REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH NETWORKING GRNET

REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH NETWORKING GRNET June 2001 GRNET

GRNET • Greek Research & Technology Network General Secretariat of Research & Technology (Ministry of Development) • Advanced networking services: 60 Institutions (Universities, Research Centers, Technological Institutions) with 150. 000 Internet users • TEN-155 / GEANT - Athens Po. P 2 x 155 Mbps • Operates Athens Internet Exchange - AIX June 2001 GRNET

GRNET Backbone Network June 2001 GRNET

International Collaborations • TEN-155 / GEANT Athens Po. P 2 x 155 Mbps • Regional Network for SE Europe (Bulgaria, FYROM, Albania, Yugoslavia, Romania) • Q-MED (Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, TEN 155) • EUMEDIS IP Interconnection Regional R&E - 12 Mediterranean Countries (Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Marocco, Palestinian, Syria, Tunissia, Turkey) • Internet 2 International Member June 2001 GRNET

Education & Research Network SE Europe • Mo. U – October 2000 (Salonika, Info. System) Participants: INIMA (AL), Ro. Edu. Net (RO), RNC (RO), UNICOM-B (BU), MARNET (FYROM), GRNET (GR) • Mo. U – February 2001 (Athens) Participants: AMRJEI (YO), GRNET (GR) • Mo. U – June 2001 (Athens) Participants: ULAKBIM (TR), GRNET (GR) June 2001 GRNET

Funding Modalities • • • Greek National Funds (DAC – OECD) Bilateral Co-operation Funds Stability Pact for SE Europe Balkans’ Reconstruction Fund (Greek Ministry of National Economy) INTEREG Other National Funds of SE countries EU & NRENs (GEANT) EU Accession Countries Funds (BU, RO, TR) EU (IST) June 2001 GRNET

Q-MED: A success story • Connectivity to TEN-155 Israeli NRN - MACHBA (34 Mbps, via London Po. P) Cyprus NRN CYNET (4 Mbps, via Athens Po. P) • Creation of a regional network Involving Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Israel • Pilot applications Support of Bilateral RTD Projects • Promotion of Regional Academic Networking Cultural bonds June 2001 GRNET

June 2001 GRNET

EUMEDIS - MEDNET • June 2001 (Athens): Submission of IP Interconnection Initiative proposal (10 MEUROs) • Beneficiaries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Algeria, Malta, Cyprus, Morocco, Tunisia, • Partners: EU Mediterranean Countries NRENs (Greece, Italy, France, Spain), DANTE (project applicant) • Long history (1997 - ): Athens (1998 x 2), Nicosia (1999), Catania (1999), • International (GEANT) & Regional IP Connectivity • Training & Cultural Exchange June 2001 GRNET

Internet 2 Collaboration • Videoconference – H. 323, Megaconference • Middleware – DEN -> access Gigabit Infrastructure – PKI for High Schools and Universities • Engineering – Qo. S service definition, Multicast, IPv 6 • Advanced Application – Digital Libraries, Voice over IP, Digital Video – Health science knowledge diffusion – Grid June 2001 GRNET

TF-NGN (TERENA & DANTE) • MPLS test-bed • Over-provisioned network performance analysis • Optical networking • Diffserv Service definition proposal for transantlantik links • Multicast • Flow monitoring (http: //nfa. grnet. gr/graphs/overview) June 2001 GRNET

GRNET 2 WAN June 2001 GRNET

GRNET 2 Upgrade • Extensive market and NRN deployment research • Design principles definition – Native IP Qo. S support – Native MPLS (VPN, TE, GB –TE) – Native IPv 6 support • Optical DWDM upgrade (Gig. E MAN, Partial Mesh WAN) – N x 2. 5 Gbps speeds – Giga. Po. P in three cities – DWDM international connections June 2001 GRNET

Athens MAN WDM network ΕΜΠ ΠΑΤΗΣΙΩΝ ΧΗΜΕΙΟ ΤΕΙ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑ ΤΕΙ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΣΟΛΩΝΑΣ ΑΓ. ΒΑΡΒΑΡΑ ΣΟΛΩΝΑΣ ΚΩΛΕΤΤ Η ΑΙΓΑΛΕΩ ΟΙΚ. ΠΑΝΕΠ. ΣΟΛΩΝΑΣ ΑΘΗΝΑ ΚΑΡΟΛΟΣ 7 3 3 ΜΑΡΟΥΣ Ι ΝΥΜΑ 6 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 7 2 ΣΥΓΚ. ΕΡΓ. Ν. ΤΕΧ. & ΥΠΗΡ. 1 5 4 7 5 1 2 1, 6 Km 13, 9 Km 14, 6 Km 2 3 4 6 7 5 ΕΚΕΦΕ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΟΣ 1 2 3 5 6 13, 3 Km 1 4 5 6 7 7 4 ΧΟΛΑΡΓ ΟΣ Κυκλώματα VPN Κυκλώματα Ζευκτικά Πελατών Κυκλώματα Ζευκτικά Κόμβων Θέσεις που ενδεχομένως θα απαιτηθεί η εισαγωγή διατάξεων για την διακοπή του “dark Fiber” ΓΕΩΠΟΝΙΚ Ο ΠΑΝΕΠ. 9, 1 Km 3 2 1 4 5 6 7 ΥΠΟΜΝΗΜΑ Εξοπλισμός : α. Δρομολογητής β. Μεταγωγέας June 2001 ΑΡΕΤΑΙΕΙ Ο ΕΚΠΑ Α ΕΙΕ/ΕΚΤ 2 3 11, 4 Km 2 3 5 2 32 1 4 5 6 7 ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗ ΓΟΥΔΙ ΕΚΠΑ Γ ΕΜΠ ΖΩΓΡΑΦΟΥ ΑΜΠΕΛΟΚ ΗΠΟΙ ΙΛΙΣΣ ΟΣ ΑΚΡΟΠΟ ΛΗ ΠΕΙΡΑΙ ΑΣ 2 3 1 2 3 5 6 ΠΑΝ. ΙΛΙΣΣΙΑ ΕΚΠΑ Ι ΠΑΝΤΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠ. ΚΕΡΑΜΕΙΚ ΟΣ AΘΗΝΑ 5, 6 Km 7 7 4 6 1 4 7 7 Km ΠΑΝ. ΠΕΙΡΑΙΑ 4 4 5 3 2 Km 7 7 6 5 1 2 3 Εξοπλισμός πελάτη ΕΔΕΤ: α. Δρομολογητής πελάτη β. Μεταγωγέας πελάτη GRNET

Athens GRNET Giga. Po. P • Access Network – Gigabit Ethernet for GRNET Customers’ Access – Protected Access (e. g. IEEE 802. 1 d spanning – tree) • Core Network - 2, 5 Gbps – 2 x 1 Gigabit Ethernet – DPT/SRP 2, 5 Gbps – Po. S 2, 5 Gbps • Customers’ VPNs – Gigabit Ethernet – ATM – Other June 2001 GRNET

Next Steps • • GEANT: 2 x 622 Mbps Bulgaria: 6 34 Mbps Cyprus: 4 34 Mbps Serbia: 2 4 Mbps Turkey: 2 4 Mbps FYROM: 2 Mbps Albania: 2 Mbps June 2001 GRNET