[CAnet - news] A bold new vision for research networks in Europe
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:23:53 -0400
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This is a multipart message in MIME format. --===============1998760915== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_017B_01C927CF.EC94AD50" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_017B_01C927CF.EC94AD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For more information on this item please visit my blog at=20 http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/ or http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------- =20 [A committee made of NRENs, researchers and users has produced a very interesting white paper on the future of research networking in Europe. The paper articulates a vision of a network of NREN and pan-national = virtual network peers made up of cross border fiber and other direct interconnections, rather than relying exclusively on a traditional hierarchical network architecture. I particularly like the idea of a =93network factory=94 where the job of future network engineers will not = be to build networks, but to provide tools to others to create their own = virtual networks on top of a common substrate made of NRENs, cross border, = campus networks and backbone links. Worth reading. Some excerpts from the paper-BSA] =20 http://www.dante.net/upload/pdf/GN3-08-034-GN3-White-Paper.pdf =20 To plan, provide and manage an advanced networking infrastructure interconnecting NRENs via a hybrid optical interconnect that includes = G=C9ANT3 backbone links, direct Cross-Border-Fibres (CBF) and global connections. =20 To develop and support an agreed upon portfolio of multi-domain services enabling NREN Operators to manage secure and reliable networking = solutions across the extended European Research Area and beyond, around the globe. =20 .. we are witnessing the emergence of a multitude of user-driven virtual networks and this trend may be considered as a new paradigm shift. = G=C9ANT3 should evolve as a network factory with the network itself being an = entity capable to create/host complex objects made of circuits and nodes, = enabling community oriented services. Summarizing, there will be a constant need = to evaluate the significance of advanced technology without compromising = the production quality of the G=C9ANT3 service portfolio. =20 The network infrastructures are becoming increasingly important with the deployment of services that deliver advanced capabilities to the end = users through the network. It is expected that the High Performance Computing community, including growing Grid initiatives and fertilized by the = emerging Cloud Computing concept will continue to exploit the opportunities that access to high speed networks brings. =20 Architecturally, the general adoption of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) will allow the integration of services from many different = providers creating a vibrant and competitive set of offerings built on top of the network. =20 R&E networking is by nature multi-domain, thus services must be = established across confederate (loosely coupled) administrative domains: Campuses, = NRENs and International interconnections. The latter include G=C9ANT3 backbone links, Cross-Border-Fibres (CBFs) and connections with global peers. Expedited, eventually automated multi-domain management is an area where = our community will continue innovating, triggered by pressing end-user requirements and profiting from the web of trust amongst partner NRENs = and their global peers. =20 =20 ------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to [email protected] =20 These news items and comments are mine alone and do not necessarily = reflect those of the CANARIE board or management. =20 =20 ------ [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/ =20 ------=_NextPart_000_017B_01C927CF.EC94AD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:x=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel" = xmlns:p=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:powerpoint" = xmlns:a=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:access" = xmlns:dt=3D"uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" = xmlns:s=3D"uuid:BDC6E3F0-6DA3-11d1-A2A3-00AA00C14882" = xmlns:rs=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:rowset" xmlns:z=3D"#RowsetSchema" = xmlns:b=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:publisher" = xmlns:ss=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet" = xmlns:c=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:component:spreadsheet" = xmlns:odc=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:odc" = xmlns:oa=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:activation" = xmlns:html=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" = xmlns:q=3D"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:D=3D"DAV:" = xmlns:x2=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/excel/2003/xml" = xmlns:ois=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/ois/" = xmlns:dir=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/directory/" = xmlns:ds=3D"http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#" = xmlns:dsp=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" = xmlns:udc=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc" = xmlns:xsd=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" = xmlns:sub=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/2002/1/alerts/"= xmlns:ec=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#" = xmlns:sp=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/" = xmlns:sps=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/" = xmlns:xsi=3D"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" = xmlns:udcxf=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/data/udc/xmlfile" = xmlns:wf=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/soap/workflow/" = xmlns:mver=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006= " xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns:mrels=3D"http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationshi= ps" = xmlns:ex12t=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/types"= = xmlns:ex12m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/exchange/services/2006/messag= es" xmlns:Z=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:" xmlns:st=3D"" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; 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font-family:Consolas;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>For more information on this item please visit = my blog at <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a = href=3D"http://green-broadband.blogspot.com/">http://green-broadband.blog= spot.com/</a> or <a = href=3D"http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com">http://billstarnaud.blogspot.co= m</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------------<o:p></o:= p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>=A0[A committee made of NRENs, = researchers and users has produced a very interesting white paper on the future of = research =A0networking in Europe.=A0 The paper articulates a vision of a network = of NREN and pan-national virtual network peers made up of cross border fiber and = other direct interconnections, rather than relying exclusively on a = traditional hierarchical network architecture. I particularly like the idea of a “network = factory” where the job of future network engineers will not be to build networks, = but to provide tools to others to create their own virtual networks on top of a = common substrate made of NRENs, cross border, campus networks and backbone = links. Worth reading.=A0 Some excerpts from the paper-BSA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><a href=3D"http://www.dante.net/upload/pdf/GN3-08-034-GN3-White-Paper.pdf">h= ttp://www.dante.net/upload/pdf/GN3-08-034-GN3-White-Paper.pdf</a><o:p></o= :p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To plan, provide and manage an = <i>advanced networking infrastructure </i>interconnecting NRENs via a hybrid optical interconnect that includes G=C9ANT3 backbone links, direct = Cross-Border-Fibres (CBF) and global connections.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>To develop and support an agreed = upon portfolio of <i>multi-domain services </i>enabling NREN Operators to = manage secure and reliable networking solutions across the extended European = Research Area and beyond, around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>.. we are witnessing the = emergence of a multitude of user-driven virtual networks and this trend may be considered as a = new <i>paradigm shift</i>. G=C9ANT3 should evolve as a <i>network factory </i>with the = network itself being an entity capable to create/host complex objects made of = circuits and nodes, enabling community oriented services. Summarizing, there will = be a constant need to<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>evaluate the significance of = advanced technology without compromising the production quality of the G=C9ANT3 = service portfolio.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times = New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The network infrastructures are = becoming increasingly important with the deployment of services that deliver = advanced capabilities to the end users through the network. It is expected that = the <i>High Performance Computing </i>community, including growing <i>Grid = </i>initiatives and fertilized by the emerging <i>Cloud Computing </i>concept will = continue to exploit the opportunities that access to high speed networks = brings.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Architecturally, the general = adoption of <i>Service Oriented Architectures </i>(SOA) will allow the integration = of services from many different providers creating a vibrant and = competitive set of offerings built on top of the network.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times = New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>R&E networking is by nature multi-domain, thus services must be established across confederate = (loosely coupled) administrative domains: Campuses, NRENs and International interconnections. The latter include G=C9ANT3 backbone links, = Cross-Border-Fibres (CBFs) and connections with global peers. Expedited, eventually = automated multi-domain management is an area where our community will continue = innovating, triggered by pressing end-user requirements and profiting from the web = of trust amongst partner NRENs and their global peers.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p = class=3DMsoPlainText>-------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoPlainText>To subscribe or unsubscribe send e-mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><o= :p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText>These news items and comments are mine alone and = do not necessarily reflect those=A0 of the CANARIE board or = management.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>------<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>[email protected]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal>http://billstarnaud.blogspot.com/<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_017B_01C927CF.EC94AD50-- --===============1998760915== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canarie.ca/mailman/listinfo/news --===============1998760915==--