Facilitated by Jisc
Open to staff from Janet-connected sites involved in network operations or in communities conducting data-intensive science
Monthly meetings via Teams
About the community
Researchers at Janet-connected sites often have challenging network requirements. One notable case is an ever-increasing need for them to move large volumes of data to other organisations on the Janet Network or beyond.
The systems and network engineering knowledge required to design, build and operate effective platforms for such data transfers is not insignificant.
The broad aim of the RNE community is to discuss and share best practices in research networking, bringing together those with experience in the area with those who may be new to the subject, along with engineers and performance specialists from Jisc.
Topics might include examples of Science DMZ implementations, how to gather network performance measurements, and comparisons of software transfer tools. Ultimately, we hope to enable all Jisc members to make optimal use of their Janet connection to support their research requirements.
Aims of the community
Our aims are to:
- Present and discuss examples of network engineering practices in support of research
- Discuss the tools, software and concepts behind Science DMZ principles
- Arrange and report on data transfer tests in varying scenarios
- Explore new technical solutions
- Foster collaboration between communities, within Janet and internationally
These aims will be discussed and updated at the group's first meeting. The RNE community will meet on a regular, monthly basis to allow members to share and discuss ideas, best practices and any issues they face.
Who should join
The community is open to:
- Network managers
- Campus network engineers
- Campus IT staff supporting data intensive research
- Members of research communities seeking to share large volumes of data
No prior experience in the area is assumed.
How to join
Next Networkshop community call: second network engineering and performance drop-in
Date: Thursday 18 December, 14:00 - 15:00 BST
Speakers: Rob Evans, Tim Chown (Jisc)
This second combined drop-in session for Janet network engineering and network performance is open to all Jisc members and customers at Janet-connected sites.
In this call we'll begin with updates on Janet development and our network performance work, take questions on those, then throw the floor open for any topics that attendees want to discuss. If you have any specific networking or performance or troubleshooting issues we'll be very happy to try to help. We're also always keen to hear about new services we could deploy to benefit our members' networking.
The opening engineering topics will include our initial steps towards deploying streaming telemetry on Janet devices. We'll cover our initial testing, use cases, and the challenges involved. Our network performance update will include our involvement in 400G perfSONAR testing with GÉANT for the EuroHPC project, jumbo MTU testing, our new Globus server deployment and our new 100G perfSONAR server in Manchester.
Past event resources
For access to past slide decks and meeting recordings please join the Teams community. By request: If you would like a copy of any materials used at any of our RNE community calls, please email Tim Chown (tim.chown@jisc.ac.uk).
Find out more
If you have any questions about the community please email the community facilitators at netperf@jisc.ac.uk.
To hear about RNE community news and events, or to discuss ideas or challenges you may have with other members of the community, sign up to the JiscMail list.