RedIRISThe Spanish National Research and Education Network

RedIRIS● RedIRIS is a Research e-infrastructure that provides some advanced horizontal ICT

services to research and education centres

● RedIRIS belongs to MINECO, the Ministry in charge of R & D (which funds the service and approves the strategy) and it is managed, through Red.es, by MINETUR, the Ministry in charge of Information Society

● Staff: 20 people (plus subcontracting)

● Operational budget: 8 M€ per year (plus additional funds when investments are made)

● Created in 1988 - October 2013: 25th Anniversary, presided by His Royal Highness the Prince Felipe

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e-Science

e-Science requires high-speed communication networks and high-performance computing resources to allow the Research Community to cooperate globally in an efficient way.

Communications network

Middleware and applications

Computing resources

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RedIRIS and e-Science

RedIRIS manages a research network infrastructure and provides connectivity, security and other services to Spanish researchers, thus improving collaboration among themselves and with their global peers.

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RedIRIS in the Global Research Intranet

Campus network

National Research

and Education Networks

(NRENs)

Regional research network

Pan-European, North America…

Research Networks

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RedIRIS collaborates with Spanish regional networks to provide high quality services

to the Spanish Research Community

RedIRIS directly contributes to the

improvement of global connectivity among

researchers

Collaborates with regional networks (RICA, Anella, RECETGA, I2BASK…

Co-manages and co-funds GÉANT, which cooperates with Internet2, CANARIE, RedCLARA,...

Provide services and support

Manages the Spanish NREN and cooperates with other NRENs (JANET, SURFnet, GARR…)

The Research and Education Networks cooperate in a multi-domain environment which requires high quality standards at all its levels.

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RedIRIS: Current National Infrastructure In order to fulfil the needs of all its users, RedIRIS deploys, operates and

manages RedIRIS-NOVA, a meshed communications fibre network based on network equipment and links of 10 Gb bandwidth.

- Fibre Links

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- Network Equipment

RedIRIS affiliated institutions (Universities, Research Centres) connect to the closest RedIRIS PoP via regional research and education networks, or, if no regional research network exists,

through local loops from their main nodes to a RedIRIS PoP.

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RedIRIS: collaboration with Regional Research Networks

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RedIRIS contribution to European InfrastructureThrough its participation in GÉANT, RedIRIS guarantees to its users multiple

10 Gb bandwidth links with advanced European Research Projects.

Pan-European Research Network

Connects 34 National Research Networks

Offers: 50.000 Km of network 12.000 Km of fibre 3.500 institutions 40 million potential users

Able to provide advanced services Hybrid network:

IP Dedicated circuits or lightpaths

IPv4 / IPv6 Global added-value services

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RedIRIS: Contribution to Global InfrastructureRedIRIS, together with the European NRENs, cooperates with other NRENs to

improve connectivity within the Global Research Intranet,a basic tool which allows researchers to cooperate remotely at a global scale…

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Access to Global Internet

IP service 2 x 10GR&D projects 3 x 10G

2 x 10G

1 x 10G

1 x 10G

1 x 1G

RedIRIS also provides access to global Internet using high-speed dedicated links.

Intranet of researchGlobal Internet

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RedIRIS users: affiliated institutionsRedIRIS provides its services to 430 Institutions (including all Spanish

Universities and most public research centers and ICTSs). This includes 150.000+ researchers and 2.000.000+ potential end users.

R&D Centers37,50%

Universities17,13%

Health institutions

12,50%

R&D Management Organization

s18,06%

Other14,81%

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Usage patterns

A. Basic Service Web navigation, e-mail Few servers, many potential usersExample: University students

B. Research Projects Multicast, streaming, VLAN's, VPN, QoS Communities of users, virtual organizationsExample: Opera Oberta (live multicast streaming of

operas from Liceu to Universities)

C. Main e-science Research Projects High energy physics, astronomy, genomics,

biomedicine, earth sciences, IT research, etc. Users of High Performance Computing & Grids Require high-speed links (10 Gb)Example: Large Hadron Collider (LHC), PRADE

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Bandwidth allocated per user & project

RedIRIS serves many end users with basic connectivity needs, as well as specific researcher groups with very high bandwidth requirements.

