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GÉANT:

Supporting R&E Collaboration with North America

Niels Hersoug, Thomas Fryer, Mark Johnston, Peter Szegedi

Internet2 Global Summit

Denver, Colorado

Wednesday, 9th April 2014

2Connect | Communicate | Collaborate

Europe’s 500Gbps network

- e-Infrastructure for the “data deluge”

40 European countries

connected

Latest transmission and

switching technology

Routers with 100Gbps

capability

Optical transmission platform

designed to provide 500Gbps

super-channels

27,114km of dark fibre

Over 100,000km of leased

capacity (including

transatlantic connections)

28 main sites covering

European footprint


GÉANT Interconnects with:

CANARIE (Canada)

ESnet (USA)

Internet2 (USA)

NISN (USA)

Transatlantic Capacity:

60Gbps for IP traffic

20Gbps for point-to-point connectivity

Reciprocal funding for links from GÉANT and NSF funding

ANA-100G (Advanced North Atlantic 100G Pilot): Collaboration involving GÉANT,

Internet2, ESnet, NORDUnet, SURFnet, CANARIE to test 100G Atlantic since June

2013

Collaboration on Europe-North America services: e.g. performance monitoring,

bandwidth-on-demand, security

North America interconnection

- For transatlantic collaboration


http://global.geant.net/

Global reach

- At the heart of global research networking

Reaches 105 countries

around the world

• 40 countries in Europe

• 65 countries outside

Europe

Global connectivity

close to 140Gbps

http://global.geant.net/


Achievements

GÉANT sets Guinness World Record


GN3plus: extension and expansion to

3rd term of the successful GÉANT

networking project, vital to the EU’s e-

Infrastructure strategy.

GÉANT vision: to become the unified

European Communications Commons -

driving knowledge creation as the global

hub for research networking excellence

GÉANT Mission: to deliver world-class

services with the highest levels of

operational excellence

Co-funded: by the EU and Europe’s

NRENs

Key Facts GN3plus

Start date April 1 2013

Duration 24 months

Total budget €84,283,018

EC contribution €41,800,000

Participants 250+

71 Project Partners:

38 NRENs, DANTE, TERENA,

NORDUnet (representing 5 Nordic

countries), 30 additional partners

through Open Call

Beyond GN3plus: Planning for GN4 with continued EC funding is underway

GÉANT (GN3plus)

- Vital to the EU’s e-Infrastructure strategy


New action started in 2013 for R&D research within the GÉANT project

€3.3 million of funding for the following areas:

Applications

& ToolsAuthentication

Network

Architecture &

Optical Projects

Software-Defined

Networking

Awards granted to total of 21 independent projects

Inclusion of additional 30 partners from across Europe

– Enables GÉANT to benefit from expertise in universities, research

institutes and commercial organisations not previously in GÉANT

http://www.geant.net/opencall/

GÉANT Innovation Programme

- Open Call initiative

http://www.geant.net/opencall/


GÉANT Open is an open

exchange based in London to

support both European and

worldwide interconnects for

research and education

Production service with full

NOC support and SLA

monitoring

http://www.geant.net/Services/ConnectivityServices/Pages/GEANTOpen.aspx

Users able to connect are:

GÉANT and other international R&E network providers

National and regional R&E networks

Approved commercial operators

Individual research facilities

Connections at 1Gbps, 10Gbps or 100Gbps

Provides for interconnections with all other connected users and GÉANT to

provide inter-organisation connectivity

GÉANT Open

- Open for business

http://www.geant.net/Services/ConnectivityServices/Pages/GEANTOpen.aspx


Multi-domain VPN is a new network

connectivity service to complement current IP

and static and BoD point-to-point services

MD-VPN is currently being piloted with

NRENs in Europe

Aims to provide efficient, fast and private data

transfer mechanisms for projects and users

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GÉANT Multi-domain VPN

- New network connectivity service

Aims to deliver VPN services to end users seamlessly:

Enables several sites to be connected at Layer 2

or Layer 3 as if in the same physical location.

