IPv6 and IBP
storage network and content delivery system
over an IPv6 Testbed
Gabriella Paolini
[email protected]
6net
6NET is a three-year IST European project
to demonstrate that continued growth of the Internet can be
met using new IPv6 technology.
to help European research and industry play a leading role in
defining and developing the next generation of networking
technologies.
A native IPv6-based network with both static and
mobile components in order to gain experience of IPv6
deployment and migration from existing IPv4-based
networks.
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GARR in 6NET
A complex participation:
GARR coordinates 12 local partners
We are participating in many activities within
the project
Users connected in native mode using
dedicated ATM pvc, sometimes dual-stack in
users side.
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Universities and research institutes
involved in 6net with GARR
Bologna
INFN CNAF
Università di Bologna
Milan
Università di Milano
Turin
Politecnico di Torino
Pisa
CNR IIT
Università di Pisa
Ferrara
Università di Ferrara
Florence
Università di Firenze
Rome
Università di Roma III
INFN Roma1
CASPUR
Naples
Università di Napoli
Bari
Università di Bari
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Current Italian 6NET topology
POLYTECHNIC
OF TORINO
6NET
BACKBONE
PoP
TORINO
UNIVERSITY
OF MILANO
MILANO
6NET
GARR
CNR / IAT
PoP
PISA
PoP
BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITY
OF FERRARA
UNIVERSITY
OF PISA
INFN/CNAF
PoP
ROMA
UNIVERSITY
OF FIRENZE
CASPUR
UNIVERSITY
OF BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITY
OF ROMA3
GARR
headquarters
UNIVERSITY
OF NAPOLI
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OF BARI
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Info @ ...
http://www.6net.garr.it
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Dual Stack Pilot:
Going towards an IPv4/IPv6 production network
We are upgrading our network to IPv6
We are involved in the GEANT IPv6 Task Force,
following the GEANT roadmap
Our Pilot plan is in 3 stages:
1st stage: the Network
2nd stage: the Routing
3rd stage: the Users
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What we needed
Increasing traffic volume
Nearly-production traffic (not originated by
traffic generators)
Involving users
No users continuous presence (ex.:Online games,
videoconference need that)
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Looking for a 'killer application'
Network Storage environment should be it
We have started a collaboration with the
University of Tennessee (Logistical
Networking Project)
We are building an Ipv6 Logistical
infrastructure on our current 6net topology.
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Internet Backplane Protocol middleware
It's Ipv6-ready
A storage network infrastructure
Total control of data movement and staging
Ready for Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD
http://loci.cs.utk.edu/
I2-DSI an Internet2 initiative based on IBP
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What we can do
Generating IPv6 traffic, without users' continuous
presence.
Building an IPv6 platform for content delivering: Open
source, GNU, free software distributed with a web
page interface (ex.:linux distributions...)
Possibility of involving IPv4 users with an underlying
IPv6 infrastructure. (with a dual-stack web server)
An easy service with coherency and replica
consistency.
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GARR implementation
3 depots on the backbone
Other depots located in the users premises
1st step: testing the system and building the
storage network (now)
2nd step: a software distribution system using a
web interface (ready in May) and the P-2-P
client tools.
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Current Italian 6NET topology
POLYTECHNIC
OF TORINO
6NET
BACKBONE
PoP
TORINO
UNIVERSITY
OF MILANO
MILANO
6NET
GARR
CNR / IAT
PoP
PISA
PoP
BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITY
OF FERRARA
UNIVERSITY
OF PISA
INFN/CNAF
PoP
ROMA
UNIVERSITY
OF FIRENZE
CASPUR
UNIVERSITY
OF BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITY
OF ROMA3
GARR
headquarters
UNIVERSITY
OF NAPOLI
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OF BARI
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POLYTECHNIC
OF TORINO
IBPdepots location
6NET
BACKBONE
PoP
TORINO
UNIVERSITY
OF MILANO
MILANO
6NET
GARR
CNR / IAT
PoP
PISA
PoP
BOLOGNA
UNIVERSITY
OF PISA
INFN/CNAF
PoP
ROMA
UNIVERSITY
OF FIRENZE
ALREADY
INSTALLED
UNIVERSITY
OF BOLOGNA
CASPUR
UNIVERSITY
OF ROMA3
GARR
headquarters
UNIVERSITY
OF BARI
PLANNED
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Future initiatives
Expanding this content delivery system to other
6NET European partners (ie: Surfnet)
Local depots installations
Client software implementation
Performance tests
Other related applications: video, mail, etc.
Evaluation and integration of IPv6 advanced
features with IBP (Security, Mobile, Source
Routing)
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