Connect. Communicate. Collaborate NA2 EVN-NREN John Chevers, Project Manager, DANTE EXPReS Board Meeting, Utrecht January 30th 2008
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John Chevers, Project Manager, DANTE EXPReS Board Meeting, Utrecht January 30
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Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
EVN-NREN
• Objectives • State of connectivity • Update May 2007 – January 2008 • Future Plans Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
Objectives
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate • To provide and promote project-wide meetings… • To provide a forum for discussion and resolution of networking and technical issues… • To discuss, critically review and develop results and ideas from SA1, SA2, JRA1 • Provide input to EXPReS outreach team
Status of Global Connectivity
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate • • Europe Dedicated 1Gbps circuits in place from: – Westerbork – Jodrell Bank – Cambridge – Medicina – Torun Expected soon: – Yebes (Madrid) – Effelsberg??
– Ventspils??
– Onsala??
• China Shanghai achieved 512Mbps in UDP tests to JIVE: fringes at 256 Mbps • Australia Achieved 512Mbps to JIVE as part of the APAN demo • Chile Tigo hoping for 128Mbps to Europe by May 2008
Connectivity (continued)
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate USA • Aricibo (64Mbps achieved) –future plans?
Japan • Mizusawa VERA has achieved 300Mbps to EU –more?
FABRIC • 4Gbps from London to Stockholm – Hoping for Jodrell-Onsala soon
Update: APAN Demo
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate • APAN Meeting in Xi’an, China – Demo connecting Shanghai to JIVE – Utilising the new ORIENT circuit – Highly successful -256Mbps fringes achieved – Press release well received
Update: EVN-NREN
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate • EVN-NREN Meeting in Bonn – Good attendance with new faces (24 total) – 8 network organisations represented • DANTE, DFN, SURFnet, RedIRIS, AARNET, Internet2, JANET, NORDUnet – Update on GÉANT2 and global connectivity • Now connecting ZA (1Gbps) and CN (2.5Gbps) • New tools –monitoring • Multi-domain NOC (E2ECU) – EXPReS Update • UDP • 10Gbps connectivity requirements
Update: EVN-NREN II
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate – Round table discussion • Haystack needs 2-4Gbps to EU • Yebes is still implementing last mile (early 2008) • Au telescopes will continue to connect via US • Effelsberg –digging last mile • Japan achieved 300Mbps to EU – Presentations on: • TCP and UDP for eVLBI (PB) • JB-eMerlin work (RS) • UDP throughput tests (RH-J) • Internet2 monitoring tools (RC)
Update: Other items
• Press release from JIVE-DANTE – Highlighting Gbps circuits • 4Gbps path tests for FABRIC Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
Future Plans
• Completion of FABRIC circuit Jodrell-Onsala • Connection of Yebes • Further work with SAO
Highlights
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate • High profile demo –China-Europe • EVN-NREN meeting –many new faces AU, US, Japan • Planning to connect ‘new’ telescopes to production • Facilitating FABRIC 4Gbps testing • Two successful press releases