TERENA Technical Programme Activities Claudio Allocchio TERENA VP

TERENA Technical Programme Activities Claudio Allocchio TERENA VP Technical Programme http: //www. terena. nl/ TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 1

TTP - Special Interest Areas (OLD) • Lower Layers (IPv 6, MPLS, VPNs etc. ) • Quality of Service (including Diff. Serv) • Videoconferencing and Streaming (Including IP Telephony) • Content Delivery, Indexing and Searching • Middleware (security, AAI) • Mobility • Grid and Campus coordination TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 2

TTP - Special Interest Areas (NEW) • • • Grid across all SIAs Campus coordinations across all SIAs E 2 E coordination across all SIAs Middleware (supporting all SIAs) Security (supporting all SIAs) Lower Layers (IPv 6, VPNs, MPLS, Qo. S, Performance measuring) • Voice Video and Collaboration (including Vo. IP, Content Delivery…) • Mobility • Special note on Information flow/dissemination and PR TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 3

TTP - Special Interest Areas (NEW) SIA 1 SIA 2 X X X … SIA n SIA 1 TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 SIA 2 … SIA n Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 4

TERENA Technical Committee The composition of the TTC (June 2004): • Claudio Allocchio - VP Technical Programme • Roberto Barbera - GRID • Steve Williams - Video, Voice, Collaboration • Christoph Graf - Security • Victor Reijs - High Speed Lower Layers and Optical Networking • Ton Verschuren - Middleware • Martin Sutter - E 2 E and Campus Issues • John Dyer - Chief Technical Officer • Karel Vietsch - Secretary General • PDOs TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 5

TAC - Discussion Topics (1) VIDEO-STREAMING • Expand to users - not for techies --> service ! • Reliable delivery of packets (Bandwidth, delay…) • Facility cordination, dialling schemas • Collaboration! Expertise and facilities discovery! SECURITY • Successful and expanding beyond NRENs • Shall we split the group? • • • NRENs, ISPs, GOV, … Follow TRENDS, and monitor regulators! Legal ISSUES and Responsibilities Security to PRESERVE services integrity (Vo. IP…) One Security expert in each TF/Group ? TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 6

TAC - Discussion Topics (2) GRIDS • A challenge: deliverables BEFORE other project complete them • Lots of requirements to NRENs: Bo. D, Monitoring, VPNs, … • Dissemination but also COORDINATION (duplication avoidance) • Coordination with SECURITY, CA interworking, Policies MIDDLEWARE • PKI and Security focus • Coordination and interoperability (many reasults already) • US MACE, TACAR • TF-EMC? • • Euro. MACE, a TF? Liaisions JRA 5, EGEE TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 7

TAC - Discussion Topics (3) MOBILITY • Access to roaming users • Bringing It to the end user (Campuses) - deployment! • Strong security interaction • Extend roaming to all NRENs and endpoints LOWER LAYER • Collaboration with all other areas • Speak the same language, common terms • Bring univ/campus people back • Access to the backbone, mobile, remote areas E 2 E • Bring the whole picture together • Tools, teams, language together - a flow chain • TF for it? TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 8

Further Steering Investigations • For the second year in a row the "Call for new Ideas" produced poor results: • • Do we reach the right people? Are our scarce human resources overbooked? "no money - no ideas"? The TAC is doing its job • • We will discuss the issues also off-line (ML) TNC is a source of ideas and information • We are trying to grep ideas from presentations, discussions and coffee break discussions TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 9

Task Forces - evolution • • • TF-AACE TF-CSIRT TF-NETCAST TF-NGN TF-Mobility • TF-PR TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 --> TF-EMC? , GN 2 -JRA 5 --> continuing, GN 2 -JRA 2 --> TF-VCC? --> review goal, GN 2 -JRA 1/3/4 --> TF-Mobility(ext)? , GN 2 -JRA 5 --> end users! Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 10

TF-AACE officially ended in April 2004. Made TACAR a success Last meeting June 6 th -->TF-EMC TF-NGN Performance monitoring and PERT (human experts) How to authorize users for Premium. IP (still by NOCs) Need more active people, too much a forum. Under revision. Coordinate with AAI - TF-EMC, GN 2 -JRAs TF-CSIRT officially ended in May 2004. New term of reference for extension. Interaction with external bodies, not only R&D, laws interaction with certificates? TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 11

