[[PageOutline]] = Regionals Status = This page captures status for each regional and core network GENI deployment, and the status of new GENI Racks with layer2 data plane connections in 2012. Table shows network installation dates--availability to users may lag. Last Update: October 24, 2012 || '''Peformer''' || '''State''' || '''Regional''' || '''Core''' || '''Vendor''' || '''Apr''' || '''May''' ||''' Jun ''' || '''Jul''' || '''Aug''' || '''Sep''' || '''Oct''' || '''Nov''' || '''Dec''' || || [wiki:SOXOverview Southern Light Rail] || GA || SoX || I2 || NEC || || [[Color(green, Georgia Tech)]] ||!GaTech, Clemson, GENI int & test|| !GaTech, Clemson, GENI int & test || !GaTech, Clemson, GENI int & test || !GaTech, Clemson, GENI int & test || supporting experimenters || || || || [wiki:NLROverview National Lambda Rail] || TX || N/A || NLR || Brocade (w/HP6600) || || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, El Paso)]] || || [wiki:UtahOverview University of Utah] || UT || UEN || I2 || HP || ||postponed due to experiment request || postponed due to experiment request || postponed due to experiment request || postponed due to experiment request || [[Color(green, Eccles)]] || GENI int & test || || || || [wiki:UtahOverview University of Utah] || UT || UEN || I2 || HP || || || || || postponed due to data center/metro ring development || postponed due to data center/metro ring development || postponed due to data center development || || [[Color(green, Downtown)]] || || || University of Kansas || KS ||KanREN || I2 || Brocade || || || postponed || [[Color(green, KU-KanREN)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || University of Kansas || KS ||KanREN || I2 || Brocade || || || postponed || [[Color(green, Kansas City)]]|| GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || University of Kansas || KS ||Great Plains Network|| I2 || Brocade || || || postponed || [[Color(green, KU-GpENI)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:CENICOverview CENIC] || CA || CENIC || NLR || Brocade || || [[Color(green, Sacramento)]] || GENI int & test ||GENI int & test || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:CENICOverview CENIC] || CA || CENIC || NLR || Brocade || || [[Color(green, Los Angeles)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:CENICOverview CENIC] || CA || CENIC || NLR || Brocade || || [[Color(green, Sunnyvale)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:MOXIOverview Indiana U/MOXI] || IL || CIC || I2 || HP || || postponed || postponed || [[Color(green, Chicago OmniPoP)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:MOXIOverview Indiana U/MOXI] || IN || Indiana || I2 || HP || || postponed || postponed || [[Color(green, Indiana)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || [wiki:MOXIOverview Indiana U/MOXI] || MI || MERIT || I2 || HP || || postponed|| postponed || [[Color(green, MERIT)]] || GENI int & test || GENI int & test || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || UT || UEN || I2 || HP || [[Color(green, U Utah)]] ||GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || NJ || TBD || TBD || HP || || || postponed || postponed ||postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, Princeton)]] || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || MA || NOX || I2 + NLR || HP || || || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, GPO)]] || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || IL || MREN || I2 + NLR || HP || || || postponed || postponed || postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, Northwestern)]] || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || SC || SOX || I2 || HP || || || ||postponed || postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, Clemson)]] || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || GA || SOX || I2 || HP || || || ||postponed || postponed || postponed || [[Color(orange, Georgia Tech)]] || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || KS || TBD || TBD || HP || || || || || || || [[Color(orange, U Kansas)]] || || || || || HP Labs (InstaGENI) || NY ||Direct (also NYSERNET) || I2 || HP || || || || || || || [[Color(orange, NYU)]] || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || MA || NOX || I2 + NLR || IBM || [[Color(green, GPO)]] || GENI test ||GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || NC || NCREN || I2 + NLR || IBM || [[Color(green, RENCI)]] || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || GENI test || || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || NC || BEN || I2 + NLR || IBM || || || || || || postponed || [[Color(green, Duke*)]] || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || FL || FLR || NLR || IBM || || || || || || postponed || [[Color(green, Florida International U)]] || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || TX || LEARN || NLR || IBM || || || || || || postponed || [[Color(green, U of Houston)]] || || || || RENCI (ExoGENI) || N/A || N/A || TBD || IBM || || || || || || postponed || [[Color(green, NICTA*)]] || || || || ''Status Legend'' || ''Description '' || || || || [[Color(green,OK)]] || no major issues, starts at physical install, ends when meso-scale !OpenFlow opens to experimenters|| || [[Color(orange,delayed)]] || making progress, expect to miss milestone || || [[Color(red,blocked)]] || unable to make progress || || site name includes "*" || non-standard configuration || = Notes: = == Rough steps for install == Each regional develops their own installation and test plan, which roughly follows these steps. The ExoGENI and InstaGENI projects also develop their own installation and test plans. Contact the regional or project lead directly for more details. * Install hardware * Rack the switch * Power up the switch * Ensure !OpenFlow firmware is installed * Configure switch * Set up the control plane connectivity * Ensure that a control plane exists between the !OpenFlow switch and the !FlowVisor machine * Ensure that the !FlowVisor has a publicly accessible IP (!FlowVisor initiates outbound TCP connections to experimenter's controllers) * Ensure that a control plane exists between the !FlowVisor and the FOAM (note that these two pieces of software can be installed on the same machine) * Ensure that the FOAM installation is publicly accessible (Inbound TCP connections to port 3626 needs to be accessible to GENI experimenters) * Set up FOAM and !FlowVisor * !FlowVisor: * Recommended version: 0.8.17 * Instructions: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/FlowVisor * FOAM: * Recommended version: 0.8.1 * Instructions: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/OpenFlow/FOAM * Coordinate with the GPO for FOAM testing * Coordinate data plane connection and testing * Set up a connectivity test interface attached to the !OpenFlow deployment * Coordinate I2 and/or NLR core network connections * Before actually establishing a connection, open a GMOC ticket to track data plane connection and testing * Coordinate with the [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support.html GMOC] on the date for connection and testing * Coordinate data plane connectivity testing with GPO and GMOC using GMOC ticket * Coordinate other data plane connections(e.g. MREN, other regionals, campuses) * Before actually establishing an additional remote connection, open a GMOC tracking ticket * Coordinate with the [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support.html GMOC] on the date for connection and testing * Coordinate data plane connectivity testing with all providers (e.g. MREN, other regional), GPO and GMOC using GMOC ticket * Perform minor amounts of throughput testing * Set up monitoring * Set up active FOAM monitoring * Coordinate with the [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support.html GMOC] GMOC for setting your site up to submit active monitoring data to the GMOC database [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/gmoc-live-db.html Live monitoring data] is available on the GMOC pages. * Instructions: http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/TangoGeniMonitoring/FoamConfiguration * Coordinate with the GPO to set up passive monitoring (simple API checks) * Work with [http://gmoc.grnoc.iu.edu/gmoc/index/support.html GMOC] to complete monitoring, mailing list, and emergency contact handoff procedures for your site. When the procedures are complete, the GMOC begins 24x7 monitoring, tracking and dispatching questions and events that involve your site. * Subscribe an operational contact for your aggregate to the [http://lists.geni.net/mailman/listinfo/response-team response-team@geni.net mailing list] * Review the [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ComprehensiveSecurityPgm/Aggregate%20Provider%20Agreement%20v3.pdf GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement]. Indicate via email to the GPO your intent to abide by the agreement. * Complete an Aggregate Information GENI wiki page ([wiki:TemplateAggregatePage see template]) for your site, which will be automatically linked [wiki:GeniAggregate here]. This lets experimenters know how to request and use your !OpenFlow connections in GENI. * Complete a GENI !OpenFlow experiment with at least two other GENI aggregates. == SOX == Physical install and optical tests complete. OpenFlow network testing in progress. This aggregate supports the [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/ComprehensiveSecurityPgm/Aggregate%20Provider%20Agreement%20v3.pdf GENI Aggregate Provider Agreement] (07/02/2012). [http://groups.geni.net/geni/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&summary=~SOXREGIONAL&order=priority current open GENI tickets] (This link produces a report that may be empty if there are no open tickets. Click on ticket summary link for a particular ticket in the report to see more detail on a ticket.) [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/SOXOverview/GENI@SOX.png network diagram] == NLR == [http://groups.geni.net/geni/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&summary=~NLROF&order=priority current open GENI tickets] (This link produces a report that may be empty if there are no open tickets. Click on ticket summary link for a particular ticket in the report to see more detail on a ticket.) [http:"//groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/NLROverview/NLR OpenFlow2.jpeg" NLR OpenFlow core diagram (high level)] [http:"//groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/NLROverview/NLR OpenFlow1.jpeg" NLR OpenFlow core diagram (showing FrameNet switches and circuits)] == Utah Education Network (UEN) == Network connections to U of Utah with first switch scheduled for 9/24. Have installed FOAM and FlowVisor already. The [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/UtahOverview Utah Education Network (UEN) Overview] wiki page gives the full overview of the project and connectivity with the state of Utah for various InstaGENI racks. This infrastructure interconnects the [http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni ProtoGENI/Emulab/Flux] research and the InstaGENI racks to the national [http://www.geni.net GENI] OpenFlow infrastructure. The [http://www.uen.org UEN] [http://www.geni.net GENI]/[http://www.protogeni.net/trac/protogeni ProtoGENI] Rack connectivity in both PNG and Visio formats: * PNG: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/UtahOverview/Utah_GENI_Rack_connectivity.png UEN GENI Connectivity in PNG format] * Visio: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/UtahOverview/Utah_GENI_Rack_connectivity.vsd UEN GENI Connectivity in Visio format] * SVG: [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/UtahOverview/Utah_GENI_Rack_connectivity.svg UEN GENI Connectivity in SVG format] == KanREN/GPN == Project received and installed first year Brocade switches (copper interfaces for KU GpENI cluster and KU KanREN attachment, SFP fiber capabilities for the KanREN-GPN-I2 PoP at 1100 Grand in Kansas city). GpENI machines have been designated for OpenFlow controllers. FOAM, FlowVisor and integration with NDDI, GENI meso-scale networks, and PlanetLab hosts (myPLC in GpENI and other PlanetLab machines outside Kansas) is in process. [attachment:"KanREN OpenFlow Deployment.pdf"] == CENIC == Physical install complete. OpenFlow testing in progress. Installed second uplink to GENI OpenFlow core via NLR in Sunnyvale 9/18. [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/CENICOverview/CENIC-openflow.pdf network diagram] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&summary=~CENICREGIONAL&order=priority current open GENI tickets] (This link produces a report that may be empty if there are no open tickets. Click on ticket summary link for a particular ticket in the report to see more detail on a ticket.) == MOXI (CIC/Indiana University/MERIT) == Physical installation and FOAM, FlowVisor, monitoring installations complete. Testing underway. [http://groups.geni.net/geni/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&summary=~MOXIREGIONAL&order=priority current open GENI tickets] (This link produces a report that may be empty if there are no open tickets. Click on ticket summary link for a particular ticket in the report to see more detail on a ticket.) Network diagrams and information can be found at the respective aggregate information pages. [wiki:GeniAggregate/MOXIOpenFlow MOXI OpenFlow Aggregate Information Page] [wiki:GeniAggregate/MOXIOpenFlow-Indiana MOXI-Indiana OpenFlow Aggregate Information Page] == InstaGENI == Testing with Utah underway. Site installations delayed due to contracts/ordering delays. New contracts now signed. [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/InstageniRacks InstaGENI Overview]. [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/GENIRacksHome/InstageniRacks/InstaGENI%20Network%20Connections%20V.2%20PDF.pdf General network diagrams] available. == ExoGENI == Testing with BBN and RENCI underway. [http://groups.geni.net/geni/wiki/GENIRacksHome/ExogeniRacks ExoGENI Overview]. No network diagrams available.