1. Quantum and Q-MED Quantum National research networks of AT, BE, CH, CZ, DE, ES, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, NL, Nordics, PT, SI, UK DANTE as Co-ordinating Partner TEN-155 network Quantum test programme Q-MED NRNs of CY, GR, IL, IT DANTE as Co-ordinating Partner Connection of CY and IL to TEN-155

2. Quantum/Q-MED Achievements TEN-155 network in service (since Dec 98) IL connected May 99 (PL connected Mar 99) Affordable cost (~same as TEN-34) Managed Bandwidth Service in place VC/VPN capability Short set-up time (hours) Used by projects (MECCANO, EDISON, SUSIE, QTP)

3. Costs/Prices Circuit costs are still coming down in parts of Europe cost divergence makes fair charging more difficult equipment costs becoming more significant MBS charging difficult to specify in the absence of established usage patterns different national schemes (where they exist)

4. Quantum Test Programme QoS related MPLS diffserv QoS monitoring RSVP to ATM SVC mapping TEN-155 service related Multicast ATM SVC IPv6 http://www.dante.net/quantum/qtp

5. Quality of Service MBS provides guaranteed QoS - NOW ATM also provides powerful bandwidth management tool - in support of IP Other QoS technologies investigated in QTP Requirement for end-to-end QoS Need for consistency of NRN procedures Need for (web-based) management tools Need for scaleable solutions Is “one-stop shopping” an attainable ideal?

6. Outlook TEN-155 in service “world class” backbone includes MBS (project support) extends beyond Quantum/FW IV FW V Preparations Response to Sep 99 call Likely increase in capacity Improvement of QoS features Continuity/upgrade from solid base