Transcript Janet Public Access Workshop 15 December 2011 Bob Day

Janet Public Access Workshop
15 December 2011
Bob Day
Chief Technology Officer
Janet(UK)
[email protected]
Tertiary Education missions
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• learning and teaching
• research
• “business and community engagement”
• building partnerships
• knowledge exchange
• workforce development
Liberalisation of Janet policy
•
two new freedoms for institutions:
1. use of Janet bandwidth when supplying ICT services
to a business or community partner
2. passing on Janet bandwidth to a business or
community partner for its own use
• implemented via a new “Janet Eligibility Policy”
•
replaced the Janet Connection Policy
“Eligible Organisation”
• delivering, collaborating in delivering, or supporting
education and research
and/or
• delivering other (non-education) public services
“Partner Organisation” of an Eligible Organisation
• access to the Janet IP service
• recognises regulatory constraints
• state aid compliance and “private network” status
What is a private network?
one not classed as a public network
• “… means any electronic communications service
that is provided so as to be available for use by
members of the public”
— Communications Act 2003
• “… a network which anyone may use, provided only
that they are willing and able to pay any charges”
— Andrew and Bob, ca. 2010
“put it over a commercial ISP service…”
Can Janet provide a solution?
Workshop aims
1. confirming the requirement
• Paul Wakefield – feedback to date
• Discussion session
• confirm range and scale of activities
• what services need to come from Janet
2. coming up with a solution
• Andrew Cormack – what the law says
• Discussion session