NREN Users in Eastern Europe CEENGINE Work Package #2Dr. Krasimir Simonski – Chair of CEENet
NREN Users in Eastern Europe CEENGINE Work Package #2Dr. Krasimir Simonski – Chair of CEENet
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Krasimir Simonski, [email protected]
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WP#2: Support for Users and User Consultancy
Monitoring of NREN User communitiesAnalysis of NREN users requirements and
their segmentationUser consultancy
CEENGINE User Database 1.0
What are the users? What are their legal names and contact data? Where are they located (geographically and
logically)? What are their research interests, do they have
partners in CEENGINE region and in Europe? How do they participate in ERA, do they plan to do
so, if yes – in which areas? Do they use (or plan to use) GEANT Network?
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Definition of Scope
105 recommendations of NREN Power Users to be contacted and analyzed if they fit the definition of an NREN Power user
Research for additional Power Users country by country – 24 countries included
Profile the NREN Power UsersDesign and develop a database of all Power
UsersWiki the database
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Develop the profile
Contact informationDescription of the institutionDescription of the research potentialRelevance to Networking ResearchRelevance to the GEANT services:
list of the GEANT services latest status of the services
Use of the GEANT connectivityFuture plans
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GEANT Services
eduroam (Allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their laptop)
eduGAIN, (provides the means for achieving interoperation between different Authentication and Authorisation Infrastructures (AAI))
eduPERT (A federated PERT (Performance and Enhancement Response Team) that combines independent PERTs (the GÉANT PERT and the National, Local and Project PERTs) with a portfolio of central services to aid them in their network investigations)
perfSONAR (multi-domain diagnostics service) eduPKI (a “trust factory” able to serve those GN3 services needing PKI
certificates) educonf (pan-European videoconferencing service) MD BoD (Multi-Domain Bandwidth-on-Demand) (end-to-end, point-to-point
connectivity service for data transport over multiple domains)
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GEANT global connectivity
EUMEDCONNECT2: connecting seven NRENs across North Africa and the Middle East
CAREN: (Central Asia Research and Education Network) interconnecting Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan also eligible to join)
TEIN3 in Asia: 13 beneficiary partners (BD, BT, KH, IN, ID, LA, MY, NP, PK, PH, LK, TH, VN) and 6 non-beneficiary partners (AU, CN, JP, KR, SG, TW)
AfricaConnect: UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN and Association of African Universities
USA: Internet2, NISN (NASA), NLR, USLHCNet; ESNet America: CANARIE, CEDIA, CoNARE, CUDI, INNOVA|RED, RAAP, RAGIE,
RAICES, RAU2, REACCIUN2, RedCyT, RENATA, REUNA, RNP
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Wiki database
Design a template Graphical Structure Overall design – colors, pictures, fonts..
Structure the database By countries Hyperlinking
Enter information manuallyFirst version release
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Profile of Bulgarian Supercomputer Center
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Profile of Dogus University - Turkey
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Profile of Georgia GTU
The scope of work
150 universities, research labs and institutes were researched
57 NREN Power Users were profiled18 countries included:
Armenia, Azerbadjan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam
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Lack of NREN Power Users
1.Croatia2.Montenegro3.Turkmenistan4.Uganda5.Uzbekistan
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EU countries with strong Power Users but not listed
1.Czech2.Slovakia 3.Slovenia 4.Estonia 5.Lithuania
not been primary targets for the WP2 research
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Others
1. Albania - no NREN yet
2. Kosovo – no NREN yet
3. Tajikistan – in progress
4. Bangladesh – no successful contact yet, and therefore was removed from the list
5. Afghanistan – no NREN and no successful contacts yet, so it was removed from the list.
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Key findings – 1 of 2
The region is underdeveloped in the applied sciences which demand high technology and expensive equipment for research
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The research, although declared as national priority, is in crisis for lack of financing and re-structuring
Key findings – 2 of 2
University model of research is under development – from pure education to mixed – “education & research” model
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“National research network” is quite often understood as the network of academies of sciences
A university may have connectivity to several providers and even no research network
Fields of Related Research
Computer Sciences - GRID systems, high-performance computers,
Physics - new materials, high energy, and Nano-technology
Astronomy and observatories
Geology and seismology - seismic active regions of southeastern Europe
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Research partnership
NREN Power Users are EU-centric in their international research collaboration utilizing their long-term relations with research teams from the countries like Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Czech, Hungary
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Research power
Research institutions from the region have capacity to partner with EU partners, but hardly can assume leadership in projects or activities
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Connectivity
Non-GEANT connected usually suffer from low quality of connection but are concerned about the costs of GEANT
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NREN Power Users refer to the GEANT as a good opportunity for collaboration with European partners, rather than essential for their research and practice
Education is eager for more educational content and services such as distance learning, video-conferencing, and others
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NREN Power User Country Field 1 Field 2 Partnership Link Research Power
1 Armenia Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory Armenia Astronomy Local 0 3
2 Institute of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology
Armenia Seismology Local 2 3
3 Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems
Armenia Computer Sciences
Europe 2 2
4 Armenia Institute of Microbilogy Armenia Biology International 2 2
5 Armenia Telemedicine Association Armenia Medicine International 2 3
6 Yerevan Physics Institute Armenia Physics Space Europe 2 2
7 Baku State University Azerbadjan
Computer Sciences
Mathematics International 2
8 The United Institute of Informatics Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus Computer Sciences
Geology Europe 3 2
9 B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Belarus Computer Sciences
Physics Europe 2 2
10 Belarusian State University Belarus Computer Sciences
Economy Europe 3 2
11 Belarusian National Technical University Belarus Computer Sciences
Physics Europe 2 2
12 Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
Belarus Computer Sciences
Europe 2 2
Map objectives
Associate the NREN services with the relevant research areas
Advise on how to consult the individual NREN Power Users on using the GEANT services and connectivity
Understanding the role of NRENs Realize the NRENs need for specific help
and treatment Describe the situation in the region and by its
design and technology
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Conclusions
The other research areas are also demonstrating growing demand for collaborative services and should be considered in future
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The GEANT services demand centralization at national level so no other entities but NRENs can meet this challenge
NRENs need specific regional approach and understanding the problems and needs of the region as a whole!
Summary
The best adoption of GEANT network and services in the region can be achieved by orchestrating a set of activities leading to integration of research institutions from the targeted region into EU research projects
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Only intensified collaboration with EU partners can increase the demand for GEANT and its services in the region, in opposition to the approach where the NRENs must procure rather costly and virtually not-used connectivity to GEANT
Approach
Continuous consultations with GEANT team on GEANT services Overlapping between GEANT and CEENet
members GEANT Promotional team
Involving Power Users in updating the database Identify owners Establish and maintain contact with them
Developing a consultancy resource kit
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Consultancy resource kit
User Consultancy web page Links to services FAQ Involve GEANT experts
BrochurePresentation Database manual
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