Transcript Introduction to EUMEDCONNECT

International Research Networking
EUMEDCONNECT
Tunis
19 November 2007
Dany Vandromme,
RENATER
What is GANT2?
International Research Networking
A European R&E Networking Model:
• 7th generation of pan-European research network infrastructure –
continuation of a success story
• Project partners include 30 of Europe’s national research and
education networks (NRENs), DANTE (coordinator) and TERENA
• Connects 34 European countries and serves over 3500 research and
education establishments across Europe
• Over 30 million users
• Provides extensive international connectivity to other world regions
• Funded jointly by NRENs and European Commission
• Project timescale September 2004 – mid 2009
• Planning underway for GÉANT3
International Research Networking
GÉANT2Current Topology
Features:
• Hybrid network
• 34 European
Countries
• International
Connections
GÉANT2 Objectives
International Research Networking
• Provide a gigabit-speeds infrastructure to support European research
and education
• Deploy the first international hybrid network: routed IP traffic combined
with switched point-to-point circuits
• Provide a research infrastructure for network technology developments
• Develop a wider range of network services
• Extend geographic reach of the network
• Conduct strategic studies into the future of European research
networking (eg. SERENATE, EARNEST)
Tackling R&E Digital Divide:
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
“A sizeable number of countries on the wrong side of digital
divide encounter significant difficulty to access cutting-edge
R&E applications and services over their infrastructure. “
- “Project” actions, such as EU-sponsored regional projects
that aim to address the digital divide …for example
EUMEDCONNECT… have achieved an unprecedented
impact in easing the digital divide and should continue”
EARNEST Study 2007
EARNEST Study Findings
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Average GEANT2 (34) and EUMED (7) NRENs international bandwidth is
12Gb/s and 70Mb/s respectively (more than two orders of magnitude
disparity)
The average GEANT2 (34) and EUMED (7) NRENs international bandwidth per
user is 6kb/s and 28b/s respectively (more than two orders of magnitude
disparity).
“The last 20 or so NRENs are expected to encounter significant difficulty to
access cutting-edge R&E applications and services over their international
connection”
The EARNEST Foresight Study 2006 - 2007
Research and Education
Development Index map
The EARNEST Foresight Study 2006 - 2007
EUMEDCONNECT – tackling the
Digital Divide in the
Mediterranean region
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
• 11 Mediterranean
Countries connected since
2004, 7 wholly reliant
• serving 1.4M users in
400+ Institutions
• Network traffic growing
over 50% per year
• Over 100 projects
Connected….
The only large-scale R&E e-infrastructure serving the Mediterranean region
Connected Projects include:
YOUNG-TRAIN
EUMEDGRID
ECHINONET
MedGeNet
ADU-RES
MOSAICS
CYCLER-SUPPORT
PROHITECH
MELIA
NEAREST
INNOVA-MED
EUMEDGRID
CIBEWU
NET-ADDED
WATNITMED
MAC-OILS
EU-MED AGPOL
AQUARHIZ
LEISH-MED
PROMET
DIMAS
SOWAMED
AQUARHIZ
PARASOL
PLEIADES
IRRIQUAL
EUROMEDCITRUSNET
EDEN
RESOURCENET
AQUASTRESS
IRRISEASOIL
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
WEMED
TRITIMED
KASSA
PERMED
SWAP
OPTIWHEAT
QUALIWATER
ERA-MED
IDEALIST7FP
FOOD-N-CO
EURO-MEDANET
PROMEDACCESS
MED 7
MEDISTONE
CEDROME
WADI
ELMAA
MEDINDUS
C.H.E.R.K.
OPTIMA
RAMSES II
C.H.E.R.M.
HERMES
DESIRE
WADI
SHADUF
PAPERTECH
MED-COLOUR-TECH
MAP-IT!
HYRESS
PURATREAT
ALERT
MELIA
TRAINMONHER
Achievements and
Challenges
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
• R&E networking in the Mediterranean is becoming well established
thanks to:
– Pioneering investment by the European Commission
– Commitments by Mediterranean NRENs/governments to support
EUMEDCONNECT and national networks
– User community starting to rely on the infrastructure
• The region’s telecommunications markets remain challenging:
– Competition is developing and regulations reforming, but slowly and
patchily
– Telecoms investment in alternative bandwidth services remains low
– Commercial Internet services are developing but research networks
are and will remain essential for high end, non-commercial services
EUMEDCONNECT
Sustainability
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
• EC EUMEDIS funding of EUMEDCONNECT ends Dec
2007
• EUMEDCONNECT planned to continue to end Q2 2008
with partner funding
• CAMREN is a very important demonstration of partner
commitment – we hope the consortium agreement is
signed very soon!
EUMEDCONNECT2
Connect. Communicate. Collaborate
• Tendering for EUMEDCONNECT2 network to start shortly
• EUMEDCONNECT2 plans:
– Provide higher capacity, more cost effective infrastructure
– Active promotion of network for FP7 and other research projects,
tele-medecine and environmental applications
– Extended coverage to additional Mediterranean and Gulf NRENs
– Project managed with the CAMREN consortium
– Some EC funding now expected but still being negotiated (The
Brussels event has helped!)
– Continued financial commitment from MED partners is essential