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Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
The ALICE Project
The objective of ALICE is to create a regional Latin American research networking
infrastructure and its interconnection to the pan-European research network, GÉANT.
The ALICE project is co-funded by the European Commission.
“America Latina Interconectada Con Europa”
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
ALICE Project Overview
• Successor Project to CAESAR• Part of EC’s @LIS Programme•Duration: June 2003 - May 2006• split in Phase A and Phase B
– Phase A: Planning and Procurement until Feb. 2004
– Phase B: Implementation and Operation until May 2006
•More information: www.dante.net/alice
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
ALICE Project Partners
•DANTE - Co-ordinating and Contracting Partner
• Partners:– CLARA - Cooperación Latino Americana
de Redes Avanzadas– 18 Latin American NRENs– 4 European NRENs (GARR, FCCN,
RENATER and RedIRIS)
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
Latin American PartnersRETINA (ar) RedUniv (cu) CNU (ni)
BOLnet (bo) Fundacyt (ec) RedCyt (pa)RNP (br) RAICES (sv) ARANDU (py)REUNA (cl) RAGIE (gt) RAP (pe)UNICAUCA (co)UNITEC (hn) RAU (uy)CRnet (cr) CUDI (mx) REACCIUN (vz)CLARA
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
Current Focus
• Connectivity Tender for LA regional research network and its interconnection to GÉANT
• Equipment Tender• LA regional NOC definition• Training and Technical Support Plan• PR
All work is carried out in close co-operation with CLARA.
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
Possible Latin American network topology
• Major connectivity between AR, BR, CL, MX (STM-1)
• Other countries connect to major nodes (between 10 and 45 Mbps)
• Connectivity to Europe (STM-4)
• Topology and capacities dependent on result of the ALICE connectivity tender
Cathrin Stöver, DANTE, [email protected]
ALICE Timetable
• September-November 2003: Connectivity Tender negotiations and finalisation
•October 2003: Equipment Tender to be launched
• Early Spring 2004: Network roll-out starts
• Project to last until end of May 2006
