1. APAN network infrastructure and beyond
Markus Buchhorn, ACSys CRC
and many others...

2. APAN = Asia-Pacific Advanced Network
Australia, Korea, Japan, Singapore
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, China,Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Russia...
APAN High-speed (100Mb/s) ATM link, Japan-U.S.: TransPAC (via STARTAP)
APAN/TransPAC peers with
U.S.: vBNS and Abilene/Internet2,
Canada: CA*Net 3;
Europe: NORDUnet (Scandinavia), SURFnet (NL), IUCC (IL)
Special U.S. networks: NREN, NISN, ESNet, ...

3. Asia-Pacific Advanced Network
Europe
South Korea
Japan
China
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Australia
Philippines
TransPAC 
North America
Latin America
Australia-Japan Link
Thailand
Exchange Point
Access Point
Current Status
Planned (2000)

4. SingAREN Network Configuration
Abilene
2.4 Gbps
Singapore ONE
CA*net II
Europe
1-NET SWITCHING NETWORK
Broadband
Access Node
45Mbps
Central Office/
Broadband
Access Node
vBNS
155Mbps
Japan
155Mbps
622Mbps
70Mbps
Korea
STARTAP
2Mbps
155/622Mbps
14 Mbps
2Mbps
Offices
Polys
2 Mbps
ADSL
Network
Service
Providers
Cable
Modem
Network
Technology Centre
Malaysia
155Mbps
155Mbps
Univ
Homes/
Schools
R&D Partners
Homes/
Schools

5. SingAREN’s International Connectivity
Abilene
Europe
45Mbps
CA*net II
vBNS
155Mbps
2.4 Gbps
155Mbps
TAnet/I2
Taiwan
NORDUnet
SURFnet
2Mbps
70 Mbps
Korea
STARTAP
Japan
14 Mbps
2Mbps
2Mbps
2 Mbps
Israel
Malaysia

6. Japan: Nine R&E Networks
Nation-wide SINET (NACSIS, Ministry of Education) IMnet (JST, Science and Tech Agency) WIDE (Keio Univ. and sponsors)
Regional TIA, CSI, KARRN, ORIONS, TRAIN
Mission oriented MAFFIN

7. SINET Science Information Network
SINET has 634 domain names.
Operated by NACSIS (MOE) National Center for Science Information Systems Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
Topics
SINET-ThaiSarn Link (Oct '95)
line with the U.K. opened (Nov '96)
line with U.S.A. 45Mbps (Oct '97)
line with U.S.A. 150Mbps (Oct '98)

8.
SINET Map

9. IMnet Network Configuration (Outline)

10. Regional R&E Networks TIA (12) Tohoku TRAIN (39) Tokyo
ORIONS (86) Osaka
CSI (35) Chugoku-Shikoku
KARRN (5) Kyushu

11. JGN Japan Gigabit Network

12. AARNet PVP Backbone Darwin Brisbane Adelaide Perth Canberra Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart 21

13. current on-net PVPs PCR vbr-nrt SCR:PCR 1:3 as at 13 July 1999 Darwin
AARNet Backbone
current on-net PVPs PCR
vbr-nrt SCR:PCR 1:3
as at 13 July 1999
Darwin 1M
Brisbane
16M
22M
10M
15M
13M
Sydney
21M 8M
17M
Perth
25M 6M
Canberra 7M 6M
10M 6M
Melbourne
18M
Adelaide 2M
Hobart 21

14. current off-net international PVPs as at 13 July 1999
AARNet Backbone
current off-net international PVPs
as at 13 July 1999
Brisbane
Darwin
KDD
28M 1M
C&WUK
Sydney
AT&T
40M
HKT
International
Gateway
12M
Perth
12M LA
Canberra 8M
28M 2M SF
Melbourne
Adelaide
Hobart 21

15. current off-net national PVP as at 13 July 1999
AARNet Backbone
current off-net national PVP
as at 13 July 1999
Brisbane
Darwin 8M 1M
Telstra
Sydney
16M
Telstra
Sydney
National
Gateway
Melbourne
National
Gateway
Perth 8M 4M
Canberra 4M
16M
Adelaide 1M
Melbourne
Hobart 21

16. KOREN (KORea Experimental Network)
KOREN Consists of
Domestic Advanced Network Test Group
APAN-KR(Mirinae)
APII (Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure)
KOREN Participants (Total 39 Members)
22 Universities
7 Research Institutions
10 Private Companies
From KT Teleco. Lab.

17. APAN-KR Topology

18. GigaPoP Functions (II)
Bandwidth
Site to GigaPoP : 155 Mbps
Inter-GigaPoP : 622 Mbps
Connections(Site to GigaPoP & Inter-GigaPoP)
ATM PVC
From KT TNL

19. Current Status of MY-JP APAN Link.
MEASAT II
KEIO
2x2Mbps .
2x2Mbps
APAN
Terrestrial Link (Fiber)
USM .
PENANG .
NTT MSC
CYBERJAYA
TEMASEK
(APAN-SG
EXCHANGE POINT)

20. Coming Status of MY-JP AI3/APAN Link. .
JCSAT3
2x2Mbps
KEIO
Satellite Link
TOKYO
2x2Mbps
(APAN- JP
EXCHANGE POINT) .
192K CBR (ATM)
Terrestrial
Link .
USM
PENANG
NTT MSC
CYBERJAYA

21. . . Academic and R&D Network in Malaysia ( TEMAN ) JCSAT3
MY-JP APAN Satellite Link . .
KEIO
TOKYO
Uni. Sains M’sia
Penang
CELCOM
MY-JP APAN Terrestrial Link
MIMOS
Uni. Malaya
Uvi. Putra M’sia
Uvi. Sarawak M’sia
Kuala Lumpur
Uvi. Kebangsaan M’sia
Cyberjaya
Melaka
NTT MSC
Johor
Uni. Telecom M’sia
TEMAN Network (155M ATM) ( Dec. 1999)
Planed TEMAN Network
128K ISDN line ( Oct. 1999)
Leased Line ( proposed)

23. CA*net 3 National Optical Network
GigaPOP
RAN
WURCnet
SRnet
MRnet
OC3
DS3
OC12
BCnet
ACORN
St. John’s
OC3
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
RISQ
Charlottetown
ONet
OC48
Fredericton
OC12
Teleglobe
Montreal
Halifax
Vancouver
Ottawa
STAR TAP
Toronto
Chicago 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

24. National IP/WDM Network
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Additional OC-192 WDM Routes for future use
4/BLSR
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Calgary
Regina
Montreal
Charlettown
4/BLSR
Vancouver
St. John’s
4/BLSR
Fredericton
Teleglobe
Toronto
- CANARIE Drop Site
Chicago
Halifax
8 Wavelengths per route
4 reserved for traditional SONET 4/BLSR
by carrier
CANARIE OC-192 Route
CANARIE OC-48 Route

25. Who Else ? US: Europe: China: Abilene, vBNS, ESNet, NREN, NISN, …
NORDUNet, SURFNet, TEN-155, IUCC,…
China:
CTSNet, CERNet
Central and South America
Africa ?

26. APAN SDI Applications Agriculture is huge
Earth Monitoring for Crisis Management
Delivery of raw and value-add products,
DMSP
GMS-5
more to come