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The Australian Research and Education Network

Explore the HEBAC vision for a collaborative gigabit national network of networks to connect universities and research sites for enhanced global connectivity and research support. Learn about key recommendations, interactions, objectives, and proposal guidelines to maximize benefits.

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The Australian Research and Education Network

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  1. The Australian Research and Education Network (AREN) The Australian Research and Education Network

  2. Background leading to HEBAC • Recognition by government of success of AARNet • Recognition that AARNet3 must be a gigabit network to support e-research • Experience that competition for funds is not the best way to build a network The Australian Research and Education Network

  3. HEBAC Vision for the AREN • a gigabit national R&E “network of networks” built as a collaborative venture • AREN to connect all significant university & research sites, with notional capacity targets set • A substantial increase in connectivity to the global terabit research network The Australian Research and Education Network

  4. Key HEBAC Recommendations • ARENAC to develop strategies and plans for the AREN and to monitor and review its evolution • ARENMC (=APL) to manage the AREN, develop peering relationship etc. • Allocate $42.5m from 2003/2004 SII funds • Priority to sites where location/ lack of competition is restricting sustainable solutions The Australian Research and Education Network

  5. Conceptual AREN Backbone The Australian Research and Education Network

  6. AREN Interactions The Australian Research and Education Network

  7. Process agreed at ARENAC • Seek locally informed proposals that fit the AREN framework • Review and respond to proposals, with advice on further issues to be addressed • Maintain an interactive process with proponents to develop proposals into fundable propositions • Provide ongoing recommendations to Commonwealth for funding The Australian Research and Education Network

  8. Objectives – Must’s • Contribute to development of AREN backbone • Deal with issues of lack of access or capacity • Bring together stakeholders for mutual benefit (i.e. consolidate investments) • Maximise benefits for $’s invested • Provide a realistic est. of cost and firm stakeholder commitments The Australian Research and Education Network

  9. Objectives – Should’s • Address issues of high relative cost due to lack of true competition • Be structured so there are flow on benefits to uni’s/res. org. beyond the immediate bandwidth aims • Be project orientated The Australian Research and Education Network

  10. Possible Shape of a Proposal • Identify bandwidth needs of each stakeholder involved and expected benefits • Present realistic approaches to address the needs (liaise with AARNet and ARENAC) • Explain how the proposal fits with the AREN national backbone framework • Show leverage in use of C’wealth funds (ie. focus on aggregating investments) The Australian Research and Education Network

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