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Knowledge Network-Exploiting California’s Experience

Jim DolgonasPresident and CEO

CENIC


Knowledge Network-Exploiting California’s Experience in Fiber-based Research and

Education Networking Why create knowledge network CENIC as provider of knowledge

network in California Importance of high speed networking

to research Why separate, fiber-based network

outside of normal telecommunications services is desirable for knowledge networks

Summary


Economic Impact of CA Public Education

“California’s public education systems not only create vital educational opportunities that help improve the quality of life for all Californians, they also represent the economic engine that keeps California thriving and globally competitive.”

-- CCC Chancellor Diane Woodruff


Economic Impact of CA Public Education

A strong economy needs a strong education community — examples include: UC: critical to California’s leading industries

(patents, research, start-ups) CSU: 45% of California’s computer and

electronics engineers CCC: 300,000 engineering/industrial

students each year, 200,000 IT students K12: Supplies incoming students to ALL the

above


Knowledge Network Empowering Education in

California Broadband networking strengthens

California economy through empowering the CA educational community: California K-12 System-over 1000 districts

and 8000 schools California’s Community Colleges-110 colleges California State University-23 campuses University of California-10 campuses Private and Independent universities (e.g.,

Caltech, Stanford, USC, etc.)


Knowledge Network Should be looked at as infrastructure,

similar to power Critical component for R&E today-

and therefore critical to future economy


CENIC Nonprofit, formed in 1997 by CA R&E

community to exploit economies of scale in networking and offer pre commercial services

Originally 9 UC campuses, 3 CSU campuses, Caltech, Stanford, and USC

Now, all of CA K-20 public educational institutions, 3 original privates, Naval Postgraduate, USD, USF, NASA Ames, National U, Pepperdine, Wharton West etc.

Governed by & answerable to K-20 segments


CENIC’s Mission and Goals-focused and narrow

Mission:

“…to develop, deploy and operate leading edge network-based services and to facilitate and coordinate their use for the research and education community to advance learning and innovation”

Goals: Provide competitive advantage in global marketplace to

education and research communities

Provide opportunities for innovation in teaching, learning and research through use of the network.


The CA Research & Education Network

California K-12 system (8,000+ schools and COEs)

California’s Community Colleges (110 campuses)

CSU (23 campuses)

UC (10 campuses)Caltech, USC, Stanford, MBARI

Naval Postgrad, USD, USF

Pepperdine, Wharton West


The CA Research & Education Network

Connectivity to Internet2, National LambdaRail, on to Europe

Connectivity to CUDI, CA*net4 Connectivity to Pacific Rim

and beyond w/ Pacific Wave


CENIC Funding Overview National Science Foundation Grant-

for some one-start up funds Members pay fees for on going costs

and costs for refreshing the network to maintain technology currency

When K-12 schools and 2 year community colleges added in 2000, restructured fees


California State and Federal Participation

No direct funding from State Public college and university (State)

budgets include funding for networking

Relatively small amounts of Federal funding (via National Science Foundation grants) for international connectivity)


Current funding and fees Fee structure established to

ENCOURAGE use-flat annual fees rather than usage-based fees

Though no direct State funding, customers/members include all public/State institutions


Fee Structure Annual Backbone Fees- Equal for K12, 2

year colleges, 4 year public colleges and 4 year public research Universities. Fees pay for unlimited use.

Each pays for cost to connect from school/campus site to backbone (circuit or fiber plus equipment)

Some optional services-e.g., video teleconferencing paid for by those who use it


CENIC’s Members and Governance

Government not a member, not served Commercial firms not a member, not

served May begin to support Statewide

telemedicine network Board is composed of members

State government is not on Board Board representation is sized to

educational segment (K-12, 2 year colleges, 4 year public colleges, 4 year public research and single research institutions)


Why Very High Speed Networking is Critical

Attract faculty/researchers Compete and participate in international

science/research Satisfy needs of researchers/facilitate

collaboration


Why Owned Fiber Networks for R&E

Economies in offering multiple high speed networks, via Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

Ability to offer dedicated networking to individual researchers at very low, marginal cost, compared to pricing of common telecommunications carriers


Need to Serve Multiplicity of Needs Fiber supported our needs to serve a wide range of

uses, from K-12 to leading network researchers Allows for the coexistence of multiple independent

network tiers (using separate light waves or lambdas)

Network Development and EvolutionFor the California Research and Education Community


Why CENIC Acquired Fiber-2001

Cost containment-expenditures on TeleCo circuits linear

Responsiveness Ability to meet different

needs/flexibility Ability to provision large amounts of

capacity for short periods of time. Ability to provision capacity upon little

notice Allow/support the

unplanned/unthinkable


Why Acquire Fiber in 2008? Cost containment. Responsiveness. Ability to meet different

needs/flexibility. Capabilities to:

Attract faculty, Compete for research dollars, Satisfy needs of researchers, and, Support emerging telemedicine.

