Reaching out from Europe
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Reaching out from Europe
David WestDANTE
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Initiatives
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Why?
EC funded programmes to:• Assist international relationships
and co-operation• Use European expertise to assist
R&E development in other geographies
• Extend European R&E connectivity
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Business Model I
• DANTE is co-ordinating partner• European NREN partners• EC funding from DG EuropeAid• EC IST involvement• 3 year programmes• 10M Euro/80% funding
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Business Model II
• 3 phase projects: feasibility, tendering, operations
• Supplier contracts with DANTE• Provide European experience• Adapt approach to local
requirements and circumstances
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Partners• Coordinating Partner - DANTE• MED Partner countries/beneficiaries:
– Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
• EU partners:– NRENs of France, Greece, Italy and Spain
• Planning studies (Phase 1) – Dec 2001 to June 2002
• Tendering (Phase 2A) – Nov 2002 onwards• Service (Phase 2B) from Jan 2004 to June 2006
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Challenges
• Limited cable infrastructure• Monopoly national operators • High ‘commercial’ prices • Lack of regional cohesion• No consortium
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Current Topology
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EUMEDCONNECT
GÉANT
Catania PoP
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Planned Topology
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EUMEDCONNECT
GÉANT
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Catania PoP
Nicosia PoP
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Network Services and Support
• Intra-Mediterranean and MED/European research networking initially IPv4; IPv6 and multicast planned
• Commodity Internet as chargeable option (without EC support)
• Technical support and training for MED Partners
• Vendor donation of EUMEDCONNECT core network equipment being finalised
• Network Management provided by CS (runs the GEANT NOC)
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Status
• 7 of the 12 MED-Partners now connected by EUMEDCONNECT and/or GEANT, plans in place to raise to 9
• Solutions still being sought for Jordan, Lebanon and the Palestinians
• Foundations laid for greater R&E collaboration between MED and EU
• EUMEDCONNECT acting as role model for further regional initiatives: ALICE, SEEREN, TEIN2
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www.tein2.net
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• Coordinating Partner - DANTE• AP beneficiaries:
– China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
• AP Non-beneficiaries– Brunei, Japan, Korea, Singapore
• EU partners:– NRENs of France, Netherlands, UK
• Planning studies (Phase 1) – May 2004 to October 2004
• Phase 2 tender and operations to December 2007
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Current Feasibility phase investigating:• AP NREN status and needs• Supplier market• Scope for collaboration with other
organisations and initiatives• Co-ordination with existing FR-KR TEIN
link• Cost sharing• Organisation and sustainability options
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Projected Timescales
1/2004 1/2005 1/2006 1/2007 1/2008
Ph 1 – Feasibility study
Ph 2A - Tender
Ph 2B – In Service
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Current Status
• Feasibility Study proceeding well, active support from Asian Partners
• 2 project meetings already held• Connectivity market prices still high, but
will be negotiated for TEIN2• Exploring collaborations with other
projects• No pre-defined topology – maximise
participation and capacity is key
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www.seeren.org
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Project Coordinator (PC):GRNET Greece
Principal Contractors (PrC):HUNGARNET HungaryRoEduNet Romania DANTE UKTERENA Netherlands
Subcontractors (SC):AMREJ Serbia & Montenegro (FRY)BIHARNET Bosnia-Herzegovina INIMA Albania ICTDA/ISTF Bulgaria MARNET FYROM
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SEEREN Network
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SEEREN Status
• Network in and working• EC funded to Dec 2004• Sustainability being addressed• SEE-Grid project being developed• SEEREN is one of the first
multilateral collaborations within the Balkans
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Conclusions
• Global collaborations are important part of European research networking development
• Economic, social and political benefits
• Willing to share experiences with other potential collaborators