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Janet6 Project Progress: Strategic Research Facilities & Future Plans

Stay updated on the Janet6 project led by Project Manager Neil Shewry, including procurement details, infrastructure developments, and strategic research facility initiatives. Explore past achievements, current progress, and future plans for enhanced connectivity and network management.

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Janet6 Project Progress: Strategic Research Facilities & Future Plans

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  1. Janet6 Update Neil Shewry Project Manager

  2. Agenda • Background • Procurement • What we’re building • How we’re getting on • Strategic Research Facilities • Plans for the future

  3. Background SuperJanet5: 2006 to 2013 • Janet6: Project to replace the UK wide Janet backbone, SuperJanet5

  4. Procurement • Fibre infrastructure contract signed: 31st July 2012 • Scottish & Southern Energy Telecoms (SSET) • 4 year framework • 10 (+5) year contract • £30M • Optical transmission contract signed: 6th September 2012 • Ciena Inc. • 7 year framework • Order for supply and 5 years support • £12.8M

  5. What we’re building • 5 delivery phases • Core • 4 Regional • RNs connect at multiples of 10G • Most are getting an upgrade

  6. What we’re building I could go into more detail… …but how good is your eyesight?

  7. What we’re building - Points of Presence • Vacating the Verizon Business PoPs • Except for small presence in Glasgow and Reading • Existing Provider-Neutral PoPs • Telehouse North, Telecity Harbour Exchange • Telecity Manchester, Scolocate • New Provider-Neutral PoPs • Telecity Powergate, Telehouse West, Leeds (aql) • SSET Core PoPs • Bradley Stoke, Erdington, Lowdham, Glasgow • SSET Transmission PoPs • Multiplex circuits from regional fibres onto the backbone • SSET In-Line Amplifier PoPs • Single rack, small amplifier shelf • RNEPs

  8. What we’re building - Lightpath • Increase bandwidth between backbone nodes to 100GE • Topology reflects what is currently required

  9. How we’re getting on – fibre • Acceptance of core infrastructure February 2013 • Acceptance of regional infrastructure March 2013

  10. How we’re getting on – DWDM equipment • Ciena 6500 platform • All kit is in the country • 40% on site • 60% in staging • Deployment began in January • Staging • Delivery • Installation • Commissioning • Completion end April 2013

  11. How we’re getting on – IP routing equipment • Upgrade: Juniper T1600 Juniper T4000 • Professional Services

  12. How we’re getting on – other stuff • Regional Network Readiness • Space & power • RNEP router capability • Transition Planning • Operational Readiness • PoP Control • Fault Management • Network Management • Service Management • SSET • Ciena • Decommissioning

  13. Strategic Research Facilities • Government e-Infrastructure initiative • £26m funding to Janet • £10m for Janet6 backbone • £12m for phase 1 (below) • £4m for ‘industrial connectivity’ • Phase 1 • Met Office, Exeter • Norwich Research Park • Hinxton Campus, Cambridge • (Francis Crick Institute, St Pancras)

  14. Plans for the future • LOTS of bandwidth • 100Gbit/s x 88 channels = 8.8Tbit/s • 400Gbit/s? • Strategic Research Facilities – possible phase 2 • Thames Valley Network • South Region (formerly LeNSE) • Other regional networks? • Individual customers?

  15. Questions?

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