GÉANT and The Future of Pan-European Networking

CCIRN, 3rd July 2004

John BolandCEO HEAnet

Member of DANTE Board of Directors

Outline of Presentation

• HEAnet as European NREN• GN2 – Proposing the Next Generation

of European Networking• Financial Background• Capacity• Wavelengths & Fibre options• Major Joint Research Topics• Application Example

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GÉANT Topology April 2004

Basic Issues in GN2 Project

• Financial Arrangements• Capacity• Wavelengths & Fibre Questions• Research Activities

GÉANT

GÉANT:One element of a strategy

GRIDS

IPv6,Optical,...

All research disciplines

Very demanding communities

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Financial Arrangements

• EC support for Geant• Integrated Project

– Network Infrastructure– Developmental Elements

• Funded by the NRENS and the EC• Framework Programme 6 (FP6)• Extending the Range of

Connections

EC & NREN funded

• 186 MEuro over 4 years (US $230M)– Starting end 2004

• 93 Meuro available from EC• 93 MEuro payable by NRENs

– assuming 50% co-funding– Based on bandwidth subscribed for

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Some Indications from Market in Europe

• 40Gbps becoming available• Cost of Interfaces for 40Gbps v.

high• Multiple 10Gbps may be more

flexible solution• Would allow Hybrid Network

– Mix of IP and non-IP– Terminate on Routers and Switches

Managed Wavelengths and Dark Fibre

• Whether to invest in dark fibre IRUs and transmission equipment/management and maintenance/repeater stations etc

• In terms of costs -– May not be advantage in Western Europe– Less competitive markets : more offers of

dark fibre in Central and Eastern Europe

Some exciting possibilities

• Costs for 10Gbps are still reducing • Additional Wavelengths will drop

in price• Multiple , dual-homed 10Gbps

affordable in a number of locations

• 10Gbps Lambda possible building block

• Provide switched GEs to high-end users

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NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE &

MAJOR JOINT RESEARCH TOPICS

• Security• Performance Monitoring • End-To-End Guarantees• Mobility

Service Activities

• SA1 : Procurement• SA2 : Network Operations and

Basic Services• SA3 End-to-End Quality of

Service• SA4 Connecting Other World

Regions

Networking Activities

• NA1 Management of GN2• NA2 GN2 Dissemination Activities• NA3 Support for Users & User

Consultancy• NA4 NREN Development & Support• NA5 Foresight Study• NA6 Co-ordination of RTD Activities

Joint Research Activities

• JRA1 Performance Measurement and Management

• JRA2 Security• JRA3 Bandwidth Reservation &

Allocation• (Bandwidth on Demand)

• JRA5 Ubiquity (Mobility) and Roaming Access to Services

• JRA4 Technology & Service Testing

MAJOR JOINT RESEARCH TOPICS

• Security• Performance Monitoring • End-To-End Guarantees• Mobility

•Exploits GEANT on a pan-European Basis

•Real time

•Throughput 512 Mbps -1+Gbps

•Better Quicker Science

•Look Back Further in Time

e-VLBI

Support for European VLBI

Radio Telescope

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EVN Traffic Flows over GÉANT

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5-GHz Global VLBI image of an FRII radio galaxy

–Picture provided courtesy of European VLBI Network

• Improved backbone infrastructure for European research and education - building on GÉANT core

• Support integrated, multi-national research teams with challenging (networking) requirements - e.g. GRIDs

• Integration of European services into a world-wide scope

• Support constantly growing requirements and rapidly evolving technology:

spearhead development of next generation communication technologies ahead of the market

After GÉANT: What’s needed?