Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Piotr Sąsiedzki POL-34 Silesian University of Technology Computer Centre Financial model for association of networks - reflections from POL34 consortium NATO Advanced Networking Workshop Academic and Research Networking in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Agenda Short brief of POL-34 history Structure Financial part (who pays for it, how) PIONIER programme –network infrastructure part – new model

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments POL-34 – Historical background till 1993 – only NASK as academic provider MANs created –NASK as backbone provider using incumbent services –NASK runs WARMAN (WARsaw MAN) –MANs own their networks !!!! POL-34 created –backbone based on competitive bandwidth provider 1999/2000 – PIONIER programme

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Present Topology POL-622?

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Structure - MANs MANs are telecommunication operators own their network (within city/region) –where possible use word „client” –universities, academies, research institutions are clients –clients sign contracts MANs charge for their services

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Structure – POL34 Agreement of 22 MAN/Supercomputing centres –not a company Network management –designated MAN (by contract) –nodes owned and managed by MANs

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Backbone cost sharing in total network cost not per link charges based on subsidy (50%), bandwidth (50%) risk sharing common connection to GEANT common peering connections and policies

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments More facts Unified equipment (at the backbone layer) / common calls for tenders No direct way of funding additional activities within the network

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Decision making Decisions –by agreement –not by voting !!!! Is it a good model ? –hard to meet –hard too decide –everything is public –representation is not clear –everyone has voice and vote it works !!!!!!

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Who pays for it ? State Committee for Scientific Research 22 subsidies / 22 budgets – on yearly basis –total cost of present network: 10 mln EURO (est.) MANs allowed to provide commercial services –to subsidise basic activity –without compromising „mission” services –MAN level / using infrastructure overcapacity –do not do it unless necessary/ officially approved

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Who pays for it ? (2) Example: Regional Silesian REN –KBN subsidy –edu users payments –com users payments –about a third each Inter-MAN services: –60% of income to end MANs –40% to common budget

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments PIONIER – planned topology

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments PIONIER – why we are building it? community needs an advanced network –demands are increasing –EU cooperation providers cannot deliver –not at required technological level –not at reasonable prices

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments PIONIER – new model Previously (backbone, POL-34): –capacity rented –nodes owned by MANs Soon: all owned by community –fibres (dark) –transmission equipment –nodes –cost shared with com partners

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments PIONIER - ownership dark fibres –financed from KBN (SCfSR) subsidy –owned by designated MAN –available to MANs for regional connections (at the cost of ownership) –cost shared with commercial partners –obtained for the real cost not the commercial value

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments PIONIER – ownership (2) transmission/regeneration equipment –owned by operator (designated MAN) –financed from KBN (SCfSR) subsidy nodes –owned by local MAN !!!! –financed from (SCfSR) subsidy

Kiev, NREN in Ukraine: Present State and Future Developments Thank you !!! Questions? Piotr Sąsiedzki POL-34/155/622/10G Polish NREN