Internet2 100G OpenFlow/SDN Innovation Platform

(NDDI)

Robert P. Vietzke, VP Networks Services !rvietzke@internet2.edu!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

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DMZ

L2PERF

SDN

SDN/Perf

Early Adopter Campus

InnovationLab / Net

TraditionalCampus

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HPC L3

InnovationPlatformCore Node

CampusInnovation

DMZ

L2PERF

SDN

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Regional Network 100G DWDM

Regionally Connected Campus

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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

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Firmware/ Hardware

Firmware/ Hardware

Firmware/ Hardware

Controller/App

OS³E

Virtualization Layer

Controller/App

New Service

Controller/App

Experiment

Controller/App

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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: rs@internet2.edu or larry.landweber@gmail.com

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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,on@internet2.edu  

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