Network Service Catalog

Digital California (DC) Service Technical Features & Benefits:

• Network backbone engineered with abundant bandwidth and optimized for performance. Capable of handling the most demanding traffic patterns, Minimizing dropped packets, jitter, and other underperformance characteristics of commodity networks.
• High-performance, low-latency direct access to cloud providers such as AWS, Google, and Azure, partner networks including Internet2, Pacific Wave, and Western Regional Network, and other online services such as Netflix, Twitch, and Akamai.
• Highly reliable & cost-effective member connections.
• Direct access at 18 hub sites and various backhaul options to reach additional locations.
• Supports IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack and jumbo frames.
• Supports the full BGP internet routing table and static routing on member connections.
• Access to CENIC's DNS resolvers.
• Highly reliable connections to other research and education entities.

Add-On Services:

AT&T Hosted Voice Solution (HVS)

CENIC has partnered with AT&T to provide the AT&T Hosted Voice-over-IP Solution (HVS) to our community. CENIC ensures that VoIP traffic is taking the shortest path from campus to AT&T by leveraging two direct peering links with AT&T while honoring Quality of Service markings set by campus.

AT&T HVS includes two types of services for CENIC associates:

1. SIP trunking - A service that delivers integrated access for IP PBX, TDM PBX, or Key System environments, providing potential total cost benefits through the consolidation of voice and data – one provider, single transport, and management options.
2. End station - All phones connect to a PBX in the cloud, instead of connecting to a local PBX, and having that PBX connect to the cloud as with SIP trunking.

Additionally, AT&T HVS services consist of:

• Server-side equipment - Supported by Mitel, AT&T’s partner, this equipment is located in Dallas, TX, and Atlanta, GA and consists of two redundant BroadSoft soft switches, which accept calls and route them appropriately using the SIP protocol.
• Client-side equipment - CENIC refers associates to work directly with Mitel. Mitel This equipment is located locally onsite and includes SIP phones and session border controllers.
• Network connectivity - Supported by CENIC up to CENIC’s network boundary or demarcation point.

An on-demand, cloud-based DDoS Mitigation Service (DMS) is available to CENIC members. Two service options are available to CENIC members: The self-service solution has direct interaction with Radware for mitigation while members who opt for the managed-service solution use CENIC's expertise and advanced tools to detect and handle mitigation with Radware on their behalf. Additional information is available at Internet2’s DMS service description.

HPR Service Technical Features & Benefits:

• Network backbone engineered with abundant bandwidth and optimized for performance. Minimizing dropped packets, jitter, and other underperformance characteristics of commodity networks.
• High-performance, low-latency, direct access to regional, national, and international research and education networks.
• Optimized for R&E traffic and data-intensive research applications.
• Direct access at six hub sites and various backhaul options to reach additional locations.
• Supports IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack and jumbo frames.

Add-On Services:

Large Hadron Collider Open Network Environment (LHCONE)
The Large Hadron Collider Open Network Environment allows CENIC HPR members to connect to private LHC research sites and a global infrastructure for high-energy physics data analysis. The LHCONE is a dedicated network architecture inter-connecting participating high-energy physics sites and allowing those sites to pool their computing resources for more efficient distribution, storage, processing and analysis of HEP data. An acceptable use policy ensures appropriate and secure scientific use of the overlay network and protects connected sites. See LHCONE’s TWiki for more information and eligibility requirements for becoming an LHCONE site.

E-LINE Technical Features & Benefits:

• Layer 2 Ethernet over private MPLS backbone.
• Simple and efficient way to extend a LAN enterprise network.
• Support for VLAN-based and port-based options.
• Fast provisioning.
• Fully transparent to pass control packets.

E-LAN Technical Features & Benefits:

• Layer 2 Ethernet over private MPLS backbone.
• Simple and efficient way to extend a LAN Enterprise network.
• Support for VLAN-based and port-based options.
• Fast provisioning.
• Fully transparent to pass control packets.

IP VPN Technical Features & Benefits:

• Completely private network separate from your public internet connection.
• Support for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint options.
• Full control over IP prefix propagation.
• Layer 3 Ethernet service over private MPLS backbone.

Optical Service Technical Features & Benefits:

• Dedicated and private Layer 1 connections.
• Support for LR4 and SR4 client handoffs.
• Available bandwidth options: 10G and 100G.

Optical Point-to-Point Circuit: A dedicated 10G or 100G point-to-point optical circuit, provisioned over a
customer-specific metro segment and/or a CENIC optical backbone.

Optical Spectrum Service Technical Features & Benefits:

• Dedicated and private Layer 1 connections.
• Available bandwidth options: 10G and 100G.
• Wavelength allocation is based on ITU Grid C-Band, 100 GHz spacing.
• Allows CENIC members to leverage the CalREN optical backbone and customer-specific metro segments while managing their own transponders or DWDM optics.

CENIC RPI

RPI service provides CENIC members with a dedicated private connection to external peers at select major peering points.

Technical Features & Benefits:

• Secure and dedicated connections.
• Support for 1G, 10G, and 100G.
• Leverages current investment in CENIC infrastructure.
• Allows CENIC members to connect directly to any commercial providers at major peering peering points.
• Meant to be combined with Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN services.

Experimental Service (XD)

Experimental Service covers experimental and developmental connections that leverage bleeding-edge technologies for network and other research projects.

Internet2 AL2S

Internet2’s Layer 2 Service delivers a strategic advantage for leaders in research and education by providing effective and efficient point-to-point Ethernet technology.

AL2S allows users to create their own VLANs on the Internet2 AL2S backbone. Static or Dynamic, point-to-point or multipoint, intra-domain or inter-domain, AL2S puts control of the backbone VLANs into the users’ hands for the creation of purpose-built private VLANs using infrastructure already in place.

Internet2 Cloud Connect

Extend your data center to the cloud with a dedicated network connection to AWS Direct Connect, GCP Partner Interconnect, and/or Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute using the combination of your regional network and the Internet2 high-speed national network. Four geographically diverse connection points ensure the best performance.

The Cloud Connect service provides institutions with a Cloud Connect Portal for researchers and campus IT staff to deploy shared direct connection infrastructure on their own with the ability to support private direct connections to AWS Direct Connect, Google Cloud Partner Interconnect, and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute.

Internet2 RPI

RPI provides a low-cost option to regional networks that they can use for themselves or extend to their members. RPI allows dedicated, private, regional-controlled access to any vendor-provided services offered at one or more of the peering exchanges. This could serve as a primary connection or redundant connection to the service.

Internet2 InCommon & NET+ Services

Eduroam- Provide your faculty, students, and staff with seamless access to global roaming Wi-Fi. Eduroam users can open their laptops and be connected (at participating organizations) on any eduroam network worldwide.

DocuSign- Ensure your institution’s faculty, staff, and students can easily review and sign documents electronically. Internet2 NET+ collaboration with DocuSign provides the tools to eliminate paper and save time by streamlining and automating document signing and sending processes. Unlimited envelopes are included in the enterprise-wide subscription, which is a unique benefit of the NET+ program.

LastPass- LastPass is a password manager and single sign-on solution that makes it easy to log in to every web account while following best practices for password security. Through the custom-developed, affordable Internet2 NET+ LastPass packages, colleges and universities can offer school-sponsored password management to every person on campus.

For more information on Internet2 services: https://internet2.edu/services/service-catalog