RedIRIS: Access to Global Internet …and also provides access to global Internet using high-speed dedicated links. I N T E R N E T Global Research Intranet ISP ISP 10Gb (Telia) ISP 10Gb (Global Crossing) ISP ISP • 10Gb (IP Service) • 2,5Gb (IP Backup) • 3 x 10Gb (Projects) ISP 1Gb

12. RedIRIS users: more than 350 affiliated institutions RedIRIS provides its services to 350+ Institutions (including all Spanish Universities and most public research centers and ICTSs). This includes 150.000+ researchers and 2.000.000+ potential end users.

13. RedIRIS: Usage Patterns RedIRIS serves many end users with basic connectivity needs, as well as specific researcher groups with very high bandwidth requirements. • Basic Service • Web navigation, e-mail • Few servers, many potential users Example: University students • Research Projects • Multicast, streaming, VLAN's, VPN, QoS • Communities of users, virtual organizations Example: Opera Oberta (live multicast streaming of operas from Liceu to Universities) • Main e-science Research Projects • High energy physics, astronomy, genomics, biomedicine, earth sciences, IT research, etc. • Users of High Performance Computing & Grids • Require high-speed links (10 Gb) Example: Large Hadron Collider (LHC), DEISA

14. RedIRIS activities RedIRIS participates in international and national innovation projects and fora in order to gather knowledge and best practices which allow RedIRIS to improve existing services and launch new innovative ones. Projects: International projects (GÈANT2, FEDERICA, EGEE-III…), national projects (PASITO), collaboration with partners in innovation activities Fora: TERENA, DANTE, Trusted Introducer, FIRST, MAAWG, APWG… Services

15. RedIRIS: Main Research and Innovation Projects RedIRIS participates in national and international projects which provide a very valuable input to develop and improve RedIRIS services. • Services • Improved network connectivity • New monitoring tools • Bandwidth on demand • Cross-border fibre • Mobility (EDUROAM) • PERT • Security • AAI • PKI for e-science • Improved network support • Experimental network infrastructures • ….. GN2 (GÉANT2) 34 European NRENs cooperate through the GN2 project for: -the joint management of a high speed Pan-European Research and Academic Network, well connected to NRENs worldwide - the joint development of services for a multi-domain environment ALICE2 Improved research connectivity between Europe and Latin America EUMEDCONNECT2 Improved research connectivity within the Mediterranean Area FEDERICA European experimental network infrastructure for trialling new networking protocols and services PASITO Spanish experimental network infrastructure for trialling new networking protocols and services EGEE III (Enabling Grids for E-sciencE) Main European project for scientific distributed computing RedIRIS collaboration: network support, PKI, security, training infrastructure... 15

16. RedIRIS: Service porfolio RedIRIS offers to its affiliate users a wide range of services from connectivity and advanced network services to applications, collaborative tools and dissemination. Security (CERT) MIDDLEWARE AND APPLICATIONS DISSEMINATION DIGITAL REPOSITORIES COLLABORATIVE TOOLS DIGITAL IDENTITY MANAGEMENT MAIL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MIDDLEWARE ADVISORY SERVICES NETWORK SERVICES OTHER NETWORK SERVICES IPv4/IPv6 addresses, Multicast, Jumboframe, DNS, L2 VPN NETWORK INCIDENT HANDLING (NOC) NETWORK ADVISORY SERVICES CONNECTIVITY

17. Example of most intensive users: BSC-RES RedIRIS provides advanced network connectivity to the “Red Española de Supercomputación” (RES), whose members are several Spanish Supercomputing Centers. BSC (Marenostrum): Coordinator of RES Level 2 Network: Phase I • 1Gb core Phase II • 10Gb core

18. Example of most intensive users: BSC-DEISA RedIRIS also provides BSC (coordinator of RES) with high-speed connectivity (10 Gbps) to the DEISA Project (Distributed European Infrastructure for Supercomputing Applications) BSC (Marenostrum): Spanish Member in DEISA 10 Gb

19. NOVA RedIRIS Evolution Since 1988, the mission of RedIRIS has been to provide advance connectivity services to the Spanish research and academic community. In order to achieve this goal, RedIRIS has implemented different generations of a national high-speed backbone. 1988 1989 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 19

