Shared Service Delivery in the Windy City Patrick Christian University of Wisconsin July 17, 2006

Outline What’s CIC? Why Chicago? CIC Chicago Fiber Collaboration CIC OmniPoP Collaboration Questions

What’s CIC? CIC = Committee on Institutional Cooperation Founded in 1958 CIC members –University of Chicago –University of Illinois (UIUC & UIC) –Indiana University –University of Iowa –University of Michigan –Michigan State University –University of Minnesota –Northwestern University –Ohio State University –Pennsylvania State University –Purdue University –University. of Wisconsin - Madison Governed by Provosts (Chief Academic Officers) of member institutions

Why Chicago? Shared Service Delivery in the Windy City

Why Chicago? BOREAS-Net WiscWaves & BOREAS-Net MiLR I-WIRE & ICCN I-Light TFN PSU-Net

Why Chicago? Chicago… –is approximately the geographic center of all CIC (Big10 + UIC + UC) institutions –has STARLIGHT (international network exchange) –has both Abilene and NLR nodes –has carrier hotels & other buildings where many ISPs and carriers are accessible & have space for lease –has many long-haul dark fiber providers –has several local dark fiber providers –has pretty good beer (next to Wisconsin!)

CIC Fiber Collaboration Shared Service Delivery in the Windy City

CIC Fiber Collaboration Chicago fiber Very expensive local loops in downtown Chicago –Local loop often a significant fraction (1/4 – 1/3) of long-haul cost –e.g. Merit was paying $10k/mo for CHI local loops vs. $35k for a 20yr IRU Multiple places of interest – NLR & NewNet at 111 N. Canal – Other research-flavored stuff at 710 N. Lakeshore (aka StarLight) – Commodity Internet carriers at Equinix…

CIC Fiber Collaboration

Chicago Fiber

CIC Fiber Collaboration Final project summary 12 of 13 CIC institutions participated in this project + Notre Dame + Wayne State + Merit 104 strands of fiber purchased (52 from Level3 and 52 from LGN) $30,668 average price per pair of fiber for 20yr indefeasible right-of-use (IRU) & O&M Estimated joint savings of ~$13.2 million vs. individual institutional purchases through volume pricing, avoidance of legal fee duplication and sharing the fiber construction cost for multiple laterals into the same building

OmniPoP Collaboration Shared Service Delivery in the Windy City

OmniPoP Collaboration OmniPoP Drivers CIC Fiber In Chicago National Lambda Rail Colocation Space For Network Equipment Internet2 Connection For CIC Members Direct Connection Between CIC Members Commodity Internet Service 24/7/365 Production Support Network Operations Center Regional Optical Networks

What is an OmniPoP? Omni- –A prefix meaning “all” PoP –Three letter acronym popular in network engineering meaning “Point of Presence” –A place where an organization’s (or several) networking equipment is present OmniPoP –A place where all types of networking equipment is present –A place where all members are welcome to place equipment –A place to develop a rich mesh of all types of services between members

OmniPoP Collaboration OmniPoP Colocation Space Multiple fiber-rich, friendly locations Network Hardware Optical switches Ethernet switches Routers, and more NOC 7/24/365 Hands and Eyes Production operations Technical Support and Engineering Services Governance

OmniPoP Services Shared research networking access (NLR, Internet2, Starlight, etc) in Chicago Commercial peering (non-transit/transit) Possible Internet2, NLR links and collocation space in additional cities L2/L3 infrastructure Possible future L1 NOC/technical support

OmniPoP: Phase I

OmniPoP: Phase II

CIC OmniPoP: Current Activities Execution of MOU among CIC institutions for governance/cost sharing/high-level operations Selection of GRNOC as OmniPoP operator Acquisition of a F10 e1200 switch Sept ’06 go live

Questions/Thank You

Governance Governing Board –One representative from each Partner (initially the participating CIC schools) –Responsible for Policies Finances, including major expenditures Approving new Partners (not limited to CIC schools) Selecting the OmniPoP operator Requires two-thirds vote to approve all actions –Meets at least annually

Governance Technical Advisory Council (TAC) –Up to two representatives from each Partner plus representation from the OmniPoP operator & CIC –Responsible for Preparing an annual strategic technical plan Recommending an annual budget Recommending changes to services offered Approving routine purchases and service contracts –May appoint a subset Tactical Technical Team Not more than six members To work with the OmniPoP operator and CIC on day- to-day technical coordination of operational issues