2. Initiative Overview
Nick Maynard November 3, 2011

3. Accelerating Development of Next-Gen Applications
PROBLEM: We have a chicken and egg problem in next-gen capacity and applications.
Demand for high-speed broadband from consumers and small businesses is limited without next-gen applications.
Software developers have continued to engineer their apps to run over low-bandwidth broadband services.
Without a critical mass of end-users demanding higher bandwidth, supply of next-gen capacity has remained limited.

4. Accelerating Development of Next-Gen Applications
SOLUTION:
US Ignite will promote US leadership in development of applications and services for ultra-fast networks
This initiative will foster the creation of novel applications that have the potential to transform  national priority areas, such as: 
Healthcare
Education
Public safety
Energy
Advanced manufacturing

5. Actions
Link together ultra-high-capacity, low-latency networks of sufficient scale to support meaningful experimentation by researchers and entrepreneurs
Facilitate research, experimentation, and entrepreneurship using this network of networks
Make the best applications available for public benefit or commercial use through the support of US Ignite partners and funders
Disseminate lessons learned

6. Combining Industry, Agencies and Academia
US Ignite Partnership will work with NSF, the White House OSTP, GENI, and leading technology and telecom companies
Allows startups and students the same opportunity as industry and researchers to develop and deploy next-gen apps
Funders and partners will have the opportunity to take an active role in developing and growing good ideas developed by US Ignite efforts

7. No New Infrastructure Construction
Will stitch together islands of high-bandwidth connectivity across the country to create a nationwide high-bandwidth test-bed
Communities that have agreed to participate all have at least 100 Mbps symmetrical service

8. Kickoff Event – Winter 2011
White House event announcing the project partners, test-bed deployment, and long-term vision
Participants will include:
High-level White House officials
US Ignite non-profit
Communities
For-profit and non-profit partners
Federal agencies
Event will highlight current efforts while driving the interest of additional communities and partners

10. Status Update
Glenn Ricart October 2011

11. Since GEC-11 … Call for next generation applications (Suzanne Iacono)
Adding some new faces
Forming a non-profit (Bill Wallace)
Recruiting industrial partners (Bill Wallace)
Recruiting additional government partners
Inviting BTOP awardees to join us
Clarifying “next generation”

12. Sue Spradley 20+ yrs. in telecom industry
Head North American Region for Nokia Siemens
Nortel President of Global Svcs. And Ops., Product Line Mgt., and Sales
Member Nat’l Security Telecomm. Advisory Cmte.

13. Bill Wallace 25 years in telecomm industry
Co-founder, Chair, EVP of DigitalBridge Comm.
Co-founder and CEO of OnePoint Comm.
Head Telecomm practice and COO for Gemini Consulting (of Cap Gemini)

14. Joe Kochan Consultant with Widelity
Worked as part of Dept. of Commerce BTOP program
Co-founder and VP-Ops for DigitalBridge Comm.
Strategic planning and project management at Verizon Avenue
Implemented the first Verizon FiOs on military bases

15. Additional Government Partners
National Science Foundation is lead agency
Currently in discussion with additional agencies
Sponsor applications work
Relationship with an agency’s R&E network (if any)

16. Inviting BTOP Awardees
Future-proof their networks by adding advanced networking capability
GENI Racks
OpenFlow routing
Compute / storage clusters

17. Next Generation Speed: 100 Mbps + symmetric
Software Defined Networking capabilities
Such as OpenFlow
Compatible with GENI
Distributed and Local Cloud capabilities
Such as are provided in GENI racks

19. Non-profit Partnership
William Wallace October 2011

20. Part 1: Spur the development of new applications designed for advanced-technology networks
NSF will fund and support Gigabit research:
Partner with mission agencies in areas of national priority
Establish criteria to ensure new applications and digital experiences have the potential to transform focus sectors
Ensure test bed access to entrepreneurs, students, researchers
Run application development prize competitions
US Ignite Partnership will mentor application developers:
Help establish priorities for scope and mix of competitions
Foster online collaboration and resource sharing among user and developer communities
Facilitate new, innovative business model testing
Provide entrepreneurship training and funding

21. Part 1: Leveraging the unique capabilities of next-generation networks
100 Mbps+ and low latency
Post-IP protocols (layer 2) and OpenFlow
GENI-enabled network capabilities
Integrated with wireless networks
Apps built to be open, shared, and extendable

