CanalAVIST an ASEAN COST initiative on TEIN2

CanalAVISTan ASEAN COST initiative on TEIN2

by

Kanchana Kanchanasut

as Executive Director, AVIST

Professor

School of Engineering and Technology

Director

Internet Education and Research Laboratory

ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

What is CanalAVIST?

Within ASEAN framework, CanalAVIST is a part of ..

ASEAN Virtual Institute for Science & Technology (AVIST)

ASEAN Science and Technology Research and Education Network Alliance (ASTRENA) 

“Providing channels for seamless education, teaching,training, conferencing, lectures, and talks through

ASEAN countries for ASEAN researchers and students.”

Mission:

“Coming together to share learning, experiences and resources to develop our people”

Objectives:

To provide rapid dissemination and sustainable sharing ofknowledge, information, data and skills in the context of ASEAN countries for:

- Life Long e-Learning (AVIST) - Channels of Events - Cumulative Repository of Recorded Learning Materials

Why CanalAVIST?

AVIST

TEIN2

Technology

AVIST

www.avist.org Life-long learning for ASEAN S&T

Introduction to Technology and Innovation Management

Sustainable Ecotourism Development HyperCourse on Bioinformatics

TEIN2 network infrastructure

Before TEIN2.. APAN (Asia-Pacific Advanced Network)

Transpac Link between Asia and USA Other Links: SG-US (Internet2), JP-PH

(Agriculture) AI3 satellite testbed www.ai3.net

Two-way: JP, ID, MY, PH, SG, TH, VN Unidirectional: KH, LA, MM

Trans Eurasia Information Network 1st link: Korea- France 2001 (2 Mbps)

From TEIN1 to TEIN2

Intra-Asia regional network Asia-Europe inter-regional links 10million Euros European Commission funding

+ funding by Asian partner countries TEIN2 programme aims to:

build and operate a regional network promote network usage through catalysing applications train technical staff in developing countries reduce the digital divide

TEIN2 is part of the regional (APAN) network fabric

Launched at Halong Bay in June 2006 Provides short paths to Europe (going west) Provides short paths WITHIN the APAN region (instead of

transit via US or Japan) Capacity ranges from 45Mbps to 2.5Gbps Complements the multi-Gigabit networks from Japan and

Korea to the US Catalysed new NRENS in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam

TEIN2 network started Jan 2006, now connects:

• 30million researchers and students• 4000 institutions• 10 countries

PoPs in Singapore, HK and Beijing; NOC in HK

Funded to Sept 2008, then……

2.5 Gbps

3 x STM4

Access capacities45 – 622 Mbps

10 Gbps

EU

EU

NA

TEIN2 Partner Countries-representatives

Asia Pacific:

Australia (AARNet)China (CERNET)Indonesia (ITB)Japan (MAFFIN, NICT, NII)Korea (NIA)Lao (LERNET)Malaysia (MDC)Philippines (ASTI)Singapore (SingAREN)Thailand (ThaiREN)Vietnam (VinaREN)

Europe:

France (RENATER)Netherlands (SURFnet)UK (UKERNA)DANTE

Also supported by:

TRANSPAC2Juniper Networks

…TEIN3 Network project!

European Commission has approved funding to end 2011

Extend to South Asia Further support for application development Transfer TEIN3 programme to Asian ownership Plan for ‘TEIN4’ Vietnam the first country to submit a Letter of Intent

to participate in TEIN3

Timezones and Populations

TEIN2:Member countries represent 1/3 of the world’s population in a timezone range spanning only 3 hours

TEIN3Potential member countries represent almost 60% of the world’s population in a timezone range spanning only 5 hours

Small timezone range is critical for interactive collaboration

TEIN3 Network Topology

To be determined from the tender results (not pre-defined)

Current TEIN2 hub locations to be reviewed Europe-Asia links going West from Asia, likely to be

622Mbps, 2.5 or 10 Gbps Intra-Asia links likely to be in range 155Mbps to

10Gbps depending on partner needs, affordability by project and partner, and topology requirements (cost for some countries still currently very high)

Technology

Towards open teaching and learning space

Open Classrooms: IP Multicast + VDO streaming

TEIN2

High-speed

m6bone

30 mbps

5 mbps

15 mbps

Towards canalAVISTTowards canalAVIST: : Telelecture Telelecture from Baad Krud, Burirum to from Baad Krud, Burirum to

SOASSOASMay 18, 2007May 18, 2007

Living Royal Angkor Road Project led by Dr. Surat Lertum

Experiments [1]: Real-time medical lectures from University

Pierre Marie Curie (Paris) to University of Medical Science (Cambodia) 2006-7, DVTS over RENATER, GRANT2, TEIN2, APAN and AI3.

