118 April 2002

Recent developments of the Hungarian Academic and

Research NetworkIstván Tétényi dr., Hungarnet/NIIF,

Hungary E-mail: tetenyi@sztaki.hu

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Background

• Representing the Hungarian research networking community – Hungarnet/NIIF

• Hungarnet has a 14 years history

• Serving 400 institutions and roughly 400000 users

• Personal involvement in Pan European research networking projects

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Content

• Historical overview

• Recent Results

• Closing

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IPtelephonyGRID 169+90 directory SEZAMHBONE IPv6Hungarnet 2002

Supercomputing GEANT Optical Internet directory SEZAMHungarnet 2001

I. Ext. II. Ext access network TEN-155 upg. AUP Centr. Fac.Hungarnet 2000

Government decision TEN-155Hungarnet 1999

Ella BitnetX.25 HBONE TEN-34 MEK Other issues Hungarnet before 1999

Historical overview

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The development of Hungarnet

year key event International Bandwidth

National Bandwidth

Number of Institutions

Number of user

86/ 87 Start of IIF Program

- 2.4K 5 100

88/ 89 EARN/ BITNET 9.6K 9.6K 20 500 90/ 91 The birth of the

Hungarian Internet

3*9.6K 64K 100 5.000

92/ 93 NIIF & Hungarnet

64K/ 256K 128K 200 30.000

94/ 95 EuropaNET 2M 1M 250 100.000 96/ 97 TEN-34 10M 2M 300 200.000 98/ 99 TEN-155 and

national high speed network

34M/ 155M 34M/ 155M 350 300.000

00/ 01 GEANT and national optical Internet

155M/ 2500M 155M/ 2500M 400 400.000

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The development of HBONE

Technology Type of data transmission

Key technical parameter

Network management

X.25 Analogue Low speed None Analogue leased line Analogue Limited range and

bandwidth None

Digital leased line Digital Managed leased line managed service ATM (10-100Mbps) First optical service High speed managed

service Experimental management (SunNet Manager)

SDH (34Mbps, 155Mbps)

Optical transport service

Same technology as TELCO’s

Managed research network I. (HP OpenView, PD)

DWDM (2.5Gbps) DWDM based optical transport.

Leading-edge Managed research network II. (HP OpenView, PD, InfoVista)

The sixth generation of technology

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• High-speed research network

• Upgrade of access

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• application projects

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Recent results 1999-2002

GEANT Optical Internet

Supercomputing

directory SZEZÁM

IP telephony

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The GEANT project

• One of the key projects

• 123+Gbps and 27 countries

• World-class service• Optical Internet• Budapest becomes an

important focal point, regional hub

• The Hungarian telecommunication becomes stronger (MATÁV and PanTel)

• GTRAN

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Hungarnet in Europe

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National effortsHBONE - the Hungarian research computer network

• In a nutshell:– covers 400 institutions– services for 400000 users– all universities/high-schools, academic research

institutions, public libraries and museums, + ministries

– STM-16 connection to GEANT– ~30Gbps internally

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Hungarnet Optical Internet

• Aim: world-class service in Hungary

• Long preparation• Successful public

procurement• Connectivity providers:

MATÁV and Vivendi• Capacity upgrade 3.5Gbps 30Gbps• Hungarian national

framework programme

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Hungarnet Optical Internet

• Public procurment of equipment•Cisco 12416, Catalyst 6509

MPLS extension•In service: mid December 2001•Transition period: one month

Leading-edge network services in Hungary

Szekszárd

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Upgrading the access in Hungarnet

• Emphasize backbone vs. access (35. vs. 400)• Framework contract with major provider for

yearly upgrade of 50-100%• New access routers for 200+ sites• Aims in the next three years

– 75% of sites with 512kbps – 1.5Mbps capacity

– Average access: 750kbps

– Introduction of ADSL

More capacity for more sites

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Supercomputing in Hungarnet

• Background:– There are scientific and research problems that can only be solved using

supercomputers and by grids– Hungarian researcher need this service– The Hungarian GRID uses the high-speed national network

• Three supercomputer installation in 2001• Participation in several international GRID projects • Targets:

– grid of 50 clusters + some supercomputer– computing capacity: min. 1000Gflops – at least 100 research projects

• Problems: quick erosion of computing capacity• Long term national policy is required; Hungarnet plays active role

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IP telephony in Hungarnet

• Four key issues:– Avoid long distance

national, international charges

– Almost free telephony between Hungarnet institutions

– Cost savings, benefit from economy of scale

– New integration phone, PC, Internet

• Open organizational and management issues– Long term preparation,

demonstrations

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Internet weathermap

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Looking at from a perspective

• International recognition– “for example it has been possible to upgrade the Hungarian

network this year directly from 2Mbit/s to 155Mbit/s for the same price !” (Background material for the EC minister of science’s in March 2000. The only positive example.)

• National recognition– Telcos are in favour of fair competition and results that shows

their competence

• Why the status of the Hungarian research network is important ?– 5th/6thFramework programme – Information Society Technologies

Goal is: a competitive, extended, united Europe

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Summary

• Significant development of Hungarnet in the last 2-3 years• Conformity with the eEurope requirements• The infrastructure of the Hungarian research network is

advanced in European terms• Application projects (Közelkat, MOKKA, Directory,

Hungarian Digital Library, supercomputing, stb.) • The foundation for the next three years is established• Important role within GEANT for the CEE region• End of the era of rationing capacity

Joint European effort: world-class research, development, and education