NLR Overview

Transcript NLR Overview

NLR Connectivity and Services for GENI Projects Wendy Huntoon 3rd GENI Engineering Conference 10/28/08

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NLR Backbone Contribution

• • • • Access to 3 backbones • PacketNet, FrameNet and CWave • Up to 30 Gbps of bandwidth Mechanisms to control Layer2 VLANs • Use of NLR’s Sherpa service to provision VLANs across FrameNet - both static and dynamic VLANs • Dedicated block of GENI specific VLAN IDs Regional Access • Through existing Layer2 and Layer3 RON infrastructure • Some regional costs may apply • Available today through at least 16 RONs Available to all GENI funded projects.

• • Independent of NLR Membership affiliation Some regional restrictions may apply nlr.net

Additional Services

• • Co-location space in NLR PoPs • Based on availability • Free for the first 6 months Access to NLRview platform • • • Data Collections • BGP RIB, IS-IS messages, Netflow, Optical light levels Performance Test points • 10 GE PacketNet and 1 GE FrameNet connections.

• Test performance between NLR nodes or between end sites and NLR Nodes.

Shared Research platform • Virtualized OS server allows you to provision your own slice. nlr.net

Support

• • NLR ESS provides support to the research community • Information on NLR services • • Help in connecting to NLR Services • Works with the RONs on regional and backbone interconnect issues Access to additional NLR services • NLRview, co-location, etc How to contact: • Send email to [email protected]