1. SuperJANET4 Update Roland Trice, ULCC SuperJANET4 Rollout Manager

2. 31 January 2001SERJUG2 Agenda SuperJANET4 – Project Background SuperJANET4 – Implementation

3. SuperJANET4 Project Background

4. 31 January 2001SERJUG4 Project Background SJ III contract ends March 2001 Since December 1999, UKERNA has been engaged in the procurement process for the backbone network for SuperJANET4. The contract for the backbone and the regional network access links was signed on 16 June with WorldCom. These links will be provided by 31 October. We will then install the switching equipment on the backbone and test it. During December 2000 to March 2001 we will move the regional network connections from.

5. 31 January 2001SERJUG5 Project Background SJ III contract ends March 2001 SJ III is running hot

6. 31 January 2001SERJUG6 SJ III

7. 31 January 2001SERJUG7 Project Background SJ III contract ends March 2001 SJ III is running hot CSR 1 money available

8. 31 January 2001SERJUG8 Project Background SJ III contract ends March 2001 SJ III is running hot CSR 1 money available Telecoms industry changing Fibre installation over the UK Increasing bandwidth on fibre

9. 31 January 2001SERJUG9 Project Background - Drivers Re-create a world class network Regional agenda Broaden user base 260 sites moving to over 700 Reliability - operational network Research capability Extend the reach of SuperJANET

10. 31 January 2001SERJUG10 Project Timescales 199920002001 Requirements Analysis Backbone Procurement Risk Reduction Router Procurement Roll Out MAN Management and Contracts Architecture

11. 31 January 2001SERJUG11 Wanted Overall... National reach, high capacity, resilient, affordable bandwidth. High quality co-location sites in the core of the network. Better relationships with MANs. Broaden access. Research capability.

12. SuperJANET4 Implementation

13. 31 January 2001SERJUG13 Kentish MAN Northern Ireland TVN South Wales MAN SWAN & BWEMAN NorMAN MidMAN EastNet External Links LMN YHMAN Scotland via Edinburgh Scotland via Glasgow NNW LeNSE EMMAN WorldCom Glasgow WorldCom Edinburgh WorldCom Leeds WorldCom Warrington WorldCom London WorldCom Reading WorldCom Portsmouth WorldCom Bristol SJ4 March 2001 155Mbps 622Mbps 2.5Gbps

14. 31 January 2001SERJUG14 Northern Ireland TVN South Wales MAN SWAN & BWEMAN NorMAN MidMAN EastNet External Links LMN YHMAN Scotland via Edinburgh Scotland via Glasgow NNW LeNSE EMMAN WorldCom Glasgow WorldCom Edinburgh WorldCom Leeds WorldCom Warrington WorldCom London WorldCom Reading WorldCom Portsmouth WorldCom Bristol SJ4 December 2001 155Mbps+ 622Mbps 2.5Gbps 10Gbps Kentish MAN C&NL North Wales MAN

15. 31 January 2001SERJUG15 Northern Ireland TVN South Wales MAN SWAN & BWEMAN NorMAN External Links LMN MidMAN EastNet YHMAN Scotland via Edinburgh Scotland via Glasgow NNW LeNSE EMMAN WorldCom Glasgow WorldCom Edinburgh WorldCom Leeds WorldCom Warrington WorldCom London WorldCom Reading WorldCom Portsmouth WorldCom Bristol SJ4 June 2002 155Mbps+ 622Mbps 2.5Gbps 10Gbps 20Gbps Kentish MAN C&NL North Wales MAN

16. 31 January 2001SERJUG16 Backbone Bandwidth Gbps x16 x64 x128

17. 31 January 2001SERJUG17 Other options in the future. Further access link increases (e.g. 100Gpbs to London) by Jan 2004. Backbone up to 80Gbps. Both of these depend on UKERNA and WorldCom agreeing the price.

18. 31 January 2001SERJUG18 Co-Location Sites (C-PoPs) 24 hour security. Access to personnel authorized by UKERNA. 3rd party telecomms access. Racks for UKERNA’s equipment.

19. Rollout

20. 31 January 2001SERJUG20 Rollout history November 2000 Router acceptance tests Backbone deployed Backbone routers delivered & commissioned Backbone acceptance tests

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23. 31 January 2001SERJUG23 Rollout history December 2000 Bars delivered and commissioned ULCC and Manchester connected 12 th December Belfast connected 14 th December A week late, but still on schedule

24. 31 January 2001SERJUG24 Delays with circuit provision Bad weather River crossings Road works Estates departments

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28. 31 January 2001SERJUG28 Scope of changes LeNSE transition moved Thursday 22 nd March Oxford & RAL postponed Dates to be confirmed MidMAN Delayed until 27 th February Thursday slots activated from mid February Attempting to complete the transition before the last week of March

29. 31 January 2001SERJUG29 SJ4 Transition Timetable Nottingham/ Newcastle Edinburgh/Glasgow Cambridge Cardiff/Leeds Reading 2 Contingency slots Exeter 2 Contingency slots Birmingham/Contingency slot 2 Contingency slots 16th January 23rd January 30th January 6th February 13th February 15th February 20th February 22nd February 27th February 29th February

30. 31 January 2001SERJUG30 SJ4 Transition Timetable Chatham 2 Contingency slots UFI/Oxford (?) 2 Contingency slots C&NL MAN/Rutherford (?) LeNSE/Contingency slot 2 Contingency slots SJ III Dies 6th March 8 th March 13th March 15 th March 20th March 22 nd March 27th March 29 th March 31st March

31. 31 January 2001SERJUG31 The good news is….. Rollout is on schedule No major problems to-date

32. Questions?