This document discusses greening data center operations through reducing dedicated resources, infrastructure overhead, and costs while improving security, reliability, and sustainability. It promotes Verne Global's data centers in Iceland, which leverage 100% renewable energy sources, free cooling, and a modular design to deliver efficient, eco-friendly infrastructure as a service to customers. Verne Global aims to establish a healthy balance between IT needs and environmental impact through their sustainable data center solutions.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation EconomyLarry Smarr
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
The document discusses strategies for reducing Ireland's carbon footprint through more sustainable energy practices. It proposes building a network of hyper-efficient data centers that can generate and store power to stabilize the electrical grid as wind power increases. This would allow greater reliance on wind energy, which currently causes problems for the grid. Energy demand management techniques like time shifting loads and incentivizing reductions could further support wind integration. The strategies aim to help Ireland meet rising energy demand in a cleaner way by better utilizing wind power.
This document provides an agenda and summary for a home power workshop. The agenda includes introductions, presentations on energy design, solar photovoltaics, wind power, and a closing. The workshop aims to provide knowledge on solar and wind technologies and assist participants with home power projects. Follow up workshops will focus on home heating, power, and biomass. The solar photovoltaics portion will cover technology, installation, case studies, costs, and questions. The wind power portion will discuss availability, turbine selection, power usage, costs, and safety concerns. The workshop aims to educate homeowners on renewable energy options.
Michael Saunders presented on concerns with Nevada's electric rates and renewable energy policies. He noted that Nevada has the highest electric rates among Mountain states. Several factors are placing upward pressure on rates, including a new natural gas plant, revenue losses from energy efficiency programs, smart meters, a new transmission line, and renewable energy subsidies. Nevada's renewable portfolio standard requires increasing amounts of renewable energy even as demand remains flat, which could displace lower-cost natural gas generation and further increase rates. Reasonable policies are needed to prevent utility rates from becoming an unreasonable burden on ratepayers.
Investigation of the Piezoelectric Effect as a Means to Generate X-RaysCarlos Bella
This document discusses using the piezoelectric effect to generate X-rays. A piezoelectric crystal is driven at its resonant frequency to achieve high voltage output. Electrons are emitted from a field emission diode on the crystal and are accelerated by the high voltage to strike a metal target, producing X-rays via bremsstrahlung interactions. Experimental results showed X-rays produced with energies up to 130 keV using a lithium niobate crystal driven at 30-31 kHz. Spectra under various conditions demonstrated X-ray generation using this piezoelectric method.
The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate ChangeLarry Smarr
This document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Larry Smarr on leveraging Australia's National Broadband Network to speed climate change goals. Some key points:
- The NBN aims to connect 90% of households with fiber internet with speeds of 100 Mbps within 8 years.
- This high-speed internet can enable smart grids to reduce energy usage, video conferencing to reduce transportation emissions, and cloud computing at renewable energy sites.
- ICT has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions through applications like smart grids, transportation systems, and buildings - potentially reducing emissions five times more than ICT's own carbon footprint.
- International collaboration on green ICT, such as linking Australia, US, and
Democratizing the Electricity System: A Vote for Local SolarJohn Farrell
A presentation on the opportunity and benefits of expanding local, distributed solar power in the United States. Delivered to the MDV-SEIA Solar Energy Focus conference on Nov. 18, 2011 by John Farrell, Senior Research at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
This document discusses NREL's efforts to operate green and sustainable data centers. It provides an overview of NREL as a national laboratory dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency. It then describes NREL's data centers which are highly energy efficient, use green design features like daylighting and waste heat reuse, and have achieved world-class energy performance ratings. The document advocates taking a holistic, systems-level approach to green data center design and operation.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation EconomyLarry Smarr
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
The document discusses strategies for reducing Ireland's carbon footprint through more sustainable energy practices. It proposes building a network of hyper-efficient data centers that can generate and store power to stabilize the electrical grid as wind power increases. This would allow greater reliance on wind energy, which currently causes problems for the grid. Energy demand management techniques like time shifting loads and incentivizing reductions could further support wind integration. The strategies aim to help Ireland meet rising energy demand in a cleaner way by better utilizing wind power.
This document provides an agenda and summary for a home power workshop. The agenda includes introductions, presentations on energy design, solar photovoltaics, wind power, and a closing. The workshop aims to provide knowledge on solar and wind technologies and assist participants with home power projects. Follow up workshops will focus on home heating, power, and biomass. The solar photovoltaics portion will cover technology, installation, case studies, costs, and questions. The wind power portion will discuss availability, turbine selection, power usage, costs, and safety concerns. The workshop aims to educate homeowners on renewable energy options.
Michael Saunders presented on concerns with Nevada's electric rates and renewable energy policies. He noted that Nevada has the highest electric rates among Mountain states. Several factors are placing upward pressure on rates, including a new natural gas plant, revenue losses from energy efficiency programs, smart meters, a new transmission line, and renewable energy subsidies. Nevada's renewable portfolio standard requires increasing amounts of renewable energy even as demand remains flat, which could displace lower-cost natural gas generation and further increase rates. Reasonable policies are needed to prevent utility rates from becoming an unreasonable burden on ratepayers.
