SURA - AT&T GridFiber Update Gary Crane, SURA Director of IT Initiatives The Quilt Fiber Workshop June 23, 2004

About SURA  Not-for-profit organization promoting collaboration in science and technology  62 Member Universities and Colleges throughout Southern United States  Major programs:  High Energy / Nuclear Physics (Jefferson Lab)  Coastal Ocean Research  Information Technology  Not a network operator  On the Web at:

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) Operating DOE facility Basic research in nuclear physics 6 GeV electron accelerator (12 GeV) $100 million annual budget 700 employees, 2200 visiting scientists 70% of SURA members represented SURA owns all IP generated at JLab

Coastal Ocean Research SURA Coastal Ocean Observation and Prediction (SCOOP) initiative (Ocean.US) Setting standards for data assimilation Building real-time models (operations & research)

Some SURA IT Background SURA Crossroads Initiative - started in 2000 –Recognition that region could benefit from a unifying network infrastructure –Needed more inclusive, pervasive, ubiquitous…. –Pulled participants from all major gigapops in SURA region –Evolved to explore both dark fiber and managed bandwidth solutions –GEO-Matrix consulting contract Mapped out SURA member locations plus other important institutions –Fed labs, Hospitals, Research Centers, etc. Identified and evaluated regional and national telecom vendors with infrastructure in the SURA region Involved other organizations in “National Buyers Consortium” Formed “USAWaves” as a program vehicle for extending reach beyond the SURA region

SURA Crossroads Ended up focusing on Velocita –Very good coverage in SURA region –Receptive to creative relationship with higher ed Followed Velocita assets through May 2002 bankruptcy Assets acquired by AT&T in late 2002 Leveraged relationship with Bob Collet (Velocita CTO) when he transitioned to AT&T

SURA - AT&T GridFiber Agreement Major Provisions Agreement announced on Dec. 16, 2003 Ten year agreement with provisions for 10 year extension Access to no-cost IRUs on 6000 pair miles of dark fiber on AT&T’s national “NexGen” network. Low dark fiber maint. (O&M) rates - $75/route mile/yr 2000 pair miles of additional dark fiber for “network research” w/$0 fiber O&M Ability to purchase additional dark fiber at $250/strand mile - a very aggressive price

GridFiber Agreement - Amendment 1 June 10, 2004 Amendment to GridFiber Agreement altered several key provisions in the original agreement: –extends all no cost IRU's from 10 to 20 years – allows SURA to be the first customer of use for NexGen network routes (important since NLR will be the first customer of use on portions of the Jacksonville - Houston AT&T route); –removes restrictions on commercial traffic on SURA strands and ties limits on the use of the AT&T fiber to IRS rules governing 501(c)3 organizations; –significantly clarifies interconnection rules and eliminates many monthly interconnect fees.

Additional GridFiber Major Provisions Offer of substantial quantity of Cisco DWDM equipment installed in following locations: oAtlanta - Jacksonville - Orlando (Cisco 15808) oJacksonville - Houston (Cisco 15800) oDallas - Kansas City - St. Louis (Cisco 15800) Attractive rates for collocation and power in AT&T facilities Discounted rates for on-site assistance and escort services

Details Available Under NDA Full GridFiber Agreement Amendment 1 to GridFiber Agreement Detailed AT&T NexGen route map to for copy of NDA

SURA & Geo Consultants have completed site surveys on approximately 4800 miles of the AT&T NexGen network. AT&T Route Surveys

(2) (3) (4)(6) (5) (8) (9) (12) (11) (10) (15) (14) (13) Examples of Regional-State Initiatives Overlaid with AT&T Network (red lines) = SURA member. = National Laboratory. = SURA HPC sites (CASC member). = SURA Medical Research sites. = SURA Grid computing sites. = SURA member in SCOOP. = CASC member (non-SURA). (7) (1) LEARN OneNet FLR LONI NEREN NYSERNet Northern Tier Initiative Lariat SLR NCREN Iowa MATP NERO MAGPI

SURA is Accepting Requests for use of these assets How does this work? –Organizations can purchase dark fiber from AT&T under this agreement for $250/strand/mi (20 yr IRUs) –Organizations can request access to no cost AT&T 20 yr IRUs from SURA –Organizations can request access to AT&T “research fiber” from SURA

How does this work - cont. Fiber assigned to requester using two vehicles: –AT&T IRU Supplement (3-way agreement) –SURA Assignment Agreement (2 party) –Assignee assumes responsibility for costs associated with implementing AT&T fiber and meeting requirements of GridFiber Agreement. Currently working this process with NLR and University of Oregon (represents approx. 1,200 miles of 6000 mile allocation)

Denver Seattle Sunnyvale LA San Diego Chicago Pitts Wash DC Raleigh Jacksonville Atlanta KC NLR – Proposed Southern Route Wiltel Fiber in the West -- AT&T Fiber in the Southeast Qwest Fiber North-South Baton Rouge El Paso - Las Cruces Phoenix Pensacola Dallas San Ant. Houston Albuq. Tulsa New York Clev Using Cisco DWDM gear

Requesting Access to AT&T GridFiber Assets Request information from: Gary Crane at You will receive some simple guidelines for requesting fiber. Request will be reviewed by SURA IT Committee Steering Group

More Info? Contact: Gary Crane