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Virtual Silk Highway project Creating NRENs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus Region

Virtual Silk Highway project Creating NRENs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus Region Robert Janz Computing Centre University of Groningen The Netherlands. The Silk project. The Central Asian and Caucasus region The NATO Science programme IT in Central Asia and the Caucasus

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Virtual Silk Highway project Creating NRENs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus Region

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  1. Virtual Silk Highway project Creating NRENs in Central Asia and the Southern Caucasus Region Robert Janz Computing Centre University of Groningen The Netherlands

  2. The Silk project • The Central Asian and Caucasus region • The NATO Science programme • IT in Central Asia and the Caucasus • Bringing Internet to the region: Silk • Current status • Future plans

  3. Harvey B. Newman California Institute of TechnologyICFA Seminar, CERNOctober 9, 2002 ICFA Standing Committee on Interregional Connectivity (SCIC)

  4. Central Asia and the Caucasus

  5. The rôle of NATO in the region? • Three dimensions of NATO • Political • Military • Science • Science Committe • Networking panel

  6. Computer Networking Panel • IT related projects • Shift of emphasises • Computers  Networks • Stand alone  Infrastructure • West East • Science  Education • National Regional • Network Infrastructure Grants • NATO IT consultants

  7. The academic community • Russian system • Clear distinction between Science and Education • Government controlled • After 1991 funding disappeared • Tensions • Between Academy and Universities • Between Universities

  8. The Silk project • Prelude • The project definition • The project implementation • The service

  9. Prelude to Silk • Extreme high costs for little connectivity • Increasing governmental control of Internet • Poor cooperation • Within the countries • Between the countries The beginning of the Silk project in 1999

  10. Project definition • Satellite technology • Minimise costs in eastern countries • Possibility of receive only dishes • Connect to western academic networks • Organise NREN in eastern countries • Work towards sustainable situation

  11. Project realisation • DVB technology • Smaller eastern dishes • Collaboration with Cisco • DESY Hamburg as western hub • Geant connection • EU funding for management

  12. EurasiaSat

  13. Silk local node • 2.4/3.8 m dish • Cisco 7204 router • Cisco Catalyst 3524 switch • Cisco Content Engine CE 560 • UPS

  14. Silk requisites • There must be an NREN • The NREN has the necessary licences • The NREN signs for operational management • Sustainability • National Internet Exchange

  15. Bandwidth forecast

  16. Silk bandwidth Q1 2003

  17. Bandwidth per 24 hrs (Uz,7-4-03)

  18. Silk budget

  19. Managing Silk

  20. SPONGE project • EU programme • IST Framework 5 • Participants: • UCL, RUG, ARENA, GRENA • Four work packages • Project management • Infrastructure services • Technical activities • Personal communication

  21. Where we stand • Silk-1 period is coming to end • NRENs need to become mature • Extension of Silk outside of the capital into the regions • Extend Silk support to applications and user group

  22. Summary • NRENs are absolutely necessary for national coordination • Regional cooperation is necessity for: • Bargaining momentum • Exchange of expertise • Sustainability remains an issue • Not only connectivity, also applications and user group support WWW.SILKPROJECT.ORG

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