JIM WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING

WILLIAM@INDIANA.EDU

INDIANA UNIVERSITY’S COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

“The value of an IU education cannot be contained within one classroom, one state, or one continent. It spans the globe.”

President Michael McRobbieFebruary 15, 2008

TOPICS

Wandering general observations A bit of international networking

history Where are we today? The global picture of international

networking Where are we headed at Indiana?

HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKING AS A TOOL

To facilitate international collaborations in research and education

To provide for sharing of expensive/scarce resources (telescopes, microscopes, physical locations …)

To facilitate access to scientific materials and databases

To enable one-way and site-to-site telepresence (remote medical activities)

Science diplomacy

A BIT OF HISTORY It all began with Michael McRobbie

TransPAC – connecting Indiana to Asia

Michael moves on…Jim moves in…

TransPAC2 – more Asia, and Pakistan

TRANSPAC HPIIS, Steve Goldstein, APAN and San

Francisco

35Mbps ATM service from Chicago to Tokyo purchased from AT+T (1998)

Cost – about $130,000/month

Gradually increased bandwidth (155Mbps; 2 x 622Mbps)

TRANSPAC2 (2005) Michael moves on to bigger things [VP –

Research; Provost; President]

IRNC replaces HPIIS

Jim leads TP2 effort

TransPAC2 10Gbps – cost about $45,000/month (2005)

Extension to Pakistan in 2008

TRANSPAC2 ASIA PARTNERS TransPAC2 Co-investigator partner – Internet2 TransPAC2 Asia regional partner – APAN

(http://www.apan.net) TransPAC2 Japanese partners - National

Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the National Institute of Informatics (NII)

TransPAC2 – EU TEIN2 partnership http://www.tein2.net/

TRANSPAC2 OVERVIEW

EXTENSION TO PAKISTAN Connection to Asia funded by US

National Science Foundation and partners in Japan

Connection to Pakistan funded by US National Science Foundation and Pakistan Higher Education Commission

My trip to Pakistan is blogged at: http://jiminpakistan.blogspot.com

Members of the pioneering IU team from 1957 that established the Karachi Basic Medical Sciences Institute, which later became the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. L – R: Dr. Rolla Harger, Biochemistry; Dr. Sherman Minton, Jr., Microbiology; Ralph France, Microbiology; John Guthrie, Shop; Eileen Cunningham, Library; Dr. Cranston Bernstorf, Anatomy; and Dr. Osgood Priddle, Pharmacology Photo courtesy of JPMC Archives; published in Bhatti and Alvi

WHERE ARE WE TODAY? Indiana is a major participant in international

networking We have two new, large NSF awards – ACE and TP3

(map next) We have significant international partnerships with

other NRENS and are deeply involved in global science projects such as the LHC and the NDDI/OS3E initiative.

We are investigating workshops as a mechanism for strengthening international collaborations [US-India; US-Vietnam; US-PK].

We have strong interests in “science support”.

See: http://internationalnetworking.indiana.edu/

NSF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK CONNECTIONS PROJECT:

LEVERAGE AND PARTNERSHIPSKey IRNC concepts:

1. Much more extensive network development and connectivity than IRNC only funding would permit

2. Fostering/developing more active relationships between US and non-US network engineers

3. Leads to better international scientific and technical interactions

TWO NEW INITIATIVES/NETWORKSAmerica Connects to Europe (ACE)

TransPAC3: US connection to Asia

ACE – AMERICA CONNECTS TO EUROPE

US lead partner: Indiana University Partners: DANTE, NYSERNet, Internet2, and

others… Multiple 10G connections, 40/100G option Connections continued across GN3 and TEIN3

to Asia and TP3 Connection via EUMEDCONNECT to North Africa Connection to Internet2/NLR on US East Coast Trans-Atlantic part of TP3-TEIN3-GN3-ACE global

network

TRANSPAC3: US TO ASIA

US lead partner: Indiana University

Partners: APAN, TEIN3, NICT-Japan, NII-Japan, CERNET–

China, and others…

Multiple 10G connections from the US to Asia, 40/100G

option

Connections continued to Southeast Asia and South Asia

Connection to TEIN3 network provides link to Europe

Connection to Internet2/NLR on US West Coast

Asian part of TP3-TEIN3-GN3-ACE global network

WHERE ARE WE HEADED AT IU:AREAS OF INTEREST AND RESEARCH

1.Focus some attention on underserved areas (Africa, Central Asia, South Asia)

2.Provide services beyond bandwidth (utilization, e-2-e, DC, security)

3.Develop better tools for scientists [Martin Swany – DLT]

4.Work as a community to being planning for future science experiments (gene sequencing; SKA; “brighter” LHC; ITER)

NETWORK-BASED SERVICES:ACCOUNTABILITY AND SERVICE

Utilization statistics in a useable form e-2-e measurement – what researchers are really concerned

about Custom networks and connections (dynamic circuits

provisioned by researchers) As networks and network operations become more

transparent, network operators must become more accountable.

As networks become “more global” network operators must develop tools and mechanisms for shared/distributed operations.

See: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/K-GENI Security, security, security….how can we cooperatively attack

this problem? One possible component: http://www.ren-isac.net/ses/

STIMULATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGH BETTER TOOLS

Development of tools to make researcher-provisioned connections and networks much simpler (no engineer involvement)

Better collaboration tools using “social media-based” tools – for example, see the following: https://hubzero.org/

Researcher-specific tools, such as the Data Logistics Toolkit (DLT), need to become fully developed research aids -- see: http://code.google.com/p/dlt/

Outreach activities, particularly in developing areas, designed to increase international research and education collaborations -- see the following: http://usindiaworkshop.indiana.edu/

FINAL REPORT 2015 – ACE AND TP31. South Asia is fully connected and participating in global research and

education activities.2. Asia, Europe and the US are fully engaged, cooperative partners in

technology (networking) and science (use of networks). <Attendance at Internet2, APAN and TERENA meetings has much overlap>

3. Significant progress has been made in connectivity to and science collaborations with Africa and Central Asia.

4. All IRNC ProNet projects and their global partners now provide services beyond bandwidth (utilization, e-2-e, DC) and shared/distributed operations.

5. Security continues to be a difficult challenge but all international network providers are working together on security activities.

6. Social, data-management, and other tools make data intensive research and education use of networks a simple daily occurrence.

7. The IRNC ProNet projects and partners in APAN and GN3 in conjunction with our commercial and international partners have made certain that both bandwidth and tools are available such that future science experiments (gene sequencing; SKA; “brighter” LHC; ITER) can

fully utilize the global cyberinfrastructure.

INTERESTING URLS…

IN@IU (new) http://internationalnetworking@iu.edu

TransPAC2 (old): http://www.transpac2.net

APAN: http://www.apan.net

DANTE: http://www.dante.net/

Pakistan blog: http://jiminpakistan.blogspot.com

NSF IRNC program (new): http://irncworkshop.indiana.edu

NSF IRNC program (old): http://www.irnclinks.net

GlobalNOC: http://globalnoc.iu.edu

Jim Williams: williams@indiana.edu