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INTERNET 2 MEMBER MEETING. G É ANT 2: A NEW APPROACH TO NETWORKS Dai Davies: General Manager: DANTE Ltd dai.davies@dante.org.uk www.dante.net. G É ANT2 DESIGN RULES. IP connectivity for NRENs – yearly growth 2x to 3x High bandwidth for special applications Services for GRIDs
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INTERNET 2 MEMBER MEETING GÉANT 2: A NEW APPROACH TO NETWORKS Dai Davies: General Manager: DANTE Ltd dai.davies@dante.org.uk www.dante.net
GÉANT2 DESIGN RULES • IP connectivity for NRENs – yearly growth 2x to 3x • High bandwidth for special applications • Services for GRIDs • Strengthen Global Connectivity • Respond to the expectations of the community
GÉANT2 CONSTRAINTS • Costs and the Digital Divide • New Usage Patterns • Technology Choices
Development of Cost Sharing 45 40 35 30 25 1996 1999 2002 20 15 10 5 0 Range Access price Range Connectivity Cost Connectivity cost/access price
Relative Cost of DWDM Connectivity and Router Interfaces with Speed of Operation
Some indications from Market in Europe • 40Gbps not widely commercially available • Cost of Interfaces for 40Gbps v. high • Multiple 10Gbps may be more flexible solution • Would allow Hybrid Network • -Mix of IP and non-IP • -Terminate on Routers and Switchers
Number of Lambda/SDH offers per Country 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 TENDER UPDATE
Number of Dark Fibre Offers 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Offers by Country TENDER UPDATE 2
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 TENDER UPDATE 3
Backbone with traditional users Backbone with traditional users GÉANT2POP CONCEPT NREN 1 Geant-2 IP IP SDH NREN 2 GE 2x10 Gbit/s VPN 2.5 Gbit/s SDH 4 x 10Gbit/s l SDH 2.5 Gbit/s GRID User SDH 4 x 10Gbit/s l GRID User GE 2x10 Gbit/s VPN IP IP IP
CONCLUSIONS –GÉANT 2 • Switch Selection 4th Qtr 2004 • Transmission Selection 4th Qtr 2004 • Implementation 1st Qtr 2005