Investigation of the Piezoelectric Effect as a Means to Generate X-RaysCarlos Bella
This document discusses using the piezoelectric effect to generate X-rays. A piezoelectric crystal is driven at its resonant frequency to achieve high voltage output. Electrons are emitted from a field emission diode on the crystal and are accelerated by the high voltage to strike a metal target, producing X-rays via bremsstrahlung interactions. Experimental results showed X-rays produced with energies up to 130 keV using a lithium niobate crystal driven at 30-31 kHz. Spectra under various conditions demonstrated X-ray generation using this piezoelectric method.
The Growing Interdependence of the Internet and Climate ChangeLarry Smarr
This document summarizes a talk given by Dr. Larry Smarr on leveraging Australia's National Broadband Network to speed climate change goals. Some key points:
- The NBN aims to connect 90% of households with fiber internet with speeds of 100 Mbps within 8 years.
- This high-speed internet can enable smart grids to reduce energy usage, video conferencing to reduce transportation emissions, and cloud computing at renewable energy sites.
- ICT has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions through applications like smart grids, transportation systems, and buildings - potentially reducing emissions five times more than ICT's own carbon footprint.
- International collaboration on green ICT, such as linking Australia, US, and
Democratizing the Electricity System: A Vote for Local SolarJohn Farrell
A presentation on the opportunity and benefits of expanding local, distributed solar power in the United States. Delivered to the MDV-SEIA Solar Energy Focus conference on Nov. 18, 2011 by John Farrell, Senior Research at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
This document discusses NREL's efforts to operate green and sustainable data centers. It provides an overview of NREL as a national laboratory dedicated to renewable energy and energy efficiency. It then describes NREL's data centers which are highly energy efficient, use green design features like daylighting and waste heat reuse, and have achieved world-class energy performance ratings. The document advocates taking a holistic, systems-level approach to green data center design and operation.
BIS Research conducted a webinar on Carbon Neutral Data Center PracticesBIS Research Inc.
Agenda:
To evaluate various emerging trends in Data center industry.
To analyze the initiatives taken and regulations implemented to increase sustainable practices.
To analyze the various types of technologies currently deployed.
To evaluate the major players in the ecosystem.
Speaker Profiles:
Name: JD Enright, Sr.
Designation: Chief Operating Officer
Company: TMGcore Inc.
Experienced and dedicated business professional with 29 years working with DOD, Multinational Private and Public sector organizations. Primary focus on developing and executing Strategic Step-Up Growth initiatives in Emerging Markets, and Technologies. Specialized leadership in developing improved business operations to include Financial and Operational efficiencies. Implementation of next generation HPC Platforms, Global Blockchain Development Strategies, Biotechnology, Viral Cell and Gene Therapies and Market Intelligence Assimilation for public applications.
Microsoft launched the prototype of project Natick in 2015 and the first full-fledged data center capsule in 2018. This is a great exploratory step in the direction of sustainability. In this presentation, I discussed the details of this experiment, their mechanics and other green initiatives companies are taking out there.
The document discusses the Green Initiative which aims to promote more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. It covers topics like green building standards and regulations, energy efficiency technologies, virtualization, and data center design approaches that reduce environmental impact like hot/cold aisle configuration. The overall message is that corporate leaders and technology developments are increasingly conscious of green practices and their importance for the future.
Future Data Centers - Zen Kishimoto - AltaTerra Research - April 2010Burton Lee
The document discusses energy efficiency in data centers, focusing on approaches that are specific to the Nordic region as well as universally applicable. It notes that the growth of online services has increased energy demands and costs for data centers in the US. Panelists from Iceland, Finland, Norway, Google, and EPRI will discuss data center energy efficiency strategies that are tailored for the Nordic region but also useful elsewhere.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation EconomyLarry Smarr
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
Eirikur Hrafnsson - GreenQloud - Iceland - Stanford Engineering - Feb 27 2012Burton Lee
This document provides an overview of GreenQloud, a cloud computing company founded in 2010 in Iceland. GreenQloud operates infrastructure as a service (IaaS) data centers that are powered entirely by renewable geothermal and hydroelectric energy. The company aims to address the carbon emissions associated with rapid data center and cloud computing growth. GreenQloud utilizes Iceland's renewable energy resources and cold climate to provide carbon-neutral cloud services at competitive prices without a green premium. The company has experienced growth, launching a paid beta in 2011 and opening a second data center location in 2012.
24 percent of commercial energy end-use is used for lighting purposes, a very big percentage of which is utilized for lighting buildings during the daytime.
Our idea is to use optical fibers to bring concentrated day-light into buildings so that significant savings can be made in electricity cost as well as CO2 emissions.
This presentation was done as part of the assignments for Venture-lab, Technology Ventures 2012 course.
