1. AP* Retreat APAN Activities 2003.8.24 Kilnam Chon APAN Chair chon@apan.net

2. Table of Contents 1.APAN Map 2.APAN Networks 3.APAN Regional Networks – Map 4.APAN Regional Networks 5.Remarks Reference

3. 1. APAN Map

4. 2. APAN Networks Network of Networks - National R&E networks in Asia-Pacific - International networks APII, AI3, TEIN, TransPac, ….

5. 3. APAN Regional Networks - Map North America North Cluster (CN, JP, KR, …) Southeast Cluster (MY, SG, TH,…) Exchange Point Access Point Current status l Korea Japan Indonesia USA Vietnam l l l l Sri Lanka Europe Oceania Cluster (AU,…) l Taiwan Hong Kong Philippines Russia South Asia Net West Asia Net Central Asia Net l Australia Thailand Malaysia Singapore China North America North Cluster (CN, JP, KR, …) Southeast Cluster (MY, SG, TH,…) Exchange Point Access Point Current status l Korea Japan Indonesia USA Vietnam l l l l Sri Lanka Europe Oceania Cluster (AU,…) l Taiwan Hong Kong Philippines Russia South Asia Net West Asia Net Central Asia Net l Australia Thailand Malaysia Singapore China

6. 4. APAN Regional Networks North Asia West Asia South Asia Central Asia South East Oceania

7. 4.1 Backbones - Inter-continental : 10~20 Gbps in 2003 to North America and Europe TransPac, TEIN, IEEAF National Networks - Intra-continental Plan Full connections of North Asia, South East Asia and Oceania (with others to follow)

8. 4.2 North Asia Peer with North America and Europe - Gigabit CJK Network (Proposal) 2 Gbps between Japan and Korea now (2003.4) - Native Gigabit IPv6 Network (proposal)

9. 4.3 South East Asia Formed South East Cluster (Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand) as the hub for South East Asia Net of ASEAN countries.

10. 4.4 Oceania Australia as the hub to connect countries in Oceania.

11. 4.5 South Asia Formed APAN South Asia Network Group to coordinate R&E networks in the region. Bangladesh / BERNET India / ERNET Nepal / Tribhuvan University Pakistan / PERNET Sri Lanka / LEARN

12. 4.6 Central Asia Virtual Silk Highway Project by NATO - connecting countries in Central Asia (and Caucasus) to Europe by satellite

13. EUMED Project by EU - connecting countries in West Asia and the Mediterranean (and to Europe) 4.7 West Asia

14. 5. Remarks (1) Heterogeneous Environment Economy Language Culture (2) Large Size Area Population

15. Reference APAN apan.net EUMED www.dante.net/eumedconnect Virtual Silk highway www.silkproject.org