Academic Research Network & what it gives Pr. Abdelkader KHELLADI CERIST- ALGERIA GEANT2 meeting Luxembourg, 14 – 15 June 2005

2 ARN Missions The goals : provides the algerian scientific community with Communication infrastructure Networks Technology for : E-library E-learning And links with others NERN’s

3 ARN Organization The project started at CERIST in 1994 under the approbation of the Ministry in charge of Universities and most of other scientific organizations Since 2005, the management is shared by members of a committee appointed by the Ministry (Comité National de Pilotage).

4 Funding Sources Since 2002, the Ministry is paying for all the institutions belonging to the Ministry under a special presidential fund for boosting economy and research. Since May 2004 CERIST has got funds from EC for the connection to GEANT under the Eumedconnect Project. This funds cover 80% of the total cost and 20% are Algerian funds.

5 WHAT IS THE ACADEMIC & RESEARCH NETWORK ARN? Today 69 sites are connected : 25 universities (from which 6 very big universities) 10 university centres 11 high institutes and engineering schools 12 research centres 11 others scientific institutions (not managed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research) Using a capacity : 2M for 60 sites 3M for 6 sites 5M for 1 site (Univ. Béjaia) 6M for 2 sites (l’USTHB and USTO)

6 ARN Architecture Four PoPs with high capacity supports : Algiers : 622 Mbps + Sat Station Constantine : 155 Mbps + Sat Station Oran : 155 Mbps + Sat Station Ouargla : 2 Mbps 45 Mbps to GEANT through the Madrid GEANT PoP since 19th April 2004 and 155 Mbps since May 2005

7 ARN Map connectivity

8 ARN services The staff in charge of ARN is doing diversified tasks : Design and management of the network Basic services (mail, web, dns, proxy, etc.) and new services (multicast, IPv6, QoS) throughout R&D projects Informational services (portals, research engines, etc.) NOC handling new connections and technical problems (mainly with the telecoms operator). Websites for institutions and laboratories Visio conferencing and streaming (UFC radio)

9 ARN other activities National Theses Fund (latin and arabic PDF format) about 3000 are treated, national catalogs, etc. Research activities (scientific conferences announcements, publications, periodic seminars, STI spreading, etc.). Open and free software data base: freesoft.cersist.dz is working & waiting for your contribution Teaching activities (pedagogical plannings, text courses, specialities, LMD, etc.) Informations (institutions, scientific associations, ministry, etc.) Euromed cooperation with direct links (EUMEDIS, FP6,..) and international scientific relations between laboratories and institutions

– ARN 3 Upgrade all capacities for most of institutions : 10 universities up to 34 Mbps 16 universities up to 8 Mbps 5 university centres up to 8 Mbps 8 university centres up to 2 Mbps 1 high school up to 34 Mbps 4 high schools up to 8 Mbps 11 high schools and institutes up to 2 Mbps 5 research centres up to 8 Mbps 8 research centres up to 2 Mbps

– ARN 3 Two new PoPs : Bejaia Batna ARN PoPs links : Alger - Oran : 155 Mbps Alger - Bejaia : 155 Mbps Bejaia - Constantine : 155 Mbps Batna –Constantine : 34 Mbps And eumedconnect

12 ARN Portal

13 ARN – Understanding Usage Policy

14 What is Eumedconnect ?? An EC project to connect all the national NREN’s of the medit’an countries through EU’s network GEANT; Allows direct and closer and powerfull links throughout many concrete projects (better than com’ial Internet). 8 countries are connected and 3 more are on the verge to be included (Jordan, Syria, Palestine). Funded up to 80% by EC until june The partners are all interrested to the MED/MED and MED/EU collaborations (EUMEDIS, MEDANET, etc.). ALL participants hope continuation of the financing support after 2006.

15 CONCLUSION These specific collaborations and cooperation are badly needed AS MORE COLLABORATIVE ACTIONS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE EUMED’an AREA, ALLOWING BETTER UNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN COMPLEMENTARY CULTURES AND EXPERIENCES AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES

16 SOME WEB SITES DEDICATED TO ARN THANKS FOR YOUR KINDLY ATTENTION