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Global Federated Network
Operations Structure (GFNOS)
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Jim Williams
TransPAC2 Principal Investigator
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[email protected]
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E-science NOCs
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• Must be prepared to answer end-to-end
network infrastructure questions from
researchers
• To answer these questions, NOCs must
communicate among themselves
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An example
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• A researcher in Beijing wants to connect
computational resources in China to a data store
located in France. But, there seems to be a
connectivity problem somewhere along the way…
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• Regardless of the location of the problem…the
researcher in Beijing will want to talk to the Beijing
NOC…and will EXPECT an answer
• “The problem is not in the China network” is NOT an
acceptable response.
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NOC-NOC Communications
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• How can we facilitate the NOC-to-NOC
interaction required to provide this service?
• I propose several communications
mechanisms
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Better video communications
Improved Trouble Ticket interchange
Enhanced E2E measurement capabilities
More closely integrated security services
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Better video communications
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• I propose a NOC--NOC video link based on a
private “spin-off” development of the access
grid technology. This will enable a always-on
video connection among all participating NOCs.
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• See the following web site: www.insors.com
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Access Grid can be built for groups…
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…or Personal Use
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Improved Trouble Ticket Interchange
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• Today the APAN NOC and engineering staff can
access GRNOC TTs via the GRNOC FootPrints TT
system.
• Today the iGOC at IU and the USCMS Support
Center at FermiLab have an elementary, e-mail
based TT update/exchange operational.
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• We need a better, lightweight TT interchange or
viewing process.
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Enhanced E2E Measurement
Capabilities
• Interoperability of NOC-to-NOC measurement tools and procedures
are crucial to the success of the GFNOS.
• Efforts are underway to coordinate measurement activities on a
global scale.
– Matthew Zekauskas ([email protected]) of Internet2 and Matt Mathis
([email protected]) of PSC are working to implement a global measurement
environment for the NSF funded IRNC projects
– John Hicks from IU and Takatoshi Ikeda from the KDDI APAN NOC have
been cooperating on development of measurement codes including bwclt,
owamp, and netflow flow-tools.
These projects are designed to develop common procedures and metrics
in order to qualitatively compare measurement data.
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• More education and outreach is needed. TransPAC2, APAN and Internet2 are
planning to offer a Network Performance Workshop at the 21st APAN meeting in
Tokyo.
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More closely integrated security
services
• Effort to develop more uniform policies
– Baseline level of collected information in similar
formats
• Develop trust relationships in order to securely
exchange information.
– PGP encryption of NOC-NOC communications
– List of trusted security contacts (I have an example)
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• Develop global view of security incidents to
effectively coordinate actions and reduce
response time.
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to Facilitate this Interaction
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Global [international]
Federated [no hierarchy]
Network Operations [business focus]
Structure [not an organization]
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Global Federated Network Operations Structure (GFNOS)
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Feedback…
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• Is the GFNOS needed?
• How can we move forward?
• IU/NSF is willing to host an exploratory
meeting at the GRNOC in Indianapolis.
• Another alternative would be preceding (or
following) the APAN meeting in Tokyo.
• Is there an opportunity to test some
measurement and video tools at the
iGRID2005 and SC2005 demonstrations?
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Questions??
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Jim Williams
TransPAC2 Principal Investigator
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[email protected]
http://www.transpac2.net