MAN LAN - The Manhattan Landing Exchange Point
Manhattan Landing (MAN LAN) is a high performance exchange point in New York City that supports both Layer 1 optical and Layer 2 Ethernet connections to facilitate peering among U.S. and international research and education (R&E) networks. The exchange point, built within the fiber meet-me room (FMMR) in the carrier hotel at 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, is a collaborative effort of
It is located in the collocation space operated by NYSERNet as part of their project to provide their members with dark fiber throughout the island of Manhattan. Indiana University's Global Network Operations Center (NOC) currently provides engineering support and is responsible for the daily technical operation of the MAN LAN exchange point.
Connections
MAN LAN provides both Layer 2 frame-based Ethernet connections as well as Layer 1 optical connections. IP peerings across the Ethernet facility are supported in addition to dedicated connections through the optical facility.
Cisco a founding Partner of Internet2 provides a 6513 Ethernet switch that supports frame-based services at bandwidths of 1 and 10 Gbps. This device provides the Layer 2 environment that allows for peering among the connectors. A variety of port options are supported for these two interface types. A Cisco ONS 15454 is present and is able to accept OC48 and OC192 SONET and 10GE connections. See Technical Info for further information.
MAN LAN optical connections are supported primarily by Nortel equipment.
Nortel,
also an Internet2 founding Partner, provides both a Nortel Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 and a high density Nortel cross connect HDXc to support MAN LAN Layer1 optical connections. The Nortel equipment facilitates the optical connection of networks within MAN LAN. The MAN LAN optical facilities allows for the connection of lambdas with other optical exchange points, including the NetherLight exchange point in Amsterdam managed by SURFnet. This equipment also provides important support for Internet2's Hybrid Optical Packet Infrastructure initiative (HOPI).
The Abilene Network, also
a project of Internet2, connects to both the Ethernet and optical MAN LAN
facilities. For additional connectors, see
Connectors. MAN LAN is the preferred means for peer networks to connect
to Abilene in New York City and for direct peering between international
& US R&E networks without Abilene COU restrictions.
The MAN LAN exchange point is an open exchange facility in
that two connectors wishing to interconnect through the switch may always
do so. Currently the connectors must send email to MAN LAN operations
to configure such interconnections, but an automated procedure will
be implemented when possible.
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