Transcript Transforming education through ICT Agenda

KENET Network Operations & Services
Kennedy Aseda
Lead Network Engineer, Operations – KENET
[email protected]
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Agenda
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The KENET Agenda
KENET Network Update
KENET Shared Services Update
Conclusion
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What is Our Agenda
 The KENET Agenda
International, national and campus network
infrastructures
What services running on the network?
What research infrastructures are available on the
local & global network?
Can our researchers collaborate nationally and
globally?
Can our students and researchers have access to
broadband connectivity wherever they are?
Do the engineers/techies at the institutions have
adequate skills to support the broadband network?
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Network Infrastructure
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Total Undersea Capacity of 4.95Gbps
Total Distribution Capacity – 30 Gb/s
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Last Mile Campus Connectivity
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Availability – target 99% and above
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All InterPOP links are backed up.
2011-2015 strategic plan envisaged 100% backup for InterPOP links by end of FY 2013/2014.
45% of all connected campuses backed up by March 2014
Google and Akamai Traffic
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Last mile back Policy
Clean backup power
Primary/Backup for InterPOP Links
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Approx. 170 campuses connected
44 campuses ( corresponding to 24% of all connected campuses) on over 1Gb/s KENET owned fiber connection
108 campuses (representing 76% of all connected campuses) connected via commercial leased line
70% connectivity on last mile fiber, March 2014
3.5Gbps Google Traffic
0.5Gbps Akamai Traffic
KENET is one of the largest IP broadband networks in Kenya and one of leading African NRENs
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KENET Network Peering
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Commercial Lease Line Coverage
KDN fiber-underground (Primary)
Jamii fiber -overhead(Backup)
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KENET POP
Ethiopia
Lokichoggio
Lodwar
Mandera
Moyale
Marsabit
Project
Marsabit
Wajiir
Kitale
Uganda
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Eldoret Eldoret
POP
Kakamega
Kisumu
400KM
Kisii
Nakuru
POP
Meru
Emb
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Muranga
350KM
Thika
150KM
Kericho
400KM
Isebania
Somalia
Meru
POP
Isielo
Nyeri
USIUTala
DC
Bomet
Rong
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Nanyuki
Nakuru
350KM
Kisumu
POP
Nyahururu
Garissa
Mwingi
Kitui
Nairobi
UoN
POP
Narok
Kaljiado
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500KM
Garsen
500KM
Italian Space Agency -Luigi
Broglio Space Centre- Malindi
Namanga
Malindi
Tanzania
Mombasa
POP
INDIAN OCEAN
Kilifi
Mombasa
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Terrestrial Fiber
NOFBI Segment purchased by KENET
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Ethiopia
Lokichoggio
Mandera
KENET POP
Lodwar
Moyale
Marsabit
Wajiir
Kitale
Kabarak
town
Uganda
Eldoret
__ Weybuye POP
Eldoret Kabarak
Nyahururu Nanyuki
main
Moi
MMUST
Kakamega Nakuru
POP
Kisumu
POP
Kisumu
Laikipia
Kericho
Kisii
Kisii
Embu
KUCT
USIU
DC
Isiolo
Nyeri Meru
Nakuru
Egerton
Njoro
Somalia
MUCST
JKUAT
Meru
POP
Garissa
Muranga
Thika
Mwingi
Daystar
Bomet
Isebania
Narok
Kitui
Machakos
UoN
DC
Kaljiado
Garsen
Namanga
Malindi
Pwani
INDIAN OCEAN
Kilifi
Mombasa
POP
Tanzania
Mombasa
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Africa R&E Connectivity
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KENET Traffic
• Google cache static traffic over 2 Gb/s (YouTube)
– Has a capacity of up to 4 Gb/s
• Google dynamic traffic (searches and e-mail)
– 1.5 Gb/s, 50%utilization
– Peering with local Google PoP
• KIXP traffic remains at about 150 Mb/s but capacity 1 Gb/s on Nairobi
fiber ring
• National Distribution capacity (KENET links + leased lines)
– 1 Gb/s port for 30+ universities on last mile fiber
– 7 universities on 10 Gb/s Nairobi fiber ring
– Inter-PoPs 150 Mb/s , increase to 1 Gb/s
• International download traffic about approx. 2.5 Gb/s but capacity
4.35 Gb/s
– Private Peering with Wananchi provides access to Akamai cache (500 Mb/s)
– Private Peering with Google at 1.5Gbps, AfricaConnect at 150Mbps (Link
capacity 1Gbps)
• KENET is one of the largest IP broadband networks in Kenya!
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Link Capacities - External
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Undersea
KIXP
Google
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KENET Traffic – By Country
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Shared Services
Domain Services
• Domain Registration & Hosting
Web & Research Services
• Research Infrastructures & certification Authority
• Web Hosting
• Network/Internet Use Monitoring
Data Center Services
• Server Installations and maintenance
• Server Co-Location
• Storage/Backups (Data Hosted on our Servers)
• Video Conferencing
• Hosted Services – E-Learning, University Management Systems
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Shared Services
Consultancy Services
• Inter-Campus VPN Set-ups
• VPN Remote Access
• LAN Design
• LAN audit and documentation
• ICT Project Management
• Wireless Network Design – Campus Hotspots
Training and Capacity Building
• Bandwidth Management and Optimization
• Campus Network Design
• Instructional Design Training
• Cyber Security
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Shared Services
Eduroam & Campus WLAN
• 20 campuses on Eduroam
• Provides secure wi-fi roaming service globally
Broadband Last Mile
• 34 campuses integrated to 1Gbps network
Training, Capacity Building & Workshops
• 4 Technical Trainings conducted since July 2013
• 3 Workshops successfully since July 2013
• Physical training lab set up in Nairobi – April 2014
• Virtual portable lab environment – based on Mac Mini
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Conclusion
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KENET Connectivity
 Redundancy/diversity
 Reliable connectivity
 High speed broadband connectivity
 Low congestion connection
 Direct Peering with research networks
 Shared Services
 Wireless Roaming Service worldwide with research networks
 Research Infrastructures
 Web Conferencing & CERT Services
 Virtual Servers with High Speed Connectivity
 Internet Measurements Lab Platform
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Questions
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Thank You
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