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How Five International Networks are Enabling International Data-Intensive Research

Edward  Moynihan  Mary  Hester  

TERENA  Conference  2014  20  May  2014  

 

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•  Introduction to EYR-Global Program •  Goals and Structure •  Summary of Outreach Efforts •  Status of Proposals •  Overview of Network Topologies •  Looking Forward to EYR-Global 2015

CONTENTS  

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THE EYR-GLOBAL PARTNERS  

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The EYR-Global program seeks to identify collaborations from any country and any

research domain for which high performance networks can make a major

impact on research.

Selected collaborations receive network services and expert help in setting up their

network to facilitate research.

EYR-GLOBAL MISSION  

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•  All research is global—especially science •  Data requirements are increasing •  NRENs can help bridge this increasing

gap •  Collaborations between international

NRENs are becoming more important to serve our users

EYR-GLOBAL DRIVERS  

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•  Receive at least 1 year of network support/resources

•  Research collaborations receive more PR opportunities through our associated organizations

•  Awards take the form of network expertise—no direct financial rewards

WHAT THE RESEARCHERS GET  

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•  PR experiment for the NRENs – Need to raise network awareness – Overall goal of better PR and community

engagement •  Valuable coordination with global NREN

partners

WHAT THE NRENS GET  

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EYR PROGRAM STRUCTURE  

•  Two-phase program –  Application phase –  Implementation phase

•  Application phase runs for 1 year –  1st round proposal submissions –  Consultation round with engineers –  2nd round proposal submissions –  Final proposals are chosen

•  Implementation phase runs for 1 year –  Each proposal assigned lead engineer –  Set up and execute project plan –  Progress is documented –  Provide awarded resources for at least 1 year

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PROGRAM’S OUTREACH EFFORTS  

•  Social media feeds •  Email lists •  Targeted outreach to research

collaborations – Presentations/flyers at research conventions

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1ST ROUND PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS FOR 2013 PROGRAM  

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RESULTS OF THE OUTREACH EFFORT  

•  First round submission statistics

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2ND ROUND RESULTS  

•  4 proposals were selected – 1 bioinformatics and computational science

project – 2 climate projects – 1 biophysics and neuroscience project

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Research Domain Computational Science and Bioinformatics Lead by David van Enckevort University Medical Center Groningen Project Goal Provide 1Gbps lightpath, mesh topology between UK, Netherlands (2x), and Finland to increase transfer speeds of VMs between sites Current Status Static circuits are being configured for 1Gbps capacities to create a mesh network topology

CROSS SITE VM OPERATION  

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INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING FOR CLIMATE  

Research Domain Climate Science Lead by Dean Williams Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Project Goal Provide 8Gbps throughput between 5 international data replication sites used for CMIP by 2015 Current Status Performance testing and measurement nodes are set up at 3 out 5 data replication sites and network bandwidth upgrades completed at relevant sites

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AN ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING APPROACH TO HIGH-RESOLUTION CLIMATE MODELING  

Research Domain Climate Science and Computer Science Lead by Henk Dijkstra Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University Project Goal Run ultra-high resolution climate simulations using Supercomputers in 4 different countries via 10Gbps lightpath connections Current Status Simulation test-runs starting in June using Stampede and Cartesius via 10Gbps lightpath allocations plus transatlantic ANA 100Gbps link for 8-12 hrs a day

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Achieving Multidisciplinary High-throughput, Quantitative Behavior Analysis with Advanced Computing and

Networking Tools Research Domain Neuroscience and Biophysics Lead by Stephen Helms FOM Institute AMOLF Project Goal Increase connectivity to international laboratories to transfer research videos between NL, US and JP with 1Gbps Current Status Setting up ACE link for 1Gbps lightpath for trans-Atlantic connections. Network links in the Netherlands (VU, AMOLF to SURFsara) have been configured

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OVERVIEW OF NETWORK TOPOLOGIES  

GEANT OpenExchange

NetherLightExchange

Amsterdam

SURFsara (NL)

Janet

EMBL-EBI (UK)

GEANT

SURFnet

Cluster with storage

Cluster with storage

RUG (NL)

Cluster with storage

European Nucleotide Archive

NORDUnet

CSC (FI)

Cluster with storageKajaani

Cross-Site VM Operation

Countries Involved FI, NL, UK

Countries Involved US, UK, AU,NL, DE  

10GE

10GE

10GE

1ge

10GE

10GE

3.5Gbps

10GE

20G(2x10GE)

TransAtlantic100GE

100GE

10GE

30G(3x10GE)

TransAtlantic

10GE

10GE

40G Trans Pacific(7-10Gbps allocation)

100GE

10GE

10GE

10GE

10GE

100GE

1ge

10GE

100GE

100GE 100GE

AOFA-CR5 MANLANExchange New York

SUNN-CR5

LLNL-MR2

ESnet5100G Backbone

LLNL Campus Network

PNWG-CR5

Pacific Wave Exchange

Seattle

LLNL Border Router

AARNetBackbone

AARNet Router at Pac Wave Seattle

AARNet Router at ANU

NCI Network

SURFnet

KNMI

KNMI Data Node

GEANT

Janet

Rutherford Lab (RAL)

10GE

WASH-CR5 WIXExchange

Washington DC

DKRZ

DFN

3.5Gbps

PCMDIData Nodes (4)

10GEDKRZData Nodes (6)

BADC

10GE

BADCData Nodes (6)

ESnet test DTNs (3)

ANU/NCIData Nodes (3)

10GE

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OVERVIEW OF NETWORK TOPOLOGIES  

Countries Involved DE, NL, UK, US

Countries Involved  NL, US, JP

10GVia ANA 100G

10G

10G

10G

10G

10G

10G

10G10G

10GVia ACE

10G

SURFnet

StarlightExchange Chicago

10G

GEANT OpenExchange

STAMPEDE

Internet2

NetherLightExchange

Amsterdam

SURFsara

10G

Cartesius

Leibniz Supercomputing

Centre

Janet

Rutherford Lab10G

EMERALD

TexasAdvanced Computing

Center10G

10G

DFN

10G

10G

SuperMUC

10G LightPath Map – An Advanced Distributed Computing Approach to High—Resolution Climate Modeling

GEANT

PRACE Link

GEANT

MANLANExchange New York

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LESSONS LEARNED  •  Initial engagement for a new program is time consuming •  Changing the mindset of researchers towards using networks is

possible but hard •  Researchers find it more valuable to have network expertise than a

monetary award •  Commitment is essential from all participating NRENs •  Better understanding of science users’ needs and problems leading

to improved services –  Improving relations with ICT departments is beneficial for everyone

•  Stronger engagement between the networks and the research communities overall

•  More partners = more opportunity –  More resources –  More applicants –  Bigger impact

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FORWARD LOOKING GOALS  

•  Certainly a valuable exercise to pursue in 2015

•  With our lessons learned, EYR-Global‘15 will be more successful – Add more NREN partners – Continue to increase network exposure to

researchers – Continue to build stronger relationships with

ICT departments

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AFFILIATE PARTNERS  

Thank you to the affiliate partners for helping to expand international research!

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Do you want to join the EYR Global program? Contact us at [email protected]

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