connect • communicate • collaborate www.geant.net Multi-domain Bandwidth on Demand service pilot This poster has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of DANTE and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union www.dante.net 2 Technical Pilot 3 Operational Pilot • Production networks are used • Focus on operational and management considerations, e.g. procedures 4 Service Pilot • Full service is tested • Real use cases are served • Focus on and adjustment to real users requirements • Technical feasibility tested in NRENs’ test beds • Focus on interoperability and transport at stitching points 5 Tools AutoBAHN - a GÉANT provided dynamic provisioning tool that integrates with an NREN's own systems AutoBAHN features • Automated provisioning of dynamic L2 and L1 circuits in multi-domain environments • Support for various provisioning technologies: native Ethernet, SDH, Ethernet over MPLS • Advance reservations • Configurable policies giving the domains the control over their resources • Interoperability with other BoD systems through DICE IDC Protocol • User-friendly Client portal for managing the reservations • API access for end users' custom applications cNIS - a topology information tool that feeds AutoBAHN with Ethernet and SDH network topology objects. It features automatic network topology discovery. 1 Overview Goal: provide point-to-point high-bandwidth connectivity for data transport Phases: three phases over one year to cover different aspects of the service: technical, operational, service Capabilities: • Supported networking equipment: Juniper MX480, Juniper EX, Alcatel MCC 1678 platform, Brocade/Foundry NetIron XMR, DLink 3450 • Technologies: SDH, Ethernet, MPLS • Capacity: up to 10Gbps Interoperability: • IDCP developed with Internet2 and ESnet • Network Service Interface (NSI) developed in the Open Grid Forum (long-term future)