netgtaHigh Speed Research & Education NetworkTORONTO`S REGIONAL

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Providing a Collaborative, High-Speed Regional Network Platform

• An ultra-high-speed gateway to provincial and national high speed networks: - ORION - Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network - CANARIE - Canada’s Advanced R&E network - International R&E networks• Direct interconnection of members for advanced R&E projects• Cost effective, shared Internet connectivity and other services• Peering services to commerical content providers• Expert network management and support

Advanced Networking Services Enabling Research, Education & Administration Requirements

• Collaborative virtual classrooms, laboratories or shared platforms• Collaborative low latency, high fidelity data visualization and tele-presence• Inclusive design and accessibility• Applied Research• Telemedicine• Access to large genomic and biotech databases• Access to High Performance Computing• Multi-gigabit data transfer• Shared services, disaster recovery and business continuity• Technical consultation in support of network enabled collaborative research and education

NETWORKS

“As Canada’s largest (and growing!) supercomputing centre, researchers across Canada rely on us to tackle their largest R&D problems. But with ever-increasing volumes of data, even our computers aren’t enough unless researchers also have fast, reliable access to their massive data sets. The partnership we have with GTAnet, their team, and their world class networking technology means that our partners in hospitals, universities, and businesses across Canada can focus on doing cutting-edge discovery and innovation on our systems instead of wondering how to get their data where it needs to go.”

Dr. Daniel GrunerChief Technology Officer - SoftwareSciNet

Member InstitutionsWho We Are

GTAnet supplies its member institutions with direct high-speed network connectivity between each other, the Internet and the global research and education community, enabling connected researchers and educators to work with colleagues across Ontario, Canada and around the world.

Established in 2002, GTAnet is Ontario’s largest member owned regional high speed Research and Education network. GTAnet provides connectivity, support and services to universities, colleges, teaching hospitals and cultural institutions in the Greater Toronto Area.

GTAnet serves all Toronto area post-secondary students providing essential infrastructure, connectivity and services in support of higher education.

GTAnet member institutions represent over forty percent of Ontario’s research activities. GTAnet universities sponsored research income is valued at over $1.03 billion annually, representing almost 16 percent of Canada’s research activity.

Governance

GTAnet is a provincially incorporated, not-for-profit organization governed by an elected Board of Directors from the 19 member institutions.

Guided by the goals and objectives of its membership, GTAnet is an open, shared, member owned resource with a common objective to help enable research and collaboration through innovation in advanced networking and to bring strategic value to our member institutions and connected partners.

CONNECTS

Colleges Universities

• Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology• George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology• Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning• The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences• Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Cultural Institutions

• The Royal Ontario Museum

Hospital/Medical Research

• Center for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH)• Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre• The Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care• The Hospital for Sick Children • The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)• University Health Network (UHN) - Toronto Western Hospital - Toronto General Hospital - Princess Margaret Hospital - Toronto Rehabilitation Institute• Women’s College Health Sciences Centre

• OCAD University• Ryerson University • University of Guelph-Humber• University of Toronto• York University

High Performance Computing

• SciNet HPC Consortium

Member institutions represent and serve:

Institutional BudgetsResearch Budgets

$8 Billion$1.2 Billion

Ontario’s People:

Health Care Staff & ProfesionalsHigher Education Academics & Staff

ResearchersPost-Secondary Students

Patient & Visitors

33,23640,4703,075514,1041,070,000

The Network

With 640 kilometres of dark fibre covering a 185 kilometre route through the Greater Toronto Area, GTAnet connects its members to one of two network points of presence (PoPs) located at the University of Toronto in the south or York University in the north.

Additionally, member owned fibre connects both PoP sites to 151 Front Street, the Province’s main telecommunications interconnect point, where GTAnet interconnects with ORION, the Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network, and commercial internet service providers.

GTAnet members can become members of ORION, which also provides connectivity to CANARIE, Canada’s national high-speed R & E network. GTAnet owns and operates all switching/routing equipment at both PoP sites. The GTAnet network is monitored 24/7 by its network engineering group based at the University of Toronto.

The Royal Ontario Museum

Baycrest Centre

George Brown

CAMH

Humber

OCAD U

Ryerson

The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences

Seneca

Centennial

SciNet

University Health Network

Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences

SunnyBrook Health Sciences Centre

Women’s College Health Sciences Network

Hospital for Sick Children

Commercial Internet/TorIX

NETWORK PoPs

HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FACILITY

HOSPITAL/MEDICAL RESEARCH BUILDING

CULTURAL INSTITUTION

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE

York U

UofT

Connectivity Services

The primary service that GTAnet delivers to its members, through its partnership with ORION, is the provision of high-speed network connectivity to the rest of Ontario and, through CANARIE to Canada’s national R&E network, and to other advanced research networks around the globe.

Network Operations Support Services

The GTAnet Network Operations Centre has engineering staff on call 24/7 to immediately address any operational issues. The GTAnet Engineering group is available to assist members with connecting and maintaining their connectivity to the GTAnet network and its services.

Internet Access Services

GTAnet peers directly with two international tier-one Internet Service Providers (ISPs) resulting in tremendous value from volume purchase of commercial content provider services, for its members. Members may subscribe to any amount of internet bandwidth suitable to their requirements.

Dedicated Connections

GTAnet can provision dedicated high-speed light paths between any two points on the network to support collaborative research or high-capacity transfer of large data sets between members. VLANs and other networking services can be provisioned to enable special requirements, such as shared services between members.

What We Provide

For further information on GTAnet, please contact:

Chris RusselChair GTAnetrussel@yorku.ca

Alastair MacLeodVice-Chair GTAnetamacleod@ocadu.ca

Douglas CarsonDirector, Networking & Operationsdoug.carson@utoronto.ca

General inquiries:

Phone 416-978-4318Email noc@noc.gtanet.ca

Our Valued Partners

Bell CanadaCANARIECisco Systems Inc.Cogent CommunicationsHumber CollegeHurricane ElectricORIONTorIXUniversity of TorontoYork University

Optical Fibre FacilitiesCanadian and International Research and Education Network AccessNetwork Infrastructure EquipmentInternational Tier-One Internet Service ProviderMeeting FacilitiesInternational Tier-One Internet Service ProviderStart-up Funding, Provincial Research & Education Optical NetworkInter-network Peering ServicesNetwork Management and Operations, PoP, Accounting ServicesInterim Funding and PoP Services

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“GTANet provides the University of Toronto with very high-speed yet cost-effective connectivity to its research and education partners. As one of the founding members of GTAnet and one of the primary points of presence (PoP), the University of Toronto values its membership for both its strategic and practical benefits.”

Robert D. CookChief Information OfficerUniversity of Toronto