Strawman : Output Document of Seoul Retreat Committee Meeting - Presentation Material - APAN Retreat Committee 21 January 2003

Contents 1. Network 1-1. Engineering/NOC 1-2. Network Infrastructure & Topology (backbone) 2. Technology and Application 2-1. R&D Activities 3. Operation and Management 3-1. Management 3-2. Funding 3-3. External Relationship 3-4. Outreach 4. Others

NETWORK - Engineering/NOC - Network Infrastructure & Topology (backbone)

Engineering/NOC Recommendation –Funded operation North cluster, South cluster, Oceania cluster Issue –Harmonisation of cluster operations, which are substantially different as of now

Network Infrastructure & Topology (backbone) Recommendation –(Update and) Endorse APAN position paper on the 3+ cluster model Have good inter-cluster links, and good links through Eurasia. Issues –How to build south(-east) cluster (TH-MY-SG) –How to build north cluster (CN-KR-JP) –How to build inter-cluster and intercontinental links –Exploiting Trans-Siberia link –Exploiting IEEAF (topology, usage)

APAN MAP with Proposed Cluster Southeast Cluster (MY, SG, TH,…) North America (Internet 2) (CA *net) Exchange Point Access Point Current status 2003 (plan) l Australia l Korea Japan Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia USA Vietnam l l l l Sri Lanka North Cluster (CN, JP, KR, …) Europe (Geant ) Oceania Cluster (AU,…) l Taiwan China Hong Kong Philippines Russia South Asia West Asia Central Asia

Technology and Application - R & D Activities

“Expertise Areas…” Recommendation –Maintain lead in areas of expertise: Natural Resource, IPv6, Video, ….. –Collaborate with other regions more closely to build critical mass in other areas Issue –How to coordinate with non-ICT R&D communities?

Advanced Technology Deployment Recommendation –Major deployment of native IPv6 network –Continuing support and development of advanced services, multicast, QoS, middleware, … Issues lambda switching (OBGP, GMPLS, …)

Support for Advanced User Applications (placeholder) Development of Solution Centre Grid Technologies: –BioGrid, AgriGrid, CEOSGrid, GriPhyN, DataGrid/Archives Collaboration Technologies –Access Grid Video Technologies: –HDTV-based applications, 3D-TV, Multimedia: Animation, Games, Visualisation, VR

Management and Administration 3.1 Management 3.2 Funding 3.3 External Relations 3.4 Outreach

Management Recommendation –Full-time-equivalent staff increase to 20 or more –Distributed operation (north, south, Oceania) –Advisory Board (industry, government, users, non-AP) –Add more events (in addition to 2 conference/meeting, such as training workshops) Issue - Incorporation Remark –Current staffing APAN HQ Secretariat: 1  4 fte APAN NOC and Secretariat –4 fte in JP, 1 in KR, 2 in CN, 1 in AU, others: 1 ~ 4

Funding Recommendation - Funding (APAN primary members, industry, contribution, potentially workshops) - Industry membership of national consortium, with maximum fee the same as primary members Issues - Raising membership fee limit ($10k?) – Current funding Secretariat $150k/year in 2003 (4 FTEs) NOC (XP – Tokyo) $500k/year (4 FTEs) NOC (XP – Seoul) $100k/year (1 FTE) International links (non-Govt funded)

External Relations Recommendation –Have formal working relationships with various organizations including user communities and industry –Have formal working relationships with various international “treaty” organizations and governments –Represent all R&E networks

Outreach Recommendation –Expand user communities to K12, non-profit, humanity, social science, … Issue –How to encourage non-member countries in AP to participate & facilitate the links to these countries Remark –Countries to outreach North:Russia, Mongolia South-East:Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Laos, … South: India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal… Pacific:Papua New Guinea, NZ, Fiji, … Central:Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, … West Asia/Africa: ?

Others (1)Primary (voting) Members -Do we want to keep the current scheme of the link owners as primary members? -Or, do we want to change, such as country/economy as the primary member?

References To be provided….