GN2 Project
• Commission contribution 100 M€• Proposal submission 2 October
2003• Evaluation• Negotiations March 2004• Start ~ September 2004• New GN2 network 1Q 2005
Objectives of the GN2 NGN
• Provide IP connectivity for NRENs - yearly growth 2x to 3x
• Provide high bandwidth for special appl.
• Provide services for GRIDs • Establish customer empowered
networks• Responsive to the expectations of
the community
NREN 1
NREN 2
Geant-2
GRID User
GRID User
Backbone with traditional
users
Backbone with traditional
users
GE
GE
4 x 10Gbit/s
4 x 10Gbit/s
2x10Gbit/s
2x10Gbit/s
VPN
VPN
GE
GE
IP
IP
IP
IP
IP
New Paradigm
• GÉANT - emphasis on core network• NREN connecting to PoPs• Change in the basic approach• End-to-End QoS• Whole “chain”• Responsibility of the whole
community• Close co-operation
Technology
• Investigation of Transmission Costs• Skepticism re 40 Gbps• Interfacing Costs• OEO cross connects interesting• “All Optical” some way off• Emphasis on AAA and Control issues
EVN Traffic Flows over GÉANT
UK
SE
FR
NLBE
DE1
DE2
CZ
PL
CH
IT
AT
SURFnet
JANET
GARR
PSNC
DFN
NORDUnet
2.5G10G
256M 512M ?1G
JIVE
NREN 1
NREN 2
Geant-2
GRID User
GRID User
Backbone with traditional
users
Backbone with traditional
users
GE
GE
4 x 10Gbit/s
4 x 10Gbit/s
2x10Gbit/s
2x10Gbit/s
VPN
VPN
2.5 Gbit/s2.5 Gbit/s
IPIP
IPIPIP
SDH
SDHSDH
SDH
Activities
• Networking (human)– Management– Public relations– Events and conferences– RTD support– NREN developments and support– Foresight study (SERENATE 2)
Service activities
• Procurement and Cost Sharing• Network Operations and basic
Services• End to End Quality of Service• Connectivity to other World Regions
Joint research activities
• Performance Measurement and Management
• Security• New Service Development• Test-Beds• Ubiquity (Mobility) and Roaming
Access to Services
Global
• Europe - new members (NRENs !!!)
• GTREN• Latin America• Asia• South Africa• EUMEDCONNECT• SEREEN 2 or a more stable
arrangement
RFP
• RFP Lunched in January• Proposals due in March• Evaluation committee• Difficult work - “we do not know,
what are we buying” • Work should be finished by
September• Continuous changeover in early
2005
Conclusion
• Exciting• Technology path still not
finalised• Large performance increase• Closer to the end user
•Joint exercise