ALICE/CLARA, The ALICE/CLARA, The Latin American Latin American

Networking InitiativeNetworking Initiative

Florencio I. Utreras <Florencio.Utreras@redclara.net>

Executive Director of CLARASeptember 26, 2005

ALICE: Latin America gets Connected to Europe

• EC Funded project within the @LIS Program

– 12.5 Million Euros. 10 Million from EC, 2.5 Million from LA NREN’s

– 3 years

– Provides infrastructure, training, seminars, meetings, dissemination, sustainability actions

• Starting Date May 30, 2003

• First infrastructure tender in June 2003

ALICE Landmarks

• August 31, 2004: First packets exchanged between LA and Europe (Santiago-Madrid)

• November 30, 2004: Network Backbone is closed, AR-BR-MX-PA-CL-AR

• December 12, 2004: Venezuela is connected to the backbone

• April 18, 2005: Perú gets on line• June 7, 2005: Uruguay becomes the latest addition to the

Network• September 2005: Costa Rica and Panamá connect to

RedCLARA• All countries connected by December 2005

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ALICE Achievements

• Creation of CLARA, the organization of LA NREN’s– 18 (100%) LA Countries– Legally established in Uruguay– Management structure in place

• Establishment of RedCLARA– The Network– The Operations are carried out by CUDI in Mexico– The Engineering is subcontracted to RNP in Brazil– The Information Systems is subcontracted to REUNA

in Chile

The CLARA Organization Cooperación Latino-Americana de Redes

Avanzadas

• Coordination amongst LA-NREN and other stakeholders• Cooperation for the promotion of scientific and

technologic development• Planning and implementation of network services for

regional interconnection• Development of a regional network (here called

RedCLARA) to interconnect the NRENs operated by its members

CLARA features

• Association of NRENs in LA open to all LA Countries– constituted in Uruguay (like LACNIC)– Bylaws signed on June 10 in Mexico

• CLARA is not limited to @LIS time scale and restrictions

• RedClara connects LA to GEANT, Internet2 and possible other regional networks

ALICE Sustainability

• Based on strengthening the NREN’s and CLARA

• Creating a collaborative environment among the LA NREN’s

• Strategically planned by CLARA with the support of ALICE

• Creating a user community

• Seeking alliances with strategic projects: HEP, Astronomy, Biovidersity, Telemedecine, Cosmic Rays, etc.

• Working on establishing the concept of Research Networking in the S&T bodies of LA

RedCLARA Connection to the US

GEANT

Internet2Internet2

IRNC (NSF) funded links

“The ALICE dream is creating a future in LA”

Free version of Victor Hugo’s words