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EUM-03-074
EUMEDCONNECT Project (including West Asia) David West
EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
Pan-European research network
Pan-European coverage: 32 Countries/National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) Connectivity up to 10 Gb/s Linking more than 3100 Universities Total 200M Euro over 4 years (80M Euro from EU – the rest from NREN countries local funds) EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
International Initiatives • ALICE (Latin America)
• EUMEDCONNECT (Mediterranean)
• SEEREN (West Balkans)
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EUMEDCONNECT Project Objectives
• Link national research networks of Mediterranean countries to GÉANT and the rest of the research world • Increase research networking within the region • Ensure that network services and international structures are sustainable beyond the end of the project • In this way: – Ease the EU-MED digital divide – Globalise research – Strengthen human relationships and stability EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
EUMEDCONNECT – Beneficiary countries Already Connected to GÉANT:
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CYPRUS
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ISRAEL
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MALTA
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TURKEY
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Other Eligible Countries:
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ALGERIA
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EGYPT
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JORDAN
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LEBANON
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MOROCCO
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PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
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SYRIA
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TUNISIA
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EUMEDCONNECT Project Partners
• Coordinator - DANTE • Mediterranean partners: – Algeria (CERIST), Cyprus (CYNET), Egypt (EUN), Israel (IUCC), Jordan (NIC), Lebanon (NCSR), Malta (UoM), Morocco (CNRST), Palestinian Authority (GCC), Syria (HIAST), Tunisia (RNRT), Turkey (ULAKBIM) • European partners: – France (RENATER), Greece (GRNET), Italy (GARR), Spain (RedIRIS) EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
EUMEDCONNECT Project Phases
• EUMEDIS Advisory Committee meetings – 2001 • EUMEDCONNECT Planning studies (Phase 1) – Dec 2001 to June 2002 • Tendering (Phase 2A) – Nov 2002 to Dec 2003 • Service (Phase 2B) Jan 2004 to June 2006 EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
Project Funding
• 10 M Euro EC contribution (up to 80% of total costs) • Remainder contributed by beneficiaries • Total project budget is c12.5 M Euro over project lifetime • Costs to be shared between beneficiaries in proportion to bandwidth required EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
Target Topology
GÉANT MED-NREN MED-NREN
Network
MED-NREN •
Total bandwidth 200 – 300 Mbps
MED-NREN •
Individual links 2 – 45 Mbps
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Mainly terrestrial initially
MED-NREN
connections likely
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Direct connections to GÉANT expected
MED-NREN
EUMEDCONNECT
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Project Organisation
• Project Meetings every 2-3 months • Technical meetings: 2 so far, more planned with project meetings • DANTE acts as interface with the European Commission and with service providers • Project partners contract with DANTE • European partners providing technical support EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003
Experience to date
• Strong partner interest • Partners research networks at very different stages of development • Project on schedule despite political and economic challenges • Monopoly markets – Except Israel – Very high commercial prices – Most treating EUMEDCONNECT as special project EUM-03-074 EUMEDCONNECT Busan 24 August 2003