PORTA OPTICA STUDY THE ACADEMIC NETWORKS IN EASTERN EUROPE

PORTA OPTICA STUDYPORTA OPTICA STUDYTHE ACADEMIC NETWORKS IN THE ACADEMIC NETWORKS IN

EASTERN EUROPEEASTERN EUROPE

Artur Binczewski, Miłosz Przywecki, Maciej Stroiński, Jan Węglarz

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

http://www.porta-http://www.porta-optica.orgoptica.org

ContentContent

• Project overviewProject overview

• PartnersPartners

• Main goal & objectivesMain goal & objectives

• Preliminary resultsPreliminary results

• Next stepsNext steps

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OverviewOverview

• Instrument: SInstrument: SSASA FP6 FP6

• Duration: 1 yearDuration: 1 year Start: 01/02/2006Start: 01/02/2006 End: 31/01/2007End: 31/01/2007

• 12 project partners12 project partners

• 3 main regions:3 main regions: Eastern Europe:Eastern Europe: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova Baltic states:Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Southern Caucasus:Southern Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgi Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgiaa


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PartnersPartners

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Main Goal & ObjectivesMain Goal & Objectives

Main Goal:Main Goal:• Stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to ensure the Stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to ensure the

successful, dark-fiber based research network deployment in successful, dark-fiber based research network deployment in the Eastern Europe, Baltic states and Southern Caucasus the Eastern Europe, Baltic states and Southern Caucasus regionsregions

Objectives:Objectives:• IdentificationIdentification of user communities and their requirementsof user communities and their requirements

• Assessment of fiber infrastructure availabilityAssessment of fiber infrastructure availability

• Performing fiber network case studies and deployment Performing fiber network case studies and deployment scenariosscenarios

• Raising project awareness and results disseminationRaising project awareness and results dissemination


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EstoniaEstonia


Potential Potential impact:impact:11 cities11 cities

732 300 people732 300 people

80 scientific 80 scientific institutionsinstitutions

50 higher 50 higher education education

institutionsinstitutions

69 114 69 114 university university

studentsstudents

EENET, Estonian NREN:EENET, Estonian NREN:• GGÉÉANT2 connection: 622 MbpsANT2 connection: 622 Mbps

• DF 1Gbps: Tallin-Tartu, Tallin-Paide, Paide-TartuDF 1Gbps: Tallin-Tartu, Tallin-Paide, Paide-Tartu

• All other links (2-11Mbps) using leased linesAll other links (2-11Mbps) using leased lines

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EstoniaEstonia


11Mbps11Mbps

8Mbps8Mbps

4Mbps4Mbps4Mbps4Mbps



2Mbps2Mbps

622Mbps GEANT2622Mbps GEANT2

DF 1Gbps: Tallin-Tartu, Tallin-Paide, Paide-TartuDF 1Gbps: Tallin-Tartu, Tallin-Paide, Paide-Tartu7/27

1Gbps1Gbps

1Gbps1Gbps

LatviaLatvia



1 462 000 1 462 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

LATNET, Latvian NREN:LATNET, Latvian NREN:• GGÉÉANT2 connection: 155 MbpsANT2 connection: 155 Mbps

• Backbone: leased lines up to 2 MbpsBackbone: leased lines up to 2 Mbps

• Last mile: fiber optic/radio connections/DSLLast mile: fiber optic/radio connections/DSL

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LatviaLatvia


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LithuaniaLithuania



1 764 000 1 764 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

LITNET, Lithuanian NREN:LITNET, Lithuanian NREN:• GGÉÉANT2 connection: 1 Gbps now, soon 2.5 GbpsANT2 connection: 1 Gbps now, soon 2.5 Gbps

• Backbone: 1Gbps, 200Mbps, 4-30Mbs, Backbone: 1Gbps, 200Mbps, 4-30Mbs,

• Own or leased DFOwn or leased DF

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LithuaniaLithuania


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1 Gbps

BelarusBelarus



3 450 000 3 450 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

BASNET, Belarusian NREN:BASNET, Belarusian NREN:• GGÉÉANT2 connection: 34 MbpsANT2 connection: 34 Mbps

• Backbone: Backbone:

• Minsk MAN: FDDI ring 100MbpsMinsk MAN: FDDI ring 100Mbps

• Intitutions in Minsk connected via FO or radio linksIntitutions in Minsk connected via FO or radio links

• Other cities connected via 2Mbps leased linesOther cities connected via 2Mbps leased lines

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UkraineUkraine



19 517 000 19 517 000 peoplepeople




1 342 000 1 342 000 university university

studentsstudents

URAN, association of Ukrainian RENs:URAN, association of Ukrainian RENs:• No GNo GÉÉANT2 connection (in progress)ANT2 connection (in progress)

• Leased channels between major cities:Leased channels between major cities:

