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Connecting research & education in the UK

Connecting research & education in the UK. Josh Howlett Head, International Collaboration 22 May 2013 CEENGINE, Kiev. Adult. Local Authorities & Schools. Higher & Further Education. The UK ’ s research and education network. Available to 18M users Higher & Further Education

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Connecting research & education in the UK

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  1. Connecting research & education in the UK Josh Howlett Head, International Collaboration 22 May 2013 CEENGINE, Kiev

  2. Adult Local Authorities &Schools Higher & Further Education The UK’s research and education network • Available to 18M users • Higher & Further Education • Academic research • Primary & Secondary schools • Adult & community learning • Over ¼ of the UK population • Janet is a not-for-profit company, owned by the UK’s research & education community

  3. Meeting customer requirements • To deliver a highly reliable and secure network • Careful design choices • Carrier class network equipment & infrastructure • Strict SLA’s • To provide a network that is flexible in meeting future demand • Design enable capacity scaling at controllable cost • To provide a network that is more agile in dealing with change • Management by Janet NOC • Close working relationship with industry partners

  4. Janet’s national and regional architecture Janet national backbone Internet higher and further education UK ISPs schools and local government global research joint education & local government health “whole regional public sector” public sector

  5. requirements to be served network R&D service development general use e-research Janet multi-service network architecture IP production network test-beds test-beds special purpose bandwidth new service flexible transmission platform

  6. Current network – SuperJanet5 – 2006 to 2013 • Dedicated transmission infrastructure provided to Janet by Verizon Business • Janet operates the IP and Ethernet services

  7. T’house North Manc’r Telecity HX Akamai ExternalPeers Google BTnet aql Janet 3G BBC Bogons Last year:448G VM InTechnology This year so far:489G RM Education Getronics Coming soon: 709G Limelight Logicalis UK Pipex Init7 ~300 external peers INUK Global TransitTeliasonera VT Group Virgin Radio IXManchester LINX multicast LINX Edge-IX MCIX Global TransitTiNET Gamma Akamai NHS Exa Net Google GÉANT Synetrix Google InTechnology Akamai Global TransitTiNET NHS NetrinoUK Gamma Microsoft Amazon 100Gbit/s Level 3 BBC Getronics 10Gbit/s Limelight 1Gbit/s TMnet Pathe News Redstone Datahop

  8. Janet6 • Replacement of the Janet UK-wide backbone • Design and delivery rooted in customer requirements • Highly scalable • Highly reliable • Flexible • Key specifications: • 6500km fibre • Ciena 6500 transmission platform, scalable to 8.8Tb • Juniper T4000 & MX960 • Managed by the Janet NOC • In operation mid-2013

  9. Services • Janet delivers 40+ services • Connecting to Janet • Technical advice • Security • Communicating • Infrastructure • Research • Training • Purchase frameworks • Cloud

  10. There’s going to be more!

  11. Janet future services – meeting customer requirements • Video services • Any video client • Multiple participants • Easy scheduling • Customisable • Telephony • SIP based telephony delivered over Janet • Access and Identity Management • Integrated product set, including eduroam and other AIM services • Moonshot: the future of AIM • Janet pilot with 44 organisations • GÉANT pilot • Mobile services • Janet 3G • 4G trials with EE

  12. e-Infrastructure for research: directions & priorities • maximising research investment • strengthening cross-border links • open market for researchers • gender equality • accessing scientific knowledge • joint programming use of e-infrastructure – UK priorities for support: engineering & manufacturing life sciences energy construction (smart cities) information economy financial & professional services

  13. Thank you

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