John DYER African Research & Education Networking 26 September 2005, Geneva. 1 Setting up an NREN...

African Research & Education Networking26 September 2005, Geneva.

1John DYER <[email protected]>

Setting up an NRENEuropean Experiences

John DYERChief Technical Officer

TERENA

International Workshop onAfrican Research & Education Networking



TERENA organisation

• The European association of research and education networking organisations

• 34 National Members (NRENs)

• 2 International Members: CERN, ESA

• 10 Associate Members (including DANTE, equipment vendors and telecoms operators)



TERENA’s mission

1. Represent common interests and opinions of membership• Make political and industrial contacts• Lobby European Union and national governments• Liaise with other continents (e.g. APAN, Internet2)

2. Knowledge Transfer• Conferences (e.g. TNCs), workshops and seminars• Developing informational, best-practice and training material

3. Technical Programme• Develops, tests and promotes new technologies, services and

applications• Task Forces, Projects and Workshops

4. Fostering new initiatives and services

[ TERENA does not run a network ]



Relevant TERENA Activities

• Compendium, Benchmarking• SERENATE Foresight Study• Country Missions• Technical & Managerial Workshops • Experiences of TERENA Membership• Personal Experience



TERENA Compendium

• Revised & Published Annually• Current edition

• 51 NREN Entries• 31 of which are TERENA Members

http://www.terena.nl/compendium/



Contents and Usage

• Organisational Relationships & Funding• User Base (HE, FE, Schools)• Resources• Network Dimensions and Facilities

• Comparison of NRENs• Highlights Trends• Excellent Lobbying Tool



2005 Compendium Coverage

• Algeria - CERIST• NREN 1998

• Ops 2000

• Egypt - EUN• NREN 2002• Ops 1996

• Morocco - MARWAN• NREN 1998• Ops 2000

Get Included in Future Editions



SERENATE Foresight Study

• Summary Report• May 2002 – Dec 2003• 5-10 year vision

• Contents• Structure & Organisation• Evolution of User Needs• Technical Development• Economic & Regulatory• Digital Divide• Local & Regional Networks• Future Structure & Organisation

• 19 Major Recommendationshttp://

www.serenate.org/



SERENATE Important Findings for New NRENs

• Research networks are a national asset• Single NREN per country works best• There is a digital divide • Optical networking should be adopted• The campus is often the weakest link• Economies of scale exist in smaller

countries



Research networks are a national asset

• National governments should be aware:

• An NREN is:• an asset for economic growth and prosperity• source of innovation• fast and widespread technology transfer to society

and industry• Promoting collaboration & technology transfer should

be an explicit goal of NRENs.



One NREN per country

• The current model, in which one NREN organisation is necessary and sufficient for each European country with international connectivity being provided between the national networks, remains appropriate.

• More than one NREN can impede development• One point of International Contact• Competition for Scare Resources, Finance, Staff, ……



Digital Divide

Market Type Cost Range

Liberal Market

Transparent Pricing

1.0 – 1.4

Liberal Market

Less Transparent Pricing

1.8 – 3.3

Emerging Market without transparent Pricing

7.5 – 7.8

Traditional Monopolistic Market

18.0 – 39.0

Relative International Connectivity Costs (SERENATE – Sept 2003)



Practical Consequences of Competition



Digital Divide

• Network capacities are one indicator for the extent of the digital divide.

• Consequences of this digital divide are serious.• Governments should take energetic measures

to reduce, and preferably eliminate, this digital divide. (True Market Liberalisation)

• NRENs pursue strategies to counter monopolistic pricing.



Introducing Optical Technology

• Optical Technology is becoming the de-facto bearer of choice

• If an NREN can get access to dark fibre, then it can, within the same budget, immediately upgrade the network capacity by as much as a factor of 100.

• some European NRENs start to own (or obtain long-term access to) their own optical-fibre

• Hybrid Networks emerging - Grids



Governments can help

• a regulatory approach that will give all small players and perhaps even all market parties a non-discriminatory right of access to installed fibre at equitably negotiated pricing

• Ensure that NRENs are adequately resourced with sustained central funding



TERENA can help

• Large Technical Programme• Next Generation Networks• MOBILITY (Roaming and Authentication)• EMC2 (Middleware Coordination)• VVC (Video and Streaming Coordination)• CSIRT (CERT coordination and accreditation)

• Lot of experience – all info available • Do not re-invent the wheel



Get involved

• Task Forces• Email Distribution lists• Workshops on focussed topics• Annual Conference on Academic Networking• Entry in the TERENA Compendium

http://www.terena.nl/



TNC 2006

• TERENA Networking Conference 2006 • Catania, Sicily, Italy• 15 to 18 May 2006

• http://www.terena.nl/conferences/tnc2006/

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