Internet2: International Partnerships Ana Preston, Program Manager University of New Mexico Internet2 Day Ana Preston, Program Manager University of New Mexico Internet2 Day

Outline for today Introduction Internet2 and international partnerships Overview of research and education networking in the Americas Regional (Latin American) overview Conclusions/Q&A

Internet2: Partnerships Partnerships are key to Internet2 International partners are of strategic importance to Internet2 Ensure global interoperability –of the next generation of Internet technologies and applications Enable global collaboration –in research and education providing/promoting the development of an advanced networking environment internationally

Internet2: International Partnerships Build effective partnerships in other countries With organizations of similar goals/objectives and similar constituencies Mechanism: Memoranda of Understanding Provide/promote interconnectivity between communities Collaborate on technology development and deployment Facilitate collaboration between members on applications Encourage technology transfer Generally, partner organizations will operate/manage national research and education network(s) (NREN)

Internet2 International Partners Asia-Pacific AAIREP (Australia) APAN (Asia-Pacific) APAN-KR (Korea) APRU (Asia-Pacific) CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET (China) JAIRC (Japan) JUCC (Hong Kong) NECTEC / UNINET (Thailand) SingAREN (Singapore) TAnet2 (Taiwan) Americas CANARIE (Canada) CEDIA (Ecuador) CUDI (Mexico) CNTI (Venezuela) CR2NET (Costa Rica) REUNA (Chile) RETINA (Argentina) RNP (Brazil) SENACYT (Panama) Europe-Middle East ARNES (Slovenia) BELNET (Belgium) CARNET (Croatia) CESnet (Czech Republic) DANTE (Europe) DFN-Verein (Germany) GIP RENATER (France) GRNET (Greece) HEAnet (Ireland) HUNGARNET (Hungary) INFN-GARR (Italy) Israel-IUCC (Israel) NORDUnet (Nordic Countries) POL-34 (Poland) RCCN (Portugal) RedIRIS (Spain) RESTENA (Luxembourg) RIPN (Russia) SANET (Slovakia) Stichting SURF (Netherlands) SWITCH (Switzerland) TERENA (Europe) JISC, UKERNA (United Kingdom) Last updated: 20 March 2003

Internet2 International connectivity Internet2 backbone networks have no non-US infrastructure Primarily, our partners’ networks pay to get to the US NSF provides some funding for 3 international links and one interconnection point TransPAC (Asia/Pacific Rim) EuroLink (Europe) NAUKAnet (Russia) STAR TAP/Star Light (Chicago) Other international exchange points/transit facilitated by Internet2 members

STAR TAP/Star Light APAN/TransPAC†, CA*net, CERN, CERNET/CSTNET/NSFCNET, RBNET/NAUKAnet, GEMnet, HARNET, KOREN/KREONET2, NORDUnet, SURFnet, SingAREN, TANET2 NYC GEANT*, HEANET, NORDUnet, SINET, SURFnet Pacific Wave AARNET, APAN/TransPAC†, CA*net, TANET2 SNVA GEMNET, SingAREN, WIDE (v6) L.A. UNINET AMPATH ANSP, REUNA2, RNP2, RETINA (REACCIUN-2) OC12 El Paso (UACJ-UT El Paso) CUDI San Diego (CALREN2) CUDI 09 January 2002 Abilene International Peering (March 2003) ARNES, ACONET, BELNET, CARNET, CERN, CESnet, CYNET, DFN, EENet, GARR, GRNET, HEANET, IUCC, JANET, LATNET, LITNET, NORDUNET, RENATER, RESTENA, SWITCH, HUNGARNET, GARR-B, POL-34, RCST, RedIRIS, SANET, SURFNET † WIDE/JGN, IMnet, CERNet/CSTnet,/NSFCNET, KOREN/KREONET2, PREGINET, SingAREN, TANET2, ThaiSARN Last updated: 26 March 2003 WASH GEANT*

