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• Andrew Schmidt
• Electronic Visualization Laboratory
• University of Illinois at Chicago

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What Is StarLight

• Global proving ground in support of
  grid-intensive e-Science applications, network
  performance measurement, and technology
  evaluations
• Created specifically to support advanced RE
  requirement (high-speed/colo)
• A layer 2 exchange point in Chicago
• Built with excellent connectivity to existing
  carriers and networks
• Located at Northwestern University
• Key site of optical research activities

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StarLight Service Description

• StarLight is an exchange point with to national,
  regional, federal, and international members
• Physical, switched and routed connectivity
• General policy is not to provide ATM
• ATM available at AADS NAP (direct or from colo
  router)
• Policy free 802.1q VLANs between networks
• StarLight benefits to connecters
• High-speed peering with large MTU
• Available collocation space
• Planned 10GigE
• Several US and international networks connected
• Multicast support

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How To Connect To StarLight

• To connect to StarLight a partner must
• Contract with a carrier to bring a circuit into
  the StarLight facility
• Optionally, rent collocation space
• Logically provision services to other networks at
  StarLight across the ethernet switch
• Special offer for FEDnets
• One GigE from 455 N. Cityfront Plaza to StarLight
• Contributions (est. 15K/GigE) appreciated,
  10GigE co-funded
• GigE switching (2yrs service money in the bank) 
   
• Additional VLANs configured upon request
• Peering
• MREN encouraged transit to STAR TAP for modest
  traffic

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StarLight Carriers

• Currently capable of providing services
• Ameritech SONET local loops provider
• ATT SONET local loop provider
• GlobalCrossing GigE for SURFnet AMPATH
• I-WIRE GigE for regional MREN connections
• Teleglobe GigE and 2.4G for SURFnet
• Qwest GigE for DTFnet NORDUnet OC3

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StarLight Collocation

• Northwesterns 710 N. Lake Shore Drive site
• Datacomm facility for DMS100
• Space for 40 equipment racks plus carriers
• Shared space with NOC and engineering staff
• Features space for both routers and clusters
• Carrier neutrality
• 2x120 volt AC circuits with battery and diesel
  backup
• Secure with 24x7 escorted access, video monitored
• Redundant environmental control systems
• Redundant fire suppression systems
• Dual fiber entrance facilities and multiple
  carriers

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StarLight Architecture - Logical

• MREN aggregates at AS22335
• STAR TAP aggregates at AS10764
• STAR TAP provides IPv4 (v6 soon) transit for  
• International RE network at AADS NAP
• International RE network at StarLight GigE
  Switch

MREN 22335
STAR TAP 10764
SURFnet
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StarLight Architecture - Physical
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StarLight Network Operations

• All of the StarLight equipment (except IPv6
  routers AADS NAP) is monitored 24x7x365 by IU's
  GlobalNOC
• GlobalNOC provides a 24x7x365 point of contact
  when trouble arises
• noc_at_startap.net
• 1.317.278.6630

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StarLight Network Administration

• Overall project management
• DeFanti/Brown, UIC and Mambretti, NU
• Network operations
• Jent/Peck, IUPUI and Indiana University
• Network engineering
• Winkler/Nickless, ANL and Verlo/Schmidt, UIC
• Facility management
• Ward, Northwestern University

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For More Information

• WWW
• www.startap.net
• www.startap.net/starlight
• Email
• engineers_at_startap.net