STAR TAP meeting: International Transit Network Update Heather Boyles and Steve Corbató

Who we are: Internet2 187 U.S. universities, 70 corporations, 40 other research organizations and 30+ international partners Enable advanced networking applications development and use Provide advanced networking environment Transfer technology and experiences Abilene – one of two Internet2 backbones (along with vBNS) Internet2 is STAR TAP partner/participant

International Transit Network Joint initiative of STAR TAP, CANARIE, Internet2 Jointly provide transit across North America for R&E networks Extends transit already provided via STAR TAP ATM switch

Abilene version of ITN Forward/Announce routes of all non-US peers + vBNS All non-US peers of Abilene + vBNS are eligible for participation All current non-US peers of Abilene + vBNS are currently participating

Abilene International Peering APAN/TransPAC, Ca*net3, CERnet, GEMNET, IUCC, KOREN/KREONET2, NORDUnet, RENATER, REUNA, SURFnet, SingAREN, SINET, TAnet2, (ANSP, RNP2) OC12 NYCM BELNET, CA*net3, JANET, NORDUnet, SURFnet, TEN- 155*, (HEAnet) STTL CA*net3, (AARnet) SNVA GEMNET, (SINET) LOSA SingAREN, SINET, UNINET AmPATH (REUNA, RNP2, RETINA) OC3-12 UT El Paso (CUDI) CALREN2 CUDI * ARNES, BELNET, CARNET, CESnet, DFN, GRNET, HEAnet, RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCCN, RedIRIS 1 May 2001

Newly reachable at STAR TAP via ITN (although not physically in Chicago) BELNET (Belgium) CUDI (Mexico) JANET (U.K.) TEN-155 (DANTE) – (ARNES, CARNET, CESnet, DFN, GRNET, HEAnet, RedIRIS, RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCCN) Coming Soon –AARNET (Australia) –REUNA (Chile, via AmPATH)

Reaching Abilene in Chicago STAR TAP: the AADS switch Layer 2 peering via PVC 710 North Lake Shore Drive Understand gigE connection to be made from 710 North Lake Shore Drive to nearest Abilene core node Also OC12 from 710 NLSD to STAR TAP ATM switch Abilene core node: NBC Building 455 City Front Drive, Chicago

Abilene Chicago presence We have assessed the Qwest Chicago options 20 N. Wacker Drive – close to Teleglobe – Abilene STAR TAP circuit (OC-12c) 350 East Cermak Drive (Lakeside Technology Center) – recently opened – Qwest Cybercenter 455 City Front Plaza Drive (NBC Building) – ESnet – NASA Prototyping Network (NPN) [pre – CERN – DTF/IL central node – Abilene MREN circuit (currently OC-3c) – I-WIRE node

Abilene Chicago presence - II Will establish Abilene presence Qwest PoP in NBC Bldg (455 City Front Drive Plaza) Cisco router currently in Sacramento Backbone attachments Two options –OC-48c/SONET protected: Indianapolis –OC-48c/DWDM unprotected: Indy and Cleveland This would represent first use of optical transport in Abilene Peering attachments STAR TAP/NGIX-Chicago – OC-12c ATM Star Light – Gigabit Ethernet switch –Fiber pair or to 710 NLSD (I-WIRE) Planned Star Light optical attachment –Second fiber pair or to 710 NLSD (I-WIRE)

Abilene Chicago presence - III Connector attachments MREN – OC-12c ATM upgrade Distributed Terascale Facility Availability target date (provisional) September 15, 2001 No plans to terminate AADS OC-12c peering connection yet, but we are very interested in helping with the technical planning for intl & domestic peering transition

Current context for the next national backbone 5-year Abilene commitment ends in April, 2003 Announcement targeted for Fall Meeting – Austin – 10/01 Computational science as an emerging interdisciplinary field Recognition of bandwidth as the fourth critical parameter –In addition to CPU, memory, storage NSF Distributed Terascale Facility solicitation Availability of optical transport technologies - DWDM A lot of new transcontinental fiber in the ground; a lot of business plans on fire… A contrarian opportunity for Higher Education

Abilene future Very successful partnership with Qwest, Cisco, Nortel and Indiana University (NOC) Good through April 2003 Current activity to secure next phase of Internet2 backbone connectivity Anticipating providing information on deal at Austin, TX Internet2 meeting 1-4 October

More Info All aspects of Internet2 International partnerships Abilene and vBNS peering information