Some e-science users of RedIRIS

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Astronomy(remote observation, automatic

observatories, networks of telescopes)

High Energy Physics(LHC, MAGIC)

High performance computing(PRACE, RES,EGI)

Biology(National Parks, LifeWatch)

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PRACE

RedIRIS: user satisfaction

● RedIRIS has ISO 9000 quality certification for its main procedures● As part of this certification, there are two annual quality surveys –

with very positive results so far

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Source: Yearly satisfaction survey 2013 – Mx. Value: 6 – Minimum Red.es goal: 4 out of 6

● Additional detailed on-line survey about each service in the RedIRIS catalogue

● More feedback obtained in RedIRIS distribution lists, Working Groups and Annual Event (approx. 400 attendees – considered by university ICT managers as their main annual event)

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RedIRIS activitiesRedIRIS participates in international and national innovation projects and fora in order to

gather knowledge and best practices which allow RedIRIS to improve existing services and launch new innovative ones.

Fora: TERENA, DANTE, Trusted Introducer, FIRST, MAAWG, APWG…

Services

Projects: International projects (GÉANT3, EGI, FI-WARE…), national projects (PASITO), collaborationwith partners in innovation activities

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Research Projects

Projects

Fora

Services

GN3+ - VIIPM (2013-2015)Deployment of the Pan-European Research Network•Monitoring• Security• Identity federations, authentication•Mobility• Cross-border fiber

RedIRIS-NOVA (2009-2015)

EUMEDCONNECT3- ENPI (2012-2015)

European Grid project•Coordination of handling of security incidents•pkIRISGrid (e-science digital certificate)• Back- up of central services

EGI-InSPIRE - VIIPM (2010-2014)

ELCIRA - EuropeAid (2012-2014)Collaborate in the deployment of services in Latin America academic networks

FI-WARE - VII PM - FI-PPP (2011-2014)Future Internet core platform

ALICE2- EuropeAid (2008-2012)

XIFI- VII PM –FI-PPP (2013-2015)Connection of Future Internet platforms

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Fora collaborations

Projects

Fora

Services

Participation Goal: to get ideas about new services, to gather information about new technologies, to launch collaborative projects.• ABUSES• APWG• CRUE-TIC• CSIRT.es• DANTE• EUGridPMA• EURODIG

• FIRST• MAAWG• Observatorio IPv6• RIPE• Red e-Ciencia• TERENA (TEC, TTC, TF, TNC)

Organization Goal: To strengthen relations with users and disseminate available services.• Working Group• Annual Event• Security Workshop• ABUSES• Mobility Workshop• Training courses• Organization of GN3 or TERENA meetings

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RedIRIS Services

Projects

Services

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E-mail QualityRACE IRISRBL PUA

Digital Identity

Mobility Collaboration

Storage e-Science

Security

Connectivity Private

Networks

Dissemination and Advice

Listserv BSCW gds forjaeduroam

SIR SCS RID KeyServer

FTP ARCA pkIRISGrid, Bck central services

Handling of network security incidents

Internet multicast DNS NOC IP addresses VPN-L2 lightpaths

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Total incoming and out coming trafficSince the deployment of RedIRIS-10 in 2006, yearly traffic increases at a rate of more

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RedIRIS evolutionSince 1988, the mission of RedIRIS has been to provide advance connectivity services to

the Spanish research and academic community. In order to achieve this goal, RedIRIS has implemented different generations of a national high-speed backbone.

