End-to-End Provisioning Workshop - Establishing Lightpaths - Scope - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

E2E Provisioning Workshop Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1-2 December, 2008 Peter Szegedi Project Development Officer szegedi@terena.org www.terena.org End-to-End Provisioning Workshop - Establishing Lightpaths -

Scope and Objectives NRENs Local admins GÉANT LAN NREN NREN LAN LAN Researchers Vendors on networking Metro LAN - End user (application) to End user (application) Third-party Researchers - Easy for user to deploy on non-networking - Easy for operator to support related topics - Flexible to existing networks/mechanisms Slide 2

Scope and Objectives NRENs Local admins GÉANT LAN NREN NREN LAN LAN Researchers Vendors on networking Metro LAN - Focusing to the both ends of the connections Third-party Researchers - Challenges on networking level / application level on non-networking related topics Slide 3

E2E networking problem › Problem space (many aspects…) › How to reach the end-user (technically) › How to reach the end-user (logically) › Crossing over third-party metros › Crossing over NRENs › Various campus requirements, policy › What about addressing, firewalling, routing integrity › How to create/provide such services › How to setup and manage automatically › and so on… › Keep the scope as wide as possible! Slide 4

Participants (institutions) Mailing list members Registered participants 4% 11% 33% 29% 26% 43% NREN NREN University University 34% 20% Research Lab Research Lab Commercial Commercial - Good balance - Not easy to mobilize the campus people - NRENs are highly interested in - Vendors are on the boat Slide 5

Structure of the workshop › 1st half day: Massive, one way flow of information › Background session › Provisioning in the core domain › Optical, Layer 2 and IP › Vendor session › L3 core domain › WDM-based L3/L2 aggregation in the metro › PON-based access solutions › Social activities… › 2nd half day: More interactive discussions › Coordination session I › Country studies (Czech Republic, Netherlands) › Coordination session II › Various talks on E2E networking › In the afternoon: Panel discussion › Ask the experts! Slide 6