22. Part 1: Coordinating multiple development approaches
NSF has funded Mozilla Open Innovation Challenges:
Peer-based learning and exchange through structured workshops
Iterative application development with continued support contingent on results
Narrowing and launch within target sectors to build scale
Process facilitated by Mozilla’s experience and access to 400,000-member developer network
US Ignite Partnership will grow application prize competitions:
Balanced mix of competitions across sectors
Balanced mix of competition sponsors
Award criteria designed to ensure high impact, scalability, use of network capabilities

23. Part 2: Maximize potential of national testbed network
Assist GENI in expansion of national testbed network:
Stitch together campuses and islands of advanced technology infrastructure
Peer communities that have already deployed 100Mbps or more symmetrical service to consumers, SMBs, anchors
Serve as “clearing house” for in-kind network contributions
Share best practices:
Compile lessons for infrastructure deployment, service creation and delivery, application development, and R&D
Curate and post online materials donated by partners/experts
Convene in-person forums

24. Part 3: Review, evaluate, ensure high-impact applications
Review results of application contests and grant programs:
Develop metrics for evaluating adoption, usage, and success of apps
Conduct post-award panel reviews of progress and mentoring sessions
Evaluate strategies for further development of winning technologies
Develop strategies to distribute and/or commercialize technology:
Academic institution funding as a research project
Further government funding as a public benefit or service
Spin-out of technology with US Ignite encouragement, support, and fundraising
US Ignite Partnership board members, funders, and partners receive early exposure

26. Context and Applications
Suzi Iacono November 3, 2011

27. GENI US Ignite! Status Renewal from NSF for 3 to 4 more years
Not funded yet; USG is building an initiative with a not-for-profit partnership  Ignite Team
Goals
Research Infrastructure for transformative science & engineering
Jumpstart gigabit application development; glue together islands of broadband; stand up a Public Private Partnership
Constituencies
University faculty, researchers and students
Researchers, entrepreneurs, cities, anchor institutions  all US citizens
Current Activities
Phase 2 Prototyping: Meso-scale build-out; Campus integration; GENI-enabling campuses; GECs; first set of experiments running; GENI used in class rooms
Initial Planning: Workshops; Technical and economic feasibility; Planning meetings; Potential partner telephone calls
Next Up
4th D&P spiral: GENI racks; scaling up # of campuses and # of experiments; do intensive marketing
3rd Ignite Workshop starts this afternoon; 1st Ignite Poster Session; 1st set of teams doing gigabit apps for national priorities will be funded this fall/winter; Mozilla has been funded to carry out competitions/prizes – announcement soon
Long Term Success
campuses GENI enabled and connected; Rich, widely-used national experimental R&E network
200 (same) campuses and 200 cities GENI-enabled; “experiments” everywhere; innovation everywhere
Role of Campus
Central player
A partner in an ecosystem – part of the set of anchor institutions where people are part of the loop
GENI Ignite Combination
Glue for Ignite! Brings university into mix
More testbed users; more user-generated content, systems; innovation ecosystem

28. US Ignite Initiative Next Generation Applications
Advanced Applications Testbed
Non-profit
Compelling new apps
Collaborative teams
Leverage GENI technologies
Contests & competitions
Link existing gigabit cities
Link with GENI campuses
Coordinate industry participation
Engage foundations
Bring in additional cities
Bring campuses to the initiative
Transition research technologies to pre-commercial use
+Government participation coordination: NSF, OSTP, and other federal agencies
+Industry, non-profit, and municipal partner coordination: US Ignite Non-profit
+Research and technology support: NSF-sponsored GENI Project

29. Next Generation Applications How to jumpstart development?
Call for unsolicited proposals for next generation applications (directions to follow)
Holding the 3rd Ignite workshop starting today to shape projects
OPEN TO EVERYONE
Focus on traditional NSF PI community; regular proposals to NSF
Fund 3 to 6 this fall after merit review
A second call in the spring; fund 3 to 6 more this year
Prizes for next generation applications
Mozilla will host the platform
Non-traditional community from NSF perspective
Ideation plus prototype development prizes

30. Application Teams are Encouraged to “Live the Future Today”
Applications
In areas of national priority
Must show direct benefit to some segment of society; application has to run somewhere and be used by people
Leverages advances in next generation technologies
Teams
Looking for people with great ideas
Developers who can turn ideas into next generation applications
Infrastructure providers
Anchor institutions willing to be living labs
Evaluation experts

