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This document investigates the future of research networking in Europe, addressing key questions regarding the role of ISPs in providing essential services at affordable prices. It highlights the importance of latency management, stream synchronization, and the adequacy of current infrastructure compared to global standards. The analysis also emphasizes the evolving needs of users in accessing distributed data and computing resources, the push for higher quality services, and the strategic initiatives necessary to enhance interconnectivity among research networks across different regions.
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Research Networking in Europe Fernando Liello Quantum Policy Committee INFN - Trieste
The Basic Question • Many People Believe That ISP’s Can Provide Everything • At an Affordable Price • Latency Management • Stream Synchronization • Will Research Use Only Commercial Services in the Future?
European Infrastructure • Not the Very Highest Performance in the World • Very Solid • Bears Global Comparison in All Aspects • Leads in Some
AUCS KPNQwest AUCS Abilene AUCS ESNet JP (mbs) JP (ip) AUCS TEN-155 Topology (2000) TEN-155 Transit PoP TEN-155 PoP PT SE IE BE GR CY Interconnections LU IL UK NL PL US SI FR DE AT 622 Mbps 310 Mbps 155 Mbps CH CZ HU <100 Mbps 155 Mbps ES 34/45 Mbps IT 10 Mbps
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Geographic Scope • NorduNet • Denmark • Finland • Iceland • Norway • Sweden • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Netherlands • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Slovenia • Slovakia • Spain • Switzerland • United Kingdom
Users’ Requirements • General Connectivity • Distributed Data And/Or Computing Resource Access • Remote Use/Control of Instruments • Virtual Experiments • Distributed Design and Manufacturing
TEN-155 Experience • Quality of Service • Managed Bandwidth Service • End-to-End Capacity Allocation • Guaranteed Delay and Latency • Virtual Private Networks • Privacy • Services for Mission Oriented Communities • Distributed Data-Bases
GEANT Infrastructure • Multi-Gigabit Core • 2.4 Gbps in 2000 • Dark- or Gray-Fibers in Future? • European Distributed Access (EDA) • AUP-Free for Research & Education • Intercontinental Connections • N.–America, Asia–Pacific, S.–America, …
New Strategic Attitude • Support Global Research Traffic • Promote Interconnect With Research Networks in Other World Regions • Share Costs of Intercontinental Capacity • Distinguish Between Research and Commodity Traffic?
GEANT Service Offer • Best Effort IP • Research Traffic Interchange • End-to-End Quality of Service • Virtual Private Network • Bandwidth Allocation / Reservation
Economically Reasonable • Modest Investment Increase • Scale Economies • Co-ordinate Bandwidth Purchase • Intercontinental Capacity Redundancy • Better Peering Negotiating Position • EC Support • Easily Scalable in Future
Procurement Approach • Public Procurement Rules • Phased Approach • Guaranteed Service Continuity • Non-homogeneous technology
January 2000 March 2000 April 2000 September 2000 October-November 2000 December 2000 EC Produces Framework for RN1 GEANT Detailed Specifications Start Element Procurement Evaluation / Negotiation Phase Funding for TEN-155 Expires GEANT GEANT Timetable