Speaker
Mr
Philip DeMar
(FERMILAB)
Description
Advances in wide area network service offerings, coupled with comparable developments
in local area network technology have enabled many HEP sites to keep their offsite
network bandwidth ahead of demand. For most sites, the more difficult and costly
aspect of increasing wide area network capacity is the local loop, which connects the
facility LAN to the wide area service provider(s). Fermilab has chosen to provide
its own local loop access through leasing of dark fiber to a nearby network exchange
point (StarLight), and procuring dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) equipment to
provide data channels across the fiber. Installing and managing such optical network
infrastructure has broadened the Laboratory’s network support responsibilities to
include operating network equipment that is located off-site, and is technically much
different than classic LAN network equipment. Effectively, the Laboratory has
assumed the role of a local service provider.
This presentation will cover Fermilab’s experiences with deploying and supporting a
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) infrastructure, based on metro-range DWDM equipment,
in order to meet its offsite networking needs. The benefits and drawbacks of
providing and supporting such a service will be discussed. Issues of scalability,
complexity, monitoring, and troubleshooting will also be discussed.
Primary author
Mr
Philip DeMar
(FERMILAB)
Co-authors
Mr
Andrey Bobyshev
(FERMILAB)
Mr
Chuck Andrews
(F)
Mr
Don Petravick
(FERMILAB)
Ms
Donna Lamore
(FERMILAB)
Dr
Matt Crawford
(FERMILAB)
Mr
Orlando Colon
(FERMILAB)
Mr
Steve Fry
(FERMILAB)
Mr
Vyto Grigaliunas
(FERMILAB)
