NSF vBNS and Connections Internet2 Mark Luker October 8, 1997

The Old NSFNET Backbone  45 Mb/s National Network Facility CERFNET NYSERNET PREPNET SURANET MIDNET SESQUINET NORTHWESTNET WESTNET BARRNET CERFNET JVNCNET NSFNET Backbone Geographic Area of Mid-level Network Mid-level Network Hub Supercomputer Center & Mid-level Network Hub NEARNET CICNET Hawaii Mid-level Connections Alaska

Internet Hosts Source: Rutkowski, based on data from Lottor

LEGEND Network Service Providers Regional and Midlevel Networks Network Access Points (NAPs) Supercomputer Centers Note: Supercomputer centers have additional connections for commodity traffic. REGIONAL NSP #1 NSP #2 NSP #3 NCAR Boulder, CO NCAR Boulder, CO Palo Alto, CA SDSC San Diego, CA SDSC San Diego, CA New York, NY Washington, DC Cornell Ithaca, NY PSC Pittsburgh, PA PSC Pittsburgh, PA NCSA Champaign, IL NCSA Champaign, IL Chicago, IL New Internet Architecture Copyright © 1994 General Atomics. NSF Network News, May/June 1994, Vol. 1, No. 2. Reprinted with permission. VBNS

vBNS Initial Topology ATM Switch OC-3 Backbone WO R WA E AS T NO R DN G DN J HA Y RT O HS N RC H SDS C NCA R NCS A PS C CT C AN S Technology: TCP/IP over ATM on OC-3 Status: Activated April 1, 1995

vBNS national network program support national and global scale R&E –leading edge but stable technology –always beyond the commercial Internet model network technology of the future –RSVP, QoS, IPV6 –tech transfer to commercial Internet enable new applications in R&E support national and global scale R&E –leading edge but stable technology –always beyond the commercial Internet model network technology of the future –RSVP, QoS, IPV6 –tech transfer to commercial Internet enable new applications in R&E

Connections to the Internet vBNS companion grant program announced in March, 1996 support networking for meritorious science that cannot be accomplished on the commodity Internet promote designs that share resources with QoS and can scale to R&E (+ Internet) vBNS companion grant program announced in March, 1996 support networking for meritorious science that cannot be accomplished on the commodity Internet promote designs that share resources with QoS and can scale to R&E (+ Internet)

Program requirements $350,000 one-time grant to a campus –offered every January 31 and July 31 –64 awards so far; 63 more just proposed institutional match and continuation –costs and availability vary dramatically –some start at DS3 and move to OC3 later require collaborative planning for connections in lab, campus, region, etc. $350,000 one-time grant to a campus –offered every January 31 and July 31 –64 awards so far; 63 more just proposed institutional match and continuation –costs and availability vary dramatically –some start at DS3 and move to OC3 later require collaborative planning for connections in lab, campus, region, etc.

Connections awards to date 1995: 5 supercomputing centers May 96:14 university sites –interconnect with NASA and DOE July 96:14 university sites Jan 97:35 university sites –interconnect CA*Net 2 and IDREN July 97:60+ proposed new connections –interconnect with more countries at STAR TAP 1995: 5 supercomputing centers May 96:14 university sites –interconnect with NASA and DOE July 96:14 university sites Jan 97:35 university sites –interconnect CA*Net 2 and IDREN July 97:60+ proposed new connections –interconnect with more countries at STAR TAP

NSF vBNS partners to date Argonne National Lab (ANL) Fermi National Accelerator Lab (FNAL) Interim Defense Research and Engineering Network (iDREN) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) NASA Internet (NREN) Canadian Research Network (CA*net II) Defense Research and Engineering Network/Defense Information Systems Center (DREN/DISC) Argonne National Lab (ANL) Fermi National Accelerator Lab (FNAL) Interim Defense Research and Engineering Network (iDREN) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) NASA Internet (NREN) Canadian Research Network (CA*net II) Defense Research and Engineering Network/Defense Information Systems Center (DREN/DISC)

