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SERENATE “End User” Workshop IBM Montpelier, 17-19 January 2003. GÉANT - And The Way Ahead. Dai Davies : General Manager www.dante.net. What is GÉANT?. 9 x 10 GBps wavelengths 12 x 12.5 GBps wavelengths 3 GBps SDH 16 Juniper M160 routers. The Ages of European Research Networking.
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SERENATE “End User” Workshop IBM Montpelier, 17-19 January 2003 GÉANT - And The Way Ahead Dai Davies : General Manager www.dante.net
What is GÉANT? • 9 x 10 GBps wavelengths • 12 x 12.5 GBps wavelengths • 3 GBps SDH • 16 Juniper M160 routers
The Ages of European Research Networking • The Pioneering Age (1980 - 1988) • The Rationing Age (1988 - 1996) • The Co-operation Age (1996 - 2001) • The Age of the GÉANT (2001 - )
DANTE Network History GEANT 2001- TEN-155 1998-2001 TEN-34 1997-1998 EUROPANET 2 1996-1997 EUROPANET 1993-1996 IXI 1990-1993 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 KBps
DANTE Network History GEANT 2001- TEN-155 1998-2001 TEN-34 1997-1998 EUROPANET 2 1996- 1997 EUROPANET 1993- 1996 IXI 1990-1993 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 KBps
GÉANT Backbone Topology July 2002
GÉANT Backbone Access Speeds
A Research Network Is About.. • Research on Networking • A Network for Researchers • A Strategic Investment
Research on Networking • Requirements Are Far Ahead of Commercial Services • Requires Dedicated (Often Ad-hoc) Infrastructure • Often Disruptive for Network and/or Service Infrastructure • Development of New Services
A Network for Researchers • End-to-end Connectivity Is Necessary • Requirements Are 1-2 Years Ahead of Commercial Services • Need Infrastructure Stability and a Good Quality of Service • Validation of New Services
GÉANT - The Goals • Gigabit Connectivity • Geographic Expansion • Guaranteed Quality of Service • Global Access
Basic Architecture • Dual Unprotected ’s • Diverse Routing of Connectivity • Wire Speed Performant Router
Development of Prices for International Bandwidth (Logarithmic Scale)
Cost Balance CapacityRelative Cost SDH 3 GBps 45 DWDM 127 GBps 55 TOTAL 130 GBps 100
Portfolio • Today • Point to Point Connections • IP Service • 10 GBps • Tomorrow • Switched Lamdas • Dark Fibre • Gigabit Ethernet • 80 GBps
GÉANT - Future Plans • Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 2003 • Optical Options • Traffic Management
The Way Ahead... • Good for Many Locations • There is no International Bottleneck • There is a Divide in Europe