This document discusses the carbon emissions associated with cloud computing and data storage. It notes that current cloud providers are not very sustainable, relying heavily on fossil fuels. The document introduces GreenQloud as a truly green alternative, powered entirely by renewable energy sources like geothermal and hydro in Iceland. GreenQloud aims to help reduce the growing carbon footprint of the IT industry by providing a sustainable cloud infrastructure option.
Thoughts About the Grid of the Future and Realities about the Future of the Grid
The document discusses the challenges facing today's power grid and how energy storage can help solve them. The aging grid is struggling to integrate renewable energy and handle demand growth. This causes blackouts that cost businesses over $150 billion per year. Energy storage can provide grid flexibility through frequency regulation and ramping capacity to integrate more solar and wind power. As technologies improve, energy storage will play an even greater role in creating a self-healing, highly flexible grid of the future.
This document discusses the evolution of research and education networks from hierarchical IP networks of the past to more direct optical connections through peer-to-peer federated optical networks in the future. It notes the limitations of past hierarchical networks and outlines a vision for optical lightpath exchanges (GOLEs) that allow for end-to-end solutions across independent networks. Specific examples of Canadian universities integrating into this new federated network model are provided. The challenges of increasing costs, energy consumption, and climate change impacts on networks are also discussed, along with predictions that federated optical networks and relocating data centers to colder climates can help significantly reduce energy costs and emissions.
1) The document compares different groundwater sampling methodologies used to detect carbon dioxide leakage, including gas lift, pumping, wireline samplers, and U-tube samplers.
2) An integrated borehole monitoring system is described that uses multiple sensors to monitor reservoir pressure, temperature, seismic activity and collect fluid samples to detect leaks.
3) The system helped diagnose an issue at a test well, finding that a packer was set properly but there was inflow above it, saving $200,000-$430,000 in costs.
Dwayne Bradley is a technology development manager at Duke Energy who is working on new approaches to the power grid. He discusses how Duke Energy is adopting new standards like OpenFMB and using message-oriented middleware like NATS to enable distributed intelligence on the grid. This includes deploying OpenFMB nodes with NATS at a microgrid test site in Mount Holly, North Carolina to allow different components like solar panels and batteries to communicate and exchange operational schedules.
High Performance Computing - Challenges on the Road to Exascale ComputingHeiko Joerg Schick
The document discusses challenges in achieving exascale computing capabilities by 2018. It outlines how standard technology scaling will not be enough, and compromises will need to be made. These include reduced node performance, lower network bandwidth and fewer pins. Blue Gene architecture is presented as an example of a balanced system that achieves high performance through optimized interconnects and packaging density. A thought experiment proposes integrating significant solid state storage at each node to create an "active storage" machine based on Blue Gene architecture.
This document discusses strategies for data-intensive science in a carbon constrained world due to climate change. It argues that while efforts to reduce emissions are no longer sufficient, data and computing will be critical to adapt to climate impacts. However, the growth of data and computing also contributes to emissions. The document examines how climate change will impact weather patterns, droughts, and energy systems. It also looks at how internet and research networks can help support science and education for adaptation, such as through brokered green clouds, software-defined networks, wireless networks, dynamic optical networks, and eScience platforms. The goal is to address data and collaboration needs while reducing emissions and adapting to climate disruptions.
Ppt4 exp birmingham - steve bowes phipps ( university of hertfordshire ) - ...JISC's Green ICT Programme
This document describes the Reduction And Re-use of Energy in Institutional Data Centres (RARE-IDC) project at the University of Hertfordshire. The project involved refurbishing one of the university's main data centres to make it more energy efficient. Through implementing technologies like free air cooling and waste heat recycling, the project achieved a 55% reduction in the data centre's carbon footprint while increasing capacity by 69%. It also helped lower the university's energy bills and served as an exemplar project for other institutions to make their data centres more sustainable.
2.5 denbaars aps berkely conf, Steve DenBaarsdakamns
The document summarizes research on energy efficient white LEDs for solid-state lighting. It discusses the Solid State Lighting and Display Center which conducts research on LEDs and lasers. It then covers what LEDs are, their advantages over other light sources like long lifetime and energy efficiency. The document outlines the increasing efficacy and market penetration of LEDs. It notes that while single LED efficacy now exceeds CFLs, commercial LED fixtures have lower system efficacy due to issues with heat sinking and production that require further research.
NREN strategies for Data-Intensive Science in a Carbon Constrained WorldEd Dodds
The document discusses how National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) can help support data-intensive science and education to help societies adapt to climate change. It argues that while efforts to mitigate climate change have largely failed, big data and science will be critical for adaptation. However, the rapid growth of data and computing is also contributing to energy demand and emissions. The document explores how NRENs can help support virtual research communities and citizen science using approaches that reduce energy use and emissions.