Royal Angkor Road Lecture from Burirum to School of Africa and Oriental Studies, Uni of London, May 18, 2007 www.interlab.ait.ac.th/burirum

Initial Plan:3 countries

OLSR Gateway

Mobile Vclass OLSR

Node

Mobile Vclass OLSR

Node

SOAS, UK

Site 2, Cambodia

Site 1, Burirum, Thailand

Additional OLSR Relay

Node(s)

Additional OLSR Relay

Node(s)

Actual Tele-lecture on May 18, 2007

OLSR Gateway

Mobile Vclass OLSR

Nodes

SOAS, UK

Site 1, Burirum, TH

NOTE: Due to the change of plans by Dr.Surat Lertlum, lecturing from Site 2 has been cancelled. Instead, two instructor laptops have been used from the only site, Site1. Nevertheless, both instructor laptops were still utilized for lecturing during demonstration.

Additional OLSR Relay

Node

Network Diagram : a Detailed View

OLSR Gateway

Mobile Vclass OLSR

Nodes

SOAS, UKClassroom

Multiple InstructorsSite 1, Burirum, TH

TEIN2

TEIN2

Vclass E-learning Platform

IPStar OfficeBKK, TH

UniNet OfficeBKK, TH

Burirum Live Lecture

Downstream Webcast

Bangkok IX

Preparation at Burrirum side

Lecturing from the site

Actual Demo : SOAS

Actual Demo : SOAS (1)

Actual Demo : SOAS (2)

Actual Demo : SOAS (3)

Actual Demo : SOAS (4)

Actual Demo : SOAS (5)

Future Plan

Virtual archeological excavation Multiple experts at different sites join an

excavation team remotely Excavation being observed by students in

classrooms

Mobile VClass Features

Audio/Video Conferencing Class Presence Instant Messaging Presentation Slides Whiteboard Shared Folder

Mobile Vclass

H.263 (~100Kbps)H.263 (~100Kbps) DVTS (~30Mbps)DVTS (~30Mbps)

ANGKOR technology-- DVTS with DVRelay

Internet

High-speed

m6bone

30 mbps

5 mbps

15 mbps

ANGKOR Research Project

Real-Time classroom for medical science AIT Faculty of Medecine, UPMC, France UHSC, Cambodia SOI/ASIA RENATER

Supported by STIC-ASIE project of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

canalAVIST

Heterogenous Network Conditions

Network Bandwidth Routing

IPv4 VS IPv6 1-1 or 1-many or many-many streaming

Policy Security Transit Blocking/Filtering

Streaming Events on TEIN2

SIGCOMM 2007 Kyoto broadcast by WIDE/SOI IPv6 Multicast to TEIN2 members, 27-31 Aug, 2007

http://www.soi.wide.ad.jp/project/sigcomm2007/ Multi-sites conference: InCoB2007 at

HKUST, HK Science Park and Vietnam National University. 27-31 Aug, 2007http://incob.apbionet.org/incob/hanoi.shtml

Mozilla 24 IPv6 Multicast France, Japan and Thailand on 15 September, 2007http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2007-08-10.html

CanalAvist Operation

au.DVRelay.canalavist

Type of CanalAvist StudioStudio1: Receive onlyStudio2: Send onlyStudio3: Send and Receive

au.uniX.studio3.canalavistID

AU

KR

PHVN

MYSG*

Send unicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv4/IPv6 to au.DVRelay.canalavist

Relaying DVTS and send multicast at 30 Mbps via IPv6 to TEIN2 network

CN

HK*

JP

th.psu.studio3.canalavist receive multicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv6

th.rm.studio1.canalavist receive unicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv6

th.ru.studio1.canalavist receive unicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv4

th.ru.studio1.canalavistth.rm.studio1.canalavistph.DVRelay.canalavist

cn.DVRelay.canalavist

vn.DVRelay.canalavist

sg.DVRelay.canalavist

id.DVRelay.canalavist

jp.DVRelay.canalavist

kr.DVRelay.canalavist

hk.DVRelay.canalavist

th.DVRelay.canalavist

my.DVRelay.canalavist

TH

th.psu.studio3.canalavist

AU

SG*

VNPH

CN

ID

TH

MY

HK*

KR

JP

CanalAvist Operation (Cont.)

