1. 2003.01.21 1 Strawman : Output Document of 2002.11 Seoul Retreat Committee Meeting - Presentation Material - APAN Retreat Committee 21 January 2003

2. 2003.01.21 2 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

3. 2003.01.21 3 1. NETWORK - Engineering/NOC - Network Infrastructure & Topology (backbone)

4. 2003.01.21 4 1.1 Engineering/NOC Recommendation –Funded operation North cluster, South cluster, Oceania cluster Issue –Harmonisation of cluster operations, which are substantially different as of now

5. 2003.01.21 5 1.2 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)

6. 2003.01.21 6 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

7. 2003.01.21 7 2. Technology and Application - R & D Activities

8. 2003.01.21 8 2.1 “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?

9. 2003.01.21 9 2.2 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, …)

10. 2003.01.21 10 2.3 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

11. 2003.01.21 11 3. Management and Administration 3.1 Management 3.2 Funding 3.3 External Relations 3.4 Outreach

12. 2003.01.21 12 3.1 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

13. 2003.01.21 13 3.2 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)

14. 2003.01.21 14 3.3 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

15. 2003.01.21 15 3.4 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: ?

16. 2003.01.21 16 4. 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?

17. 2003.01.21 17 References To be provided….