Networking at Indiana University

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Networking at Indiana University
James Williams Chris Robb TransPAC Project
Indiana University williams_at_indiana.edu cjrobb_at_ind
iana.edu
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Topics to be covered
We will discuss the network environment at
Indiana University, within the State of Indiana,
nationally and internationally. This will
provide necessary background for the following
talks about Internet2, the Global NOC, student
support and teaching/learning. The talk will
proceed from the campus, to the state, to
national networks and finally to international
networking.
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Buildings on campus
Each room, office or laboratory has multiple 100
or 10-Base-T connections to a floor level wiring
closet Each floor level wiring closet has a
100Mbps connection to a building level
switch Each building level switch has a 1000Mbps
connection to the central routing core of the
campus.
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Buildings on campus 2
This architecture allows for maximum traffic
isolation and management. It also allows for
easy remote troubleshooting and repair. On the
Bloomington campus we have approximately 35,000
connections across 1,200 switches managed by 14
people.
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Indiana University-Bloomington Campus Network
Backbone
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Indiana University System
Eight campuses with independent but cooperating
network organizations. (IUPUI and IUB are much
more closely linked by a common management
structure.) Campuses are linked together by the
IU Statewide Network 80k active hosts statewide
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Indiana University State-wide Network
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IPgrid
A state assisted partnership between Indiana
University and Purdue University to leverage
state resources and encourage cooperation between
the two major research institutions within the
state. State assistance allowed IPgrid to
purchase and light dark fiber connecting IU
and Purdue and to actually create the IPgrid.
IPgrid is designed to present a combined
State-of-Indiana view to the research funding
community. IPgrid is managed by the Indiana
GigaPoP.
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I-Light Fiber Map
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Indiana Gigapop Network Map
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TeraGird
The TeraGrid is a National Science Foundation
project designed to develop the infrastructure,
both hardware and software, to make grid
computing possible (extensive use of shared,
physically separated resources) for the next
generation of big science experiments (e.g. next
generation physics experiments).
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TeraGrid Network Diagram
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IPgrid and the TeraGrid
IPgrid has submitted a proposal, which we feel is
very strong, to become a part of the TeraGrid.
We expect a successful response to our proposal
shortly. There is also interest among the
TeraGrid community in developing international
collaborations using TeraGrid and international
resources.
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Proposed IPGrid ETF Network
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Abilene
US national R/E network managed by Indiana
University (Operations and Engineering). Physical
network supplied by Qwest Communications.
Routers supplied by Juniper. 51 Connectors 31
Peer Networks 238 Participants
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Abilene Network Backbone
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Abilene Participants
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Abilene International Peers
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Abilene U.S. Federal Network Peers
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Abilene State Education Network Peering
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National Light Rail (NRL)
New initiative by largest research institutions
to take advantage of the current state of the
telecommunications market in the US. Just
developing now.
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NLR Proposed Topology
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IU and international networking
TransPAC is a high-performance network connecting
scientists the US R/E community to scientists in
the Asian R/E community. Architecturally,
TransPAC connects the US national and
international networks with the Asia-Pacific
Advanced Network (APAN) in Tokyo, Japan. Indiana
University manages the TransPAC Project for the
US National Science Foundation.
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ADD new network here
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Critical issues facing international networking
To support the next generation of science and
grid computing, we must develop more effective
means of cooperation, across time zones, cultures
and technologies. Three specific areas of
interest to me 1. Global agreement on a
management and data collection infrastructure 2.
Global NOC cooperation and application support 3.
Global security cooperation.
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URLs

• Indiana University general http//www.indiana.edu
  
• Indiana University - Bloomington
  http//www.iub.edu
• Global NOC http//globalnoc.iu.edu
• Indiana Statewide Traffic Map http//netstats.ind
  iana.edu/wanmap/
• Indiana Gigapop http//www.indiana.gigapop.net
• Abilene Network Information http//abilene.intern
  et2.edu/
• Abilene Network Network Operations Center
  http//www.abilene.iu.edu
• Abilene Network Traffic Map http//loadrunner.uit
  s.iu.edu/weathermaps/abilene/
• Distributed Terascale Facility
  http//www.teragrid.org/
• TransPAC Network http//www.transpac.org and
  http//noc.transpac.org

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Final slide
Thanks very much We are happy to answer any
questions, now or later.
James Williams williams_at_indiana.edu Chris
Robb cjrobb_at_indiana.edu