CalREN Optical Refresh: The CalREN Optical Refresh consists of replacing the end-of-life optical equipment underlying all three tiers of the CalREN network with newer equipment that reduces previous limitations on the number and type of circuits that could be provisioned between various points within the backbone network. This Project has been proceeding, with use of the new equipment in production and removal of all legacy optical equipment removed from the Southern, Coastal, and Northern Routes of the CalREN backbone. The installation of equipment along the Central Valley Route has been completed, and final plans are underway to continue the Refresh on the Bay Area Route. The conclusion of this project will result in a redefinition of network Routes along CalREN such that the path from Los Angeles to Riverside and then northward to Sacramento, Oakland, and Sunnyvale will be referred to as the Inland Route. CalREN-HPR Refresh: The CalREN-HPR Refresh is being undertaken to provide additional services to participating Associates and, like the DC Refresh, to "future-proof" the network. CalREN-HPR serves some of California's most prestigious public, private, and independent research universities and is used by them to support high-performance research applications in areas like astronomy, oceanography, high-energy and particle physics, metagenomics, and more. The CalREN-HPR Refresh is being undertaken in three parts: a refresh of the existing Layer 3 (routed) network, the addition of Layer 2 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching services, and the addition of Layer 1 optical switching services. The Layer 3 Refresh has been completed as new routers have been installed, and Associates have been migrated to this new equipment. Second San Diego Area Hub Site: CalREN is designed to provide robustness throughout its backbone and to provide cost-effective means for Associates to obtain diverse connectivity to the backbone, at individual hub sites as well. In order to achieve these objectives, CENIC is currently in the planning stages of creating a Second San Diego Area hub site aside from the one currently located at UCSD. Data Center Services Assessment Survey: Associates are facing challenges in many areas related to data center and colocation space, including finding space isolated from natural disaster threats, providing business continuity for IT services at an alternate site with suitable remote hands support, accommodating IT equipment with high power and heat densities, reducing greenhouse gases emissions, and consolidating application workloads onto fewer pieces of equipment. CENIC developed and distributed a Data Center Services Assessment Survey to collect input from Associates on their needs and plans and to evaluate CENIC's response to them. Responses have been gathered and are currently being reviewed to determine next steps. Statewide K-12 Upgrades: Deployment of the remaining Year 12 circuit upgrades will all be completed by the end of April. Installation of the new Santa Maria node site in Santa Barbara County was deferred but has been included in the E-rate Year 13 application. Decisions as to which new K-12 circuits will be deployed for Year 13 will be made by the end of March. It is expected that several Alternate Connections directly to the CalREN backbone will be installed during the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Statewide CCC Upgrades: A majority of community colleges now have redundant connections to CalREN with backbone node site diversity, where available. Priority was given to multi-site districts using a district hub model and those colleges with high bandwidth utilization. These have all been completed. CENIC is now examining redundancy options for the remaining campuses which still have a single connection to the CalREN backbone and to improve the connection speeds for eligible satellite campuses within budgetary constraints. Statewide CSU Upgrades: While all CSU campuses have redundant connections, there are several CSU sites where increased bandwidth larger backup circuits are needed and efforts are underway to find solutions for these sites. UC 15540-15454 Migration: The platforms used to provide last-mile connectivity to several UC campuses require replacement to ensure ongoing support and ongoing convenience in provisioning new services to those campuses. The replacement will allow new waves to be deployed to those campuses in support of the HPR Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, as well as making possible additional services and upgrades that might be required by those campuses. Currently, all but one remaining have been completed, and the remaining site is due to be completed in the first quarter of 2010. TransitRail-to-CPS Service Consolidation: The national level peering service TransitRail is a collaborative project between CENIC and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop, and features five connection points nationwide at Los Angeles and Palo Alto, CA; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; and Ashburn, VA. The distributing peering service enables members of National LambdaRail to leverage their membership in that organization for a dramatic cost savings in connectivity. CENIC is currently examining options to unify this service with the Internet2 Commercial Peering Service to present a more convenient peering option for research and education communities nationwide.

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