Study Visit Programme to NeSC – October 2004

UK National Network, Campus

and Regional Issues

People Networks

Linda McCormickDirector of Computing Service

University of Glasgow

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Overview

Physical Networks Organisations & relationship Challenges for institutions

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KentishMAN

Northern Ireland

TVN

South Wales MAN

SWAN & BWEMAN

NorMAN

MidMAN

EastNet

External Links

LMN

YHMAN

Scotland via

Edinburgh

Scotland via

Glasgow

NNW

LeNSE

EMMAN

WorldCom Glasgow

WorldComEdinburgh

WorldComLeeds

WorldComWarrington

WorldComLondon

WorldComReading

WorldComPortsmout

h

WorldCom

Bristol

155Mbps

622Mbps

2.5Gbps

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ClydeNET upgrade (2002) incorporating high speed links to all Sites

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All Circuits Dark Fibre unless stated otherwise

Curran Building

R/K

JWN Bld

Paisley

Anniesland

Stow GSA RSAMD Caledonian GCBP Food Tech Commerce

Cardonald

LangsideNautical

John WheatleyDual Diversely routed Ducts

Single Duct

BTLES 100

New ClydeNET Metro Area CircuitsImplemented over THUS 48 Fibre Ring

48 Fibre Ring

Site Link

Backbone Link

North Glasgow

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UKERNADevelopment, management & operation of

JANET to JISC SLANot for profit company limited by guaranteeFunding Councils (not RCs) nominate

Directors & have full voting rightsMembership classes

HE & Research ) vote for 1 directorIndividual members )

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UK-MANsFormed in 1998 as a self help groupCompletely independentWhy?

- Share experience- Avoid duplication- Maintain consistency

www.lmn.net.uk/ukmans

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UK-MANs (2)

All 19 MANs representedWho?

- Technocrats- Executives- Chairs

Diversity of expertise is a strength

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UK-MANs (3)

What?- negotiation of RPAN contract- information interchange with UKERNA- liaison with OFTEL on licensing issues- development activities

Watch this space!

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Regional Network Operators (RNOs)

Legally constituted bodies – companies or consortia

Manage JANET connectivity for the primary sites in their region

Operate under contract with UKERNA to deliver JANET SLA

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Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)

- Members are institutions - 98% of HE community - Groups are primary focus of activity- Dependent on immense voluntary effort

www.ucisa.ac.uk

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Aims of UCISA

To identify and promote best practice through conferences, seminars, workshops collaboration between institutions publications (mainly electronic) promoting development and research

To inform and support policy-making processes on information systems, both nationally and within institutions

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UCISA Groups

- CISG Corporate Information Systems- NG Networking- SDG Staff Development- TLIG Teaching, Learning & Information- IG Infrastructure

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What’s UCISA doing about e-Science?- Talks at Annual Conference- Managers’ Forum- Establishment of IG- BUT only no. 16 in Top Concerns

http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/activities/surveys/tc/2004

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RUGITForum of IS/IT Directors in the 19

research led universities“Promote, maintain, improve

facilities & services for C&IT in the research led universities”

UKERNA is a member!www.rugit.gla.ac.uk

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What should central service in University do?Personnel – Grid aware; bridge between IT services and e-Science

Resources – network, computational, middleware, access grid

Procedures – User authentication, authorisation; Registration Authority

Engage with GOSC

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Issues

Startup – SRIF funds?Sustaining – extra resources OR

stop doing something elseOverheads – money from projects

into augmenting the infrastructure – needs an internal procedure

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SecurityVirtual organisations are not real –

where does buck stop?“Trust at a distance” Firewalls challenge diversity and

throughputGeneral move to “default deny”

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End to End1 mgt domain 60%

Up to 3 domains 14%

Up to 5 domains 3%

Up to 10 11%

Up to 20 3%

Over 20 9%

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Resilience

83% - have resilient backbone46% - extra resilience in links77% - have UPS at JANET access73% - implemented security policies

that could impact e-Science

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Conclusion

Partnership- all service providers- service and research groups

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Questions?