Hi

As many of you know I am now seconded part-time to Jisc working on the 
End to End Performance Initiative. We are holding an event in London on 
the 19th October on 'Campus Network Engineering for Data Intensive 
Science', details below. This is primarily aimed at those responsible 
for network operations at Janet-connected campuses and I would be 
grateful if you could forward the details to your local contact.

I have added the current provisional agenda at the bottom.

many thanks
Duncan


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Subject: 	Campus Network Engineering for Data Intensive Science 
workshop, 19th October, London
Date: 	Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:26:52 +0000
From: 	Tim Chown <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi,

We’re running a workshop next month on local campus network engineering 
techniques in support of data-intensive science applications. The event 
is open to all, but we'd very much welcome those responsible for network 
operations at Janet-connected campuses and organisations. Details, 
including the free registration link, can be found below.

We’ll finalise the agenda shortly; if you’re interested in speaking, 
especially about your experiences in this area, please do contact me 
directly.

Best wishes,
Tim

*Campus Network Engineering for Data Intensive Science workshop*

Date: Wednesday 19 October 2016, 10am - 4.30pm

Location: etc.venues Marble Arch, Garfield House, 86 Edgware Road, 
London W2 2EA

We know that researchers at Janet-connected campuses and institutions 
want to run a wide variety of data-intensive scientific applications 
across their networks. Data may be captured through new types of 
networked scientific equipment, or generated at high performance 
computing centres. The volumes of such data requiring transfer for 
analysis, visualisation or archiving is ever-increasing.

One element of achieving optimal end-to-end performance for such 
applications running across Janet involves the challenge of ensuring the 
local site networks at each end are engineered optimally, such that the 
researchers are not unduly hindered by limitations in local network 
architectures or capacities.

This workshop will address this challenge, by presenting, discussing, 
sharing and promoting best practices in planning, developing and 
applying local network engineering techniques to optimise the 
performance of data intensive scientific applications being run between 
Janet-connected campuses.

*Free registration:*

You can register for the event at 
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/campus-network-engineering-for-data-intensive-science-workshop-19-oct-2016

*Who should attend: *

Anyone responsible for networking at campus or research 
organisation/institute IT departments. The event is also suitable for 
research communities with an interest in end-to-end network performance.

*Workshop topics:*

The agenda will include:

   * Examples of the growth in data-intensive science applications, and
     networked scientific equipment, and the demands they place upon the
     network;
   * Managing researcher expectations, and articulating their network
     requirements;
   * How campuses might plan strategically to ensure researchers at their
     organisations can make optimal use of Janet connectivity in support
     of scientific research;
   * Examples of current practices in the area of local network
     engineering for data-intensive science, presented by speakers
     responsible for operating campus networks;
   * How such practices fit into the bigger picture of end-to-end
     performance;
   * How Jisc undertakes network capacity planning for the Janet backbone;
   * Examples of international initiatives and practices, such as the
     ESnet “Science DMZ” model;
   * Approaches to network performance measurement to test and validate
     network capabilities;
   * Challenges in firewall capabilities, and efficient application of
     appropriate network security policies for data-intensive science.

The agenda will include ample discussion time, and opportunities for 
attendees to network between themselves.

Campus Network Engineering for Data Intensive Science Workshop - 
Provisional Agenda

Registration: 
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/events/campus-network-engineering-for-data-intensive-science-workshop-19-oct-2016

10:00 Introduction - Jeremy Sharp (Jisc)

10:10 Challenges in end-to-end performance - Tim Chown (Jisc)

10:30 Provisioning Janet and campus connectivity - Rob Evans (Jisc)

10:50 Use Case: Electron Microscopy at Oxford - Robert Esnouf 
(University of Oxford)

11:10 Coffee

11:30 perfSONAR: Getting telemetry on your network - Duncan Rand (Jisc)

11:50 Solving network throughput problems at Diamond - Alex White (Diamond)

12:15 Lunch

13:15 Community talks (existing examples of campus network engineering) 
(c.15 mins each)

Confirmed:
Lydia Heck (Durham) - Archiving data to RAL using FTS
Matt Pritchard (JASMIN/CEDA) - DTZ
Jonathan Churchill (JASMIN) - 100G networking within JASMIN
Phil Mayers (Imperial)

TBC:
Terry Froy (QMUL) (tbc)
Bob Franklin (Cambridge) (tbc)
Andrew Sansom (STFC) (tbc)

14:50 coffee

15:10 ESnet and the Science DMZ model - Eli Dart (ESnet, remote)

15:35 Security models for data-intensive science traffic - Kathryn Mace 
(ESnet, remote)

16:00 Open discussion, common consensus?

16:30 Close