Clickable Map of Awards

The vBNS Network: March ‘97 SAC DOH DNG HSJ AST NOR DNJ vBNS OC12 Backbone 622 Mbps of IP Over ATM SEJ HAY DOH RTO DNJ IRV RCH AST AUB GNJ WAE PYM WOR NYD CHT NOR MCI Commercial ATM Network (155 Mbps) Access to the vBNS for Universities OC12 TestNet = NAPs ESNET, IDREN, NASA CANARIE = Research Networks XXXX = Supercomputer Center SDSCNCSACTCPSCNCAR PYM

vBNS midterm review expert panel review in August, 1997 review history, changing environment –MCI technical performance “excellent” –now PACI, NGI, globalization, Internet2 strongly endorse expansion to 100+ sites –NSF strategy –need for continued NSF involvement expert panel review in August, 1997 review history, changing environment –MCI technical performance “excellent” –now PACI, NGI, globalization, Internet2 strongly endorse expansion to 100+ sites –NSF strategy –need for continued NSF involvement

Five closely related topics International connections Next Generation Internet Internet2 Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure National Laboratory for Applied Network Research International connections Next Generation Internet Internet2 Partnerships for Advanced Computational Infrastructure National Laboratory for Applied Network Research

STAR TAP Science Technology and Research Transit Access Point

HPIIS: High Performance International Internet Services promotes links between the vBNS and high- performance research networks of other countries connections at STAR TAP encouraged for “high-end” institutions on foreign nets widely anticipated among international high- performance networking community $ 4.5 million budgeted annually for up to 5 years awards later this year promotes links between the vBNS and high- performance research networks of other countries connections at STAR TAP encouraged for “high-end” institutions on foreign nets widely anticipated among international high- performance networking community $ 4.5 million budgeted annually for up to 5 years awards later this year

NGI: Next Generation Internet federal program to unify and focus federal activities in advanced networking –proposed $100 million per year for 3 years –government, university, industry partnership –coordinate network R&D across agencies –coordinate federal research networks implementation planning team in LSN joint engineering team federal program to unify and focus federal activities in advanced networking –proposed $100 million per year for 3 years –government, university, industry partnership –coordinate network R&D across agencies –coordinate federal research networks implementation planning team in LSN joint engineering team

vBNS role in NGI national-scale platform for new technologies central role in “connect 100+ institutions...” –core network of both Internet 2 and PACI –interconnect with U.S. research networks –interconnect with foreign research networks cooperate in “connect 10+ institutions” national platform for new applications national-scale platform for new technologies central role in “connect 100+ institutions...” –core network of both Internet 2 and PACI –interconnect with U.S. research networks –interconnect with foreign research networks cooperate in “connect 10+ institutions” national platform for new applications

vBNS role in I2 vBNS selected initial backbone network –members develop campus nets and gigaPops –apply to NSF for connections to vBNS partner relationship for –engineering and operations –new technologies –applications a running head start vBNS selected initial backbone network –members develop campus nets and gigaPops –apply to NSF for connections to vBNS partner relationship for –engineering and operations –new technologies –applications a running head start

NLANR: National Laboratory for Applied Network Research distributed staff expert support for advanced networking –engineering, user services, research –performance, statistics, measurements, multicast, caching, applications, collaboration scale up to help vBNS expansion –workshops, documents, web site –“Good neighbor policies” distributed staff expert support for advanced networking –engineering, user services, research –performance, statistics, measurements, multicast, caching, applications, collaboration scale up to help vBNS expansion –workshops, documents, web site –“Good neighbor policies”

Research and Development Partnerships PrivatizationCommercialization Technology Spiral ARPAnetNSFNET Agency Nets ANS SprintLink, InternetMCI gigabit testbeds vBNS, ESnet, NSI, DREN Interoperable High Perf R&E nets 21st Century Networking Active Nets wireless WDM QoS

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