TF-NETCAST officially ended in February 2004, Implement content distribution University/Research European channel. Making final deliverables. --> TF-VVC TF-MOBILITY ending its final deliverables and moving to service deployment. Users and technology roaming Scalability, EU but also beyond, and interoperability --> TF-MOBILITY(ext) TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 12

TF-EMC European Middleware Collaboration. Liaison with GN 2 JRA 5, counterpart of MACE, AAI development and integrations, integration with Grid Middleware Services TACAR continuation. TF-VVC Bo. F at TNC, build on TF-NETCAST and IP Telephony experts group. Also Content delivery, … TF-MOBILITY (ext) developing and scaling roaming services, Liaison with GN 2 JRA 5, provide secuire integrated mobile services TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 13

Technical Programme Projects • Internal TERENA Projects • • • Funded by the community interested in specific projects. e. g. IP Telephony Cookbook, GNRT, TACAR External Projects • • • (part)-funded by the European Commission Needs international collaboration 3+ EC countries Multiple partners (not just TERENA members). Currently: 6 NET, EGEE, SCAMPI, SEEREN, TRANSITS, MOME Proposals submitted to 6 th Framework Programme: GN 2, LOBSTER, No. AH, … TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 14

IP Telephony Cookbook • guidelines on: • IP Telephony protocols and basic services set-up. • how to set-up advanced services. • how to connect an IP Telephony island to a wider dialing plan. • regulatory and legal aspects. • interoperability of different IP telephony equipment. DONE, Bring Home a Copy ! http: //www. terena. nl/tech/IPtel/ (bits still weight less!) TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 15

Projects - GNRT • • • Guide to Network Resource Tools First published in 1996, Available as a book Aimed at users and support staff. Provides basic introduction to the Internet. • How to use e-mail, web browsing, searching, and other common services. • advice on standards, security, web-development etc. . • DONE ! http: //gnrt. terena. nl/ • May be freely distributed by TERENA members, who may also acquire the local translation rights (e. g. Slovenian). TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 16

Directory Schema Registry • Implemented by DAASI International • Community Funding • TERENA, JISC, Red. IRIS, CESNET, PSNC, DAASI • LDAP Schema Registry • Web Interface • Completed: Deliverables available at: http: //www. terena. nl/tech/projects/Schema. Registry/ TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 17

Certificate Retrieval in Open. LDAP • Additional Functionality to Open LDAP • Community Funding: • TERENA, CESNET, Red. IRIS, SURFnet, SWITCH, UNINETT • Allows the searching on useful keys • E. g. names containing email addresses • Technical Issues encountered - Do. S attacks • Completed! http: //www. terena. nl/tech/projects/Adding. Certificate. To. Open. LDAP/ TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 18

TERENA Academic CA Repository - TACAR • Idea originated in TF-AACE • Discussed at TTC, TAC and May 2003 GA • Agreed Standard Format • TF-AACE policy document – available online • Implemented since end of 2003 • Very successful! ~ 15 certificates, 50% GRID CA ones • heavily used also by the GRID community, collaboration with EUGrid. PMA • http: //www. terena. nl/tech/task-forces/tf-aace/tacar/ • … more vegetables boiling in the pot…. TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 19

External Project - 6 NET • TERENA leads the dissemination work package: website, workshops, etc. . • Most results are publicly available! • 6 Net Conference and Eurov 6 Showcase • IPv 4 -IPv 6 Transition cookbook, IPv 6 and DNS • Collaboration beyond its area (Silknet) • It ignited IPv 6 deployment in production networks (GEANT, NRENs) • Officially ends Dec 2004 TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 20

External Project - SCAMPI • EU-funded project led by TERENA: April 2002 – September 2004. • Completed the 1 Gbps adapter, MAPI middleware, . . . • Completed a prototype PCI-based adapter card for monitoring at 10 Gbps. • In final Debugging and Performance tunig phase • Includes dedicated API for developing standard applications. TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 21

External Project – SEEREN • South-Eastern European Research & Education Networking • EU-funded project led by GRNET: December 2002 – June 2004 • TERENA is a dissemination and liaison partner – linking SERENATE, TF-NGN and Internet 2 with SEEREN. • Establishing a network infrastructure (2 -34 Mbps) between Romania, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, FYR of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia & Montenegro. UP! • NATO ANW Policy Issues for NRENs in SE Europe – Varna, Bulgaria – 7 -9 September 2003 TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 22

