Florida International University AMPATH
AMPATHAMPATH
Julio E. Ibarra
Director, AMPATH
CIRN MeetingWashington D.C.
June 22, 2002
Pathway of the AmericasPathway of the Americas
Florida International University AMPATH
AMPATH Project• Started in March 2000 as a project led by Florida International
University (FIU), in collaboration with Global Crossing (GX), to interconnect the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to US and non-US NRENs
• With donations of– 10 DS3s and collocation from GX for 3 years– GSR 12012 router from Cisco– CBX 500 Carrier Class ATM switch from Lucent– M10 router from Juniper– Collocation in the NAP of the Americas from TWW
for 3 years• Partial funding from the National Science Foundation’s
Advanced Networking Infrastructure & Research (ANIR) Division
• Project management and operational support from FIU
Florida International University AMPATH
International R&E XP in Miami• AMPATH serves as the international exchange point in Miami for
research and education networks from Latin America to the US• Serves as Latin America’s access point to Internet2’s Abilene
network and non-US NRENs, connecting– REUNA of Chile– RNP of Brazil– RETINA of Argentina– ANSP of Sao Paolo, Brazil
• Connects US funded projects in the Service Area:– University of Puerto Rico– Arecibo Observatory– Gemini Observatory
• Experimental connection to StarLight• Located in the NAP Of The Americas
Fifth Tier-1 NAPStrategically located to serve Latin America,
the Caribbean, Southern Europe and AfricaClose to major carrier POPs and 7 worldwide
undersea cable landings
Florida International University AMPATH
International Cable Landings
Florida International University AMPATH
Southern Cone Network (InterSur)Southern Cone Network (InterSur)
• Initial Speed 45 MbpsInitial Speed 45 Mbps• Backbone Providers: Backbone Providers: ImpSat, Emergia, Global ImpSat, Emergia, Global CrossingCrossing• Uruguay: Wireless )10 Uruguay: Wireless )10 Mbps)Mbps)• Paraguay: Embratel (2 Paraguay: Embratel (2 Mbps)Mbps)• Estimated date of Estimated date of operation March 2003operation March 2003
RNP
RETINA
REUNA
AMPATH
Abilene
Current AMPATH TopologyCurrent AMPATH Topology
Proposed Regional Backbone TopologyProposed Regional Backbone Topology
Interregional Link
Abilene - GTRN
AMPATH
InterSur
Intraregional Linkfor Mexico
Florida International University AMPATH
June 11June 11thth Meeting in Miami Meeting in Miami• Planning session with NRENs, GX and Terremark
to discuss how AMPATH can participate in the formation of the regional backbone in South America
• Discussed topologies using SDH and MPLS-based technologies– P2P connections, aggregation and interregional
connections were important topics of discussion• Discussions with Mexico to collaborate in aggregating
traffic of Central America’s R&E networks• We have an opportunity to create a regional backbone
– We welcome your input
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