EAGER: Bridging Campus Resources via GENI and OpenFlow

该项目在加州大学洛杉矶分校校园内建立了一个现场OpenFlow（OF）测试平台，不同学科的研究人员将使用该平台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。 这一试点部署将支持eScience、GENI和智能交通、医疗保健和制造领域的四个关键应用。 支持上述应用的园区实施将包括一个连接到CENIC的10Gbps OF启用集线器交换机和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架构中的关键元素，但使用它们的操作或校园级架构经验很少。 该项目将探索与部署SDN并将其连接到实时信息源相关的问题。 这项工作将重新设计目前加州大学洛杉矶分校的网络工程实践，其中需要广泛的硬件重新配置，以支持几个研究中心的复杂处理和有效存储数据。 灵活的重构是校园网的一种新模式。 主要研究员将在技术文件中报告其经验。 差旅预算包括在GENI工程会议上介绍研究结果。 更广泛的影响：该项目将提供一个机会，获得OpenFlow在校园网络中的架构，部署，管理和运营问题的经验，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。 园区外的社会影响将包括车辆交通监测工作、移动的患者健康监测和支持改进制造做法。

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.