1. May 2002 1 Global Terabit Research Network: Building Global Cyber Infrastructure Michael A. McRobbie Vice President for Information Technology & CIO Indiana University Internet2 Members Meeting May 2002

2. 2 The Need for a Global Research and Education Network A global R&E network is required to support true global cyberinfrastructure which will underpin global e-science However international connections very slow compared with R&E network backbone speeds Global connection effort not well-coordinated – dominated by bilateral thinking

3. May 2002 3 Requirements for a Global R&E Network Provides a single global backbone inter-connecting global network access points (GNAPs) that provide peering within a country or region Provides global backbone speeds comparable to those of the R&E networks, i.e. OC192 in 2002 Allows coordinated global advanced service deployment (e.g. QoS, IPv6, multicast) Is based on stable carrier infrastructure or leased or owned fiber or wavelengths. Is persistent based on long-term agreements with carriers, router vendors and optical transmission equipment vendors Is scalable – e.g. OC768 by 2004, multiple wavelengths running striped OC768 by 2005, terabit/sec transmission by 2006 Allow GNAPs to connect at OC48 and above. To scale up as backbone speeds scale up Provides a production service with 24x7x365 management through a global NOC

4. May 2002 4 Global Terabit Research Network (GTRN) Announced 18 February 2002 as a production service A partnership to establish a true world-wide next generation Internet to interconnect national and multinational high speed R&E networks as a critical part of global cyberinfrastructure Involves NREN-Consortium/Dante in Europe & Internet2, Indiana University, CANARIE, StarTAP/Starlight & Pacific Wave in the United States & Canada Currently connects the major R&E networks in Europe and North America Regionally based (initially Europe & North America; soon Asia Pacific,… )

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6. 6 The Global Terabit Research Network Initially 2 x OC-48 unprotected POS Trans-Atlantic circuits Trans North American capacity to Seattle (Pacific Wave) via Chicago (StarLight) provided by tunnelling over Abilene Run as a single AS (AS21230) Second set of Trans-Atlantic OC-48s planned A set of 2 x OC12s to connect the Asia Pacific to the GTRN Governed and managed internationally NOC services across the globe www.gtren.net

7. May 2002 7 Global Terabit Research Network (con’t) Additions underway GTRN AS at STAR TAP/Starlight GTRN AS at Pacific Northwest GigaPop (PNG) Tunneled capacity across Abilene to connect these points Resulting GTRN topology: Europe, North America; Asia Pacific expected soon Participation in New York layer two exchange point (Manhattan Landing)

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9. 9 A Global Partnership Initial Planning Group Fernando Liello (European NREN Consortium) Dai Davies (DANTE) Michael A. McRobbie (Indiana University) Steven Wallace (Indiana University) Doug van Houweling (Internet2) Heather Boyles (Internet2) Participating and Supporting Individuals (Organizations) Bill St. Arnaud (CANARIE/CAnet*3) Tom DeFanti (STAR TAP/Starlight) Ron Johnson (Pacific Wave)

10. May 2002 10 Future GTRN Expansion & Activities Further deployment of GNAPs (e.g. in the Asia Pacific) Extension to the Latin Americas via AMPATH More formal global NOC services (e.g. GTRN weather map, seamless trouble reporting, etc.) Formal GTRN inauguration in Brussels May 21

11. May 2002 11 US/Europe Connectivity CountryNetworkBandwidth (Mb/s)US Connection Point EU (GTRN)DANTE2400 x 2Abilene (NYC) BEBELNET155Abilene (NYC) FRRENATER45STAR TAP IEHEANET310Abilene (NYC) IsraelIUCC45STAR TAP NLSURFNET1244Abilene (NYC) NordicNORDUNET622Abilene (NYC) RUMIRNET6STAR TAP UKJANET622Abilene (NYC) CERN 155STAR TAP TOTAL7382

12. May 2002 12 US/Asia-Pacific Connectivity CountryNetworkBandwidth (Mb/s)US Connection Point APAN/US (GTRN)TransPAC622 x 2STAR TAP AustraliaAARNet310Abilene (Seattle) ChinaCERNET10STAR TAP KoreaKREONet245STAR TAP JapanNACSIS45Abilene (LA) JapanGEMnet45STAR TAP JapanGEMnet45Abilene (LA) SingaporeSingAREN45Abilene (LA) SingaporeSingAREN45STAR TAP TaiwanTANet245STAR TAP ThailandAI310Abilene (LA) Total1889

13. May 2002 13 Americas Connectivity CountryNetworkBandwidth (Mb/s)US Connection Point CanadaCA*net31.2Gb/sAbilene (Seattle) and STAR TAP MexicoCUDI45Abilene (LA) South AmericaAMPATH45Abilene (Miami) TOTAL1290

14. May 2002 14 Global Terabit Research Network: Building Global Cyber Infrastructure Michael A. McRobbie Vice President for Information Technology & CIO Indiana University Internet2 Members Meeting May 2002