Networks reachable via Abilene – by country Europe-Middle East Austria (ACOnet) Belgium (BELnet) Croatia (CARnet) Czech Rep. (CESnet) Cyprus (Cynet) Denmark (UNI-C) Estonia (ESnet) Finland (FUnet) France (RENATER) Germany (G-Win) Greece (GRnet) Hungary (HUNGARnet) Iceland (ISnet) Ireland (HEANET) Israel (IUCC) Italy (GARR) Latvia (LATNET) Asia-Pacific Australia (AARNET) China (CERNET, CSTNET, NSFCNET) Hong Kong (HARNET) Japan (SINET, WIDE, IMNET, JGN) Korea (KOREN, KREONET2) Singapore (SingAREN) Philippines (PREGINET) Taiwan (TANET2) Thailand (UNINET, ThaiSARN) Americas Argentina (RETINA) Brazil (RNP2/ANSP) Canada (CA*net) Chile (REUNA) Mexico (CUDI) United States (Abilene, vBNS) Lithuania (LITNET) Luxembourg (RESTENA) Netherlands (SURFnet) Norway (UNINETT) Poland (PCSS) Portugal (FCCN) Romania (RNC) Russia (RBnet, RUnet) Slovakia (SANET) Slovenia (ARNES) Spain (RedIris) Sweden (SUNET) Switzerland (SWITCH) United Kingdom (JANET) *CERN Last updated: 20 March 2003

Continental Research Networking Initiatives and Issues

Europe to US connectivity March 2003 CountryNetworkBW(Mbps)Interconnect CERN 10,000Star Light IrelandHEANET310/45NYC/StarTAP NetherlandsSURFnet2x10, Star Light/NYC Nordic Countries NORDUnet622 /155NYC/Star Light RussiaNaukanet (NSF funded) 155STAR TAP Europe*GEANT5,000/2,500NYC/WASH * EUROPE via GEANT: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy. Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, CERN

Europe highlights TERENA (Trans European Research and Education Network Association) Membership association of National Research and Education Networks (NRNs) No network, but technology and applications working groups Individual countries: NRENs Generally connect higher ed and research centers Connect to GEANT backbone network “Lambda” connectivity between NRENs emerging European-wide technology, grid and science projects using high performance networks DataGrid; European vLBI network (EVN); 6NET Compendium of European NRENs (2002)

GEANT 31 countries connecting Operated by DANTE 10 Gbps core backbone Connectors at 2.5Gbps and below 3x2.5 Gbps across Atlantic

Europe – International connectivity Report on present status of international connectivity in Europe and to other continents From SERENATE – Study into European Research and Education Networking As Targeted by eEurope,

Asia to US connectivity (March 2003) CountryNetworkBW(Mbps)Interconnect APAN/US*TransPAC622Tokyo to Pacific Wave (NSF funded)622Tokyo to Star Light AustraliaAARNET2 x 155Pacific Wave KoreaKOREN/KREONET245STAR TAP Hong KongHARNET45STAR TAP JapanSINET2,500NYC (Abilene) JapanWIDE (ipv6 only)155Sunnyvale (Abilene) JapanGEMNET155Pacific Wave (coming) SingaporeSingAREN155Sunnyvale TaiwanTANET2155Pacific Wave ThailandUNINET155Los Angeles (Abilene) * APAN/TransPAC: WIDE-JGN, IMNet, CERNET/CSTNET/NSFCNET, PREGINET, ThaiSARN, SingAREN, TANET, KOREN/KREONET2

Asia-Pacific highlights APAN: Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Partner in TransPAC link Several national networks moving to 10Gbps APAN network made up of country-owned p2p links contributed to APAN Trans Eurasia and Trans Pacific connectivity increasing

APAN interconnections: current and upcoming Southeast Cluster (MY, SG, TH,…) North America Exchange Point Access Point Current status 2003 (plan) l Korea Japan Indonesia USA Vietnam l l l l Sri Lanka North Cluster (CN, JP, KR, …) Europe Oceania Cluster (AU,…) l Taiwan China Hong Kong Philippines Russia South Asia Net West Asia Net Central Asia Net l Australia Thailand Malaysia Singapore

TransPAC Connections APAN to US OC-12 POS Seattle (Pacific Wave) to Tokyo OC-12 ATM Chicago (StarLight) to Tokyo Together Gbps Tokyo to the US Funded by NSF and Japanese government

