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connect • communicate • collaborate
The GÉANT Network & GN3
Tom Fryer, DANTE
CLARA-TEC
San José, Costa Rica
Tuesday, 11th August 2009
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What is GÉANT?
The pan-European research and education backbone network
A high-capacity internet reserved exclusively for research and
education
Connecting 38 countries in Europe
90 networks in 82 countries worldwide
Hybrid structure –shared IP and dedicated circuits
Added-value services
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History
10 Gbps August 2004
I the combined effort of
project and partners
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History
10 Gbps June 2009
I
Maps by Michael Enrico
Network Engineering & Planning Team
DANTE
the combined effort of
project and partners
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GÉANT topology
GÉANT topology –
April 2009
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Expand the
European Reach
New Members
AMRES - Serbia
MARNET - Macedonia
MREN - Montenegro
Associate Partners
BASNET - Belarus
JSCC - Russia
RENAM - Moldova
URAN - Ukraine
connect • communicate • collaborateGÉANT global connectivity – April 2009
Expand the
Global Collaboration
IP and circuit
services
Collaborate
with other
world regions
Example
DICE …
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GEANT IP – global connectivity
A End B End Capacity Peering with Paid for by
Washington Frankfurt 10Gbps I2, Esnet GEANT
New York Amsterdam 10Gbps I2, Esnet, Canarie,
NLR, SINET
NSF - IRNC
New York Viena 5Gbps ESnet US-LHCNET
ALICE2 PoP Madrid STM-4 RedCLARA EC & ALICE2
countries
Eumedconnect Various
GEANT PoPs
513Mbps total
capacity (7 spur
links between 34
and 155Mbps)
Eumedconnect EC and
Eumedconnect
partners
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GEANT IP – global connectivity
(continued)
India London 100Mbps ERnet GEANT and ERnet
India Geneva 400Mbps TIFR, ERnet TIFR
South Africa London 1Gbps Ubuntunet Alliance TENET
TEIN2 PoP Frankfurt 3 X STM-4 TEIN2 EC and TEIN2
partners
TEIN2/ ORIENT Copenhagen 2.5Gbps TEIN2, CERNET EC, GEANT, China,
TEIN2 partners
A End B End Capacity Peering with Paid for by
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GEANT Circuit connectivity to
North America
Circuits
A End B End Capacity To be used by Paid for by
New York Paris 10Gbps I2, Esnet,
Canarie
GEANT
New York London 10Gbps I2, Esnet Internet2
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GN3
Project Characteristics
Total cost ca 182 M€ over 4 years
Approximately 51% EC funding
38 project partners
Ca 500 person years over 4 years for service
development, research, and networking
450 individuals registered on project portal
Challenges:
building a distributed virtual team
Flexibility and efficiency
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Structure of GN3 project
Joint Research Activities:
JRA1: Future Network
JRA2: Multi-domain Resources and
Services
JRA3: Enabling Communities
Networking Activities:
NA1: Management
NA2: Joint Dissemination and
Outreach
NA3: Status and Trends
NA4: Liaison and Support
Service Activities:
SA1: GÉANT Network Architecture
Design and Planning, Procuring,
Building and Operating
SA2: Multi-Domain Service Operation
SA3: End-User Services in a
Federated Environment
SA4: Software Governance
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GN3 Project Structure
NA4Liaise
NA2Promote
NA3Study
NA1Manage
Coordinate
Administrate
Promote, Liaise
& Study
SA4
Software
Governance
Development
Environment
SA3
SA1
SA2
Cost Shared
Common
NREN Network
Roaming &
Identity
Backbone &
Global Links
Multi Domain
Connectivity
Services to
Individual End
Users
Services to
Institutions
Create & Operate Services
JRA3
JRA2
JRA1
Explore & Develop
Access Control
Identity
Composable Services
Control & Mgmt Provisioning
Security
Network Factory
Control & Mgmt Provisioning
Control & Mgmt Provisioning
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Summary: the GN3 Vision
A dependable component of the European e-Infrastructure
Bridging the digital and geographic divide in Europe
GÉANT a global hub in R&E networking
The GÉANT Service Area
A network management architecture
An enabler for network research, a network factory
Identity services for remote access
Contribute to standards and the public domain
Innovation and technical leadership for R&E
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Project Progress
Regular GN3 partner meetings since September
2008
Monthly Project Management Team meetings since
December 2008
Activity/Task Leader Kick-Off 12 May 2009
GN3 Architecture Workshops, 3rd WS 7/8 July 2009
GN3 Kick-off Meeting (All-Hands) 8-10 September
2009
GN3 Launch, Stockholm, 1/2 December 2009
www.geant.net public website