31. Sample Areas of National Priority
Health IT
Advanced manufacturing
Cyberlearning
Smart Transportation
Public Safety
Smart Grid and other Energy Initiatives
Community empowerment
Economic development
Disaster preparedness and response

32. Thanks! Questions?

33. Christian Heilmann
Developer Evangelist

34. Community Perspective on US Ignite

35. US Ignite Communities Chattanooga, TN Lafayette, LA UTOPIA, UT
Cleveland, OH
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA

36. Independent Initiatives to Drive Networked Innovation
US Ignite
Gig U
Google Fiber
GigCity
FiberCorps

37. Independent Initiatives to Drive Networked Innovation
US Ignite
Gig U
Google Fiber
GigCity
FiberCorps

38. Independent Initiatives to Drive Networked Innovation
US Ignite
Gig U
Google Fiber
GigCity
FiberCorps

39. Independent Initiatives to Drive Networked Innovation
US Ignite
Gig U
Google Fiber
GigCity
FiberCorps

40. Independent Initiatives to Drive Networked Innovation
US Ignite
Gig U
Google Fiber
GigCity
FiberCorps

41. We’re creating a Living Lab
by building social infrastructure through community engagement.

42. Living Lab
{Real World
Testbed}
{Cocreation} +

43. Social Infrastructure
People
Relationships
Behaviors

44. Social Infrastructure
Physical Infrastructure with the potential to connect us
Existing Social Infrastructure in the way we communicate today
New Social Infrastructure for how we’ll communicate tomorrow

45. Community Engagement Establishing new Social Infrastructure that:
Increases adoption and utilization
Engages users in process of cocreation
Maximizes impacts of pilots on users
Sustains dialogs around projects

46. FiberCorps Stakeholders
Lafayette Consolidated Government
Lafayette Economic Development Authority
Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Community Foundation of Acadiana
Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise

47. LaHIE Pilot LGMC LHCQF HCA LADHH Lourdes CBIT Schumacher ULL Acadian
{LOUISIANA}
Health Information
Exchange
{LAFAYETTE}
HealthCare Coalition
LGMC
HCA
Lourdes
Schumacher
Acadian
LHC
LHCQF
LADHH
CBIT
ULL

48. {Digital Media Workforce Development}
» Render Farm »
{Digital Media Workforce Development}
LEDA
LITE
AoIT
LPSS
LUSFiber

49. Telemedicine Bridge LGMC Stuller, Inc LUS Fiber LEDA
{Increased convenience}
{Better health}
{Increased productivity}

50. The Future of the Internet is Today
Network Infrastructure
Computing Infrastructure
Research Infrastructure
Social Infrastructure

51. We, the US Ignite Communities, Want You!
Let us serve as your testbeds to partner in driving networked innovation.

52. Multi-Faceted Research Opportunities
Network, hardware and software
Analytics, visualizations, and informatics
Living Lab best practices and models
Psychology, design, and communications
Healthcare, education, industry, and more

53. {Community + Fiber} =
Innovation

54. {Community + Fiber + Research} =
Innovation

55. Contact geoff@fibercorps.com 202-834-0121 @geoffdaily

56. Call to Action
Glenn Ricart October 2011

57. US Ignite Agenda
10 am - noon: US Ignite plenary 1:00 – 3:00 pm: Experimenters plenary 3:30 – 4:15 pm: Expectations, goals, resources 4:15 – 5:00 pm: Newcomer interests blitz 5:30 – 7:00 pm: US Ignite Poster Session Friday 8:00 – 10:00 am: Coaching sessions 10:30 - noon: US Ignite panel and wrap-up

58. What Can You Do? Suggest great next generation applications
National Priority areas
Things you can’t easily do with today’s Internet
Leverage
GENI technologies
Slicing
Programmability
GENI Racks and local / distributed cloud
Software defined networking (e.g. OpenFlow)
Speeds at or near a gigabit

59. Form / Join teams developing these apps
Teams might have people like:
Idea person
Developer(s)
Potential user(s)
Campus connection(s)
City connection(s)
GENI expert(s)
Sponsors at mission agencies, foundations, etc.

60. Identify additional potential partners for US Ignite
People with application ideas
Developer communities
Industry (carriers, vendors, etc.)
Foundations
Existing high speed / SDN deployments

61. Three Wishes Suggest great next-gen applications
Form / join teams to develop these apps
Identify additional potential partners