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April 14, 2003

GLO BAL RI NG NETWORK FOR ADVANCED A PPLICATIONS D EVELOPMENT Russia-China-USA Science & Education Network. April 14, 2003. Greg Cole , Natasha Bulashova , National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( gcole@uiuc.edu , natasha@uiuc.edu).

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  1. GLOBAL RING NETWORK FOR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENTRussia-China-USA Science & Education Network April 14, 2003 Greg Cole, Natasha Bulashova, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (gcole@uiuc.edu, natasha@uiuc.edu)

  2. Presentation Objectives • Update on US-Russian NaukaNet Program • Introduce Russia-China-USA GLORIAD program

  3. NaukaNet Overview • 5 year $4.1 million NSF Cooperative Agreement under HPIIS Program • Co-funded by Russian Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology • 1998-2001: MIRnet • Univ of Tennessee • 6 Mbps ATM Service (Moscow M9 - STARTAP) • 2001-2002: FASTnet • NCSA, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • 45 Mbps ATM Service (Moscow M9 - STARTAP) • 2002-[June, 2004]: NaukaNet • 155 Mbps POS Service (Moscow M9 - Starlight) • Upgrade in 2003 to 2x155 Mbps POS Service 5 year goal

  4. NaukaNetTraffic Growth, 1999 - 2003

  5. NaukaNetGrowth in IP Flows > 200 Mbytes

  6. Number of Unique IP Addresses Using NaukaNet, 2000-2002

  7. NaukaNetTraffic to Novosibirsk, Russia

  8. Top Institutional Users of NaukaNet in RussiaNov. 2002

  9. Top Institutional Users of NaukaNetin U.S.,Nov. 2002

  10. Application Communities • High Energy Physics • International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) • Atmospheric Sciences • Spallation Neutron Source • Space Sciences Cooperation • Astronomical Sciences/IVO • US-Russian Plutonium Disposition Project • Non-proliferation/Arms Control Program • US-Russia Materials Protection, Control & Accountability Program • Security Studies/Issues • Geosciences • Bioinformatics

  11. NaukaNet: Congestion ahead

  12. Near-Future Plans • Add second OC3 Starlight - Moscow • Complete European exchange for Russia-Europe traffic • Improved (“live”) Monitoring System • Access Grid Node in Moscow • Switched Ethernet testbed project (Moscow-Novosibirsk) • New IPv6 Services / experimentation • June Conference in Moscow and St. Petersburg • Russian domestic infrastructure improvement

  13. GLOBAL RING NETWORK FOR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENTRussia-China-USA Science & Education Network

  14. Why GLORIAD? • Time to develop follow-on to NaukaNet program • Science applications demand it (HEP, ITER, NVO, Atmospheric Sciences, Spallation Neutron Source, Nanomaterials collaborations, network security, etc.) • Desire to extend S&E network in Russia to Far East • TransTelecom network in place • Highest level interest in US for improving US-China S&E cooperation • Highest level interest in Russia for improving Russia-China S&E cooperation • Good opportunity to develop general framework for tri-lateral cooperation around a most advanced S&E network

  15. Introduction to GLORIAD • Proposed network/program to be operational in 2004 • Co-developed (and to-be-co-funded) by U.S., Russia, China • Expanded capacity for science and education collaboration (10 Gbps) • New “Global Ring” topology for reliability and new applications • Essential for supporting advanced S&E applications (particularly HEP, Astronomy, Atmospheric Sciences, optical network research, network security research) • Follow-on to US-Russian NaukaNet Program

  16. Details (initial proposal) • Layer 1: 10 Gbps Lambda ring across Russia, China, US (and the oceans between) (likely access point in Amsterdam also) • Layer 2: Switched Ethernet • Layer 3: IPv6 • Program to develop network management, utilization, monitoring, resource allocation and scheduling tools • Program to develop Cyberinfrastructure supporting S&E collaboration • Program to educate potential users and to educate/inform continuously scientists/educators in all 3 countries about opportunities to collaborate

  17. The 4 Layer GLORIAD Model Application Communities Scientists, educators, policy-makers, public organizations, students Collaboration Framework Middleware/grid tools, technologies tying together networks, computers and communities Sculpted Network Platform Ethernet (layer 2) switching, IPv6 migration, Network monitoring and management (scheduling, allocation) tools Lightwave/Lambda Network Lambda-based network; optical switching

