1. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight1 UKLight TERENA Networking Conference 9 th June 2004 David Salmon UKERNA

2. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight2 Overview Background What is UKLight ? Architecture UK National Access Governance Status Futures

3. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight3 Background Towards optical networking International activities StarLight – evolved from Startap International exchange point – “bring your lambdas” Joined by NetherLight “Lambda” workshops Sept 2001, 2002, 2003, (2004 – UK) TERENA Initiative attempted with Flag Telecom during 2002 Interest within Grid Network Team – UK e-Science programme UK activities have evolved from these over last 2+ years Internal meetings and papers during 2002 UKLight bid to JCSR – Nov 2002 Funding approved March /April 2003 29 months & we are here…

4. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight4 What is UKLight ? Facility to provide national and international “bandwidth channels” for use by research and e-Science projects Cross-discipline initiative JANET community Network research e-Science applications optical (photonic) communications research UKERNA – manage and develop JANET supporting the community advanced service-network development Components: UK point-of-access and links to international facilities UK national photonics facility/infrastructure UK national R&D network infrastructure extending access within JANET

5. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight5 Potential early adopters Particle Physics high performance data transfer Radio Astronomy very long baseline interferometry (near-real-time data transfer) Distributed HPC & visualization Remote cancer diagnosis federated databases & visualization

6. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight6 ESLEA partners Peter Clarke co-ordinated ULMAS – monitoring at many scales Lionel Sacks & colleagues Others are interested… Projects approved

7. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight7 Funding Funding – SRIF - £6.5M total From HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) Via JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) Sub-committee for Support of Research (JCSR) International Point of Access Circuits, equipment, housing, NMS, staff… UK Access and photonics infrastructure Equipment, housing…

8. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight8 What is UKLight ? – Infrastructure perspective Infrastructure to support the UK part of an International facility (GLIF – Global Lambda Integrated Facility) for Network and Advanced applications R&D Eg international Gigabit ethernet ‘channels’ UKLight will apply to join Translight and contribute “lambdas” Implemented with: Telco Wavelength services Transmission equipment providing Multiplexed channels (SDH) to carry Gigabit ethernet Ethernet switch/es

9. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight9 UKLight components International Point of Access in London Wavelength services to StarLight (Chicago) NetherLight (Amsterdam) Internal UK access via extended JANET development Network Dark-Fibre facility for photonics community

10. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight10 GEANT UKLight London StarLight Chicago NetherLight Amsterdam CERN CzechLight UK Researchers Extended JANET Development Network Local Research Equipment International Point-of-Access CA*net Abilene UKLight – showing connections to selected International peer facilities 10Gb/s Existing connections Proposed connections NorthernLight

11. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight11 UK National access to UKLight

12. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight12 Core Point of Presence C-PoP Backbone Access Router R-PoP North Wales MAN LeNSESWERN Kentish MAN NorMAN YHMAN EMMAN EastNet LMN South Wales MAN TVN MidMAN Northern Ireland NNW C&NL MAN GlasgowEdinburgh WarringtonLeeds Reading London BristolPortsmouth EaStMAN UHI Network Clydenet AbMAN FaTMAN C C C C C C C C S T T T T TT T S S S T T Key for components. C-PoP C Extension to 2.5G BAR S Extension to 10G BAR T Model for Extension of the SuperJANET Development Network

13. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight13 Development Network Extension Model Uncommitted backbone bandwidth in MCI contract for SuperJANET4 10G for current production backbone Additional 10G available but uncommitted Parallel to existing core Upgrades to Regional Network access points also included Presented as SDH not dark fibre …  But it still opens up interesting options…

14. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight14 Principles Use SDH multiplexers to partition this bandwidth on a link by link basis e.g. 10Gb/s  4 x 2.5Gb/s Configure end-to-end paths using the partitioned links - channels Projects will run VLANS / IP etc. over their channels Operating transmission equipment, will bring telco style provisioning issues Links to concepts for SuperJANET5

15. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight15 Cambridge UKLight International Point of Access London - ULCC Warrington London Figure 1: Extended Development Network – Stage 1 Core Point of Presence C-PoP Backbone Access Router R-PoP Manchester

16. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight16 SDH Mux Reading WarringtonManchester Cambridge ULCC London St Pancras UKLight PoA SDH Mux Extended development network: Phase 1 Production GSR SDH Multiplexer StarLightNetherLight

17. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight17 JANET production UKLight PoA - ULCC Co-Lo “Local” External Sites – eg UCL Extended Development Network SDH Mux ‘X’Light US NL AccessGE/FE Sw/Router UK Dark Fibre ?

18. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight18 UKLight Status

19. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight19 UKLight Procurement status Procurement announced Mid-July 2003 4 Modules Wavelength Service London – Chicago Wavelength Service London – Amsterdam SDH Multiplexing/Switching Equipment Gigabit Ethernet Switching Equipment Reconsider – 10GE switching requirement Wavelength services – awarded to Level3 – Dec. 2003 SDH equipment – awarded to Pinacl/Ciena – Jan. 2004 Commissioning now complete - US & NL links operational Manchester & Cambridge – July to September

20. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight20 Ciena Core Director CDci (the small one) Backbone / high density device Up to 16 STM-64 Switch matrix with STM1 granularity

21. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight21 Ciena Metro Director Used as an edge device (so far) 2 STM-64 (10Gb/s) G Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet Switch matrix with STM1 granularity

22. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight22 Rina Samani & Jonathan Couzens with the UKLight equipment at ULCC

23. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight23 Core Director

24. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight24 Metro Director

25. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight25 NNW Manchester St Pancras EastNet Cambridge EastNet Cambridge Warrington C-PoP ULCC - LAB 10G Leased Bandwidth ULCC Amsterdam 10G Chicago 10G UKLight International and Phase 1

26. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight26 NNW Manchester St Pancras EastNet Cambridge EastNet Cambridge Warrington C-PoP ULCC - LAB 10G Leased Bandwidth ULCC Amsterdam 10G Chicago 10G Leeds C-PoP Leeds C-PoP C&NLMAN Lancaster CLRC-RAL Reading C-PoP YHMAN Leeds UKLight International and Phases 1 & 2

27. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight27 UKLight Governance Steering Committee (SC) – JISC established covers policy and funding issues Hugh Pilcher-Clayton (EPSRC) will chair International representatives Bill St Arnaud (Canarie) and David Williams (CERN/TERENA) Community representation Peter Clarke (UCL), Dave Deroure (Southampton), Brian Gilmour (Edinburgh), David Hutchison (Lancaster), Guy Rickett (PPARC), David Salmon (UKERNA), Lesley Thompson (EPSRC) Plus JISC & UKERNA attendees Technical Advisory Group (TAG) – UKERNA established operations and project-feasibility assessment David Hutchison (Lancaster University) will chair Community representation Tim Chown (Southampton), Lionel Sacks UCL), Dimitra Simeonidou (Essex), Ian White (Cambridge) John Graham (ULCC) – UKLight engineer David Salmon (UKERNA)

28. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight28 Use by projects Projects expected to be funded by Research Council or other programmes Central funding covers equipment interface at backbone edge Projects discuss options with UKLight project manager & submit written connection proposal UKLight TAG will assess feasibility & provide a report Use as part of research proposal Existing projects can also make a case to connect Will need endorsement by original funding programme In some cases may need to consult the UKLight steering committee

29. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight29 Future Expansion Build to meet requirements of approved projects Phase 3 – still speculative Remaining budget would allow equipping access to about half of the Regional Networks) JISC/Research Council will call for expressions of interest to connect to UKLight Steering Committee will prioritise responses Commit funds during 2004 Use budget to give projects working time during 2005 Beyond this leads into SuperJANET5 ! Incorporate these concepts from ground up Flexible transmission platform Fibre / wavelength service based

30. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight30 Overview of SuperJANET5 architecture requirements Flexible transmission platform IP production network Special purpose bandwidth Test – bed(s) Commoditye-Science Network R&D Service Dev. Test – bed(s) Requirements to be served Teaching & Learning

31. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight31 Flexible Transmission Platform Design characteristics Transmission channels configured and managed at our control Scalable to higher bandwidth at controllable cost A range of options exist telco. provides bandwidth services telco. provides “wavelength” services telco. manages fibre and the light only UKERNA leases fibre and also lights it UKERNA owns, manages and lights fibre

32. TERENA Networking Conference - 9th June 2004UKLight32 Further Information UKLight www.uklight.ac.uk UKLight-Announce@jiscmail.ac.uk D.Salmon@ukerna.ac.uk SuperJANET5 www.ja.net/SJ5/