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Progress on ASTON EoI. after the OPTIMIST meeting …. FP6. Research Networking Testbeds are part of FP6 IST programme Addressed by 2 nd IST Call in summer 2003 Deadline fall 2003 Projects to start mid 2004 Available budget 20-30 M Eur. Position wrt G É ANT.
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Progress on ASTON EoI after the OPTIMIST meeting ….. Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
FP6 • Research Networking Testbeds are part of FP6 IST programme • Addressed by 2nd IST Call in summer 2003 • Deadline fall 2003 • Projects to start mid 2004 • Available budget 20-30 M Eur Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
Position wrt GÉANT • ASTON fits with the future needs of GÉANT • work on 40 Gbps line-speed point-to-point, • 10 GE over long distance, • simple layer2 provisioning (routed and switched), • Bandwidth-on-demand (flexible partitioning, provisioning, GMPLS testing), • integrated IP and Optical management Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
EoIs relevant to ASTON • EoI with similar objectives were submitted by • PSNC • Cisco • Juniper • Alcatel ATRIUM2 • They all would like to join ASTON Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
assets • aston@terena.nl mailing list • TF-NGN Optical Networking sub group • Progresses on BoD braistorming • Progress on long distance experience with fibers • 40+Gbps • … • People willing to lead activities • Contacts with carriers, providers, manufacturers (IP and optical) Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
activities • People willing to lead activities • BoD: Michal • 40 Gbit/s: Mauro • 10 GE: Stanislav • TF-NGn activity: Victor Valentino Cavalli, TERENA
How to progress further • Leaders find volunteers and produce workplans for optical activities in TF-NGN • Capitalise on the brainstorming been done so far in TF-NGN and ASTON • Look for collaboration from DANTE, NRENs Universities, vendors, carriers etc. • Define who does what • New GÉANT deliverables? • Be ready for FP6 opportunities in 1st or 2nd call Valentino Cavalli, TERENA