20. NOVA The next step in RedIRIS evolution: RedIRIS NOVA RedIRIS NOVA will be the new RedIRIS national infrastructure: a dark-fibre network with optical equipment, which will increase very significantly RedIRIS transmission capacity, as well as its ability to deploy new services in a flexible way. • Dark-fibre networks increase transmission capacity and favour the introduction of innovative services, all for a long-term cost inferior to that of leased capacity • Nearly all European NRENs already have dark-fibre in all or part of their backbones, and are promoting cross-border fibre connections among themselves • RedIRIS strategic decision to deploy a dark-fibre was taken in 2006, and its being implemented now (on-going public procurement through competitive dialogue) • Budgeted cost: 130M€ for at least 10 years (with 55 M€ from EDRF funds) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2020 New network deployment Starts new network planning

21. RedIRIS Strategic Plan: Environmental Factors A detailed analysis has been carried out in order to determine the key relevant environmental factors for RedIRIS strategy. • RedIRIS analyzed its environment: • The political, economical, social, technical and legal trends which might impact RedIRIS in the next years (PESTL analysis) • The position of RedIRIS in relation to existing or potential competitors, substitutive services, providers and users (“5 forces of Porter” analysis) • The main stakeholders of RedIRIS and their present and future expectations vis-à-vis RedIRIS • Some relevant factors identified were: • Need to collaborate and compete at a global level • Increased use of Grid and Cloud Computing • Evolution of technology costs • Need of increased cooperation between national and regional authorities • Political support to research and innovation as part of the measures to fight against the world economic crisis • Potential Entrants • Technical Barriers (higher with R.NOVA) • Model consists of hiring the infraestructure to providers • Political • Cooperation between national and regional authorities • Political support as part of the measures to fight against the crisis • Technology influence • Economical • World Economic crisis • Evolution of technology costs • Suppliers • RedIRIS bargainig power • Dependence on suppliers Industry Competitors No direct rivals (but degree of subcontracting may vary) • Buyers (Users) - Free Service - Some users could make pressure on RedIRIS • Substitutes • Direct purchase of the service by users (loss of economies of scale and externalities) • Technological • Cloud Computing, Grid • Telecom Industry Development • Social • New Technologies uses • Globalization 21

22. RedIRIS Strategic Plan: SWOT Analysis STRENGTHS WEAKNESS Bearing that environmental analysis in mind, a “SWOT” was carried out in order to determine the internal and external factors from which the Strategic Objectives will be derived • Motivated staff with good technical training • Suitable network infrastructure (RedIRIS 10) • Experience (20 years) and good alliances for carrying out scheduled duties • Good image of RedIRIS among users • Advantages of the institutional support provided by MICINN and Red.es • Problem of lack of staff • Complexity of certain decision making processes (2 Ministries, 17 regional Governments…) • Dependence on providers • Insufficient interaction with affiliated institutions • Insufficient dissemination of RedIRIS services • Inadequate funding system for equipment renewal OPPORTUNITIES THREATS • Knowledge economy • Demand for dark fibre at levels below that of the national backbone • Increase in network capacity (possibility of serving new user groups) • Good image of RedIRIS among authorities, providers and affiliated institutions • Neutral provider of services for e-science • Consequences of any service breakdown, as some RedIRIS services are critical for affiliated institutions • Possible service problems relating to migration to the new infrastructure RedIRIS NOVA • Relationship with some regional governments • Legal uncertainty about the entity which will manage RedIRIS after 2011 • Lack of capacity for internal growth to take advantage of existing opportunities

23. RedIRIS Strategic Plan: Objectives and Actions Taking all those previous analysis into account, RedIRIS has established its Strategic Objectives and has proposed Actions to achieve them Improve capacity and reduce cost. Increase the stability and technical quality of the service, in order to increase its reliability and redundancy and reduce the risk of failure. Leverage the investments to meet the needs of big users and to improve the service conditions resolving specific problems as network capillarity. Increase RedIRIS's capacity for innovation. Increase RedIRIS's communication with its affiliated institutions. Reinforce RedIRIS alliances with other research and education networks and with providers Networks. • Development of RedIRIS NOVA. This key measure will have a positive impact in relation to all RedIRIS strategic objectives • Negotiate an increase of staff headcount, in order to have the necessary human resources. • Negotiate a more sustainable approach to equipment renewal. • Approve a new Public Relations Plan to improve dissemination of RedIRIS services. • Convene the new Advisory Committee, whose suggestions will improve RedIRIS capacity to be aware of user demands • Maintain and increasewhere appropriatethe cooperation with other NRENs and providers. • Complete the implementation of the ongoing quality and environmental programmes

24. RedIRIS The Spanish National Research and Education Network