Quantifying the Digital Divide Warren Matthews Les Cottrell

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Quantifying the Digital Divide Warren Matthews, Les Cottrell (SLAC), Enrique Cannessa, Hilda Cerdeira (ICTP/e.

Quantifying the Digital Divide Warren Matthews, Les Cottrell (SLAC), Enrique Cannessa, Hilda Cerdeira (ICTP/e. JDS). Presented at the Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Motivation • Interested in connectivity and performance to HENP Collaborators – Inter-regional connectivity •

Motivation • Interested in connectivity and performance to HENP Collaborators – Inter-regional connectivity • ICTP – Performance to e. JDS subscribers Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

What is the e. JDS ? • The Electronic Journal Distribution Service • Participating

What is the e. JDS ? • The Electronic Journal Distribution Service • Participating Members – Egypt, Bangladesh, Brazil, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordon, Mexico, Pakistan Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Recommendations of Trieste • To devote resources to monitor in real time the connectivity

Recommendations of Trieste • To devote resources to monitor in real time the connectivity of research and educational institutions in developing countries and to encourage (and devote resources to) the development of the connectivity. Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

The View from SLAC • Ping. ER • Performance monitoring • Resource allocation •

The View from SLAC • Ping. ER • Performance monitoring • Resource allocation • Troubleshooting • The benefit of a connection Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

Further Work • Monitoring from ICTP • More targets • Other communities • Monitor

Further Work • Monitoring from ICTP • More targets • Other communities • Monitor transitions • Further Analysis • Possible workshop in Trieste in November Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.

This is a BOF • Monitoring is essential to engineering • If you don’t

This is a BOF • Monitoring is essential to engineering • If you don’t measure, you don’t know (I. e. what I can do for you) • If you are measuring, share (I. e. what can you do for me) • Interested ? • Indianapolis ? Internet 2 Spring Members Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 9 -11, 2003.