TEN-34CZ: High Speed Academic Network on Microwave Links CESNET z.s.p.o. Jan.Gruntorad@cesnet.cz Pavel.Vachek@cesnet.cz

Paneuropean TEN-34 Project High speed networking in U.S. and Europe - a comparison Need for a fast academic backbone Technical solution: TEN-34 Current state of TEN-34 network 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34 Partners (IP Networks): SURFnet - NL REDIRIS - ES NORDUNET - SE, DK, NO, FI FCCN - PT SWITCH - CH BELNET - BE Link to London - UK Link to Frankfurt - DE 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34 Partners (IP/ATM Networks): RENATER - FR DFN - DE SWITCH/CERN - CH ACONET - AT HUNGARNET - HU ARNES - SI UKERNA - UK INFN - IT GSRT - GR RESTENA - LU CESNET - CZ :-) 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Project TEN-34CZ research programme Topology Management Routing Experiments Applications Future 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Research Programme Czech Government-sponsored research programme: A: 34 Mbit/s academic backbone B: Application projects CESNET z.s.p.o. is responsible for A 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Backbone Topology: most important universities + R&D MANs Official opening on June 17, 1997 Domestic data circuits: 34 Mbps radio relay links Main part of backbone upgraded to 155 Mbps 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Backbone - Cont‘d. International data circuits: 2 + 2 Mbps to EBONE in February 1997 10/10 Mbps to TEN-34/U.S. in August 1997 16/16 Mbps to TEN-34/U.S. in December 1997 using IP/ATM CBR virtual circuits Hardware: CISCO 7500 routers + LS1010 switches 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Topology 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Topology - Cont’d.

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Management Decentralised network management using HP OpenView Network node manager v.5 3 loosely coupled NMSs located in supercomputer centres in Prague Brno Pilsen 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Management - Cont’d. TEN-34CZ backbone monitored by all NMSs Individual networks monitored by the closest NMS Selected parts of locally processed management data are sent to other NMSs 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

Graphical Statistics on TEN-34CZ Int’l Line

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links Routing in TEN-34 MANs Every University, R&D MAN connected to TEN-34CZ (AS 2852) - strict AUP !!! CESNET (AS 1902, AS 2605) = commercial network open to everybody CESNET used for backup of TEN-34CZ Local peering in every MAN between TEN-34CZ & CESNET networks No transit of commercial packets through TEN-34CZ allowed 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Experiments Traffic shaping on CISCO routers and switches Interoperability of different vendors’ equipment Hierarchical HTTP cache system (LINUX/SQUID, CISCO Cache Engines) QoS, Multicast routing, … 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links TEN-34CZ Applications Video conferences using FORE StreamRunner, standard PCs etc. Distributed graphics processing Distributed data processing (virtual SP2 supercomputer - Prague, Ostrava) Moving academic users to TEN-34CZ from CESNET (renumbering IP addresses …) 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

Future of TEN-34CZ Project 34 Mbps on international line Upgrade of domestic lines, improved network topology in Moravia Connecting further R&D institutions, libraries, hospitals, ... Participation in QUANTUM project 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links For Further Information please contact http://www.ten34.ces.net … or … get a printed Annual Report now (while supplies last) 8.12.2018 TEN-34CZ Network on Microwave Links

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