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RedIRIS-NOVA : the dark fiber project

•12.000Km dark fiber• 2.000Km submarine cables

• Cross border fiber wth Portugal

•Long-term IRU network• 21 years for the peninsula and

• 30 years for Canary Islands

•Much more bandwidth and more services possibilities

• 80x10G, 60x40G ó 100G (terrestrial links)

• 128x10G (submarine links)

•Cost 104 M€ (49M€ FEDER)• Save over 50M€ over the previous model

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Phase 1: start operationCompetitive Dialog with 23 companies

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Competitive dialogue for RedIRIS-NOVA● Pioneers (first case in the Spanish Administration – in a tender of up to

138M€, with very tight schedule, for a complex contract requiring services not yet available as such “off-the-shelf” in the market)

● Preceded by Request for Information (RFI)● Competitive Dialogue announced at the EU Official Journal● 25 bidders – 2 bids were rejected, 23 bidders (9 fiber providers, 14 optical

equipment providers) invited to participate Accepted bidders could eventually reach agreements for joint bids

● Four rounds of negotiation took place making it possible to ensure that RedIRIS requested high performance

solutions at affordable prices, which could be provided by enough companies to ensure adequate competition

● The competitive dialogue had finally three different lots: one for dark fiber in mainland Spain, one for dark fiber for the Canary islands, one for optical equipment

● Final result was very positive as regards both technical parameters and price

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Competitive dialogue: Need to find a balance

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Best service

Cheapest price

Increase number of

bidders

Include more compulsory

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More time to look for the best solution

Make procedure as short as possible for

bidders

Work with many potential providers

Minimize bid management effort and costs

Fiber Tender Results ...

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Required ( improvements as criteria selection) AchievedIRU Duration

> 10 years 21 years and 30 for Canary Islands fiber( starting when last span is delivered – 2011)

Fiber Type G.652B/D, G.655 and G.656 (Subm.) G.652D and G.655

Fiber Age max. 1994 New Deployment ( terrestrial and submarine)

Attenuation ≤ 0,38 dB/Km (@1310nm)≤ 0,25 dB/Km (@1550nm)

≤ 0,34 dB/Km (@1310nm)≤ 0,20 dB/Km (@1550nm)

PMD ≤ 0.50 ps/√km ≤ 0.20 ps/√km

Coverage Peninsula: 48 add/drop PoPs mandatoryand 128 add/drop PoPs desired but optionalCanary Islands fiber: with and within

Peninsula: 148 add/drop PoPs ( 42 + 106 )[42 PoPs => 10.475 km ]Canary Islands fiber: 3 add/drop PoPs => 2.000 km of fiber

Redundancy • C1 PoPs 15 fiber rings

ILA sites Space without fitting-out Guaranteed fitting-out included for all ILAs

Telefónica as peninsula fiber supplier Islalink fiber as Canary Islands supplier

Results summary (RedIRIS-10 comparison)

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BANDWIDTHbandwidth of each

link(60 x 40G

60 x 100G)

1 x 10G

80 x 10G

RedIRIS-10

RedIRIS-NOVA

SIZEnumber of nodes

PAIs + PdPs

173 nodes

53 PdPs

20 nodos

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ROBUSTNESSnumber of optical rings

COSTMinistryFEDER

91 M€

55 M€

144 M€

DURATIONof fiber IRUs

30 years forCanarias

21 years in mainland

2 + 2

Keeping the same conditions throughout the period (21 years)

Keeping the same conditions of RedIRIS-10

mainland fiber and optical equipments fiber in Canary Islands

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Optical regional networks

Regional Photonic Links based on RedIRIS photonic network

(which maintain homogenous control plane)

● Extend RedIRIS-NOVA fiber footprint to reach RN points. Great opportunity to improve the RN

infrastructure• User Service Enhacement• RedIRIS Support• Costs:

– 12.500 km of fiber with national coverage

– Favorable results when number of fiber kms are bigger.

Agreements with Regional Governments

Current tender allows to reach 108 additional PoPs (phase I)

New tenders would be launched as needed (phase II)

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Shared cloud services

Situation at the ICT institutions● Self-provision of services● Technologic islands● Lack of standardization● Complex management● Problems to invest and evolve

Possible improvements● Identify common, standard

solutions● Cost savings● Easier deployment and update● Public-private partnership

Possible cloud services● Hosting● Virtualization

● Servers (IaaS)● Desktop

● Voice over IP● IRISmail● Electronic signature● Web conference

Tasks ahead● Identify appropriate areas for

cooperation ● Make use of the network

● Calculate savings● Establish legal framework (for

procurement and for data protection)● Define launch phase (cost-recovery, initial

take-up expected to be slow)

Thank you for your attention

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