Allow/support unthinkable. Critical component of cyber

infrastructure.


Owned Fiber Networks Provide Freedom

Traditional network and organizational processes are fixed and immobile, limiting the ability for users or customers to innovate and create new custom solutions.

Owned fiber is the solution. Grids and cyber-infrastructure are the

first steps in this direction of user control and management in the research community.


CENIC Fiber in CA Dot com boom resulted in already

installed fiber being available for sale to CENIC

CENIC has built fiber in addition to installed fiber-generally for relatively short distances, but up to 100 miles in one case

Fiber is either installed on existing telcom or power poles, in existing telecom conduit or in newly installed duct


Right of Ways and Permitting

In California, telecommunications companies have access to power poles. CENIC-acquired and -installed fiber obtained via competitive local exchange carriers

CalTrans (Dept of Highways) has new mandate to assist broadband deployment

In CA, are various entities having permitting jurisdictions-can slow down projects


Building Better High Speed Networking Tools for Higher

Ed Maintaining leadership in technology Promotes innovation – Cyber

infrastructure Measures pre-eminence in higher ed

among nations. Creates new “norms of practice and

rules, incentives, and constraints that shape individual and collective action”-NSF, Chief Arden Bement Jr


From “Supercomputer–Centric” to “Supernetwork-Centric”

Cyberinfrastructure

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Application Drivers – A Sampler Global Instruments: e.g. Large Hadron

Collider, SKA, LOOKING, MARS (MBARI) ORION, Neptune & Station Aloha NEESGrid, TeraGrid e-VLBI and other Astronomy Opportunities HPC development and deployment

strategies Sensor networks, environmental

monitoring Telehealth, telemedicine, disease

monitoring and control High-definition video for HDTV, immersive

videoconferencing, megaconferences, collaboratories, etc.


CalREN Connects You to the World!

CalREN connects CA K-20 to one another and the

world!

Through Pacific Wave CalREN provides a high-performance path for all users to colleagues

worldwide.


Multiple HD Streams Over Lambdas

Will Radically Transform Network Collaboration

Source: U Washington Research ChannelU. Washington

JGN II WorkshopOsaka, Japan

Jan 2005

Prof. Osaka Prof. Aoyama

Prof. SmarrTelepresence Using Uncompressed 1.5 Gbps HDTV Streaming Over IP on Fiber

Optics


Adding Web and Grid Services to Lambdas to Provide Real-Time Control of Ocean Observatories

LOOKING: (Laboratory for the Ocean Observatory

Knowledge Integration Grid)http://lookingtosea.ucsd.edu/

Goal: Prototype Cyberinfrastructure for NSF’s Ocean Research Interactive Observatory Networks (ORION) Building on OptIPuter

LOOKING NSF ITR with PIs: John Orcutt & Larry Smarr -

UCSD John Delaney & Ed Lazowska –

UW Mark Abbott – OSU

Collaborators at: MBARI, WHOI, NCSA, UIC,

CalPoly, UVic, CANARIE, Microsoft, NEPTUNE-Canarie


“Neptune” Ocean Observatories


Enabling International Collaborations: iAnatomy

(Stanford/Canada)

● Instructors and students at NOSM access The Bassett Collection of high-quality medical images at Stanford● Live image interaction and instructional use● Requires extremely large bandwidth, international fiber network connectivity

2007 winner of CENIC’s Innovations in Networking Award for High-

Performance Research Applications


CENIC & Int’l Network Peering

Pacific Wave: distributed international peering facility for US/Pacific Rim R&E networks (RENs) Joint project between CENIC and Pacific NW

Gigapop w/ support from U Wash. Three PW peering facilities (Sunnyvale,

LA, Seattle) Nat’l participation, and beyond Pacific

Rim as well Dependent on owned fiber infrastructure


Global e-VLBIiGrid / SC05

Goal: Real-Time VLBI Radio Telescope Data Correlation from the USA (MIT Haystack, GGAO), Japan (Kashima) and Europe (Onsala in Sweden, Jodrell in the UK, Westerbork in The

Netherlands) Achieved 512Mb Transfers from USA and Sweden to MIT, Results Streamed to iGrid.


International Connectivity and Exchanges

www.glif.isVisualization courtesy of Bob Patterson, NCSA.


Pacific Connectivity and SX TransPORT


International Research Collaborations

The list of potential collaborations continue to grow

A fiber-based network is require to participate in research collaborations


Summary Knowledge Network is required for

international research competitiveness Knowledge Network requires fiber

infrastructure Fiber network can support other Mexico-

specific needs (e.g., network backbone for K-12)

Governance structure must include members/users

Funding model must not discourage usage

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