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GÉANT - The Next Generation of European Networking. Second Expert Group Meeting on the Trans-Eurasia Information Network Brussels : 25 & 26 March 2002. The Ages of European Research Networking. The Pioneering Age (1980 - 1988) The Rationing Age (1988 - 1996) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Second Expert Group Meeting on the Trans-Eurasia Information Network
Brussels : 25 & 26 March 2002
GÉANT - The Next Generation of European Networking
The Ages of European Research Networking
• The Pioneering Age (1980 - 1988)
• The Rationing Age (1988 - 1996)
• The Co-operation Age (1996 - 2001)
• The Age of the GÉANT (2001 - )
GÉANT - The Goals
• Gigabit Connectivity• Geographic Expansion• Guaranteed Quality of Service• Global Access
DANTE Network History
2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
IXI 1990-1993
EUROPANET 1993-1996
EUROPANET 2 1996-1997
TEN-34 1997-1998
TEN-155 1998-2001
GEANT 2001-
KBps
DANTE Network History
1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000
IXI 1990-1993
EUROPANET 1993-1996
EUROPANET 2 1996-1997
TEN-34 1997-1998
TEN-155 1998-2001
GEANT 2001-
KBps
GÉANT - Capacities
• Network Capacity @10 GBps 90 GBps• Network Capacity @ 2.5 GBps 30 GBps• Other Capacities 3 GBps• US Capacity 5 GBps• Total Network Capacity 128 GBps• Total Access Capacity 32 GBps
GEANT Backbone Topology March 2002
Quality of Service
• Fata Morgana or Shibboleth
• Real User Need
• Not a Technology Issue
• Real Challenge for Research Networks
Global Connectivity
• European Distributed Access• 2 x 2.5 GBps Initially (Research
Only)• Discussions with North America
About Reciprocal Connectivity• Shared Management with US
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