“European Commission

GRID Initiatives and Plans”

CEOS GRID Workshop

6-7 May 2002

Guy WeetsEuropean Commission

guy.weets@cec.eu.int

"The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission"

eEurope and Research Networks eEurope and Research Networks

GÉANT and the global perspective GÉANT and the global perspective

GRIDs GRIDs

FP6 FP6

Contents

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“…to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world…” (Lisbon Summit 2000)

An ambitious strategic goalfor EU in the next decade

Specific measures:eEurope Action Plan

Launched by the European Commission to meet the new challenge

Stimulate the use of the internet

Investing in people and skills

A cheaper, faster, secure internet

Research Networks:The projects/initiatives

GÉANTGÉANTGlobal connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS Global connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS SERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study

GÉANTGÉANTGlobal connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS Global connectivity -EUMEDIS, TEIN, ALIS SERENATE strategic studySERENATE strategic study

GRIDS for scientific applicationsGRIDS for scientific applicationsIPv6 large scale testbedsIPv6 large scale testbedsOptical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...Optical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...

GRIDS for scientific applicationsGRIDS for scientific applicationsIPv6 large scale testbedsIPv6 large scale testbedsOptical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...Optical routing, QoS, Digital Libraries, ...

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GÉANT:The connectivity at 10 Gbps

GÉANT international dimension:a world of opportunities

North AmericaGTREN - since January 2002, GTREN - since January 2002, 2 x 2.5 Gbps, Europe (fully funding) to North America (reciprocity expected out of current discussions)

North AmericaGTREN - since January 2002, GTREN - since January 2002, 2 x 2.5 Gbps, Europe (fully funding) to North America (reciprocity expected out of current discussions)

Japan155 Mbps, Europe to Japan (fully funding)

Japan155 Mbps, Europe to Japan (fully funding)

GRIDs:A new dimension in networking

The GRID aims to create unprecedented The GRID aims to create unprecedented computing and information power by computing and information power by linking individual machines over high-speed linking individual machines over high-speed networks using advanced middleware.networks using advanced middleware.

GRIDs:A new dimension in networking

GRIDs deploys technologies that give users a seamless, secure access to a variety of data and computing resources…

GRIDs integrate and adds value to GRIDs integrate and adds value to networking, computing, middleware, networking, computing, middleware, security, knowledge engineering, ...security, knowledge engineering, ...

The concept of GRIDs addresses the situation in which the bandwidth of the network blurs the frontiers of the computer…

GRIDs:Building virtual communities

High Energy Physics Earth & Space Observation Environment Bio-sciences and Health Industrial design/simulation/visualization ASP

GRIDs address the needs of virtual communities and fosters the efficient exploitation of the huge investments in research infrastructures:

UK - eScience Programme Italy - INFN Grid Netherlands - DutchGrid Germany - Unicore plus France - Grid funding approved Ireland - Grid-Ireland Poland, Czech Republic - seed funding

GRIDs:The European efforts

EU supported GRIDs work complements EU supported GRIDs work complements national Programmes:national Programmes:

GRIDs:An integrated approach

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GRIDs:The IST projects

37Meuro of IST funding

Strong consensus formation and contribution to standards: GGF, IETF, W3C, MPI, etc

Most developments follow Open Architecture approach.

37Meuro of IST funding

Strong consensus formation and contribution to standards: GGF, IETF, W3C, MPI, etc

Most developments follow Open Architecture approach.

FP6s:Overview and IST related areas

Research Infrastructures

ResearchResearchand and InnovationInnovation

Human Human Resources & Resources & MobilityMobility

Science and Science and TechnologyTechnology

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Integrating European ResearchIntegrating European Research

Research for Policy Support

Frontier Research, unexpected developments

Establish a high capacity and high speed communications network for all researchers in Europe (GEANT) and specific high performance Grids and test-beds (GRIDs).

Create large-scale distributed systems & Create large-scale distributed systems & platforms, including Grid-based systems platforms, including Grid-based systems to solve complex problems in areas like to solve complex problems in areas like the environment, energy, health, the environment, energy, health, transport, industrial designtransport, industrial design

FP6s:Research networks related work

EU is actively promoting Information Society in Europe

Networking for Research is a important priority for EU policy

With the support of the IST Programme and in the context of the eEurope action plan, a new generation backbone for research has been launched

In parallel, EU is investing in networking technologies such as GRIDS to support highly demanding user community

Conclusions