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National LambdaRail/Florida LambdaRail/Tallahassee Fiber Loop
TalTech Alliance Presentation
Larry Conrad
Associate VP and CIO, FSU
Chair, Florida LambdaRail, LLC
December 4, 2003 2
Background
Became aware of the NLR initiative the fall of 2002Goal was to leverage depressed telecom market to pick-up distressed assetsInitiative came out of CA and WAThey were looking at San Diego to Seattle to Denver to Chicago to Pittsburg to D.C.Others got involved to “nationalize” the initiative to include D.C. to Atlanta to Dallas to San DiegoNetwork footprint was being finalized, but still “pliable”
December 4, 2003 3
Background
In just 3 working days we garnered a commitment from 6 FL universities to invest $5M over 5 years
That commitment secured extension of the NLR to Jacksonville...
...and a seat at the table to define the NLR
Realizing none of the 6 universities were IN JAX, so we would have to build comparable FL network
A tribute to the strategic insight of the leaders at those 6 FL institutions to make this kind of commitment in these difficult fiscal times!
December 4, 2003 4
Network Drivers & Motivations
Improve networking costs…”disruptive pricing!”
Control of our networking destiny
Flexibility in responding to future needs
Responsiveness to the needs of higher ed
Innovation and support for corporate research partners
End-to-End networking
Eliminate “place” as an issue for collaboration
December 4, 2003 5
Science Drivers & Motivations
Growing demand for “application empowered” networksSupport for high performance e-science projectsHigh-energy physics, astronomy, earth science, bioinformatics, environmentalStudy very complex micro to macro-scale problems over time and spaceRemote access to instruments, streaming high-definition video, specialized visualization displays, data mining, high-performance distributed supercomputing systems and real-time collaborationTo optimally make use of these technologies, scientists want high-bandwidth connectivity with known and knowable characteristics
December 4, 2003 6
Science Drivers: Examples
New CERN facility in Switzerland comes on line in 2005—will distribute petabyte (PB) files to multiple institutionsJefferson Lab to distribute PB files by 2006FSU is a managing partner for the Oakridge National Laboratory—ORNL wants 10 Gb connectivity SURA Coastal Oceanographic Observing Platform (SCOOP) program to distribute PB files by 2006NSF sponsored supercomputing centers in San Diego, CA; Champaign, IL; and Pittsburg, PA presently have 10 Gb connectivity and are moving to 40 Gb to support GRID computing applicationsOakridge has recently been awarded an NSF GRID computing grant to establish a new “science ultranet” with 10-40 Gb connectivity
December 4, 2003 7
Why Fiber?
Capacity needed is not otherwise affordableCapabilities needed are not otherwise availableFlatten out the expense growth curve... ...cheaper in the long rangeProvides leverage with the telco carriersInsurance against “monopoly behavior”Stable and predictable anchor pointsHigher Ed can’t be held hostage to what industry thinks the market wants
December 4, 2003 8
National Lambda Rail
Sparse dark fiber National footprintServes very high-end Experimental and Research Applications4 - 10Gb Wavelengths (or networks) initiallyCapable of 40 10Gb wavelengths at build outLeverage industry shakeout: distressed vendors are very interested in selling a National footprintDisruptive pricingPartnership model
December 4, 2003 9
NLR Participants
Equity owners:– CENIC (CA)– PNWGP (U of WA)– Internet2– Virginia Tech– Duke– Georgia Tech– Florida LambdaRail– CIC Group—Big 10
(IU lead)
Other:– Carnegie Mellon/PSC
(purchase services)– NCAR/UCAR—CO
(potential)– Texas Group
(potential, UT Austin lead)– New Mexico
(potential, UNM lead)
December 4, 2003 10
NLR Goals and Uses
Research! (including Network Research)
Experimentation in networking and in education
Education
Support of GRID computing
Academic Medical Center driven Clinical activities
Development & implementation of network & computing technologies not otherwise likely to be generally available commercially as early as needed in R&E
December 4, 2003 11
NLR footprint and physical layer topology
15808 Terminal15808 OADM15808 RegenFiber routeLeased waves
Note: California (SAN-LAX-SVL) routes shown are part of CalREN; NLR is adding waves to CalREN systems. Also the CENIC SVL-Sacramento (SAC) ELH route will become part of NLR SVL-SEA in exchange for a SVL-SAC LH route NLR is building (not shown here).
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December 4, 2003 12
NLR footprint and physical layer topology – Phase 1
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15808 Terminal15808 OADM15808 RegenFiber routeLeased waves
Note: California (SAN-LAX-SVL) routes shown are part of CalREN; NLR is adding waves to CalREN systems. Also the CENIC SVL-Sacramento (SAC) ELH route will become part of NLR SVL-SEA in exchange for a SVL-SAC LH route NLR is building (not shown here).
December 4, 2003 13
NLR Partners and Costs
NLR technology partners– Cisco Systems (electronics/optronics)– Level 3 (fiber)
~$80 M over 5 Years
December 4, 2003 14
NLR Status
1st link from Pittsburg to Chicago brought up mid- NovemberPhase 1 build-out to be completed by July 2004NLR has recently been designated the largest, fastest scientific network in the worldNLR is negotiating with SURA on a partnership for Phase 2 to complete the southern route back to Atlanta...that could come right through Tallahassee!
December 4, 2003 15
FLR: The NLR Build Out In Florida
FLR, Florida LambdaRail
FLR equity participants are all public corporation or 501(c)(3) entities
Current members:FAU, FIT, FIU, FSU, Nova SE, UF, U of Miami, UCF, UWF
Expect FLR build out to be in the $20M range over the next 5 years
FLR is a LLC with plans to seek 501(c)(3) status
December 4, 2003 16
FLR Goals and Uses
NLR connectivityBuild a high-speed FL network for education and researchPut FL universities on an equal footing with the best research institutions in the nationInitial services: 10 Gb shared IP fabric with– Commodity ISP aggregation– Internet2 aggregation
Potential for corporate partnerships and economic development
December 4, 2003 17
FLR Goals and Uses
For the first time, Florida has a node on the leading edge Research and Education networking infrastructure– Was not true with Internet2, NSFNet, or SURANet– Supports nominally $1B in research funding at Florida’s
research universities
December 4, 2003 18
One FLR Build Out Option
December 4, 2003 19
FLR Status
Still in start-up mode– Company formed– Initial equity participant solicitation closed– Will submit 501(c)(3) application shortly– Negotiating with fiber and optronics vendors– Establishing initial contracts for support services
December 4, 2003 20
FLR Timeline
Dec. 2003: Order finalized for FLR backbone fiberJan. 2004: Order finalized for FLR optronicsMarch 2004: Build and lab test Layer 2/3 transport equipmentApril 2004: Order commodity Internet and Internet2 aggregation servicesJuly 2004: NLR Phase 1 build-out of completedAug. 2004: Begin testing Layer 2/3 infrastructureSept. 2004: Begin connecting participants to the FLR infrastructureNov. 2004: Production operation
December 4, 2003 21
Tallahassee Fiber Loop
Tie together local education entities
Provide FLR/NLR connectivity
Potential participants: DOE, CCLA, FAMU, FSU, NWRDC, TCC
Managed by NWRDC
Status: negotiating with potential providers
December 4, 2003 22
In Summary…
Many details yet to be worked out, e.g., inter-city fiber, optronics, and metro fiber solutions
Expect members will provide connection to other entities
For FSU, will provide a nominal 100-fold improvement in network speed!
…which will fundamentally redefine our ability to collaborate and compete!
Questions?
www.flrnet.org
www.nationallambdarail.org