Nordic research networks Nordic research networks Peter Villemoes Peter Villemoes NORDUnet A/S NORDUnet A/S NORDUnet 2000 NORDUnet 2000 Helsinki 28-30 September 2000 Helsinki 28-30 September 2000
Mar 27, 2015
Nordic research networksNordic research networks
Peter VillemoesPeter Villemoes
NORDUnet A/SNORDUnet A/S
NORDUnet 2000NORDUnet 2000
Helsinki 28-30 September 2000Helsinki 28-30 September 2000
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NORDUnet missionNORDUnet mission
Common international service provider for the for the Nordic national networks for research, by Nordic national networks for research, by connecting them to each other and to the rest connecting them to each other and to the rest of the worldof the world
Common Nordic platform for international for international research network collaborationresearch network collaboration
International service provider for research for research networks in the Estonia, Poland, Russia, and networks in the Estonia, Poland, Russia, and UkraineUkraine
Network development in the Nordunet2 projectin the Nordunet2 project
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NORDUnet organisationNORDUnet organisation
Legal body is Danish limited company - Legal body is Danish limited company - NORDUnet A/SNORDUnet A/S
Shareholders are the Nordic states or state Shareholders are the Nordic states or state institutionsinstitutions
DK - UNI-C FI - Ministry of education IS - University of Iceland NO - UNINETT SE - Högskoleverket
Board members are representatives of the Board members are representatives of the national networks, mostly the national national networks, mostly the national managersmanagers
Financed by the Nordic national networksFinanced by the Nordic national networks
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4
USA455
45
310310
4
4 1
310
NORDUnet connectionsNORDUnet connections
Ten-155
310
255
Teleglobe
NETNODD-GIX
GTS
622 310
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ResiliencyResiliency
USAUSA diversified Transatlantic links (CANTAT-3, AC-1) duplicated commercial connections (GTS,
Teleglobe)
EuropeEurope diversified TEN-155 connections to Amsterdam
and Frankfurt diversified connections to NETNOD
NordicNordic diversified links to central Nordic countries backup arrangement on Iceland
GeneralGeneral Distributed Stockholm node over two sites
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60, Hudson St New York
Östra Wasa
KTH
GTS/Ebone
IS
NETNODCEEC
Stockholm layoutStockholm layout
SEGTS
TEN-155USA
SEGTSTEN-155
USA
USA
DK DKFIFI
NONO
TG
TG TG
TG622M DPT
Stockholm layoutStockholm layout
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Traffic from USATraffic from USA
Mbit/s
10
100
1000
Mo
nth
ly a
vera
ge
+103 per cent / year
1997 1998 1999 2000
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Extra-Nordic BandwidthExtra-Nordic Bandwidth
1
10
100
1,000
10,000
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Mb
it/s +144 per cent / year
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0
100
200
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
MD
KK
/yea
r
NORDUnet CostNORDUnet Cost
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Unit bandwidth costUnit bandwidth cost
1
10
100
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Rel
ativ
e u
nit
s
- 43 per cent / year
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Expenditure IncomeExpenditure Income
USA 58%
Nor
dic
19%
Oth
er 4%
CE
EC
3 %
Oth
er 2 %
US
NS
F 1 %
EU 7 %
Nor
dic
netw
orks
87
%
Europe 19%
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The Nordic networksThe Nordic networks
NetworkBackboneMbit/s
SiteMbit/s
No ofSites
DK Forskningsnet 622 34- 200 110FI FUNET 622- 2,488 155+ 85IS RHnet 1024 10 35NO UNINETT 155- 2,488 155+ 300SE SUNET 622 155 50
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Nordic users and costNordic users and cost
Nodes UsersMDKK/year
DK Forskningsnet 80,000 200,000 43FI FUNET 160,000 250,000 48IS RHnet 3,500 9,000 2NO UNINETT 110,000 200,000 111SE SUNET 300,000 400,000 124
Sum 653,500 1,059,000 328
Unit cost 503 310DKK
/year
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The world wide research netThe world wide research net
NSFnet was the world hub until 1996NSFnet was the world hub until 1996
vBNS did not take over after NSFnet and vBNS did not take over after NSFnet and commercial nets did not focus on research needscommercial nets did not focus on research needs
The STARTAP in Chicago was then created in 1998The STARTAP in Chicago was then created in 1998
In 2000 also Abilene offers transit inside USA and In 2000 also Abilene offers transit inside USA and USA is again a world hub for research networksUSA is again a world hub for research networks
NORDUnet connected to STARTAP and Abilene NORDUnet connected to STARTAP and Abilene since 1999 and will use Abilene for transit from since 1999 and will use Abilene for transit from 20012001
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Intercontinental connectivityIntercontinental connectivity
STARTAPChicago
Russia
NewYork
USA
Far EastCanada
Europe
AbileneNORDUnetStockholm
SouthAmerica
155M
45M
622M
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World wide peersWorld wide peers
USAUSAAbilene
vBNS
ESnet
NREN
MREN
CanadaCanadaCA*net3
South AmericaChile
Far EastFar EastSingaARENSINET
APANTAnet
EuropeEuropeTEN-155
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GEMSviz at iGRID 2000GEMSviz at iGRID 2000
STAR TAP
NORDUnet
APAN
INET
ParalleldatorcentrumKTH Stockholm
Universityof Houston
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Stockholm demo 1999Stockholm demo 1999
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Traffic sharing with commercial Traffic sharing with commercial networksnetworks
Traffic with the commercial Internet is an Traffic with the commercial Internet is an important part of an institution’s Internet trafficimportant part of an institution’s Internet traffic
NORDUnet and the national networks can reduce NORDUnet and the national networks can reduce the cost of commercial traffic by no-cost-the cost of commercial traffic by no-cost-exchange peeringexchange peering
Peering has not been possible for commercial Peering has not been possible for commercial traffic with the USA, but cost optimisation can be traffic with the USA, but cost optimisation can be achieved by bulk purchaseachieved by bulk purchase
USA commercial traffic is now cheaper via general USA commercial traffic is now cheaper via general purpose commercial networks than over the purpose commercial networks than over the traditional dedicated transatlantic links traditional dedicated transatlantic links
In the future it may be expected that dedicated In the future it may be expected that dedicated international and intercontinental bandwidth international and intercontinental bandwidth (links) will be needed for research network traffic (links) will be needed for research network traffic only (ex. TEN-155, Abilene, STARTAP)only (ex. TEN-155, Abilene, STARTAP)
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FutureFuture
NORDUnet must continue to respond to the NORDUnet must continue to respond to the needs of the Nordic national networksneeds of the Nordic national networks
Plan for next yearPlan for next year Set up a Nordic 2.5G structure as the physical
basis for the Nordic collaboration Create and connect to a 2.5G European backbone
(Géant) Consolidate USA connections into possibly 2.5G,
with assured bandwidth for the research traffic
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2.5G NORDUnet2.5G NORDUnet
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www.nordu.net