The document discusses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) approach to building energy efficient data centers and facilities. It highlights NREL's Research Support Facility, a LEED Platinum building that uses 40% less energy than typical offices. It also describes the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) data center, which has a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.06, making it one of the most energy efficient data centers in the world. The ESIF utilizes warm water cooling, high power distribution, and captures waste heat to help heat other buildings on campus.
The document discusses LISP (Locator/ID Separation Protocol), which was developed by Cisco to address scalability issues facing the Internet. LISP solves these issues by separating a host's identifier (EID) from its locator (RLOC) using an encapsulation scheme and mapping system. This allows routing scalability by removing most host routes from the global routing system and storing them in a distributed database. The document outlines LISP's control and data plane operations, use cases, and Cisco's involvement in developing and standardizing the protocol.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. As networks evolve to support 4G/LTE, MPLS provides a unified solution for transporting various technologies like legacy TDM/ATM, Ethernet, and IP. MPLS enables features like scalability, reliability, manageability, traffic engineering, and quality of service required by mobile backhaul. The transition involves migrating networks to MPLS in phases, starting with aggregation and eventually supporting all technologies over a common MPLS infrastructure.
BIS Research conducted a webinar on Carbon Neutral Data Center PracticesBIS Research Inc.
Agenda:
To evaluate various emerging trends in Data center industry.
To analyze the initiatives taken and regulations implemented to increase sustainable practices.
To analyze the various types of technologies currently deployed.
To evaluate the major players in the ecosystem.
Speaker Profiles:
Name: JD Enright, Sr.
Designation: Chief Operating Officer
Company: TMGcore Inc.
Experienced and dedicated business professional with 29 years working with DOD, Multinational Private and Public sector organizations. Primary focus on developing and executing Strategic Step-Up Growth initiatives in Emerging Markets, and Technologies. Specialized leadership in developing improved business operations to include Financial and Operational efficiencies. Implementation of next generation HPC Platforms, Global Blockchain Development Strategies, Biotechnology, Viral Cell and Gene Therapies and Market Intelligence Assimilation for public applications.
Microsoft launched the prototype of project Natick in 2015 and the first full-fledged data center capsule in 2018. This is a great exploratory step in the direction of sustainability. In this presentation, I discussed the details of this experiment, their mechanics and other green initiatives companies are taking out there.
The document discusses the Green Initiative which aims to promote more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. It covers topics like green building standards and regulations, energy efficiency technologies, virtualization, and data center design approaches that reduce environmental impact like hot/cold aisle configuration. The overall message is that corporate leaders and technology developments are increasingly conscious of green practices and their importance for the future.
Future Data Centers - Zen Kishimoto - AltaTerra Research - April 2010Burton Lee
The document discusses energy efficiency in data centers, focusing on approaches that are specific to the Nordic region as well as universally applicable. It notes that the growth of online services has increased energy demands and costs for data centers in the US. Panelists from Iceland, Finland, Norway, Google, and EPRI will discuss data center energy efficiency strategies that are tailored for the Nordic region but also useful elsewhere.
Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation EconomyLarry Smarr
08.10.17
Ninth Lecture in the
Australian American Leadership Dialogue Scholar Tour
University of Sydney
Title: Coupling Australia’s Researchers to the Global Innovation Economy
Sydney, Australia
Eirikur Hrafnsson - GreenQloud - Iceland - Stanford Engineering - Feb 27 2012Burton Lee
This document provides an overview of GreenQloud, a cloud computing company founded in 2010 in Iceland. GreenQloud operates infrastructure as a service (IaaS) data centers that are powered entirely by renewable geothermal and hydroelectric energy. The company aims to address the carbon emissions associated with rapid data center and cloud computing growth. GreenQloud utilizes Iceland's renewable energy resources and cold climate to provide carbon-neutral cloud services at competitive prices without a green premium. The company has experienced growth, launching a paid beta in 2011 and opening a second data center location in 2012.
24 percent of commercial energy end-use is used for lighting purposes, a very big percentage of which is utilized for lighting buildings during the daytime.
Our idea is to use optical fibers to bring concentrated day-light into buildings so that significant savings can be made in electricity cost as well as CO2 emissions.
This presentation was done as part of the assignments for Venture-lab, Technology Ventures 2012 course.
This document discusses the carbon emissions associated with cloud computing and data storage. It notes that current cloud providers are not very sustainable, relying heavily on fossil fuels. The document introduces GreenQloud as a truly green alternative, powered entirely by renewable energy sources like geothermal and hydro in Iceland. GreenQloud aims to help reduce the growing carbon footprint of the IT industry by providing a sustainable cloud infrastructure option.
Thoughts About the Grid of the Future and Realities about the Future of the Grid
The document discusses the challenges facing today's power grid and how energy storage can help solve them. The aging grid is struggling to integrate renewable energy and handle demand growth. This causes blackouts that cost businesses over $150 billion per year. Energy storage can provide grid flexibility through frequency regulation and ramping capacity to integrate more solar and wind power. As technologies improve, energy storage will play an even greater role in creating a self-healing, highly flexible grid of the future.
