The Ecuadorian Academic Network - problems faced and opportunities for development

CEDIAConsorcio Ecuatoriano para el Desarrollo

de Internet Avanzado

Enrique PeláezExecutive Director

Agenda

1. Context – Mission2. History3. CEDIA’s infrastructure4. Action results5. Next steps

ContextSouth

America• ~13 million people• 21 Provinces, 12 of

them are touched by fiber

• 66 Universities• 32 R&D Institutions• ~15 main ISPs that

share still a limited fo infrastructure

Ecuadorian Academic Network – CEDIAMilestones

• March 15, 2002 – first national meeting to discuss about the next generation of Internet and Internet2, 38 Institutions participated in this meeting.

• March 26, 2002 – second meeting with international participation from Internet2, CUDI and RNP.

September 18, 2002 – CEDIA was officially created by the President (e) of Ecuador - Eng. Pedro Pinto and the participation of 7 Universities, 2 Research Institutions and 2 Government Agencies.

October 2002 – Ecuador signed the MoU with UCAID – Internet 2, at the Internet2 member meeting in Los Angeles.

• January 10, 2003 – CEDIA’s Statute was signed and registered at the Education and Culture Ministry of Ecuador.

CEDIA’s Mission

“Promote and coordinate the development of the advance research network, focus in academic, scientific and technology development and innovation of Ecuador”.

Ecuadorian Academic Network – CEDIAMilestones

• June 2002 – Ecuador joins the CLARA – Phase A, Project• December 2003 – international meeting organized by OAS

in Quito, to discussed about Information Society and Advance Academic Networks and raise awareness about connectivity to advance academic networks and access to information

February 2004 – starts negotiations with Transelectric to get access to the national fiber optic infrastructure.

March 2004 – deployment of first version of CEDIA network started

• March 2004 – CEDIA signs the participation in CLARA – Phase B, Project.

September 2004 – call for providing connectivity to CEDIA members

Ecuadorian Academic Network – CEDIAMilestones

October 2004 – selection of the ISP for the connectivity of CEDIA members and its national backbone.

January, March 2005 – starts operation of the CEDIA network

• September 2005 – CEDIA signs an Inter Institutional Agreement with Transelectric, for using its fiber optic infrastructure.

End 2005 – CEDIA’s fiber optic national network will start operation.

CEDIA Members (September 2005)

1. Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología – FUNDACYT2. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo – ESPOCH3. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE4. Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral – ESPOL5. Escuela Superior Politécnica Nacional – EPN6. Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil – UCSG7. Instituto Nacional de Pesca – INP8. Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del Ecuador – INOCAR9. Universidad Nacional de Loja – UNL10. Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja - UTPL11. Universidad de Cuenca – UC12. Universidad del Pacífico – UP13. Universidad Central del Ecuador – UCE14. Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones – CONATEL15. Universidad Técnica Equinoccial – UTE16. Universidad Internacional del Ecuador – UIE17. Universidad de San Francisco de Quito – USFQ18. Universidad Técnica de Ambato – UTA19. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ibarra – PUCI20. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo – PUCSD21. Universidad Técnica de Milagro – UTMI22. Universidad Nacional del Chimborazo – UNACH23. Universidad Técnica de Manabí – UTM24. Universidad de Manabí – UM

ESPE

UTE

UCE

CONATEL

FUNDACYTANC

QUITO

EPN

UC

INP

ESPOCH

UCSGUIE

UP

CUENCA

LOJA

RIOBAMBA

GUAYAQUIL

ESPOL

AMBATO

INOCAR

UNL

UTPL

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 10 MPBS

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 10 MPBS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

National Backbone

Leaf connections

National Academic Network – CEDIAFirst Phase – March/2005

USFQ

PUCE

UTA

UEG

Panamerican Cable

• Interconnects 3 of the main cities of Ecuador

• Although the capacity for Ecuador is saturated, CEDIA is in the process of getting access through this cable to redCLARA

ESPE

UTE

UCE

CONATEL

FUNDACYTANC

QUITO

EPN

UC

INP

ESPOCH

UCSGUIE

UP

CUENCA

LOJA

RIOBAMBA

GUAYAQUIL

ESPOL

AMBATO

INOCAR

UNL

UTPL

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 MPBS

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 MPBS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

National Academic Network – CEDIASecond Phase – September/October 2005

USFQ

PUCE

UTA

UEG

SALINAS

PUNTA CARNERO – SANTIAGO

TRONCAL INTERNACIONAL – 10 – 45 MPBS

International connectivity

ESPE

UTE

UCE

CONATEL

FUNDACYTANC

QUITO

EPN

IBARRA

UC

INP

ESMERALDAS

STO.DOMINGO

ESPOCH

CIIFENUCSG

UIEUP

PORTOVIEJO

CUENCA

LOJA

QUEVEDO

SALINAS

RIOBAMBA

GUAYAQUIL

ESPOL

AMBATO

INOCAR

UNL

UTPL

PUNTA CARNERO – SANTIAGO

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 Mbps

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 Mbps

TRONCAL NACIONAL – 34 MPBS

TRONCAL INTERNACIONAL – 45 MPBS

10 MBPS

34 MBPS

34 MBPS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

10 MBPS

10 MBPSRing based on Transelectric infrastructure

International second link

National Academic Network – CEDIAThird Phase – May/2006

USFQ

PUCE

UTA

UEG

Cartagena – Panamá

TULCAN

National Backbone

CEDIA’s Backbone

Action results and opportunities

• As a result of the joint national tender, there was a 69% average reduction in prices.

• US$ 117.000 monthly for 17 Mbps (asymmetric) – down to US$ 32.000 for 34 Mbps (full duplex, fo)

• Increase 100% in capacity in every member, and standardize the minimum bandwidth.

• Use the remaining funds to cover 20% of CLARA project• Routers and switches are in place in each Institution

member of CEDIA, most of which were provided by the NSRC Center from the UO.

• Training• Advance networks, administration, security, operations and

applications. • Awareness for application development and identification

of groups of interest.• Inter institutional agreement with Transelectric for

accessing its fiber infrastructure

Next steps

• Link the Ecuadorian scientific community for application development with the international scientific community.

• Areas of Interest:1. Tele medicine & Tele education2. Digital Libraries3. El Niño events4. Hidrogeodynamic events 5. Environment and biodiversity (Galápagos)6. Material Science7. Biotechnology

• First version of CEDIA’s network was developed with the help of international partners, such as: UO-NSRC, NSF, ICA, IDRC-CRDI, CISCO, CISCO Press, O’Reilly.

• Second version will be developed with the help from Transelectric.

• Update the technology in the 3 main nodes of CEDIA’s network, and some Institutions.

• First – last mille will need to be resolved from each Member Institution to the Transelectric substations.

THANK YOU!