This document discusses open source collaboration and quantum leaps in research infrastructure. It describes how a national research and education network in the Netherlands brings together campus infrastructures to support large-scale, collaborative research projects requiring high-bandwidth networks and shared resources. Examples of multi-disciplinary projects are provided, and it outlines how open source tools can provide identity management, groups management, and other services to enable virtual collaboration across domains.

1. Quantum Leap in Open Source Collaboration
Bridging the gap between campus infrastructures
© Ton van Alebeek
Harold Teunissen et al.
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2. Cyberinfra in the Netherlands
• All ICT activities for Higher Education and Research in the
Netherlands are brought under one umbrella
National Research & Commercial ICT Scientific Computing & Shared Professional and
Education Network Products & Services Storage Educational Services
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3. Big Data — when size does matter
• More is not less...
- Large scale and global research
- Collaboration in Virtual Organizations
- Shared resources
- High dependence on ICT
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4. Collaborations and Partnerships
• Virtual Research Team
Virtual Laboratory
- Focussed on doing research
Virtual Project
- Small scale
- Temporary and elastic Virtual Colla-
boration
- Little ICT awareness
• “Virtual” Infrastructure Provider Virtual Breeding Environment
- Focussed on providing infrastructure for specific discipline
- Well-organized with grands and budgets
- Longer term collaborations and better ICT awareness
- Not virtual (e.g. CLARIN, Lifewatch, LHC, Project Bamboo)
• Virtual Collaboration* = People + Groups + Resources +
Multi-Disciplines + Services + Policies + Funding + ...
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5. Researchers knocking on our door
Radio Astronomy — Pulsar Climate Modeling for Scientist and CineGRID — 4K+ Video Distribution
Research Decision Makers Testbed
Centralized Imaging for Large Scale Jungle Computing and Multi-Model Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Population Imaging Studies Multi-Kernel Simulations
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6. e-VBLI relies on intl. networks
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7. Genomics in the Netherlands
• DNA reads of 750 individuals, 300 TB data
• Creating a “reference genome” and looking at variations
in individuals to find cause of diseases
• Hospitals generate data, and carry out the 1st analysis
• Next Generation Networking for Next Generation
Sequencing!
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8. Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
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Virtual Collaboration A
Virtual Collaboration B
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9. Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration
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Enabled by
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10. e-Research without limits
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Network C
Network A
Network B
Open Lightpath
Exchange
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11. e-Research without limits
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Enabled by
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12. Circle of Pain...
Resources &
Services
Access
Authorization Control
Virtual Relationship Users
Collaboration
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13. Multi-Domain Service Delivery
Key words — trust, mutual understanding and standardization!
Domain I Domain VII
Virtual Collaboration A
S3
Domain II Domain III Domain IV Domain V Domain VI
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14. Multi-Domain Service Delivery
Key words — trust, mutual understanding and standardization!
Domain I Domain VII
Virtual Collaboration A
S3
What happens if if
What happens a
domain is removed,
domain is removed
added added?
or or modified?
Domain II Domain III Domain IV Domain V Domain VI
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15. OpenConext
• Provides the glue and lubrication middleware to make
campus, cloud based services and resources usable
for collaboration for both inter campus and virtual
collaboration scenarios
• OpenConext offers the Identity and Group
Infrastructure
• Offer the platform software for large, virtual
collaboration-type collaboration to run-you-own
• OpenConext allows you to create your own
collaboration environment that organizes your
applications, services and resources
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16. Core Components
• Federated Identity Management — SAML
• Groups Management — Grouper
• Social Network 'Portal' technology — OpenSocial
• Collaboration Services and Resources
- Document Sharing
Virtual Organization
- Video Collaboration
- Learning Systems
- Data Storage
- Data Mining
- Workspaces 9000
CALORIES
- Workflows
- Et cetera 100%
SATISFACTION
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17. Eco-system and supply chain
Collaboration Portal Research Data Storage
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DNA Sequencer
Bandwidth on demand
Virtual
Collaboration
09 12 14
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18. Dynamic Network Service 1.0
NOC
Engineer Users Application
• User Management
Admin GUI BoD GUI Legacy API • Resource Management
• Topology & Discovery
Network Management System • Path finding
• Scheduling & Reservation
• Network Element
Provisioning & Association
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19. Resource Reservation 101
Bandwidth on Demand
APRIL
25
8am-10pm
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Network C
Network A
Network B
Open Lightpath Exchange
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20. Resource Reservation 101
Bandwidth on Demand
APRIL APRIL
25
8am-10pm
26
10am-12pm
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Network C
Network A
Network B
Open Lightpath Exchange
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21. Resource Reservation 101
Bandwidth on Demand
APRIL APRIL APRIL
25
8am-10pm
26
10am-12pm
26
12.10pm-3pm
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Network C
Network A
Network B
Open Lightpath Exchange
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22. Dynamic Network Service 2.0
• Group Management NOC
• Resource Management Engineer Users Applications
BoD GUI NSI
Admin GUI
NSI Inter Domain NSI
NOC Bandwidth on Demand Service
Engineer CIENA NMS
Admin GUI Network Management
• Topology & Discovery
• Path finding System
• Scheduling & Reservation
• Network Element
Provisioning & Association
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23. New SURFnet7 and BoD
• All Institutes are upgraded to a MultiService Port
• Allows for On Demand Lightpath Services
• Provide connectivity towards Cloud providers and
Netherlight
• Offers fixed lightpath Quality of Service (bandwidth,
latency, availability, et cetera)
• Separation of lightpaths through VLAN tagging
10 Gbps MultiService Port
Lightpath Lightpath On Demand Lightpath Available
2 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps 2 Gbps
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24. Fusion between users and services
Virtual Collaboration
BoD Admin Group
Bandwidth on
BoD Physical Ports
Demand Service
Admin
Physical Resource Physical Resource Physical Resource
Group X Group Y Group Z
Ports are
allocated to
Institutes...
Users
Institute’s Admin Institute’s Institute’s Admin
Admin Virtual Resource Group Virtual
User Group
Institute X Institute Y Institute Z
...and can be
combined into a
+ + = Virtual Resource
Group and then used
by the collaboration
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25. Architecture
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26. Simplified view
SAML2 ADFS TBD Identity Provider
SAML2 Federation
Web Portal Grouper Group Management
Gadget Conext TBD Attribute Management
Engine
OpenSocial XACML Policy Management
Container OpenSocial
Rest
JANUS Service Registry
OpenSocial Rest SAML2 SP XACML SAML2 Metadata
OAuth NSI
Bandwidth on Demand Service CIENA NMS
Network Management System NGE
NGE / Network
* Developed by SURFnet
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27. BoD Service — Work in Progress
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28. Virtual Ports Assignment
Bandwidth on Demand
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29. Virtual Ports Overview
Bandwidth on Demand
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30. Reservations
Bandwidth on Demand
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31. Physical Ports
Bandwidth on Demand
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32. BoD uptake in the Netherlands
Institute # of sites
Genome of the Netherlands 12 (2 Intl)
Population Imaging Studies 3
Visual Analysis of Flooding Scenarios 3
Connecting climate model data 3
Distributed Multi-Model / Multi-Kernel Simulations 3
Proteomics 4
CineGrid NL 4
Pulsar Research 3
FOM Rijnhuizen 2
Visualization of climate data 2
Visionair 2
DAS-4 5
NEXPReS 5+ (intl)
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33. © ESA.
harold.teunissen@surfnet.nl haroldteunissen