1. BT’s view on research networking Bruno Tideman

2. Agenda BT’s organization / capabilities Current research networks Market developments –Building blocks Summary

3. Organization

4. Our Global Capabilities Global reach through BT-owned infrastructure and partnerships with local/regional telcos Delivering service to 400+ cities in more than 100 countries

5. Pan-European Fibre Network Ring topology with multiple redundant connections Core backbone running at speeds up to 10 Gbit/s Over 200,000 customers connected

6. GigaPort Research Network Semi collapsed backbone in Amsterdam 80Gbs (darkfibers) 29 DWDM 10Gbs lambda’s (darkfiber local loops) 14 managed darkfibers

7. Cambridge Adastral Park Colchester Norwic h BT Tower BT Centre HIGH TECHNOLOGY CORRIDOR CAMBRIDGE IPSWICH Essex Uni Birmingham Science Park Cambridge Uni Microsoft Global SwitchUCL NIC Angel Centre Europe & Farland Network US, AT&T Hyatt Hotel IC C LEANet WAN Research Network

8. Market developments Commercial vs. Research QoS Bandwidth Price Availability Services

9. Building blocks IPv6 Managed wavelengths Optical CPE Global GRID

10. Other developments Business model for research infrastructure, product development and early adopter phases. Merging the wider research community with commercial production research networks Building high-capacity, scalable data centric networks that are low cost… –Simplifying the network architecture –Lowering equipment costs –Lowering operational costs …and flexible to offer new service opportunities

11. IP-Optical Internetworking The simplification of Data Networking High-Speed Optical Network SONET/SDH IP IP++ ATM IP OLD NEW OPTICAL INTERNETWORKING ? IP++ All Optical Networking ?

12. Summary NGI / Global GRID is an emerging market of commercial significance and is still in early definition and research stages. Operators should be able to make a profit to create a stable industry. Research community can benefit from Optical IP Networking by partnering with operators and vise versa.

13. “Telegraph charged for WORDS, Voice charges by the MINUTE, Data charges for BITS, Global GRID will charge for CYCLES”. Discussion?