1. International Networking atIndiana University James Williams Director, International Networking williams@indiana.edu

2. Indiana University’s commitment to international activities “The value of an IU education cannot be contained within one classroom, one state, or one continent. It spans the globe.” President Michael McRobbie February 15, 2008

3. Topics Wandering general observations A bit of international networking history Where are we today? The global picture of international networking Where are we headed at Indiana?

5. To provide for sharing of expensive/scarce resources (telescopes, microscopes, physical locations …)

6. To facilitate access to scientific materials and databases

7. To enable one-way and site-to-site telepresence (remote medical activities)

9. TransPAC – connecting Indiana to Asia

10. Michael moves on, Jim moves in…

12. 35Mbps ATM service from Chicago to Tokyo purchased from AT+T (1998)

13. Cost – about $130,000/month

16. IRNC replaces HPIIS

17. Jim leads TP2 effort

18. TransPAC2 10Gbps – cost about $45,000/month (2005)

20. TransPAC2 Asia regional partner – APAN http://www.apan.net

21. TransPAC2 Japanese partners – National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the National Institute of Informatics (NII)

24. Connection to Pakistan funded by US National Science Foundation and Pakistan Higher Education Commission

29. We have two new, large NSF awards – ACE and TP3 (map next)

30. We have significant international partnerships with other NRENS

31. We are investigating workshops as a mechanism for strengthening international collaborations [US-India; US-Vietnam; US-Czech Republic].

32. We have strong interests in “science support”.See: http://internationalnetworking.indiana.edu/

33. NSF International Research Network Connections Project: Leverage and partnerships Key IRNC concepts: Much more extensive network development and connectivity than IRNC only funding would permit Fostering/developing more active relationships between US and non-US network engineers Leads to better international scientific and technical interactions

34. Where are we today? America Connects to Europe (ACE) TransPAC3: US connection to Asia

36. Partners: DANTE, NYSERNet, Internet2, DLT and others…

37. Multiple 10G connections, 40/100G option

38. Connections continued across GN3 and TEIN3 to Asia and TP3

39. Connection via EUMEDCONNECT to North Africa

40. Connection to Internet2/NLR on US East Coast

41. Partner with GLORIAD to provide backup and service redundancy

43. Partners: APAN, TEIN3, NICT-Japan, NII-Japan, CERNET–China, and others…

44. Multiple 10G connections from the US to Asia, 40/100G option

45. Connections continued to Southeast Asia and South Asia

46. Connection to TEIN3 network provides link to Europe

47. Connection to GLORIAD/Taj network provides second link to Asia and EU

48. Connection to Internet2/NLR on US West Coast

50. Where are we headed at IU:Areas of interest and research Focus some attention on underserved areas (Africa, Central Asia, South Asia) Provide services beyond bandwidth (utilization, e-2-e, DC, security) Develop better tools for scientists Work as a community to being planning for future science experiments (gene sequencing; SKA; “brighter” LHC; ITER)

52. e-2-e measurement – what researchers are really concerned about

53. Custom networks and connections (dynamic circuits provisioned by researchers)

54. As networks and network operations become more transparent, network operators must become more accountable.

55. As networks become “more global” network operators must develop tools and mechanisms for shared/distributed operations.

56. See: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/K-GENI

58. Better collaboration tools using “social media-based” tools – for example, see the following: https://hubzero.org/

59. Researcher-specific tools, such as the Data Logistics Toolkit (DLT), need to become fully developed research aids -- see: http://code.google.com/p/dlt/

61. Interesting Links IN@IU (new) http://internationalnetworking@iu.edu TransPAC2 (old): http://www.transpac2.net APAN: http://www.apan.net DANTE: http://www.dante.net/ Pakistan blog: http://jiminpakistan.blogspot.com NSF IRNC program (new): http://irncworkshop.indiana.edu NSF IRNC program (old): http://www.irnclinks.net GlobalNOC: http://globalnoc.iu.edu Jim Williams: williams@indiana.edu