Provides a safe environment for international collaboration projects

Enables the sharing of network resources (computing, storage…) among

organisations

Allows regional and local networks to connect users to the service

through their local NREN End-to-End services


Multi-domain operation

validation: Q4 2013 – Q1

2014

Technical Pilot Phase

Set-up of GÉANT

pilot: Q1 & Q2 2014

Pilot phase: Q2 & Q3

2014

GÉANT Multi-domain VPN

- Coverage map


Two versions exist: perfSONAR MDM and perfSONAR PS

Original approach (within DICE – US-Europe Technical

Collaboration Forum):

Interoperability

Developing compatibility modules

Duplicating components (HADES/OWAMP)

New approach (being discussed with I2, ESnet, Indiana University):

Convergence

Creating a new tool

From the best of PS and MDM

Using the same tool

Same documentation, same training, same interface

Tool to monitor network performance:

Bandwidth / Latency / Jitter / Trace route

Performance Monitoring Collaboration

- Translate to unite


Two phases in convergence process:

Phase 1 of new perfSONAR:

To include pS base install, plus bwctl and owamp on-demand wrap from MDM

MDM user interface to be adopted

Four test nodes (two in US, two in Europe) to be implemented by late May 2014

Phase 2:

Convergence of e-mail,

support and website

Integration of remaining tools

not included in phase 1

New perfSONAR will enable

networks to focus on

performance monitoring and

further development, and

remove the need to spend

resources on interoperability!

perfSONAR

- The convergence process


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eduPERT is a world-wide Open Community,

a virtual organisation covering performance issues

for R&E networks.

eduPERT is moving an extended field

of action towards the end-users, researchers

and academic ICTs – an umbrella for all NREN PERT

teams.

eduPERT supports and is linking new

technologies as clouds and network research

eduPERT

- In a nutshell


Monthly Calls – Appointment announced on the Mailing list

Discussion eduPERT issues:

Mailing-list: [email protected]

eduPERT – Knowledge Base:

http://kb.pert.geant.net

eduPERT-Workshops, training (Performance U!) and F2F meetings

eduPERT-Portal

http://services.geant.net/edupert/

Questions, Remarks, Inputs are very welcome

Please contact eduPERT

[email protected]

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eduPERT

- What it involves

mailto:[email protected]

http://kb.pert.geant.net

http://services.geant.net/edupert/



Open your laptop and be on-line

Now available in 68 territories worldwide

eduroam

- Mobility for the R&E community


Continued operation and growth of the eduGAIN service

Global Engagement

(CEO Forum, ELCIRA)

Promote uptake of GÉANT CoCo as well

as further develop Data Protection CoCo

worldwide

Investigate interoperability pilot for

government e-ID

eduGAIN inter-federation

- Working globally and across sectors


eduGAIN & Federation Status Today

24 eduGAIN Members

6 Joining eduGAIN

1 Candidate Federation

16 Other FederationsApril 2014


Improving the Videoconferencing

End User Experience

eduCONF

- Videoconferencing in Europe


Bringing attractive cloud

services to European

research & education with

the right conditions of use

GÉANT Cloud services

- A coordinated approach


BIG SCIENCE

E-HEALTH AND THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

E-LEARNING

The Large Hadron Collider

Benefits teachers,

lecturers and

students

Disaster warning

and recovery

Environmental monitoring

Radio astronomy

TELEMEDICINE

THE ARTS

Musicians have

new ways to

create music,

rehearse and

perform

together.

EARTH OBSERVATION

http://www.geant.net/Resources/Media_Library/Pages/Case-Studies.aspx

Supporting users

- Enabling collaboration worldwide

http://www.geant.net/Resources/Media_Library/Pages/Case-Studies.aspx


EUMETSAT Multicast of Environmental

Data

• Meteorological data from

EUMETSAT satellites need

to be distributed to sites in

Europe, Asia and USA.

• EUMETSAT requires

network infrastructure that

enables terrestrial multicast

dissemination to end sites.

• EUMETSAT and GÉANT are starting a two-year multicast prototype

emulating operational scenarios from the EUMETSAT HQ in Darmstadt,

using GÉANT infrastructure in Europe and global connectivity

• Agreement provides a Single Point of Contact to EUMETSAT for the related

network services across GÉANT and the corresponding National Networks.


What?

• The SuperKEKB 3km circular electron-positron collider in Tsukuba, Japan

• 10GeV collisions (electrons need less energy than LHC’s hadrons)

• Collider operates as a b-factory (production of b-mesons)

• Will produce peak of ~50 Petabytes of data per year

The Research?

