EAGER: Central IT Operational Support for Production OpenFlow Networks

该项目将部署一个试点软件定义科学网络（SDSN），以互连威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校校园内的研究计算资源，并通过Internet 2将其链接到国家WAN电路结构。 这一试点部署将支持计算机科学应用，如GENI WiMax实验和威斯康星州大学的原型活动。校园合作伙伴网站和互联网之间的科学DMZ。 该项目将为OpenFlow承诺的创新提供一个开发运营模型的机会。 特别是，将在整合管理工具方面投入大量精力，如华盛顿大学开发的网络应用程序授权代理网络工具套件（AANTS）、网络监控工具（如PerfSONAR）和流量工程工具（如Netflow/IPFIX）。 将检查GENI工具集（Expedient、FOAM）是否适合企业使用。 UW将与思科合作推出OpenFlow。 差旅费预算包括与广泛的GENI社区和非技术用户社区分享和演示结果。更广泛的影响：试点将提供一个机会，让人们在校园环境中获得OpenFlow的架构、部署、管理和运营问题方面的经验。 作为UW生产网络的扩展，与WiMax的集成将为研究和教育社区提供先进的机会，例如将校园自然区域的实时高清视频流传输到教室。 PI将报告与部署相关的问题和操作经验。 这些报告和私家侦探与其他大学分享经验的意愿将减少校园使用GENI的障碍，将GENI技术和OpenFlow作为科学网络的构建模块，为正在进行的校园基础设施升级提供信息，以支持校园内的领域科学，并通过与思科的合作促进SDN技术的更广泛部署。

This project will deploy a pilot Software-Defined Science Network (SDSN) to interconnect research computing resources on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and link them to national WAN circuit fabrics via Internet2. This pilot deployment will support both Computer Science applications such as GENI WiMax experiments and prototyping activities for the University of Wisconsin?s Science DMZ between campus partner sites and the Internet. The project will provide an opportunity to develop an operational model for the innovations promised by OpenFlow. In particular, significant effort will be expended in integrating management tools such as the UW developed web application Authorized Agent Network Tool Suite (AANTS), network monitoring tools such as PerfSONAR and traffic engineering tools such as Netflow/IPFIX. The GENI toolsets (Expedient, FOAM) will be examined for suitability for enterprise use. UW will partner with Cisco for the OpenFlow rollout. Travel budget is included for sharing and presentations of findings to the broad GENI community and non-technical user communities.Broader Impact:The pilot will provide an opportunity to gain experience with architectural, deployment, administrative and operational issues of OpenFlow in campus settings. Integration with WiMax as an extension of the UW production network will allow for advanced opportunities to the research and education communities such as streaming live high definition video from campus natural areas into classrooms. The PIs will report on issues and operational experience associated with the deployment. These reports and the PI?s willingness to share their experience with other universities will reduce barriers to use of GENI from campuses, establish GENI technologies and OpenFlow as building blocks for science networking, inform ongoing upgraded to campus infrastructure in support of domain sciences on campus, and via the partnership with Cisco facilitate the broader deployment of SDN technologies.