Global Internet Map (2002)

Africa highlights No dedicated R&E network connectivity from African continent Some national inter- university connections: South Africa: Tertiary Education Network (TENET) Egypt: Egyptian Universities Network (EUN) Morocco: Maroc Wide Area Network (MARWAN) National Institutes of Health MIMcom project Satellite connectivity to malaria research sites in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania

Africa highlights SAT3/WASC/SAFE cable system 36 nations, landings on African states 4 fibers (27,850 kms) Telkom, May 2002 Africa-Asia connections? EUMEDconnect EUMEDIS (Mediterranean Information Society) To GEANT (includes some countries in northern Africa) Africa highlights

Americas Connectivity (March 2003) CountryNetworkBW (Mbps)Interconnect CanadaCA*net3000Star Light / Pacific Wave MexicoRED-CUDI155 / 100Tijuana-San Diego (CALREN2) / Juarez - El Paso (UTEP) ChileREUNA45AmPATH BrazilRNP245AmPATH ANSP45AmPATH ArgentinaRETINA245AmPATH Gemini/NOAO(funding from NSF)10SFGP Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory) To Abilene-U.S. (funding from NSF) 45SFGP

Partners in the Americas Discussions in progress: Peru Colombia Uruguay Guatemala Cuba

Latin America highlights mid-90s: OAS RedHUCyt project satellite connections to US; LA&C first connections to the Internet OAS financed earth stations and basic equipment NSF – key collaborator high recurrent costs and limited capacity < 64Kbps A fantastic start © 1999 OEA/RedHUCyT - Derechos Reservados

Latin America highlights Until 2000, not many undersea cables in the region Maya-1, Panamericano, Atlantis-2, Americas-2, Transandino, Imsat (satellite) Limited capacity, costly to improve, not in ring configs Improvements in telecommunication infrastructure At levels never seen before Advanced technology and reduction in costs Past 3 years, building of optical fiber rings in LA&C Global Crossing (SAC, PAC) New World Networks (Arcos-1) Emergia (SAM-1) 360 Networks (360 Americas) Significant projects underway

Fiber optic cabling infrastructure in the Americas Source: SAC System PAC System GlobeNet – 360 Networks Source: Emergia

Fiber optic infrastructure – Caribbean and Central America Source: MAYA-1 Landing Station Map Source: Plan Puebla - Panama

Opportunities (and also challenges…) Panamerican Global Crossing & Emergia ImpSat Transandino UniSur Global Crossing Opening exciting and new possibilities for cooperation in advanced technological and scientific applications

Present State - Latin American NRENs Established education and research networks: With dedicated Internet2 connections: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico Some with dedicated int’l connectivity: Costa Rica, Uruguay, Venezuela Education and research networks in formation (present nat’l/int’l connectivity through commercial ISPs) Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Cuba No education/research network (most connected to Internet via commercial ISPs): Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Haiti, rest of Caribbean

Catalyzing initiatives underway AMPATH: Florida International University (Global Crossing) currently AR, BR (2), CL -> 45 Mbps point to point from Miami Initial boost for Advanced Networking in LA Stimulus for advanced connectivity inside each country Connectivity needs, delayed till now due to high costs, being solved

CLARA - Alliance for the Information Society ( ) 62.5 Million Euros for EU-LA on Information Society Issues 10 Million Euros for Interconnecting Europe & Latin American Researchers CAESAR: European initiative to prepare for program; promote EU-LA connectivity through regional connectivity within LA plus a large pipe to Europe CLARA – Cooperacion Latino Americana de Redes Avanzadas: Association of NRENs in LA open to all LA Countries Connections: regional and international

CLARA network topology Major connectivity between AR, BR, CL, MX (at least 45 Mbps) Other countries connect to major nodes (between 10 and 45 Mbps) Large pipe to Europe (at least 155 Mbps) Project ALICE - América Latina Interconecta Con Europa February 2003: technical definitions March 2003: Open tender June 2003: Contract(s) assigned September/October 2003: Phase I CLARA is expected to represent interests of LA users in the medium term (one year)

