EAGER: Bridging Campus Resources via GENI and OpenFlow

该项目在加州大学洛杉矶分校校园建立了一个实时 OpenFlow (OF) 测试床，不同学科的研究人员将使用该测试床来运行需要大量数据交换、密集处理和/或无缝移动性的实验，作为校园网络上的生产级服务。 加州大学洛杉矶分校将通过区域 CENIC OF 网络将校园 OF 网络连接到国家 OF 结构。 此次试点部署将支持 eScience、GENI 以及智能交通、医疗保健和制造领域的四个关键应用程序。 支持上述应用的园区实施将包括连接到 CENIC 的支持 10Gbps OF 的集线器交换机以及与四个项目相关的多个第二层 OF 交换机。 尽管软件定义网络 (SDN) 技术目前正在被广泛讨论，并且是 GENI 架构中的关键要素，但使用它们的运营或校园级架构经验却很少。 该项目将探讨与部署 SDN 并将其连接到实时信息源相关的问题。 这项工作将重塑加州大学洛杉矶分校当前的网络工程实践，其中需要进行大量的硬件重新配置，以支持多个研究中心的复杂数据处理和高效存储。 灵活的重新配置是园区网络的新范例。 PI 将在技术论文中报告他们的经验。 差旅预算包含在 GENI 工程会议上展示研究结果的费用。 更广泛的影响：该项目将提供获得校园网络中 OpenFlow 的架构、部署、管理和运营问题经验的机会，并将通过 GENI 工程会议传播研究结果。 该项目将为本科生提供使用先进网络技术的机会。 校园外的社会影响将包括车辆交通监测、移动患者健康监测以及对改进制造实践的支持。

This Project establishes a live OpenFlow (OF) test bed on the UCLA campus, which researchers in different disciplines will use to run experiments requiring high volume data exchange, intense processing, and/or seamless mobility as a production level service on the campus network. UCLA will link the campus OF network to national OF fabrics via the regional CENIC OF network. This pilot deployment will support four key applications from the domains of eScience, GENI and smart transportation, health care, and manufacturing. The campus implementation support the above applications will consist of a 10Gbps OF-enabled hub switch connected to CENIC and multiple second-tier OF switches associated with the four projects. Although software-defined networking (SDN) technologies are currently being widely discussed and are key elements in the GENI architecture, there is little operational or campus-level architectural experience with using them. The project will explore the issues associated with deploying SDNs and connecting them to real-time information sources. The work will rework current UCLA network engineering practice where extensive hardware reconfiguration is required to support the sophisticated processing and efficient storage of data by several of the research centers. Flexible reconfiguration is a new paradigm for campus networks. The PIs will report on their experience in technical papers. Travel budget is included for presentation of findings at the GENI Engineering Conferences. Broader Impact:This project will provide an opportunity to gain experience with architectural, deployment, administrative and operational issues of OpenFlow in campus networks and will disseminate the findings via GENI Engineering Conferences. The project will provide opportunities for undergraduate students to work with advanced networking technologies. Societal impacts outside of the campus will include the work on vehicular traffic monitoring, health monitoring for mobile patients and support for improved manufacturing practices.