This document discusses the evolution of research and education networks from hierarchical IP networks of the past to more direct optical connections through peer-to-peer federated optical networks in the future. It notes the limitations of past hierarchical networks and outlines a vision for optical lightpath exchanges (GOLEs) that allow for end-to-end solutions across independent networks. Specific examples of Canadian universities integrating into this new federated network model are provided. The challenges of increasing costs, energy consumption, and climate change impacts on networks are also discussed, along with predictions that federated optical networks and relocating data centers to colder climates can help significantly reduce energy costs and emissions.
1) The document compares different groundwater sampling methodologies used to detect carbon dioxide leakage, including gas lift, pumping, wireline samplers, and U-tube samplers.
2) An integrated borehole monitoring system is described that uses multiple sensors to monitor reservoir pressure, temperature, seismic activity and collect fluid samples to detect leaks.
3) The system helped diagnose an issue at a test well, finding that a packer was set properly but there was inflow above it, saving $200,000-$430,000 in costs.
Dwayne Bradley is a technology development manager at Duke Energy who is working on new approaches to the power grid. He discusses how Duke Energy is adopting new standards like OpenFMB and using message-oriented middleware like NATS to enable distributed intelligence on the grid. This includes deploying OpenFMB nodes with NATS at a microgrid test site in Mount Holly, North Carolina to allow different components like solar panels and batteries to communicate and exchange operational schedules.
High Performance Computing - Challenges on the Road to Exascale ComputingHeiko Joerg Schick
The document discusses challenges in achieving exascale computing capabilities by 2018. It outlines how standard technology scaling will not be enough, and compromises will need to be made. These include reduced node performance, lower network bandwidth and fewer pins. Blue Gene architecture is presented as an example of a balanced system that achieves high performance through optimized interconnects and packaging density. A thought experiment proposes integrating significant solid state storage at each node to create an "active storage" machine based on Blue Gene architecture.
This document discusses strategies for data-intensive science in a carbon constrained world due to climate change. It argues that while efforts to reduce emissions are no longer sufficient, data and computing will be critical to adapt to climate impacts. However, the growth of data and computing also contributes to emissions. The document examines how climate change will impact weather patterns, droughts, and energy systems. It also looks at how internet and research networks can help support science and education for adaptation, such as through brokered green clouds, software-defined networks, wireless networks, dynamic optical networks, and eScience platforms. The goal is to address data and collaboration needs while reducing emissions and adapting to climate disruptions.
Ppt4 exp birmingham - steve bowes phipps ( university of hertfordshire ) - ...JISC's Green ICT Programme
This document describes the Reduction And Re-use of Energy in Institutional Data Centres (RARE-IDC) project at the University of Hertfordshire. The project involved refurbishing one of the university's main data centres to make it more energy efficient. Through implementing technologies like free air cooling and waste heat recycling, the project achieved a 55% reduction in the data centre's carbon footprint while increasing capacity by 69%. It also helped lower the university's energy bills and served as an exemplar project for other institutions to make their data centres more sustainable.
2.5 denbaars aps berkely conf, Steve DenBaarsdakamns
The document summarizes research on energy efficient white LEDs for solid-state lighting. It discusses the Solid State Lighting and Display Center which conducts research on LEDs and lasers. It then covers what LEDs are, their advantages over other light sources like long lifetime and energy efficiency. The document outlines the increasing efficacy and market penetration of LEDs. It notes that while single LED efficacy now exceeds CFLs, commercial LED fixtures have lower system efficacy due to issues with heat sinking and production that require further research.
NREN strategies for Data-Intensive Science in a Carbon Constrained WorldEd Dodds
The document discusses how National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) can help support data-intensive science and education to help societies adapt to climate change. It argues that while efforts to mitigate climate change have largely failed, big data and science will be critical for adaptation. However, the rapid growth of data and computing is also contributing to energy demand and emissions. The document explores how NRENs can help support virtual research communities and citizen science using approaches that reduce energy use and emissions.
The document discusses the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) approach to building energy efficient data centers and facilities. It highlights NREL's Research Support Facility, a LEED Platinum building that uses 40% less energy than typical offices. It also describes the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) data center, which has a Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.06, making it one of the most energy efficient data centers in the world. The ESIF utilizes warm water cooling, high power distribution, and captures waste heat to help heat other buildings on campus.
The document discusses LISP (Locator/ID Separation Protocol), which was developed by Cisco to address scalability issues facing the Internet. LISP solves these issues by separating a host's identifier (EID) from its locator (RLOC) using an encapsulation scheme and mapping system. This allows routing scalability by removing most host routes from the global routing system and storing them in a distributed database. The document outlines LISP's control and data plane operations, use cases, and Cisco's involvement in developing and standardizing the protocol.
