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Recent mobility strategy developments in HEAnet

Recent mobility strategy developments in HEAnet. Mike Norris 9 th November 2011. Agenda. HEAnet background, fixed network Mobility Strategy v1 Intervening changes Mobility Strategy v2 Highlights Roles of NREN. Fibre network April 2008 (~2300km). Galway Access Ring.

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Recent mobility strategy developments in HEAnet

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  1. Recent mobility strategy developments in HEAnet Mike Norris 9th November 2011

  2. Agenda • HEAnet background, fixed network • Mobility Strategy v1 • Intervening changes • Mobility Strategy v2 • Highlights • Roles of NREN

  3. Fibre network April 2008 (~2300km)

  4. Galway Access Ring NUIG Northern Computer Room, IDA Dangan CoLo, Monlvea Road NUIG ASSC Computer Room 139 GMIT Comms Room GMIT Comms Room 924 Open Learning Centre NUIG M Ryan Institute CAO UCHG Clinical Science Institute

  5. Network Trends, since 1991

  6. Status of Fixed Networks • Dark Fibre • Bluenet, Rednet, Greennet... • IP, p2p • IPv4, IPv6 • Campus LANs • Multiple devices per person

  7. E-Learning in HEAnet • VLEs • Mobility • Student as a content provider • Context and location dependency • Apps for everything (including project outputs)

  8. Wireless/Mobility Strategy

  9. Mobility Strategy v1 (2008) • NREN support for Education & Research • Ubiquitous service • eduroam deployment • 3G service- below market price- pre-pay and contract • No to WiFi off campus • WiMax trials • Engage with regulator

  10. eduroam service • Available in:6 out of 8 universities7 out of 13 institutes of technology2 out of 4 other third-level institutions3 other client institutions • See http://www.eduroam.ie • See also http://www.edugate.ieas eduroam and Federation are loosely coupled

  11. Mobile broadband growth 5 000 4 500 4 000 Mobile PC & Tablets 3 500 3 000 Subscriptions (million) 2 500 2 000 1 500 1 000 Handheld devices 500 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

  12. Mobile broadband growth • Ericsson predict:- the mobile traffic growth will be 60% CAGR in the next five years- number of smartphones to increase 5-fold…- … and generated traffic 8-fold- number of tablets to increase 10-fold…- … and generated traffic 40-fold

  13. Technology Trends MVNO/APN Partnering MVNO/APN Partnering WiFi Partnering WiFi Partnering Short Medium Long 5G ? 3G Nationwide LTE Near Campus WiMax On Campus WiFi 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

  14. Mobility Strategy v2 (2011) • 3G service- added value- range of devices- framework agreement- pre-pay and contract • WiFi + eduroam off campus • 5 x provide, 3 x advise, 1 x (facilitate, ensure, develop, promote, evolve, drive) • Engage with regulator

  15. HEAnet strategy directives

  16. Mobility update, Nov 2011 • Mobile broadband service- new contract began in September 2011- around 3000 subscribers at end of October- over 92% go for 1-year contract- range of devices, dongle most popular (92%)- steady uptake from all clients- popular with students and staff- collaboration on federation • Extracts from other strands of strategy- off-campus WiFi/eduroam being explored- APN for schools successfully trialed- promote e-learning, options to support

  17. Extracts from other strands of strategy • Build up capability, provide centre of excellence • Promote e-learning, options to support • Continue to engage with regulator

  18. Possible projects, with O2 and others (1) • Federated access in O2 website • Trial of eduroam off-campus • Mobile application development • APN for specific user group or purposes • 3G and WiFi integration • Fixed to mobile connection, SIP trunk

  19. Possible projects, with O2 and others (2) • Cloud service e.g. unified communications • E-learning projects • LTE trial • Knowledge transfer • IPv6 rollout in APN

  20. Roles of NREN • Broker • Advocate • Technical Advisor • Provider • Other ...

  21. GÉANT 2020 “GÉANT 2020 needs to be much more active in the wireless domain and the NRENS may even wish to consider delivering such services themselves.” Report of the GÉANT Expert Group October 2011

  22. Spectrum for education & research • In the USA, the FCC has the Educational Broadband Service • In Ireland, the Communications Regulator acknowledges the case for spectrum reserved for education purposes

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