LHCOPN CANARIE Update Vancouver, August 31,

The CANARIE Network

LHCOPN Over CANARIE

CANARIE Lightpaths

Update: New Router Deployments 7, 2009

The New Router New Routers –Selected Juniper MX480 –Purchased 5 Juniper routers Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary Key features –10G interfaces –Small size (8RU) –L2 and L3 –240G full duplex backplane –Logical/Virtual Routers Juniper MX480

IP Network Interconnections

20G L2SS Card Deployments Purpose –Support the new 10G router –Increase port density of the OME6500 –Support lightpaths that require more than 1G Features –10G cross-connect –High port density (2 x 10GE and 8 x 1GE) –GFP/VCAT/LCAS –L2 functionalities Deployment –Located in the sites where OME6500s have high GE port usage or require Multiple 10G ports. –Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and New York 20G L2SS card

20G L2SS Backbone Circuits

BACKUP 7, 2009

Update: CANARIE Programs 7, 2009

NEP-2 Program - $12M Timelines for the NEP-2 Program. Announcement and Call for Proposals February 17, 2009 Notice of Intent to Submit a Proposal March 25, 2009 Deadline for Submission of Proposal May 04, 2009 Projects Approved for Funding June 15, 2009 Contract Negotiations Completed and Contracts Executed September 30, 2009 Optimal Project Start Date October 1, 2009 Latest Project Start Date December 31, 2009 Latest Project End Date December 31, 2011 Purpose: Focuses on the development and deployment of middleware tools and infrastructure to support the research community in their research activities

OIP PROGRAM - $15M Purpose: To provide funding support to the ORANs to further develop their research network capabilities. The ORAN Infrastructure Program (OIP) is a competitive funding program. Timelines for the OIP Program Announcement and Call for Proposals March 31, 2009 Deadline for Submission of Proposal May 25, 2009 Projects Approved for Funding June 23, 2009 Contracts Executed September 30, 2009 Optimal Project Start Date October 1, 2009 Latest Project End Date December 31, 2011

IEP PROGRAM - $2M Targets a broad spectrum of Canadian organizations federal government labs and departments; universities, colleges and schools; research hospitals; private sector research organizations; big science facilities; and cultural institutions such as museums and libraries Who Require: New or enhanced network capability to enable leading-edge basic and applied research Network capability not within their financial reach or readily available in the commercial market Access to major scientific instruments or facilities for a distributed community of users Connection and collaboration amongst stakeholders Timelines for the IEP Program Announcement and Call for Proposals May 29, 2009 Deadline for Submission of Proposal July 13, 2009 CANARIE's Board of Directors to conditionally approve applications September 22, 2009 CANARIE to provide a written response to the Applicants October 5, 2009 Deadline for Applicants to return their MoU to CANARIE October 30, 2009 Deadline for service providers to deliver the connection March 31, 2010

GREEN IT PROGRAM - $2M Purpose: To help Canadian innovators capitalize on emerging opportunities in Green ICT by facilitating national and international collaborative research projects Type 1 Project - $2M explores technical feasibility and usability of relocating computers and other cyber infrastructure to zero-carbon data centers Type 2 Project - $1M Small projects or business case for providing carbon offsets (and/or equivalent services) to university researchers and IT personnel Timelines for the Green IT pilot Program. Announcement and Call for Proposals June 1, 2009 Submit Initial Proposal June 29, 2009 Invitation to Submit Final Proposal July 09, 2009 Submission of Final Proposal September 10, 2009 Notification of Approved Projects October, 2009 Optimal Project Start Date January 1, 2010 Latest Project End Date December 31, 2011