This document discusses the transition to IP/MPLS in mobile backhaul networks. As networks evolve to support 4G/LTE, MPLS provides a unified solution for transporting various technologies like legacy TDM/ATM, Ethernet, and IP. MPLS enables features like scalability, reliability, manageability, traffic engineering, and quality of service required by mobile backhaul. The transition involves migrating networks to MPLS in phases, starting with aggregation and eventually supporting all technologies over a common MPLS infrastructure.
This document provides an introduction to RINA and discusses problems with the current Internet architecture. It argues that much of what is believed about the Internet is myth rather than reality. The Internet is facing severe problems like poor security, inefficient routing, and lack of mobility and quality of service support. Additionally, the document claims guiding principles for future Internet design are not very helpful. It asserts that networking is fundamentally about inter-process communication and the answer to improving Internet architecture has been clear since the mid-1990s.
This document summarizes the evolution of wireless technologies from 0G to 4G and highlights some of the key challenges of 3G/4G networks. It shows how data rates have doubled every year, driving the transition from narrowband to broadband networks. While 3G deployments are maturing, 4G/LTE rollouts are just beginning. This is fueling a massive growth in mobile data traffic and creating challenges around traffic management, mobile backhaul capacity, and complex new network architectures.
Packet Design introduces route analytics technology to help manage complex IP networks during the IPv4 to IPv6 transition. Route analytics passively monitors routing protocols to create an accurate model of the network topology and application traffic paths. It helps troubleshoot issues, plan network changes like enabling IPv6, and ensure IPv6 prefixes are routed properly. Route analytics also provides real-time and historical views of network routing with the ability to simulate and model routing changes. This helps engineers more accurately manage the IPv6 transition.
The document discusses a presentation about preparing for the next generation internet (IPv6). It outlines that the presentation will cover what factors determine an organization's timeline for adopting IPv6, how the new protocol impacts businesses, and whether they are ready for the transition. Key areas that will be assessed include service providers' IPv6 capabilities, network infrastructure, operating systems, and application development. Attendees will learn how to evaluate their network and technology readiness for the new protocol.
Carrier Ethernet services provide businesses with standardized, carrier-class Ethernet connectivity and networking capabilities. They address the need for consistent application performance, accessibility, and expense predictability. Carrier Ethernet uses Ethernet technology and protocols to deliver services at wide area scales beyond 10Gbps. Popular service types include E-Line, E-LAN, VPLS, and IP VPNs. Level 3 provides nationwide and international carrier Ethernet networks and services.
This document discusses Ethernet OAM and lessons learned from interoperability testing. Key points include:
- Standards exist for Ethernet OAM fault and performance management, but differences between IEEE and ITU-T standards prevent full interoperability.
- Testing through the Verizon Interoperability Forum revealed implementation challenges across vendors in areas like naming, link trace, and performance monitoring support.
- Managing OAM across networks is complex due to the need to provision monitoring points and reactions to faults on a service-specific basis across multiple network elements.
- Notifying customers of faults requires supporting either AIS or E-LMI asynchronous status messages depending on customer equipment capabilities.
- Continued development is
The document proposes a solution for scaling LDP-based pseudowire (PW) services across multiple regions. It uses LDP signaling for setting up intra-region PWs and BGP for inter-region stitching and routing. The solution allows PW services to extend across autonomous systems and areas without requiring protocols like BGP on terminating provider edges (T-PEs). Provisioning and signaling are simplified through the use of attachment identifiers and route targets. Existing T-PE capabilities are largely reused through minor extensions to FEC-128/129 signaling over LDP. BGP routing between switching provider edges (S-PEs) avoids a full mesh of LDP sessions to improve scaling as the number of T-
This document discusses using label switched multicast (LSM) for optimized video delivery over MPLS networks. It covers market trends in video, types of video, video delivery architectures, and an overview of label switched multicast using RSVP-TE and mLDP signaling. Examples applications of LSM for video contribution, primary distribution, and enterprise distribution are provided. The document concludes that MPLS networks are increasingly being used for different types of video delivery and that LSM can optimize this delivery through applications tailored to specific video use cases and requirements.
This document discusses automation of next generation networks (NGNs) to deliver multicast services. It covers planning issues for deploying multicast across inter-domain networks, including using path computation elements (PCEs) and hierarchical PCEs. Extensions to RSVP signaling are presented as a solution for point-to-multipoint transport across domains. The use of PCEs can offload complex path computations and consider constraints to efficiently deliver services using multicast trees.
This document discusses how virtualization can provide the foundation for a green IT business case in a data center. It summarizes trends in server and desktop virtualization adoption. It also discusses challenges related to power usage and cooling in data centers. The document then models how virtualization can reduce capital and operational costs through lower hardware, power, and cooling needs. It shows how these savings can provide a strong ROI, especially as virtualization maturity increases. It concludes that virtualization is a key way to reduce energy usage and improve sustainability in a data center.
1) The document proposes an adaptive-mesh grid network of 5 data centers powered by solar, wind, and geothermal sources located around the world to provide continuous network access and data center services.
2) 4 data centers would operate on 6-hour shifts based on their local time zones during peak usage hours, while 1 data center remains always-on.