Beyond physical connections: CLARA CLARA responds to long-standing need for coordination between LA NRENs. Builds on trust-building already carried out between major partners Offers support for NREN building in other LA countries by provision of support and int’l connectivity

Establish leading, high-performance network infrastructures in support of science, teaching and learning Provide the infrastructure for research collaboration throughout the hemisphere Ensure global coordination and end-to-end performance in support of our communities Partnerships and Engagement on a Global Basis

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Americas Internet2 Partners

CA*net 4 Halifax Edmonton Seattle Vancouver Winnipeg Quebec City Montreal Ottawa Chicago Halifax New York Regina Fredericton Charlottetown Victoria Windsor London Sudbury Thunder Bay Saskatoon Kamloops Buffalo Minneapolis Albany St. John's Calgary Toronto Hamilton Kingston CA*net 4 Node Possible Future Breakout Possible Future link or Option CA*net 4 OC192 Boston Canada -- CA*net Wavelength-based regional networks 1 st Mou Partner

México - CUDI EUA: via Tijuana – San Diego (transit via CALREN2 to Abilene) at 155Mbps 100Mbps between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso (to Abilene) vBNS via Houston +71 universities International connections:

Costa Rica – CR2Net CRNet CRNET: National Research Network Designed project of Ministry of S&T (MICIT) and ICE to provide broadband connectivity DWDM ring (metro) & xDSL access IP core – Gigarouters Aggregate BW to 30 Gbps, 5,200 km of fiber CR2Net: initially 7 universities currently exploring international connection options to Internet2 via Los Arcos Cable and/or involvement via CLARA

Panamá – SENACYT/RedCYT Universities and research centers connected to Internet (own connections via ISPs) INTERED: 6 universities, 3 research institutes, 1 hospital, 1 library and 1 government ministry ATM over SONET In process of formation: RedCYT: Red Científica y Tecnológica de Centros de Investigación y Universidades Exploring Internet2 connectivity via AMPATH

Venezuela - CNTI CNTI: Centro Nacional de Tecnologías de Información Part of the Science and Tecnology Ministry REACCIUN – already connects many universities and research centers REACCIUN2: connect 7 universities and research centers initially and establish connection to Internet2 via AMPATH National Center of Information Technology Topology INTERNET COMERCIAL CNTI University Research Centre University G. Crossing Caracas G. Crossing Miami FIU AMPATH DS3 45 Mbps 16 Mbps 15 Mbps REN´s 20 Mbps Asia USA Europa OC3OC3 Research Centre

Ecuador - CEDIA CEDIA: Consorcio Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo de Internet September 2002: launch ceremony Anticipate +8 universities, research centers and government Exploring options for international connectivity Backbone Node International Network Aggregation Point Participant Institution 155 MBPS 32 MBPS 16 MBPS

Chile - REUNA Red Universitaria Nacional – REUNA 10 POP’s from Arica to Valdivia 155 Mbps ATM/SDH Network over 30 universities Internet - Internet2 services 45 Mpbs to AMPATH G-REUNA: backbone proyect Gigabit and application test-bed 140 kim dark fiber, Santiago to Valaparaiso Iquique Antofagasta Copiapó La Serena Valparaíso Santiago Talca Concepción Temuco Valdivia Geographical Distribution of REUNA2 POP’s

Argentina - RETINA Red Teleinformática Académica Red RETINA: ~25 institutions International connection: 45 Mbps to AMPATH Abundance of fiber in main cities but challenge is expanding reachability into rest of country, plus other issues

Brazil - RNP Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa - RNP ~27 states; +300 institutions & research ctrs Backbone: Mbps International connections: 400 Mbps (incl. 90 Mbps a AMPATH – ANSP Sao Paulo) ReMAVs:metropolitan advanced networks GIGA Project – Optical networking proyect and application test-bed

Brazil – Sao Paulo Funded by FAPESP Sao Paulo’s university networks and research centers Connect at 45 Mbps to AMPATH RNP PoP in Sao Paulo peers with ANSP Source: Sao Paulo