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OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
THIRD FRONTIER OVERVIEW
OPLIN MEETING
April 8, 2004Al Stutz, OARnet Director
Chief Technology Officer
Ohio Supercomputer Center
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
The Third Frontier Network will allow educational institutions and
businesses to work together using cutting-edge technologies to support
research and education.
The Third Frontier Network is the most advanced statewide research
and economic development network in the nation.
Existing fiber optic cable will be purchased from current
telecommunications companies, and the Third Frontier Network will
be implemented in three phases:
Phase 1- Build a new higher education backbone
All schools will be on net this fall
Phase 2- Connect 4-year public universities and
private research universities
Phase 3- Connect remaining public and private
universities and colleges
What is the Third Frontier Network?
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
The Third Frontier Network:
• Enhance collaboration
• Allows dramatic increases in available
bandwidth at minimal cost
• Promotes the technological innovations
necessary to solve critical scientific and
industrial problems
• Separates different types of data
for faster data transfer
Why does Ohio need the Third Frontier Network?
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
The Third Frontier Network investment in dark fiber for all of these locations in Ohio will
encourage private investment in broadband, making Ohio a national leader in broadband
deployment. The network will encourage businesses to purchase additional fiber from
commercial carriers to enhance their ability to collaborate in developing new network
technology applications and using these technologies to improve their competitiveness.
Economic Development
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Medical Discovery and Success
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Ohio has a national reputation for its expertise
in grid computing. Today, with the low cost
and advanced speed of individual processors,
researchers can create their own
“supercomputers” by building multiprocessor
“clusters.” As these clusters continue to
appear at every level of industry and research,
the Third Frontier Network will be necessary
for these machines to communicate with one
another, creating a “computational network
grid” for effective research collaborations.
Advanced Grid Computing
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Problems to be Solved
• Growing costs– Aggregate growth in higher education traffic of 30%/yr
– Loop costs drop approximately 4%/yr
– Net cost increase of 25%/yr.
– Harder to buy faster circuits. Telecommunications companies are limiting investment in equipment needed to use their fiber so higher speed circuits may not be available. In several areas this is already true.
– Security
– Quality of service
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
Main Objectives
• A gigabit to the research campuses at start.
• Increased reliability and redundancy
• Scalable network on our terms
• The network would be less expensive than current network.
• Rates would be the same or less for everyone.
• State funding & current member commodity internet costs would fund TFN.
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
TFN Partners
• OSC:OARnet – 91 member universities/colleges
• SchoolNet– 30 Data Acquisition sites
• not individual school districts or buildings
• Ohio Department of Education
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
TFN Status April 2004
• Fiber Characterization – 31 of 42 Spans completed and passed
• Fiber Construction Projects
– Akron, Cincinnati, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown
• Completion Scheduled for 4/15/2004
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
TFN Status April 2004• Optical Switches Installed
• Columbus, Delaware, Marysville, Lima
• Columbus, Chillicothe, Portsmouth
• Athens, Lancaster, Columbus
– Pending Installations• Core Ring
• Ring 3
• Ring 2
• Ring 1
– Installation completion target date 5/31/2004
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
TFN Status April 2004
• Conversion schedule for all schools Scheduled for turn-up June/July 2004– 17 GigE connections– All other school’s access to TFN based on
Local Loop decisions
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TFN Status April 2004
• Last Mile Update– RFP Completed
• 124 college and university sites
• 30 Schoolnet DA sites
– Reviewed by Committee– Selection of lowest cost options– Vendor Notification by OSU Purchasing - soon
OSC (Ohio Supercomputer Center) 1224 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 www.osc.edu (614) 292-9248
How does TFN relate to OH*1
• DAS is planning a study – Agency needs– Alternative network solutions
• TFN may be a viable option for a segment of OH*1
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Questions