NASA Research and Engineering Network NREN ONT Roadmap

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NASA Research and Engineering Network (NREN) ONT
Roadmap
NREN Version 3 9/08/05
Project Manager Ken Freeman Engineering Group
Lead Kevin Jones nren-ops_at_nren.nasa.gov www.nren.
nasa.gov

• September 2005

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NASA Research and Engineering Network (NREN)
Overview
NREN Target September 2006

• NREN Goal
• Provide a wide area, high-speed network for large
  data distribution and real-time interactive
  applications
• Provide access to NASA engineering and research
  communities

StarLight
GRC
GSFC
NREN WAN
ARC
LRC
JPL
MSFC
10 Gigabit Ethernet
JSC
OC-3 POS
Primary Focus Providing end-to-end distributed
data delivery to/from Columbia computing
facilities

• NREN is currently transitioning from ATM to
  lambda services
• ARC link to JPL is up
• NLR contract was signed 8/31/05

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Overview - Sample Application

• Global atmospheric modeling
• Real-time prediction of Atlantic tropical
  cyclones and other weather anomalies
• GSFC model runs on Columbia terabyte data files
  are stored at GSFC
• Application requires real-time access to Columbia

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Optical Services

• NLR will enable NASA to use lambda services
• Private lambda ring between NLR nodes
• Local loops to NASA end sites are either
• Dark fiber
• Managed services - 10 GigE lambdas
• NREN upgrades currently underway
• 2005 Shared 1 Gbps connection between ARC-JPL
• 2005 10 Gbps connection between ARC-GSFC
• 2006-2008 More connections over the 2-3 years
• Enhancements under consideration
• 2006 InfiniBand over WAN
• 2006 Flexible lambda selection
• 2007 Full 10 Gbps intrusion detection
• 2007-2010 Dynamic light-path allocation

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Optical Technologies

• NREN has chosen Ciscos 6500 as a core connection
  platform for L2/L3 connectivity with LAN PHY
  hand-offs
• NLR depends on Cisco for its optical network
  switching platforms ONS 15808 and 15454
• NASA will be connected to various RONs, which use
  different vendors and different technologies
• NASA will selectively use WDM electronics to
  interface to RONs and directly light dark fiber
  segments

Timeline
Bandwidth
40 G
1 G
10 G
2005
2007
2010
Agile ? switching
Features
Dedicated ?s
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Interoperability Issues

• Interoperability between vendor optical equipment
• Interoperability between testbeds and RONS
• Availability of wavelengths for dedicated
  light-paths
• Ability to change wavelengths
• Interfaces and distance limitations
• End-2-End performance troubleshooting issues
  LAN, desktop, applications

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Key Challenges

• End-to-end performance
• LAN upgrades
• Desktop configurations and optimizations
• New applications
• Security
• NIST security requirements
• Intrusion detection at 10 Gbps
• Firewalls
• Operational support
• Contracts
• Increase in number and complexity
• Longer term contracts - ex 20-year IRUs
• Funding
• Vendors
• Long lead time for equipment orders
• Shortages of components
• Monitoring
• Network performance
• Application performance