3) The network uses wavelength division multiplexing on fiber optic rings to dynamically allocate bandwidth between data centers as needed, reducing network capacity costs significantly compared to conventional network designs.
The document discusses a modular cooling solution for data centers as an alternative to traditional CRAC-based cooling. It presents the modular cooling unit design, which uses refrigerant to transfer heat directly from server racks to the building's chilled water system. A case study shows the modular units reduced server temperatures by 14-24 degrees F in a lab without using air conditioning. The modular approach improves efficiency by up to 90%, utilizes space better, and provides a payback period of 3.3 years or less compared to traditional cooling systems.
This document discusses the growing importance of measuring the energy efficiency of networking devices. As data and network traffic increases, the energy and cooling costs associated with powering network infrastructure is becoming a significant operational expense for network operators. Standards organizations have begun developing methods to measure and report the energy consumption and efficiency of networking equipment in order to drive the industry toward more eco-friendly solutions. Ixia has introduced a solution called IxGreen that allows for automated, real-world testing of networking devices' energy efficiency ratings.
The document discusses the growing issue of power management in data centers, noting that energy costs are the fastest growing expense and many data centers will soon run out of power capacity. It explains that while IT infrastructure has become more dynamic, facilities have remained static, creating a large gap between power consumption and delivery. The document argues that in order to address this challenge, CIOs must be given power budgets and power must be measured at the equipment level to incentivize changes and connect power usage to business needs.
This document discusses securing the smart grid through an RSA approach. It begins by introducing Sam Curry, the Chief Technology Officer of RSA, The Security Division of EMC. It then discusses some of the challenges utilities are facing in implementing smart grid technologies, including pressure to roll out new infrastructure quickly. The document outlines how the traditional energy grid lacks communication capabilities and visibility compared to a smart grid. It proposes that RSA can provide solutions for encrypting data, managing keys, controlling access to systems, collecting security information, and managing incidents to help secure the smart grid in an end-to-end manner. Finally, it suggests that EMC has capabilities across the smart grid stack from physical security to consulting that can also help utilities address security
The document discusses the views of a cynic on smart grids. It summarizes that smart grids involve completely redesigning the communications networks that control and deliver electric power to form a resilient network like the Internet. However, there are still many open issues regarding standards, integrating renewable energy, consumer costs and willingness to accept time-of-use pricing, and challenges in home energy management. Overall, while the goals of smart grids are important, the cynic believes there are still major technical, economic and regulatory hurdles to widespread implementation.
The document discusses opportunities for reducing power consumption in broadband networks. It finds that the biggest potential lies in simplifying the access layer, including the home gateway. Functions can be consolidated from the home gateway to the DSLAM or IP Edge to reduce power usage. Standardizing on open IPTV interfaces could also allow eliminating set-top boxes. Overall, rearchitecting networks with a focus on green technologies and intelligence at the Edge provides opportunities for power, capital, and operational savings.
Mobile data usage is growing exponentially as smartphones become more popular. However, most mobile data is used indoors where signal from macro cellular towers is poor. While 4G technologies can provide some improvements, the macro cellular architecture alone cannot meet long term demands. Femtocells provide a solution by creating small, low-power cellular base stations that can be installed in homes to provide dedicated indoor coverage and capacity. This improves the user experience through better signal strength and dedicated bandwidth. Femtocells also enable new applications through awareness of both mobile and home networks. However, challenges remain around interference avoidance when femtocells overlap with macro networks.
2. Data Center Approach
Back to Basics
• Stake Holder Requirements
• Applications
• User Dedicated
• Corporate Self Hosted
• SaaS
• Information Infrastructure
• Desktops
• Servers
• Virtual Machines
• IaaS – Cloud Instances
• SaaS
• Network
• Where are the Users?
• Where is the Infrastructure?
• What is the Power Source for your Cycles?
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3. How Healthy is Your Data Center Mix?
• Metrics
• Power for Performance
• Reduce Your Cycles
• Carbon Accountability –
Carbon Labels are Coming
• Choose an Eco-Alternative
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4. Steps to a Healthier You
• Reduce Dedicated Resources
• Reduce Infrastructure
Overhead
• Improve Security
• Improve Reliability
Courtesy of MyPyramid.gov
• Choose an Eco-Alternative
• Reduce Costs?
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5. Steps to a Healthier You
Reduce Dedicated Resources
• Why is the Resource Dedicated?
• User Perception
• Past Practices
• Challenges
• Difficult to Move the Users
• Difficult to Manage Desktop
Support
• Network Security
• Physical Security of Offices
• Healthier Options
• Virtual Desktop Integration
• Corporate Self Hosted Apps
• Software as a Service
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6. Steps to a Healthier You
Reduce Infrastructure
Overhead
• Do You Really Need a Server?
• Do You Really Need a Data
Center?
