PORTA OPTICA STUDYPORTA OPTICA STUDYDistributed Optical GatewayDistributed Optical Gateway

to Eastern Europeto Eastern Europe

www.porta-optica.org

Artur Binczewski, Bartłomiej Idzikowski, Miłosz Przywecki, Maciej Stroiński, Wojciech Śronek, Jan Węglarz

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking CenterStanisław Starzak

Technical University of Lodz

The Porta Optica Study project is funded by the European Commission under the FP6 contract no. 026617

The The Digital Digital DDivide ivide IIssuessue

• optical network is optical network is goal of goal of

NRENs NRENs and everyone and everyone

should should have accesshave access

• very demanding very demanding scientific scientific

applicationsapplications need carefulneed careful

attentionattention

• research networksresearch networks

are a national assetare a national asset

• there is a digital dividethere is a digital divide

insideinside thethe European R&E European R&E

communitycommunity

• funded by EC ( funded by EC ( instrument SSA FP6instrument SSA FP6 ) )

• duration: duration: 1515 monthsmonths start: 01/02/2006start: 01/02/2006

end: 3end: 300/0/044/2007/2007

• 3 main beneficiary regions:3 main beneficiary regions: Baltic StatesBaltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Eastern EuropeEastern Europe - Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova - Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova

Southern CaucasusSouthern Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan, - Armenia, Azerbaijan, GeorgiaGeorgia

OverviewOverview

PartnersPartners

• identification of user communitiesidentification of user communities

and their requirementsand their requirements

• identification of identification of aavailabilityvailability of of national dark national dark fibrfibre e

infrastructure infrastructure

• prpreparingeparing case studies case studies with economical with economical

analysis of fibre network development analysis of fibre network development

• results dissemination and results dissemination and raisingraising awarenessawareness

ObjectivesObjectives

User communitiesUser communities

• user requirements analysisuser requirements analysis

• over 960over 960 research and education institutions research and education institutions

• 700 higher education institutions700 higher education institutions

• 129 cities129 cities

• iinformation about scientific institutions in nformation about scientific institutions in beneficiary countries is available in:beneficiary countries is available in:

• D1.1D1.1 ” ”Users databaseUsers database””

• D1.4 D1.4 ””Requirements of user communitiesRequirements of user communities””

User communities:User communities:Lithuanian exampleLithuanian example

•main R&E centers:main R&E centers:

Kaunas, Vilnius, Siaulai,Kaunas, Vilnius, Siaulai,Moletai, Panevezys Moletai, Panevezys and Klaipedaand Klaipeda

Connection needs of institutions in Lithuania:

> 300 Mbps

31%

30-300 Mbps

50%

3-30 Mbps19%

Fiber availabilityFiber availabilityanalysisanalysis

•RFI sent to 52 DF owners and RFI sent to 52 DF owners and constructors identified in all constructors identified in all beneficiary countries:beneficiary countries:

• 17 not answered 17 not answered

• 8 refusals 8 refusals

• 27 answers27 answers

•DF freely available in Baltic StatesDF freely available in Baltic States

•monopoly situation in Belarus (by 2008)monopoly situation in Belarus (by 2008)

•in Moldova and South Caucasus (SC) countries in Moldova and South Caucasus (SC) countries acquiring DF is nearly impossibleacquiring DF is nearly impossible

Legal and political Legal and political analysisanalysis

• analysis of legal and political situation in analysis of legal and political situation in beneficiary countries:beneficiary countries:

• limitations in use of DF exist in SC countries, Belarus limitations in use of DF exist in SC countries, Belarus and Ukraineand Ukraine

• no ICT strategy in Armenia, Georgia and Latviano ICT strategy in Armenia, Georgia and Latvia

• limitations for international connectivity in SC region limitations for international connectivity in SC region and Belarusand Belarus

• legal & political issues are described in legal & political issues are described in D2.3 ”D2.3 ”Legal and political environment of Legal and political environment of NRENsNRENs””

• issues related to SC region are described in issues related to SC region are described in D2.2 ”D2.2 ”Special issues related to Southern Special issues related to Southern CaucasusCaucasus””

Case studiesCase studies

• plans of the optical network based on information plans of the optical network based on information about research and education centers in beneficiary about research and education centers in beneficiary countries and about fiber availability in beneficiary countries and about fiber availability in beneficiary countriescountries

• in cases where acquiring DF is not available lease of in cases where acquiring DF is not available lease of bandwidth is consideredbandwidth is considered

• approximately 11 000 km of DF are neededapproximately 11 000 km of DF are needed

• approximately 4500 km of leased lines are neededapproximately 4500 km of leased lines are needed

• detailed description is available in D3.1 ”detailed description is available in D3.1 ”Case StudiesCase Studies””

Case studies:Case studies:Lithuanian exampleLithuanian example

• 1 Gbps current GÉANT2 connectivity

• 10 Gbps GÉANT2 connectivity requiredfor 2009

• 10 Gbps main backbone planned

• approx. 1900 km of DF are needed

• leasing / purchasing of DF

• possible construction of DF

Dark Fibers infrastructureDark Fibers infrastructure

Raising awarenessRaising awareness

• main goal is to achieve main goal is to achieve critical mass of support and critical mass of support and know-how necessary to know-how necessary to deploy dark fiber deploy dark fiber infrastructureinfrastructure

• set of promotional materials set of promotional materials are available: poster, folder, are available: poster, folder, flier, website: flier, website: www.porta-optica.org

and short videoclip:and short videoclip:http://www.porta-optica.org/press.php

Raising awarenessRaising awareness

• fliers, posters distributed at fliers, posters distributed at ~50 events/meetings~50 events/meetings

• 5 international training 5 international training events: events:

• Prague, Czech Rep.Prague, Czech Rep.

• Poznan, PolandPoznan, Poland

• Riga, LatviaRiga, Latvia

• Kiev, UkraineKiev, Ukraine

• Tbilisi, GeorgiaTbilisi, Georgia

Raising awareness(2)Raising awareness(2)

• presentations at international conferences: IST2006 in presentations at international conferences: IST2006 in Helsinki, Helsinki, 3x Silk Board (Tbilisi, Baku, Istanbul), 3xBSI, NATO ANW and Sustainability Workshop in Istanbul, and Sustainability Workshop in Istanbul, Symposium „Telecommunications without Borders” in Symposium „Telecommunications without Borders” in Odessa, „South Caucasus Scientific Cooperation” in Odessa, „South Caucasus Scientific Cooperation” in Tbilisi , CEF in Prague, „Grid Open Day” in Riga, Tbilisi , CEF in Prague, „Grid Open Day” in Riga, CODATA2006 in Beijing, ICFA Workshop on HEP CODATA2006 in Beijing, ICFA Workshop on HEP Networking in CracowNetworking in Cracow

• presentations at 18 national presentations at 18 national meetings in beneficiary meetings in beneficiary countriescountries

• numerous meetings with numerous meetings with policy makerspolicy makers

• mentioned in journals mentioned in journals

• mentioned in mentioned in radio/TV broadcastradio/TV broadcast

Raising awareness(3)Raising awareness(3)

TThank you for hank you for

yyour attentionour attention

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