External Project - TRANSITS • TRAining of Network Security Incident Teams’ Staff • EC-funded project led by TERENA: July 2002 – June 2005 • Develops and maintains course material for training CSIRT staff • Holds training workshops (with travel funding for NAS countries) TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 23

External Project - MOME • Monitoring and Measurement Cluster • Led by Salzburg Research • TERENA Dissemination partner • • Website, mailing lists Host measurement database Two – 1 -day workshops Sessions at TNC 2004, 2005 TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 24

NREN Compendium • • Compendium has been published annually since 2000. Collection of relevant information about European NRENs: • • • Administrative data and legal form. Number of users and market share. Internal and external connectivity, and capacity of links. Network traffic, load and congestion indicators. Services, staffing and funding. Projects and NRENs interest areas. • • Provides overview of network status in each country. A good tool for lobbying governments and/or funding bodies! • • A good tool to find out more about what an NRENs Is doing! Going into GN 2 activities! TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 25

What is TERENA doing in the GRID arena ? • Major interest for the NRENs is Networking components • Lower Layers = Optical / High Speed Networking • Middleware = AAI • Many NREN (users) Particpate in Global Grid Forum (GGF) • High Performance Networking & Measurement • Security & AAI • Participating in proposed EGEE project; TERENA leads the dissemination activity, NRENs and their users are the core of the production activities TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 26

• • • 2 year project (initially) Production Service GRID Started April 2004 EC contribution 30 million € 70 partners TERENA Lead Dissemination • websites, mail-lists • conferences • assistance on PR TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 27

External Project - EGEE • • • TERENA leads the dissemination activities Workshop and Conferences organisation A LOT of effort being put into, by TERENA staff A management challenge Further indirect exchanges: knowledge interactions TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 28

New External Project - GN 2 • TERENA main tasks: • • NREN Development and Support (NA 4) Foresight Study (NA 5) Coordination of RTD activities (NA 6) Central support for Users Support and Consultancy (NA 3) with DANTE. • Under discussion: • Participation at project management level, and JRAs coordination-liaison with TERENA TFs TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 29

GN 2 Joint Research Activities • JRA 1 - Performance Measurement and Management • A comprehensive Network Management Framework • TF-NGN PERT • JRA 2 - Security • Network Security Components • TF-CSIRT, TF-AACE --> TF-EMC • JRA 3 - New Service Development • Bandwidth on Demand • TF-NGN • JRA 4 - Technology and Service Testing • Implement a Distributed Test Facility • TF-NGN • JRA 5 - Mobility and Ubiquity • Creation of an Interoperable AAI • TF-AACE --> TF-EMC • OTHERS to come, created inside TERENA community TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 30

New External Project - LOBSTER • TERENA, information dissemination, web, workshops • Design and deploy infrastructure for accurate traffic monitoring • "it still walks on the sea floor" • TNO Telecom, FORTHnet, FORTH, Alcatel, Endace, UNINETT, CESNET, VUA • Waiting for final signature TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 31

New External Project - No. AH • No. AH is a support action for Design Studies and building of new infrastructures and accompanying measures • Study the idea and deployability of an "Honeypot" network in Europe (NRENs, ISPs, Universities, Large Organisations) • TERENA Job: you guess what (dissemination, WEB, …) • FORTH, FORTHnet, DFN, ETH Zuerich, VUA, Virtual Trip • Status still unknown (submitted March 4 th - Security call) TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 32

FP 6 Casualties ASTON ---> • GRANDE • GARDEN • But we can anyhow take out at least SOME ideas and create smaller projects/testbeds ! • Money/Sponsorships/Collaboration ! TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 33

Issues addressed by NRENs • Production IPv 6 Roll-out • Security (specifically AAI) • GRID and Ubiquitous Computing (mobility) • End-to-End Service (PERT) • Adoption of the GRID • Massive traffic loads, Global Virtual Organisations • Ownership/Operational Models for NRENs • Shift in expenditure profiles from links to equipment • Helping NRENs "customers" to solve their last mile and internal network problems TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 34

Questions? TERENA GA – Rhodes, 10 – 11 June 2004 Claudio Allocchio Claudio. Allocchio@garr. it TERENA VP Technical Programme 35