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JANET – Intro & Update

JANET – Intro & Update. RSC National Technical Forum April 2009 Paul.wakefield@ja.net. Connections to JANET. 1970s Research sites. 1984 50 HE/research. 1988+ 200 HE/research. 1990s 260 HE/research. 2001+ 850 FE/HE/research/LA/schools. 2008 930 FE/HE/research/LA/schools. Adult.

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JANET – Intro & Update

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  1. JANET – Intro & Update RSC National Technical Forum April 2009 Paul.wakefield@ja.net

  2. Connections to JANET 1970s Research sites. 1984 50 HE/research. 1988+ 200 HE/research. 1990s 260 HE/research. 2001+ 850 FE/HE/research/LA/schools. 2008 930 FE/HE/research/LA/schools.

  3. Adult Local Authorities/Schools HE/FE Relative sizes of sectors: from funding body statistics on staff & student numbers The JANET community

  4. The network. • Six core points of presence across the UK. • A 40Gbit/s and 10Gbit/s core across the UK. • 100Gbit/s upgrade required by 2011 • 19 regional distribution areas. • Multiple connections for resilience. • ~900 organisations connected. • ~1,500 circuits make up JANET • >180Gbit/s external connectivity. • Overall availability: >99.9% • JANET Lightpath – point to point bandwidth for special purposes.

  5. MaNAP MCIX Man. T’house Belfast T’city HEAnet BBC Akamai Peering BBC Google Bogons BTnet Energis Digitalbrain InTechnology INUK NTLI Pipex RM Education Telewest Virgin Radio Last year: 80G Currently: 118G Next year: 130G NTLI LINX multicast BTnet Public Peering LINX BBC NHS GEANT Datahop Redstone

  6. External Traffic TByte

  7. External Traffic... Telehouse – London link

  8. Managing the network Routing equipment: ~100 routers in the core of JANET ~300 regional area routers ~400 end organisation routers • Circuits/fibres: • ~1,500 circuits make up JANET • non-trivial task to monitor • ~60% of total outage time • Our Arrangements • Central engineers based in London. • Regional staff by contract around the UK. • Help desk and fault management: • fault desk staffed 07:00 to 23:59 weekdays; • engineer call-out outside these hours.

  9. JANET Services

  10. Full Service Listing • Access Grid • Support Centre • Booking Service • Check • Aurora • Authentication and Authorisation • Roaming • Access Management Federation • Server Certificate Service • Collaborate (Pilot) • CSIRT • DNS • Off-site Resolver Service • Primary Nameserver Service • Secondary Nameserver Service • Hosting • Web Hosting Service • JANETtxt • Lightpath • Mail • Mailer Shield • JANET DNS Blocking Lists • Spam Relay and Tester and Notification Service • Webmail Service • JISCMail • Managed Router Service • Netsight • Network Time Protocol • Technical Advice • Bandwidth Management Advisory Service • Multi-site Connectivity Advisory Service • Video Technologies Advisory Service • Voice Advisory Service • Wireless Technology Advisory Service • Usenet News • News Feed • News Reader • Videoconferencing • Video Technology Advisory Service • Videoconferencing Booking Service • Videoconferencing Service • Videoconferencing Service - Check • Videoconferencing Service - ILS • Videoconferencing Service - IP • Videoconferencing Service - ISDN • Videoconferencing Service - OnDemand • Voice • JANET Voice Advisory Service • Web Content Filtering • Wireless • Wireless Technology Advisory Service

  11. Netsight 2 • Based on central relational database. • Keep all data for two years (no aggregation). • Resilient design. • More flexible graph display options. • Schematic network maps (drill-down). • Flexible user capabilities. • IPv6 capability. • Started the roll-out – WMRN Feb 09

  12. JANET txt 173 organisations using the service Turnover in line with forecasts resulting in cost savings across the community Impact into the market and stimulus to competition

  13. Video Services • JANET Videoconferencing Service - JVCS • JANET Video Technology Advisory Service – VTAS • Access Grid Support Centre - AGSC • Welsh Video Network- WVN

  14. VC Venues Registered

  15. VC End Points Registered

  16. Cumulative VCs

  17. New Developments in JVCS • High Definition (HD) videoconferencing • Higher resolution and better picture quality mean: • Less eye and mental fatigue • Easier to maintain attention and focus in meeting • Enhanced clarity with natural movement leads to: • Crisper images • Better experience for large groups and classrooms • Sharper, more true-to-life colours means: • Better interaction during colour-critical conferences • Streaming live videoconferences • Only live conferences may be streamed – they may be recorded at the same time when the recording service is live • Anticipated to be available during Q2/Q3 of this year

  18. New Developments in JVCS • Videoconference recording • Currently in pilot • Service available via JVCS Booking System • Various file formats and resolutions available • Recordings available for download for 2 weeks • Desktop videoconferencing software and hardware evaluations through VTAS • 12 desktop vc software products will be evaluated this year: 6 h.323 standards based – 6 non-standards based • 10 desktop vc hardware products will be evaluated this year, including USB echo cancellers.

  19. UK Access Management Federation

  20. JANET Training May 2009 • Introduction to Videoconferencing, May 13th Edinburgh • Technical Support of Videoconferencing, May 14th Edinburgh • Introduction to the UK Federation, May 26th London • Implementing a Shibboleth 2 Identity Provider, May 27th London • Implementing a Shibboleth 2 Service Provider, May 28th London June 2009 • Using Logfiles for Security, June 2nd Glasgow • Managing IT Security, June 4th London • Introduction to JANET, June 10th Birmingham • Introduction to DNS, June 18th Belfast • Information Security Policies, June 23rd Bristol • Introduction to the UK Federation, June 29th Manchester • Implementing a Shibboleth 2 Identity Provider, June 30th Manchester http://www.ja.net/services/training/index.html

  21. Supporting future network development

  22. JANET Development Projects • Authentication, Authorisation and Identity • 802.1X • JANET Roaming development • Shibboleth on Windows • Voice and Video • IPTV • Voice over IP • Ultra HD • Support for Research • JANET Aurora • Collaboration • JANET Collaborate • Network Access • Local Loop Unbundling • Location Awareness • Mobile IP • Wireless • Network Engineering • IPV6 • Multicast • Multicast Beacon • QoS • VPN • 40 Gbit/s network development • JANET Lightpath Evolution

  23. LSC • 100Mbit/s Capital Upgrade Project complete, but offer is still valid for FE • Waiting for funding decision from LSC in regard to Specialist Colleges • 253 Capital programmes underway in sector • 100+ on hold • 8 given approval to progress • Future funding ????????????

  24. Questions / Feedback?

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