Transcript Andree Toonk, BCNET networking 101

BCNET Conference 2008
Andree Toonk
Networking 101
BCNET introduction of R&E Networks
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Introduction
Andree Toonk
Network Analyst at BCNET
[email protected]
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Agenda
What is BCNET
Why Research networks
BCNET services
Example projects
Technologies used
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What is BCNET
Builds high-performance,
networks for BC higher
education and research
Operates BC’s R&E
Network (ORAN)
Maintain leading network
technology for R&E
Not-for-profit, funded by
members, federal &
provincial government
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Why Research networks
Research networks are often the first ISP in the region
– BCNET was the birthplace of the Internet in British Columbia
Research networks still have a pioneers role in the
Internet community
– Typical early adapters (students and researchers)
– First to deploy new technologies
– Help develop new ideas and technologies
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Why Research networks
1. Deliver services which are hard / impossible to get
via Commercial providers
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IPv6
Multicast
Lightpaths
High speed connection for reasonable price
2. Enables Innovation
– High-performance networks provide the speed, bandwidth, data
transport capabilities & flexibility for experimental research at
performance up to 10,000 X faster than the commercial internet
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BCNET services
BCNET
Lightpath /
transparent Ethernet
services
IP routed
services
IPv4
IPv6
Point to point
unicast
multicast
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Full mesh
Transit exchange
Facility to meet and exchange traffic
– Local business
– ISP’s
– Communities
Keep local traffic local
Stimulates further development of the Internet
Cheaper transit costs
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Example projects
Westgrid
– Connecting high performance computing clusters
UBC MedSchool
– Enable distance learning
ATLAS Experiment
– Triumph is TIER1 site in LHC project
– 10Gb/s lightpaths
Your project?
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Technologies used
Province-wide optical infrastructure
Based on 1400+ km of BCNET / Canarie,
Bell owned managed dark fiber.
Nortel DWDM / ROADM equipment
72 wavelengths at 50Ghz spacing
10 Gb/s per wavelength,
Potential growth to 40Gbs, 100Gbs per
lambda
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Some numbers oran network
The network spans around 1400KM from Seattle to
Calgary.
72x10Gb/s = 720gb/s = 90Giga Byte/sec (19)
72x40Gb/s = 2.88Tb/s = 360Giga Byte/sec (76)
72x100Gb/s = 7.2Tb/s = 900Giga Byte/sec (191)
Equivalent of (19 or 76 or 191) DVD downloads per
second from Calgary to Seattle!
Ready for the future!
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Optical backbone
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Weathermap
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Connecting BC to Canada’s
National R&E Network – CA*NET4
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BCNET
www.bc.net
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