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John DyerBusiness & Technology [email protected]
Business & Technology Strategist
December 2013
European NRENs Evolution & Future
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E-AGE 2013
Connect . . . Access . . . Innovate . . .
AGENDA
› About TERENA
› Evolution of European NRENs
› ASPIRE Foresight Study
› eduroam & eduGAIN
› International Collaboration
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About TERENA
› Founded June 1986 (RARE)
› A not-for-profit association of European National Research and Education Networks, based in Amsterdam, NL
› Main goals:
› Representing common interests and opinions of membership
› Knowledge transfer
› Developing, testing and promoting new technologies
› Fostering new services
› Sister organisation: DANTE (1993)
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Membership
› 40 European NRENs
› International Members› includes: CERN; ESA
› Associate Members› includes 12 commercials
› EMBL; NORDUnet; DANTE
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TERENA Activities
› 8 Task Forces› Security, Middleware; Media; NOC; PR; Business› Open to all – email; meetings; remote
› Workshops› Middleware; Network Architects; Security
› Training› Security; TRANSITS
› Publications› Compendium of NRENs; ASPIRE reports; TCD; AAI
› TERENA Networking Conference› Dublin, Ireland 19-22 May 2014
› Major Contributor to GN3+ Project
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TERENACompendium of NRENs
Twelve Years of Benchmarking
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Growth in Capacity
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ASPIRE - Summary
› KEY Asset› GÉANT; NRENs and Community
› Users are key› Collaboration› NRENs, R&E, Users; Industry
› Data is not only BIG, it is a valuable resource› Enablers› Federation › Mass Mobile Access› Collaboration
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Users are Key
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Important Future Services
› Authorization and Authentication AAI› vital to scalable access control› ease of use
› Integration of Wi-Fi & cellular data networks› connection of ubiquitous mobile devices › Simple, easy, reliable, secure way.
› These services must reach the whole of the research and education community not just those close to the NREN.
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Secure, world-wide roaming access for education and research community
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Global Coverage
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Global eduroam Governance Committee (GEGC)
› Europe: › SURFnet NL, SRCE HR, RESTENA LU
› Latin America: › RNP Brazil; REUNA, Chile
› North America: › CANARIE, CA; Internet2, USA
› Asia-Pacific: › Tohoku University JP; AARNet, AU)
› Africa: › KENET, Kenya; SANReN/TENET, South Africa
› Non-voting expert: › Klaas Wierenga (Cisco Systems)
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› interconnects identity federations
› trustworthy access to content, services
› pan-European Web Single Sign-On (SSO)
www.edugain.org
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› Governance: eduGAIN Steering Group› eduGAIN Declaration› eduGAIN Constitution› eduGAIN Metadata Profile› eduGAIN Attribute Profile
www.edugain.org
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Global Coverage
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› 24 month collaborative project › Latin America and Europe› Partners:
› DANTE (UK), GARR (IT), RedCLARA (UY), RedIRIS (ES), RENATA (CO), RNP (BR), TERENA (NL)
› Activities:› Inter-regional video-conference service› Promoting the deployment of eduroam› Strengthening the Collaboration Platform› Collaboration between EU & LA researchers› Dissemination
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In Summary
› Research & Education Networks & NRENs› Key Strategic Asset› Drivers of Innovation
› Users are Key› Need to involved in sustainable governance› Service to support research & education
› AAI; eduroam; video & other collaborative
› Research and Education is a Global Business› Users need global reach and system› NRENs need to collaborate globally
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