• 155Mbps (Kiev-Lviv), TDM155Mbps (Kiev-Lviv), TDM

• 10 Mbps (Kiev-Odessa), Ethernet10 Mbps (Kiev-Odessa), Ethernet

• 128kbps-2Mbps (other cities), TDM128kbps-2Mbps (other cities), TDM

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UkraineUkraine


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MoldovaMoldova



1 151 000 1 151 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

RENAM, Moldavian NREN:RENAM, Moldavian NREN:• 16 Mbps G16 Mbps GÉÉANT2 connectionANT2 connection

• DF infrastructure in Chisinau (20km)DF infrastructure in Chisinau (20km)

• Intercity connections up to 8Mbps (Chisinau-Balti, Intercity connections up to 8Mbps (Chisinau-Balti, radio-relay) radio-relay)

• users connected to NREN using leased lines (xDSL), users connected to NREN using leased lines (xDSL), radio links, Gigabit/Fast/Ethernet, WiFi)radio links, Gigabit/Fast/Ethernet, WiFi)

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GeorgiaGeorgia



1 481 000 1 481 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

GRENA, Georgian NREN:GRENA, Georgian NREN:• No GNo GÉÉANT2 connectionANT2 connection

• Backbone: Backbone:

• Tbilisi: Gigabit Ethernet, DF, 15 kmTbilisi: Gigabit Ethernet, DF, 15 km

• Regional infrastructure based on leased 2 Mbps Regional infrastructure based on leased 2 Mbps channelschannels

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GeorgiaGeorgia


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AzerbaijanAzerbaijan



3 634 000 3 634 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

AzRENA/AzNET, Azerbaijani RENs:AzRENA/AzNET, Azerbaijani RENs:• No GNo GÉÉANT2 connection,ANT2 connection,

• Academy of Science buildings in Baku - FO Academy of Science buildings in Baku - FO infrastructureinfrastructure

• Other institutions connected via radio links and leased Other institutions connected via radio links and leased lineslines

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Azerbaijan (AzRENA)Azerbaijan (AzRENA)


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Azerbaijan (AzNET)Azerbaijan (AzNET)


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ArmeniaArmenia



3 450 000 3 450 000 peoplepeople





studentsstudents

ASnet/ARENA/ISOC/NFSATnet/LIBnet ASnet/ARENA/ISOC/NFSATnet/LIBnet Armenian RENsArmenian RENs

• No GNo GÉÉANT2 connectionANT2 connection

• 10Mbps FO connections between network nodes10Mbps FO connections between network nodes

• Institutions connected via FO, radio links and DSLInstitutions connected via FO, radio links and DSL

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ArmeniaArmenia


YerevanYerevan

GyumriGyumri

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Potential beneficiariesPotential beneficiaries Impact of work Impact of work


9 beneficiary countries9 beneficiary countries• 1400 scientific institutions1400 scientific institutions

• 700 higher education institutions, 700 higher education institutions,

• 2 525 260 students2 525 260 students

• 135 cities135 cities

• 36 641 300 people36 641 300 people

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Potential beneficiariesPotential beneficiariesExamples of main scientific institutions Examples of main scientific institutions


• Minsk, Unitary Enterprise “Geoinformation systems”, United Minsk, Unitary Enterprise “Geoinformation systems”, United Institute of Informatics Problems, Belarus Institute of Informatics Problems, Belarus (development of belorussian space system of distance land exploration on the base (development of belorussian space system of distance land exploration on the base of belorussian space ship "BelKA"”)of belorussian space ship "BelKA"”)

• Chisinau, Faculty of Radioelectronics and Telecommunications of Chisinau, Faculty of Radioelectronics and Telecommunications of Technical University of Moldova, (Technical University of Moldova, (First GRID site in Moldova)First GRID site in Moldova)

• Kiev, V. M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics, Ukraine, Kiev, V. M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics, Ukraine, (developing (developing

system to control problems within the framework of cluster technologies)system to control problems within the framework of cluster technologies)

• Tallinn, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn, National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, EstoniaEstonia (development of novel directions in material sciences, gene- and (development of novel directions in material sciences, gene- and biotechnology, environmental technology, and computer science)biotechnology, environmental technology, and computer science)

• Ventspils, Ventspils Ventspils, Ventspils International Radioastronomy International Radioastronomy Centre (VIRAC), LatviaCentre (VIRAC), Latvia

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SummarySummary


• GEANT2 connection: 0 – 2.5GbpsGEANT2 connection: 0 – 2.5Gbps

• Regional infrastructure based on low-Regional infrastructure based on low-speed leased lines/DSL/radiospeed leased lines/DSL/radio

• Research teams cannot effectively Research teams cannot effectively collaborate due to lack of high-speed collaborate due to lack of high-speed network infrastructurenetwork infrastructure

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Next stepsNext steps


July 2006July 2006, Users database published,, Users database published,

October 2006October 2006, Analysis of deployment , Analysis of deployment opportunities readyopportunities ready

December 2006December 2006, Case studies ready,, Case studies ready,

January 2006January 2006, Fiber optic development , Fiber optic development plan readyplan ready

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