1. Five Essential Elements for Future Regional Optical Networks
Title Slide
Internet Fall Member Meeting
Christian Todorov

2. Use Case – Network Design Objectives
High Level Objectives:
To light and utilize fiber path from Detroit to Chicago
Be able to utilize a wide variety of framing methods
Provide flexibility in Add/Drop locations
Facilitate connectivity and research by Internet2, its members and partners

3. Use Case - Partners
Internet2 partners for lighting and maintaining the Detroit to Chicago fiber:
Merit Network
CANARIE
Meriton Networks
Level 3 Communications
Internet2

4. Network Design

5. Node Design – Add/Drop

6. Node Design - Amplifier

7. Capabilities Provided
Eight waves turned up in total
Two for Merit Network
Two for CANARIE
Two for HOPI
Two for Internet2
Software configurable framing types LAN & WAN-PHY, OC-192
Ease in moving Add/Drops among the four deployed nodes
Provides CANARIE a connection from Ontario to Chicago
Provides Merit Network connections from Ann Arbor to Chicago and Detroit
Allows for a HOPI connection from Ann Arbor to the node in Chicago
Allows for Internet2 to connect in Chicago for additional experimentation resources

8. End Slide