• Security Requirements
• Traditional Approach
• Challenges
• Every Server has a Power Supply
• Every Data Center has a
Bathroom and an Office and a…
• Healthier Options
• Virtualization of Servers
• Infrastructure as a Service
• Data Center Outsourcing
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7. Steps to a Healthier You
Improve Security
• Eat Your Vegetables
• Centralize Desktop Management
• Locate Servers and Applications
Close to Data Repositories
• Integrate Outsourced Providers
into Core Security Solutions
Improve Reliability
• Healthy Choices
• Decrease Dependencies on Single
Instances
• VM Migration Tools
• Choose Redundant Remote
Locations
• Reduce Carbon Dependencies
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8. Steps to a Healthier You
Choose an Eco-Alternative
• Need a Carbon Tune-up?
• Challenges
• Information is Imperative
• Data Storage Increasing
• Mining the Data
• Processing the Data
• Technical Prowess of Users
Increasing Dramatically
• Healthier Options
• Green Energy Data Centers
• Server Aggregation
• User Aggregation
• Remote Truly Green Solutions
Reduce Costs?
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9. Verne Global Highlights
• Optimizing the natural attributes
of Iceland to deliver efficiency to
large-scale data centers
• 100% green energy sources
• Year Round Free cooling
• Modular design architectures
• Connected to North America and
Europe with redundant, high-speed,
high-capacity intercontinental cables
• Protection against escalating
worldwide power pricing
• Optimized combination of location, economics,
and ecological consideration for large-scale
data center implementations
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10. Verne Global
Wholesale Data Center Space
• Turn-key: physically secured space
with power and cooling architectures
optimized to meet LEED standards
• Redundant: Tier III resiliency
• High Density: ensures power capacity
meets kilowatt requirements for IT
load
• Energy Efficient: metered powering
inside your individual modular pod
guaranteeing you on pay for what
you use
• Renewable Power: hydroelectric and
geothermal power sources without a
premium charge
• Infrastructure Operations: flexibility
in IT process integration
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11. Verne Global Location
• Verne’s Site at Keflavik was
chosen because:
• Keflavik was the host
Command for Allied forces
and NATO in Iceland from
1942-2006
• Site well to the west of
Volcanic activity. Verne Global
Data Center
• Keflavik lies outside of
Iceland’s two major
seismic fracture zones
• Bedrock averages within
10 feet of the surface
• Region has been stable for
greater than 1 million
years
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12. Iceland. 100% Green Energy
Hydro-Electrical and Geothermal
1%
3%
7%
31%
Transmission lines
220 kV
132 kV
66 kV
Verne Global 33 kV
Data Center
10% 4% 37% Substations
6%
Geothermal
Hydro
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13. Potential Savings
Present value of savings on electricity alone of over
$70 million vs. New York and $135 million vs. London
for 4.8MW Installment
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10 Year Electricity Spend0 Year Ele ctricity Spe nd
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Assumes 4.8 MW IT Load Assum es 4.8MW IT Loa d
(millions) $250
$250 Assumes 2.0x PUE and 6% energy
o
inflation in non-Iceland locations,
l
i
$200
$200 and 1.3x PUE and 3% energy
inflation in Iceland. Energy prices
are $0.125 for New York, $0.145 for
$150
$150 Germany, and $0.20 for London.
Source: Uptime Institute; Eurostat; U.S.
M
Department of Energy
$100
$100
$50
$50
$0
$0
New York London Germany Iceland
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14. Robust Access to Iceland
Northern
Europe
5.1Tb/s
18 ms
720Gb/s
Northeast US Iceland Dunnet Bay
41 ms
Greenland
Blaabjerg
Dublin
London Amsterdam
London
1.9Tb/s 20 ms
USA
FARICE
DANICE
GREENLAND CONNECT
BACKHAUL NETWORKS
FUTURE
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16. Critical Environment Floor Plan
Air Cooled Design
Mechanical Infrastructure
Outside of Compute Area
Typical 8,000 square foot Computer
Room 2.4 MW Critical Load Pure White Space 16
17. Fluid Cooled Option
Critical Environment Floor Plan
Mechanical Infrastructure
Outside of Compute Area
Optional High
Density Space
Typical 8,000 square foot Computer
Room 2.4 MW Critical Load Pure White Space 17
19. Verne Global Infrastructure Operations
• Achieve Compliance through Operational
Integration Integrate
• ITIL Integration
• SAS 70
• PCI Compliance
• ISO Standards Verne Global
Infrastructure
• Operational Data via Customer Portal Operations
• API Interface to Facility Infrastructure
• Change Management Control
• Logistics Management
• Customized Alarm Management Protocol Succeed
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20. Establishing a Healthy Balance
• Reduce Dedicated Resources
• Reduce Infrastructure
Overhead
• Improve Security
• Improve Reliability
Courtesy of MyPyramid.gov
• Choose an Eco-Alternative
• Reduce Costs?
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21. Verne Global Data Center
The world’s abundant supply of green, reliable, and scalable
energy with Verne Global.
Verne Global 2010
learn@verneglobal.com
www.greendatacenternews.org
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