1. ERA Broadband Research Network for Radio Astronomy Produced by Ron McArthur September Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0) Meet-me: pin #

2. BT Organisation Structure
Qualifying team………
Process is ongoing and parallel with….
Proposal Team
Workpackage Owner - Ron McArthur, Workpackage Manager - Shobo Leung, Relationship Manager - Lea Brothwick, Legal & Regulatory - John Ward Network Solution Design Network Construction Network Plan and Build

3. Our research capabilities….
Committed to research in advanced communications
We have over 3500 people engaged
Adastral Park Commercial Research Centre
BT, and Fujitsu, Alcatel, Pirelli, Seimens, Corning, UCL, CMI, Xeros, MMO2 and Marconi with over 4000 researchers on site
Optical Labs, IP, Advanced Communications Labs, RF Research Labs, Materials….
Strategic consulting internal and external
Technical Consulting internal and external
Evaluation of telecommunications equipment
Network Acceptance Testing - certification
Software Development
Trial of new Services and Facilities
Demonstration
Brightstar Research incubator - transfer research into commercial market place

4. What is required... Instruments Optical connected VLBI
Financial models should include telecommunications requirements
Co-ordination of telecommunications activities - an agreed view and timing
Generic network component(s) - building blocks
Service rap for Astronomy Research e.g. Real-time VLBI etc
Standards : Use International VSI-H
R&D Transport protocols - 1GE, 10GE, 10G/40G/160G
Statement(s) Network Of Requirement (SNOR) - Locations, Bandwidths, Service
Communications Solution Design
Co-ordination Funding activities
Consortium of suppliers and partners
Implementation plan
Instruments
Construction of New Infrastructures - upgrade
Design Studies - Technical preparatory - evolution to 10GE, 40G, 120G, 160G
IST Integrated Projects - possible new workpackage Advanced Optical Networking proposal

5. Network Requirements ... Capacity Dependent Array Interface Elements
Scientific instruments integrated at optical transport layer
Network Configuration : Star
Routing : Single Path (no path protection)
Route Protection : manual
Network Management Centre
Alarm Management
The data flow is one way - telescope to Correlaters
Data Protocol - VSI-H (others ?)
Transport: jitter free
Interfaces : 1GEathernet and 10G Lambda (transparent)
Evolution - 10GEathernet, 40G, 120G, 160G
Interface protection (N to 1, manual switch)
Seamless interconnection with existing research Networks
New build for ‘last mile’, ‘middle mile’ new fibre (DWDM)
Affordability
Array
Interface
Elements
Capacity
Evolution
Dependent
eMERLIN
3 x 10G 7
210 Gbps
40G
eEVN
1 x 1GEnet 16
30 Gbps
10G
New Correlater
LOFAR
40G or 160G
Sites
1 Tbps
20 Tbps
SKA
Global VLBI
1 x 1GEnet
Upto 50
100 Gbps
10G
ALMA
10G or 40G 64

6. Questions ….
Will there be an element of ‘Public Understanding of Science’
Also, ‘Public Engagement in Science’
Linkage with Educational Initiatives