• “Flavour physics” (b-physics)

• CP-Violation

• Matter/anti-matter

research

Timeline?

• Q3 2015 – Collider commissioning start

• Q3 2016 – Data taking start

• 2021 – Peak luminosity (maximum data taking)

Who?

• 530 physicists

• 94 institutions

• 23 countries

GÉANT Users: The BELLE II Experiment

- Japanese collider to produce 50PB of data


Distributed computing model based on the

Grid paradigm

• Tier 0 in Japan (KEK) and US (PNNL)

• Tier 1 sites in Europe (Germany, Italy & Slovenia)

• Tier 2 sites around the world

Network monitoring based on perfSONAR

• Measurement Points at every T0/T1 site

• Central Measurement Archive at PNNL

• Customised network weathermap

Participation in the ANA-100G testbed

• Data Challenge expected for the end of April

• Simulation of one day of raw-data movement (25TB)

between US and Europe

Supporting users: The BELLE II Experiment

- Japanese collider to produce 50Pb of data


Technology is revolutionising education:

Interactive teaching materials

Use of laptops and tablets in the

classroom

R&E connectivity can support global

interactions through videoconferencing:

Cultural exchanges between individual

classes (Scargill Infants, UK, and Bell Top

Elementary, NY State)

Group discussions on current affairs

(Teaching and Learning Across the Pond,

MegaConference Jr; Alternative Energy

Debates – https://k20.internet2.edu/energy)

Continuing the Paralympic Legacy: VC with

Paralympic medallists and coaches with

pupils in London and New York

Collaboration platforms:

http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org

CAPSpace: http://projects.twice.cc

Muse: http://k20.internet2.edu

Croatian pupils hosting a MegaConference Jr debate,

May 2013

Supporting users: Global K12 School Interactions

- Revolutionising how education is delivered

http://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/

http://projects.twice.cc/

http://k20.internet2.edu/


Access to cultural performances for students

with an interest in the arts can be limited for

cost reasons and if not staged locally.

Òpera Oberta (Open Opera) provides a

solution with performances made accessible

exclusively to universities registered with the

Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, Spain.

Operatic performances are broadcast using multicast technology to participating universities.

Each performance is supported with learning materials, including a lecture before each opera,

images and archived documentation.

Students can receive course credits for their virtual attendance.

Average of 1300 students per performance at over 40 universities in Spain, Greece, Colombia,

Ecuador and Mexico.

“La Fille du Regiment” by G. Donizetti, © David Cabrera

Supporting users: Òpera Oberta

- Global access to operatic performances


Network Performing Arts Production Workshops

• Facilitate outreach to user groups in the arts &

humanities

• Demonstrate the use of R&E networks for real-time

musical, dance and artistic performances

• Held once a year, alternating between US and Europe.

• Organised by a collaboration of TERENA, Internet2,

GARR & other European NRENs

2014 Workshop:

26-28 April 2014

Hosted by New World Symphony in Miami

Contact: [email protected]

2015 Workshop:

Expected to be held in the UK

Supporting users: Europe-US Arts collaboration

- Network performing arts production workshops



Sonification can be helpful in bio-medical science:

Assists in detection of anomalies

Improved recognition of

complex shapes

Cancer research

Creating sound representations

Map complex cell spectra

into sounds

Providing real-time audio feedback for physicians and surgeons

So that their eyes keeps can focus completely on the

patient, not a screen

Driving customised sound synthesis in collaboration with

researchers

Optimises separation capability (healthy/cancerous)

Supporting users: Data sonification

- Helping cancer research and diagnostics


Assign a sound to

each of the bands

Shape of the peak

drives a synthesis

algorithm

Supporting users: Data sonification

- Controlling synthesis using data

TNC2014:NETWORKING WITH THE WORLD

TERENA Networking Conference

19-22 May 2014, Dublin, Ireland

#TNC14

Tracy Futhey

Barend Mons

Jelmer Evers

Lord David Puttnam

Stephen Farrell

Martyn Dade-Robertson

tnc2014.terena.org

- The Future of the Global University

- Open and Big Science

- Future of Education and

Research

- Learning in a Digital World –

No Silver Bullet?

- Dealing with Pervasive Monitoring

- Hidden Dimensions of the Web


www.geant.net

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Connect | Communicate | Collaborate

Thank you!Questions?

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