  18. Goal: Applications • Network will carry the full mix of S&E traffic • Emphasis, however, on supporting single applications that need Gbps+ capacity • ITER-Grid (US, China have just (re-) joined) • HEP: LHC data distribution • National Astronomy Virtual Observatory • Climate change / atmospheric sciences • Digital Sky • Digital Earth • Wavelength Disk Drive (based on Canadian efforts) • Data mining, security monitoring and visualization • Large scale digital video services

  19. Serving Major Science/Education Application Areas GLORIAD is being developed to serve global S&E collaborations. The following lists a few typical programs or program areas in which at least two (and in many cases, all three) of the countries jointly participate. • USA: International Space Station Alpha • DOE Arms Control Policy Studies • National Nanotechnology Initiative • Human Genomics • Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) • Grid Physics Network • Cooperative Threat Reduction Program • MPC&A • Antarctic Research Programs • Earth Observation • The Globe Program • Russia: ITER • Large Hadron Collider (LHC) • U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on Economic & Technological Cooperation • Seismic / Geological Research Programs • HERA-B (proton-electron accelerator) • Forest and Wildfire Research • Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion • Irkutsk Project • Junior Achievement • Simple Words Children’s Program • Neurosurgery International • Plasma Physics • China:Yangtze River / Three Gorges • Space Telescope Program • Large Radio Telescope (FAST / KARST) • U.S.-China National Laboratory Interactions in Arms Control / Nonproliferation • China Biodiversity Network • U.S.-China Joint S&T Commission • Russia-China Oil Pipeline Project • Shanghai Cooperation Organization

  20. Technical Details (initial proposal) • Initial capability to switch multiple ethernet segments • Later capability to switch multiple lambdas (year 3) • Optical (initially, Ethernet) switches in Chicago (Starlight), Amsterdam (NetherLight), Moscow (RusLight), Novosibirsk (SiberLight), Beijing (ChinaLight), Hong Kong (HKLight) • Self-healing ring topology (ex: if network outage across Atlantic, US traffic to Moscow transits Pacific/China/Siberia) • IPv6 proposed for advanced applications, security, future of IP networking

  21. A series of “Starlight” type facilities providing services for lambda-switching, ethernet-switching, IPv6 routing, IPv4 routing. Also, a testbed for advanced network research.

  22. Russian Backbone Network (RBnet)

  23. China CSTNet (800 research facilities/institutions)

  24. US High Performance Network (Abilene, pictured here, is one of several US networks; others include DOE’s Esnet, NASA’s NREN, US Govt network, etc.)

  25. Financing • Proposed 5 year Project (2003-2008) • Backbone cooperatively managed by US, China, Russia partners • Project cooperatively funded by US, China, Russia. • US commitment anticipated at $2.5M annually • Proposal: each country funds transit across its territory. • US funds 1/2 circuit to Russia and 1/2 circuit to China. • Russia funds 1/2 circuit to US. • China funds 1/2 circuit to US. • Each country funds personnel, equipment, operations necessary for full program operation (i.e., distributed 24/7 NOC, training/support, security services, grid development, etc.)

  26. Organizational Details • Russian Federation: Kurchatov Institute (Dr. Velikhov), Russian Academy of Science (Dr. Velikhov), Joint Supercomputing Center (RAS), Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Atomic Energy. (TransTelecom: likely network provider) • People’s Republic of China: CSTnet/CNIC, Chinese Academy of Science. (Dr. Jiang) • U.S.A.: University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications (lead university), National Computational Science Alliance, U.S. National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy. (several telecomm companies being evaluated as possible network providers) Also, National Academy of Engineering, San Diego Supercomputing Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, International Center for Advanced Internet Research (ICAIR) at Northwestern University, others. (Challenge: must present a nation-wide consortium of U.S. S&E community to match interest/level of commitment in Russia and China)

  27. Academician Evgeny Velikhov Academician, Russian Academy of Science Academician-Secretary, Info. & Computing Division, RAS President, RRC Kurchatov Institute Science Advisor, President, Russian Federation Leader, ITER Leader, Russian NaukaNet (GLORIAD) Founder and Director, Russian Junior Achievement

  28. Mianheng Jiang • Vice President, China Academy of Sciences (Computing and IT Division) • Telecommunications/IT developer in China • Leader, China GLORIAD program

