Internet2 100G OpenFlow/SDN Innovation Platform
(NDDI)
Robert P. Vietzke, VP Networks Services [email protected]!March 12, 2012!
• The research and educa,on community played a seminal role in the crea,on of the modern Internet and the applica,ons that have made it the most transforma.ve technology of the 20th and 21st centuries
• 34 of these leading universi,es created Internet2 in 1996 • The story is on-going not simply historical. What we do today sets
the groundwork for next stages of Internet development!• What direction should we go today?!
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Crea,ng new innova,on opportuni,es
begins with understanding what enabled innova,on in the past
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• Many informa,on technologies have roots on university campuses
• Personal Ethernet services created massive campus “innova,on test beds”
• Commercial carriers were s,ll offering dial-‐up service and figh,ng the Internet technology vision
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Princeton Archway, courtesy of Queerbubbles, Wikimedia Commons
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Despite all arguments, the Internet, created by the R&E community, became the de facto standard
“it can’t scale”
“it lacks management”
“it isn’t robust enough”
Internet Software & Services, ~$100B
Total 30-‐year federal investment to enable the precursors of the Internet is very small…
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R&E networking ROI has been staggering
…compared to the massively successful Internet businesses it sparked
ß CSNet & NSFnet, ~$80M
ß ARPAnet, ~$150M
Internet Service Providers, ~$40B
Internet So]ware & Services, ~$100B
Network Hardware Vendors, ~$100B
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The innova.on story con.nues…
What R&E does today sets the groundwork for the next stages of Internet development and enables the economies of the future
(or not)
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1.5 Mb – 100 Mb 100 Mb – 10 Gb 10 Gb – 1Tb Gb
Themes in this era are: Investment Innova.on
soGware defined
networking
innova.on accelerates R&E out in front
innova.on slows R&E leadership fades
innova.on opportunity where is R&E?
Theme in this era becomes: Aggrega.on
Cost Savings / Efficiency Compe..on
VoIP
Ethernet Introduced in
R&E
Video
Browser & WWW
chat
uncompressed video ? ?
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An observation about our past and an observation about the future:
SEARCH Large Data Exchange
What theme do we want for this next era?
We can’t predict the future, but we can set conditions for innovation going forward: • Plen,ful Bandwidth
– Bandwidth “to the pillow” that greatly exceeds the current norm – Business models that encourage u,liza,on / discourage aggrega,on
• New Network Applica.on Development Paradigms – Ability to program networks to create new and innova,ve
applica,ons support – Common tools to instan,ate applica,ons across domains
Network & Applica,on Innova,on Condi,ons
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The Internet2 Community Going Forward:
A 100G OpenFlow/SDN Platform for Innovation
• R&E needs to once again create a new innovation space that is “way out in front”. !
• Strategy 1: Invest in dramatically increasing capacity!– Once again create massive capacity for innovation that breaks
from commoditized business models!– Must be an end to end approach, not an aggregated approach!
• Strategy 2: Open the network software stack itself to programmability to allow applications innovation!– Adopt “Software Defined Networking”; push broad deployment!– Adopt OpenFlow as the first open SDN tool, and focus on open!– Create open national operating environments that welcome
disruptive technology at scale!• Strategy 3: Promote a community applications
development activity!
