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Agenda
Hong Kong Internet BackgroundHARNET BackgroundInternet2 Connection Plan
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Hong Kong Internet Background
Population 6.8 millionAt Dec/2001, Internet users 2.6M (39% of population)Dialup vs Broadband : (3.2 to 1)WAN technology – ATM OC3, FE, GEInternational fiber capacity 164G capacity : 16 times increase in 2001 40G activated (70% Japan, 10% China, 10%
US)
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HARNET Background - History
Hong Kong Academic Research Network8 local universities and most tertiary institutionsFound in 1985 (BITNET)First Internet connection in 1992Internet2 connection in 2002 (planned)
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HARNET – current network
Star TopologyEach institution connected by 2 OC3 circuits using public ATM servicesGE planned for interconnecting some membersQOS and multicast tested on HARNET
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HARNET – current network
Commodity Internet 72M connection to ISP for
international traffic 80M connection to HK Internet
Exchange
Other International connection 2M direct IPLC to CERNET 155M circuit to TANET
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Internet2 Plan – Resources
Government wants, but provides minimal fundingSolution: Find sponsors Level3 donates DS3 x 3 international
circuits PCCW donates domestic circuits Cisco donates network devices
Trans Pacific IPLC – most expensive
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Internet2 connection plan - BUT
Level3 ran into financial troubleAll Asian Assets sold to Reach (Consortium of PCCW and Telstra)Request Reach to continue the donation
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Internet2 – Research
We are newcomersInterested in IPv6, MulticastGRID computing, Telemedicine, Distance Learning
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Thank You
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