  29. Baoping Yan • Director, Computer Network Information Center, China Academy of Sciences

  30. Organizing Trip to BeijingDecember 7-16, 2002

  31. GLOBAL RING NETWORK FOR ADVANCED APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENTRussia-China-USA Science & Education NetworkOrganizing Tripwith Chinese Academy of SciencesComputer Network Information Center (CNIC) December 7 - 16, 2002Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaVisitorsAcad. Evgeny Velikhov, Kurchatov InstituteNatasha Bulashova, NCSA, University of IllinoisGreg Cole, NCSA, University of Illinois

  32. Trip Purpose Explore Opportunities to Expand the US-Russian NaukaNet S&E Program: with partners from Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), with CAS’ CSTnet and with a global ring network based on lightwave technology

  33. Trip Results December 14, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding Signed by China (Jiang Mianheng), Russia (E. Velikhov), and US (G. Cole) to develop GLORIAD

  34. Trip Results Consensus Reached on GLORIAD program With Plans for Program Development, Program Management, Network Topology, Technology, Science Collaborations

  35. The Memorandum of Understanding • The Chinese Academy of Sciences represented by the Computer Network Information Center (CNIC), the Russian Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” and the US National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) of the University of Illinois jointly propose a new strategic framework for advancing S&E cooperation among the three countries and across the myriad disciplines comprising current and future collaborative research. Linking their scientific communities with an advanced S&E network and Grid-based services, the multi-national GLORIAD program will actively encourage and coordinate applications across multiple disciplines and provide for sharing such scientific resources as databases, instrumentation, computational services, software, etc. In addition to supporting active scientific exchange with network services, the program will provide a test bed for advancing the state-of-the-art in collaborative and network technologies – including Grid-based applications, optical network switching, an IPv6 backbone, network traffic engineering and network security. Supporting the increasing growth in global S&E cooperation, GLORIAD will cooperate with other national S&E networks and scientific resources as required.

  36. Lightwave/Lambda Network • 10 Gbps Lambda Continuous Ring (segmented into multiple GigE ethernets) • Need to decide carrier issues, meet points, etc. • Russia’s network will be ready (to Russia-China border) in late 2003 • China’s network will be ready (to Russia-China border) in early 2004 • Important in later phase of project (year 3) that we have multiple lambdas (at least, when needed) and capability to switch lambdas on demand

  37. Action Items • Determine carrier issues for trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific links. Must choose carrier with stable financial base, excess lambda capacity, eagerness to work on large R&D project. • Finalize arrangements with Russian company TransTelecom • Finalize transit issues within and to/from China • Finalize network topology (optical nodes, facilities, equipment)

  38. Resource Access/Scheduling System • Provide for ability to advance-schedule resource allocation requests end-to-end • Software system to automatically update network devices • Must handle Level 2 switching for end-to-end VLAN provisioning • Must handle Level 3 routing for providing improved QoS through core network (for example, using MPLS or other service) • Must by year 3 provide for scheduling/switching (at optical level) lightwaves • Must provide back-end reporting and surveying to determine how well network met customer’s needs

  39. Collaboration Framework • Middleware/grid tools, technologies (“Cyberinfrastructure”) • Collaboration • Sharing of computational resources • Sharing of storage/data resources • Sharing of expensive/scarce instrumentation, sensor data, etc.

  40. Global Grid Development • GLORIAD will provide the network linking GRID communities in US, Russia and China (and, via Starlight and Netherlight, other countries) • Will support the general US-Russian NaukaGrid program and other focused Grid communities

  41. ITER-Grid Development • Dr. Velikhov’s goal: “Virtual ITER” sites with ready, immediate access to conferencing facilities, live data streams generated by experiments/operations, distributed access to computational resources, remote instrumentation, monitoring and control applications. • Need conferencing/lecture capabilities immediately (AG?) • Network needs will eventually exceed 10 Gbps • Preparing “concept paper” on what the ITER-Grid will be • Would like to propose joint development effort: NCSA, Argonne, ORNL, others?

  42. Kurchatov Institute Conferencing Facilities • Currently based on several H.323 (polycom) devices • Would like to add Access Grid node • Useful for KI collaborations with NCSA, ORNL, Argonne, Sandia, ITER/fusion community • Useful model for other Russian sites (implement multicast network across Russian S&E network) • NaukaNet network capable

  43. Application Communities • GLORIAD is to focus on application communities - especially those with needs which could not be met without such an advanced network • First, need to identify and document needs of these communities • Second, need to educate/inform scientists, educators, students about potential services, capabilities • Third, need to continually inform/update broad community about opportunities of collaboration

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