au.DVRelay.canalavist

Type of CanalAvist StudioStudio1: Receive onlyStudio2: Send onlyStudio3: Send and Receive

au.uniX.studio3.canalavistID

AU

KR

PHVN

MYSG*

Relaying DVTS and send multicast at 30 Mbps via IPv6 to TEIN2 network

CN

HK*

JP

th.psu.studio3.canalavist receive multicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv6

th.rm.studio1.canalavist receive unicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv6

th.ru.studio1.canalavist receive unicast DVTS at 6-30 Mbps via IPv4

th.ru.studio1.canalavistth.rm.studio1.canalavistph.DVRelay.canalavist

cn.DVRelay.canalavist

vn.DVRelay.canalavist

sg.DVRelay.canalavist

id.DVRelay.canalavist

jp.DVRelay.canalavist

kr.DVRelay.canalavist

hk.DVRelay.canalavist

th.DVRelay.canalavist

my.DVRelay.canalavist

TH

th.psu.studio3.canalavistSend multicast DVTS

at 6-30 Mbps via IPv4/IPv6 to au.DVRelay.canalavist

Focus Areas (first 2 years)

Computer Science and ICT Bioinformatics Medical Science

Underlying Infrastructure & Technologies

Utilizing: Advanced Research and Education Networks

APAN + TEIN2 ASTRENA (Peering of NRENS)

Streaming Video H.263; and DVTS supported by VClass E-Learning Platform (by intERLab)

Data Dissemination Technology by

Prince of Songkla University (PSU) National University of Singapore (NUS)

Existing Projects on Education Computer Science and ICT

Asian School on Computer Science Master of IT, Pole Universitaire Francais in HCM City Joint-Degrees (AIT, GET-INT)

Bioinformatics Regional Food Safety,Traceability, and Risk Assessment under

Thai-French Trilateral Cooperation S* Alliance (Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Singapore and US

Medical Sciences France-Indochina

Institut Louis Pasteur and NUOL UPMC and Cambodia and Laos

Intra-ASEAN

Experimental Period

Phase I: Preparation Technical Coordination CanalAVIST Programme Coordination

Phase II: Operation Programme announcement Co-ordination testing Lectures/Seminar on TEIN2

Experimental Period (Cont.)

Phase III: Evaluation and Planning for CanalAVIST Future

Assessment of the project by interviews Project meeting (remote) Final report

Expected Outcomes: Trial Period Lectures over TEIN2 + AI3/SOI 2 seminars/lectures per month over 7 months No. of students benefiting: ~50 per seminar/lecture

Sustainability: Membership Model

Open toTEIN2 and/or ASEAN member institutions

Institutions Colleges and Universities; Not-for-Profit organizations; Foundations; Private Corporations; and Selected Governmental Agencies.

Benefits for CanalAVIST Member

Providing resources for the benefits of learners and researchers;

Featuring extensive portfolio with a programme of events and;

Sharing highly valuable cross-cultural and cross-national learning and experience; and

Allowing learning on-demand in a cost effective way.

Types of Members

Content Providers (Sending & Receiving) Share/contribute curriculum materials and resources; Enjoy access and utilize services and resources; Enrich teaching opportunities, expand venues for staff

development; and Empower educators working in their own country to

bring distance learning to a wider population.

Users (Receiving) Access the materials and talks available on

CanalAVIST wherein 24x7 technical support provided.

Contact:

Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab)

Asian Institute of Technology, P.O.Box 4,

Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand

Tel: +66 (0) 2525 6611/6613

Fax: +66 (0) 2524 5375/6618

Administration: info@canalavist.org

Technical: tech@canalavist.org

URL: http://www.canalavist.org

CanalAVIST -->

Next Generation Global education Opensource Courseware On-demand repository of

educational/research VDOs Global classrooms

Roles of CanalAVIST

Tele-lecture event scheduling and resource management (multicast addresses for lectures)

Facilitate members’ tele-lecture activities Develop and maintain stable E-education platform

for members Co-ordinate with network NOC teams IP multicast

on TEIN2 to ensure stable operation Promote the use of tele-lectures in the community

Thank you