Creating an Environment for Innovation
• Leading Campuses quickly posi,oned for OpenFlow / SDN applica,on innova,on and data intensive science delivery
• Start with SDN updates in major science buildings
• Support pervasive 100G • Support Science-‐DMZ • Begin “GENI-‐enabling” campus
Innova,on Investment on the Campus
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Engineering, Biology, Computer Science Buildings
Building Network Replacements to support SDN
Traditional Campus Network SDN Science DMZ 100G Border Link at 100G to
Internet2 NDDI
(via CENIC)
100G/SDN
Commodity Internet 10G’s
GENI Rack(s)
For more on Science DMZ, see: http://fasterdata.es.net
• Expand on NDDI/OS3E Offering – Open exchange concept open
to all interested par,es – 100G add/drop nodes will be
deployed where connec,ons are requested
– Exis,ng Layer 3 services can be plumbed through this network, but are provided under separate agreements
– Focus in 2012 on virtualiza,on and GENI support
– Fee structure to encourage u,liza,on and adop,on
Ini,al Innova,on Plajorm Service Approach
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InnovationPlatformCore Node
CampusInnovation
DMZ
L2PERF
SDN
SDN/Perf
Early Adopter Campus
InnovationLab / Net
TraditionalCampus
Net
HPC L3
InnovationPlatformCore Node
CampusInnovation
DMZ
L2PERF
SDN
SDN/Perf
Regional Network 100G DWDM
Regionally Connected Campus
InnovationLab / Net
TraditionalCampus
Net
HPC L3
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Regional NetworkServices
Regional NetworkServices
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TR-CPS Peering Service
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Network
NETPLUSLayer-2
ConnectedProvider
Examples of other Internet2 services that could be carriedover new 100G transport network (existing service fees apply)
Access to InternationalExchange Points
(Included)Interoperable
with Esnet, Dynes, Autobahn
Internet2 Advanced Layer 2 Network
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• Innova,on Plajorm will Expand on NDDI (OS3E is the first produc,on SDN service on the plajorm, a Layer 2 WAN service)
• 100 G Backbone • Supports SDN/Openflow • 30-‐40 Ini,al Nodes • Produc,on & Breakable
virtual slices to be introduced • Globally Interconnected
• Support for broad scale SDN applica.on development • Also supports IDC, SHERPA, OSCARS API’s
NDDI Domain Architecture
Firmware/ Hardware
Firmware/ Hardware
Firmware/ Hardware
Firmware/ Hardware
Firmware/ Hardware
Controller/App
OS³E
Virtualization Layer
Controller/App
New Service
Controller/App
Experiment
Controller/App
Experiment
Collabora,on Required: Where should nodes be deployed?
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New York
Washington DC
Atlanta
Chicago
Houston
Denver
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Sunnyvale
Seattle
Potential Layer 1 Add/Drop sitefor Innovation Platform
NDDI Example of Add/Drop sitesfor innovation platform
Innovation Platform Add/Drop nodes will be determined in the coming months in coordination with community interest. There
are over 50 potential sites. 30-40 nodes are possible in the first round deployment.
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Internet2 Innovation investment:
• Create a national platform for applications innovation with 100G backbone links, 100G towards campuses and SDN throughout!– First phase partnership with Stanford & Indiana (NDDI) underway!– Build broader concepts of virtualization and inter-domain support!– Expand collaboration with NSF/GENI for network SDN innovation!
• Convene Community to encourage use as the primary platform!– Development of middleware for an SDN “application store” allowing
innovators to offer their “products” to a wide user base for trial!– Coordination with our industry partners to make Internet2 sticky for their
innovations and collaboration.!
GENI / Internet2 Agreement A major step towards campus expansion
• Collaboration to implement national-scale infrastructure: – sliced and deeply-programmable – incorporating OpenFlow/SDN switches, GENI Racks,
university datacenters, etc. – high-speed (10-100 Gbps initially)
• With software that supports shared use by faculty, students, and campus IT organizations
• Gradual migration from today’s “prototype GENI” backbone in Internet2 to a real, production system
• Scaling to an envisioned goal of 100-200 GENI campuses
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Note that this agreement does not exclude either party from additional collaborations.
Opens the door for “at-scale” GENI !
NSF Cyberinfrastructure Solicitation CC-NIE proposal deadline: May 30, 2012
• Funds campus cyber-infrastructure for domain science and for computer science
• Can fund “GENI enabling” your campus!
• Can help build a coherent, end-to-end GENI across the United States
• Interested? Talk to your CIO !
• See: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12541/nsf12541.htm • Internet2 and GPO can help you engage with your CIO and domain scientists. • Contacts: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Build an Ecosystem Built on Partnerships
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Network Providers!&!
Industry Partners!
• Success depends on leading campuses becoming deeply engaged early in a joint effort.!– By necessity of potential costs, focus on the top innovators at the
start, not necessarily all Internet2 members at the start (0-18 months)!– NSF and GENI are investing in regional and campus projects!– Campus IT, College of Engineering, Campus Tech Incubators!
• Requires collaboration across campus, regional, national and industry partners!
• Success requires thinking differently about commodity and innovation funding strategies throughout the ecosystem!– This investment is is just that, at least in the short term!– Ideally separate thinking about this platform from legacy business
models.!
Enabling the Strategy
Applica,ons Development Data Intensive Science Projects
Corporate Partnership Network Planning Other new areas
Contact: Innova,[email protected]
Call for Collabora,on
Thank You!
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Open Exchange So]ware Suite (OE-‐SS)
• Uses NOX OpenFlow controller • Adds a Controller Abstrac,on Layer • D-‐Bus Message passing • Network discovery • Measurement • Graphical web UI + Services