bp talk - in@iu
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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKINGAT INDIANA UNIVERSITY
JAMES WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING
INDIANA UNIVERSITY’S COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
“The value of an IU education cannot be contained within one classroom, one state, or one continent. It spans the globe.”
President Michael McRobbie
February 15, 2008
TOPICS
1. Wandering general observations
2. A bit of international networking history
3. Where are we today?
4. The global picture of international networking
5. Where are we headed at Indiana?
HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKING AS A TOOL
To facilitate international collaborations in research and education
To provide for sharing of expensive/scarce resources (telescopes, microscopes, physical locations …)
To facilitate access to scientific materials and databases
To enable one-way and site-to-site telepresence (remote medical activities)
Science diplomacy
A BIT OF HISTORY
It all began with Michael McRobbie
TransPAC – connecting Indiana to Asia
Michael moves on, Jim moves in…
TransPAC2 – more Asia, and Pakistan
TRANSPAC
HPIIS, Steve Goldstein, APAN and San Francisco
35Mbps ATM service from Chicago to Tokyo purchased from AT+T (1998)
Cost – about $130,000/month
Gradually increased bandwidth (155Mbps; 2 x 622Mbps)
TRANSPAC2 (2005)
• Michael moves on to bigger things (VP–Research; Provost; President)
• IRNC replaces HPIIS
• Jim leads TP2 effort
• TransPAC2 10Gbps – cost about $45,000/month (2005)
• Extension to Pakistan in 2008
TRANSPAC2 ASIA PARTNERS
TransPAC2 Co-investigator partner – Internet2
TransPAC2 Asia regional partner – APAN http://www.apan.net
TransPAC2 Japanese partners – National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the National Institute of Informatics (NII)
TransPAC2 – EU TEIN2 partnership http://www.tein2.net/
TRANSPAC2 OVERVIEW
EXTENSION TO PAKISTAN
Connection to Asia funded by US National Science Foundation and partners in Japan
Connection to Pakistan funded by US National Science Foundation and Pakistan Higher Education Commission
My trip to Pakistan is blogged at: http://jiminpakistan.blogspot.com
Members of the pioneering IU team from 1957 that established the Karachi Basic Medical Sciences Institute, which later became the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. L – R: Dr. Rolla Harger, Biochemistry; Dr. Sherman Minton, Jr., Microbiology; Ralph France, Microbiology; John Guthrie, Shop; Eileen Cunningham, Library; Dr. Cranston Bernstorf, Anatomy; and Dr. Osgood Priddle, Pharmacology Photo courtesy of JPMC Archives; published in Bhatti and Alvi
WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
Indiana is a major participant (along with UT-Knoxville) in international networking
We have two new, large NSF awards – ACE and TP3 (map next)
We have significant international partnerships with other NRENS
We are investigating workshops as a mechanism for strengthening international collaborations [US-India; US-Vietnam; US-Czech Republic].
We have strong interests in “science support”.
See: http://internationalnetworking.indiana.edu/
NSF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK CONNECTIONS PROJECT: LEVERAGE AND PARTNERSHIPS
Key IRNC concepts:
1. Much more extensive network development and connectivity than IRNC only funding would permit
2. Fostering/developing more active relationships between US and non-US network engineers
3. Leads to better international scientific and technical interactions
America Connects to Europe (ACE)
TransPAC3: US connection to Asia
WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
AMERICA CONNECTS TO EUROPE
• US lead partner: Indiana University
• Partners: DANTE, NYSERNet, Internet2, DLT and others…
• Multiple 10G connections, 40/100G option
• Connections continued across GN3 and TEIN3 to Asia and TP3
• Connection via EUMEDCONNECT to North Africa
• Connection to Internet2/NLR on US East Coast
• Partner with GLORIAD to provide backup and service redundancy
• Trans-Atlantic part of TP3-TEIN3-GN3-ACE globalnetwork
TRANSPAC3: US TO ASIA
• US lead partner: Indiana University
• Partners: APAN, TEIN3, NICT-Japan, NII-Japan, CERNET–China, and
others…
• Multiple 10G connections from the US to Asia, 40/100G option
• Connections continued to Southeast Asia and South Asia
• Connection to TEIN3 network provides link to Europe
• Connection to GLORIAD/Taj network provides second link to Asia and
EU
• Connection to Internet2/NLR on US West Coast
• Asian part of TP3-TEIN3-GN3-ACE global network
WHERE ARE WE HEADED AT IU:AREAS OF INTEREST AND RESEARCH
1. Focus some attention on underserved areas (Africa, Central Asia, South Asia)
2. Provide services beyond bandwidth (utilization, e-2-e, DC, security)
3. Develop better tools for scientists
4. Work as a community to being planning for future science experiments (gene sequencing; SKA; “brighter” LHC; ITER)
NETWORK-BASED SERVICES:ACCOUNTABILITY AND SERVICE
• Utilization statistics in a useable form
• e-2-e measurement – what researchers are really concerned about
• Custom networks and connections (dynamic circuits provisioned by researchers)
• As networks and network operations become more transparent, network operators must become more accountable.
• As networks become “more global” network operators must develop tools and mechanisms for shared/distributed operations.
• See: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/K-GENI
• Security, security, security…how can we cooperatively attack this problem?One possible component: http://www.ren-isac.net/ses/
STIMULATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGH BETTER TOOLS
Development of tools to make researcher-provisioned connections and networks much simpler (no engineer involvement)
Better collaboration tools using “social media-based” tools – for example, see the following: https://hubzero.org/
Researcher-specific tools, such as the Data Logistics Toolkit (DLT), need to become fully developed research aids -- see: http://code.google.com/p/dlt/
Outreach activities, particularly in developing areas, designed to increase international research and education collaborations -- see the following: http://usindiaworkshop.indiana.edu/
FINAL REPORT 2015 – ACE AND TP3
1. South Asia is fully connected and participating in global research and education activities.
2. Asia, Europe and the US are fully engaged, cooperative partners in technology (networking) and science (use of networks). <Attendance at Internet2, APAN and TERENA meetings has much overlap>
3. Significant progress has been made in connectivity to and science collaborations with Africa and Central Asia.
4. All IRNC ProNet projects and their global partners now provide services beyond bandwidth (utilization, e-2-e, DC) and shared/distributed operations.
5. Security continues to be a difficult challenge but all international network providers are working together on security activities.
6. Social, data-management, and other tools make data intensive research and education use of networks a simple daily occurrence.
7. The IRNC ProNet projects and partners in APAN and GN3 in conjunction with our commercial and international partners have made certain that both bandwidth and tools are available such that future science experiments (gene sequencing; SKA; “brighter” LHC; ITER) can fully utilize the global cyberinfrastructure.
IN@IU (new) http://[email protected]
TransPAC2 (old): http://www.transpac2.net
APAN: http://www.apan.net
DANTE: http://www.dante.net/
Pakistan blog: http://jiminpakistan.blogspot.com
NSF IRNC program (new): http://irncworkshop.indiana.edu
NSF IRNC program (old): http://www.irnclinks.net
GlobalNOC: http://globalnoc.iu.edu
Jim Williams: [email protected]
INTERESTING LINKS