APAN network infrastructureand beyond

Markus Buchhorn, ACSys CRC

and many others...

APAN = Asia-Pacific Advanced Network

• Australia, Korea, Japan, Singapore– Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand,

China,Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Russia...

• APAN High-speed (100Mb/s) ATM link, Japan-U.S.: TransPAC (via STARTAP)– APAN/TransPAC peers with

• U.S.: vBNS and Abilene/Internet2,• Canada: CA*Net 3; • Europe: NORDUnet (Scandinavia), SURFnet (NL), IUCC (IL)• Special U.S. networks: NREN, NISN, ESNet, ...

Asia-PacificAdvanced Network

Exchange Point

Access Point

Current Status

Planned (2000)

Europe

South Korea

Japan

China

Hong Kong

Malaysia

Singapore

Indonesia

Australia

Philippines

TransPAC

North America

Latin America

Europe

Australia-Japan Link

Thailand

SingAREN Network Configuration

155Mbps

Korea622Mbps

15

5/6

22

Mb

ps

BroadbandAccess Node

Central Office/BroadbandAccess Node

1-NET SWITCHING NETWORK

vBNS Japan

Europe

2Mbps2Mbps

45Mbps

Singapore ONECA*net II

155M

bps

155Mbps

Univ

STARTAP

14

Mb

ps

70Mbps

155MbpsTechnology Centre

Offices ADSLNetwork

CableModemNetwork

ServiceProviders

Homes/Schools

Homes/Schools

Polys

R&D Partners

Malaysia2 M

bps

Abilene

2.4

Gb

ps

SingAREN’s International Connectivity

Korea

Europe

155MbpsvBNS

Japan2Mbps

2Mbps

45Mbps

CA*net II

155Mbps

STARTAP

14

Mb

ps

70 Mbps

Abilene

2.4

Gb

ps

2 Mbps

Malaysia

SURFnet

NORDUnetTaiwan

2Mbps

TAnet/I2

Israel

Japan: Nine R&E Networks• Nation-wide

SINET (NACSIS, Ministry of Education)IMnet (JST, Science and Tech Agency)WIDE (Keio Univ. and sponsors)

• RegionalTIA, CSI, KARRN, ORIONS, TRAIN

• Mission orientedMAFFIN

SINETScience Information Network

• SINET has 634 domain names.• Operated by NACSIS (MOE)

National Center for Science Information Systems Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture

• Topics – SINET-ThaiSarn Link (Oct '95) – line with the U.K. opened (Nov '96) – line with U.S.A. 45Mbps (Oct '97)– line with U.S.A. 150Mbps (Oct '98)

SINET Map http://www.sinet.ad.jp/

http://www.imnet.ad.jp/index-e.html

IMnet Network Configuration (Outline)

Regional R&E Networks• TIA (12) Tohoku

• TRAIN (39) Tokyo

• ORIONS (86) Osaka

• CSI (35) Chugoku-Shikoku

• KARRN (5) Kyushu

JGN Japan Gigabit Network

http://www.tao.go.jp/JGN/

Canberra

Darwin

Adelaide

Perth

Brisbane

Sydney

Hobart

AARNet PVP Backbone

Melbourne

AARNet Backbone

current on-net PVPs PCR

vbr-nrt SCR:PCR 1:3

as at 13 July 1999 Brisbane

Sydney

Canberra

Hobart

MelbourneAdelaide

Perth

Darwin

1M

2M

25M

6M

6M

21M

22M

7M

6M

15M

16M

13M10M

10M

18M

17M8M

AARNet Backbone

current off-net international PVPs

as at 13 July 1999 Brisbane

Canberra

Hobart

MelbourneAdelaide

Perth

Darwin

28M

12M

28M

2M

1M

Sydney40M

8M

12M

SF

HKT

AT&T

KDD

LA

InternationalGateway

C&WUK

AARNet Backbone

current off-netnational PVP

as at 13 July 1999Brisbane

Canberra

HobartMelbourne

Adelaide

Perth

Darwin

16M

4M

8M

1M

1M

Sydney16M

4M

8M

Telstra

SydneyNationalGateway

MelbourneNationalGateway

Telstra

KOREN Consists ofDomestic Advanced Network Test Group

APAN-KR(Mirinae)

APII (Asia Pacific Information Infrastructure)

KOREN Participants (Total 39 Members)22 Universities

7 Research Institutions

10 Private Companies

KOREN (KORea Experimental Network)

From KT Teleco. Lab.

APAN-KR Topology

BandwidthSite to GigaPoP : 155 Mbps

Inter-GigaPoP : 622 Mbps

Connections(Site to GigaPoP & Inter-

GigaPoP) ATM PVC

GigaPoP Functions (II)

From KT TNL

Current Status of MY-JP APAN Link

2x2Mbps

2x2Mbps

USMPENANG

TEMASEK(APAN-SG

EXCHANGE POINT)

.NTT MSCCYBERJAYA ..

.KEIO

APANTerrestrial Link (Fiber)

MEASAT II

Coming Status of MY-JP AI3/APAN Link

.NTT MSC

CYBERJAYA

.

JCSAT3

.(APAN- JP

EXCHANGE POINT)

.KEIO

TOKYO

192K CBR (ATM)Terrestrial

Link

USMPENANG

2x2Mbps

2x2Mbps

Satellite Link

TEMAN Network (155M ATM) ( Dec. 1999) Planed TEMAN Network 128K ISDN line ( Oct. 1999) Leased Line ( proposed)

Uni. Sains M’sia

Uvi. Putra M’siaUni. Malaya

Uvi. Kebangsaan M’sia

CELCOM

MIMOS

Uni. Telecom M’sia

NTT MSC

.KEIO.TOKYO

Kuala Lumpur

Cyberjaya

Penang

JCSAT3

Melaka

Johor

Uvi. Sarawak M’sia

MY-JP APAN Satellite Link

MY-JP APAN Terrestrial Link

Academic and R&D Network in Malaysia ( TEMAN )

GigaPOP

CA*net 3 National Optical Network

Vancouver

Calgary ReginaWinnipeg

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

Halifax

St. John’s

FrederictonCharlottetown

RAN

BCnet

WURCnet SRnet MRnet

ONetRISQ

ACORNOC3

OC3 DS3 OC12

OC48

ChicagoSTAR TAP

CA*net 3

OC12 Teleglobe

National IP/WDM Network

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

WinnipegReginaCalgary

Edmonton

Vancouver

Saskatoon

- CANARIE Drop Site Halifax

Fredericton

Chicago

Additional OC-192 WDM Routes for future use

4/BLSR

4/BLSR

4/BLSR

CANARIE OC-192 Route

CANARIE OC-48 Route

Charlettown

St. John’s

Teleglobe

8 Wavelengths per route4 reserved for traditional SONET 4/BLSR by carrier

Who Else ?

• US: – Abilene, vBNS, ESNet, NREN, NISN, …

• Europe: – NORDUNet, SURFNet, TEN-155, IUCC,…

• China:– CTSNet, CERNet

• Central and South America• Africa ?

APAN SDI Applications

• Agriculture is huge

• Earth Monitoring for Crisis Management

• Delivery of raw and value-add products,– DMSP– GMS-5– more to come