Transcript Virtual Silk Highway project Robert Janz

Virtual Silk Highway project
Creating NRENs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus Region
Robert Janz
Computing Centre University of Groningen
The Netherlands
African NREN workshop, September 25-27, 2005
The Silk project
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The Central Asian and Caucasus region
The NATO Science programme
IT in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Bringing Internet to the region: Silk
Current status
Future plans
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ICFA Standing Committee on
Interregional Connectivity
(SCIC)
Harvey B. Newman
California Institute of Technology
ICFA Seminar, CERN
October 9, 2002
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Central Asia and the Caucasus
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The rôle of NATO in the region?
• Three dimensions of NATO
Political
Military
Science
• Science Committe
• Networking panel
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Computer Networking Panel
• IT related projects
• Shift of emphasises
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Computers  Networks
Stand alone  Infrastructure
West East
Science  Education
National Regional
 Network Infrastructure Grants
• NATO IT consultants
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The academic community
• Russian system
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Clear distinction between Science and
Education
Government controlled
• After 1991 funding disappeared
• Tensions
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Between Academy and Universities
Between Universities
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The Silk project
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Prelude
The project definition
The project implementation
The service
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Prelude to Silk
• Extreme high costs for little connectivity
• Increasing governmental control of Internet
• Poor cooperation
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Within the countries
Between the countries
The beginning of the Silk project in 1999
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Project definition
• Satellite technology
• Minimise costs in eastern
countries
• Possibility of receive
only dishes
• Connect to western
academic networks
• Organise NREN in
eastern countries
• Work towards sustainable
situation
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Project realisation
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DVB technology
Smaller eastern dishes
Collaboration with Cisco
DESY Hamburg as western
hub
• Geant connection
• EU funding for management
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EurasiaSat
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Silk local node
• 2.4/3.8 m dish
• Cisco 7204 router
• Cisco Catalyst 3524
switch
• Cisco Content Engine
CE 560
• UPS
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Silk requisites
• There must be an NREN
• The NREN has the
necessary licences
• The NREN signs for
operational management
• Sustainability
• National Internet
Exchange
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Bandwidth forecast
Total Silk bandwidth
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East - West
West - East
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5
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1-82002
1-112002
1-22003
1-52003
1-82003
1-112003
1-22004
1-52004
1-82004
1-112004
1-22005
1-52005
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Silk bandwidth Q1 2003
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Bandwidth per 24 hrs (Uz,7-4-03)
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Silk budget
Virual Silk Highway
EurasiaSat (29/01/02)
Year
2001
Operational expenses
$0
$461.771
$691.334
$984.828
$2.137.933
Expenses
$0
($461.771)
($691.334)
($984.828)
($2.137.933)
Investments
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$1.108.500
Budget requirement
$0
($1.570.271)
($691.334)
($984.828)
($3.246.433)
$560.000
$830.000
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$1.110.000
$400.000
$110.000
$110.000
$110.000
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$30.000
$40.000
$50.000
$2.500.000
$400.000
$330.000
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$120.000
Total grants
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$1.650.000
$710.000
$990.000
$3.350.000
Liquidity
$0
$79.729
$98.395
$103.567
$103.567
Grants
NATO
Cisco Systems
DESY
EU
DESY/DFN
P&L
2002
2003
$0
2004
$0
Total
$1.108.500
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Managing Silk
NATO:
Science Committee
Networking Panel
Silk Task Force
FUNDERS:
Cisco
DESY
EC...
PROJECT MANAGER
TECHNICAL MANAGER
NOC Manager
NRENS:
ARENA
GRENA
KAZRENA...
SILK BOARD
(Executive Committee)
NREN NOCs
Silk User Groups
SERVICE MANAGER
Silk Technical Groups
NOC
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SPONGE project
• EU programme
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IST Framework 5
• Participants:
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UCL, RUG, ARENA,
GRENA
• Four work packages
 Project management
 Infrastructure services
 Technical activities
 Personal communication
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Where we stand
• Silk-1 period is coming to end
• NRENs need to become mature
• Extension of Silk outside of the capital into
the regions
• Extend Silk support to applications and user
group
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Summary
• NRENs are absolutely necessary for national
coordination
• Regional cooperation is necessity for:
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Bargaining momentum
Exchange of expertise
• Sustainability remains an issue
• Not only connectivity, also applications and user
group support
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