Ubuntunet Connect 2008 Lilongwe Malawi Tuesday 11 November
Ubuntunet Connect 2008 Lilongwe, Malawi Tuesday 11 November John DYER TERENA John. Dyer@terena. org FEAST The TERENA Compendium of NRENs & Data Collection from African NRENs & NRENs in Construction
Why? › To collect baseline information › Understand what is in place, what is not, advantages, problems to be solved › Make a road map of what needs to be done › To Benchmark Progress on an Annual basis › Why TERENA ?
What is TERENA? › TRANS-EUROPEAN RESEARCH & EDUCATION NETWORKING ASSOCIATION › Collaborative Organisation › Driven by membership › Task Forces › Projects › GN 2 – Compendium › Developing NRENs › Workshops › International Conference › TERENA does not operate a network › GÉANT 2 - DANTE
GÉANT 2 operated by DANTE on behalf of Europe’s NRENs
The TERENA Compendium › › Annual Survey 2001 -2008 (eight years so far. . ) Contribution from European Commission FP 6 Comprehensive Benchmarking of NRENs Expanding and Collaborating with other regions › http: //www. terena. org/activities/compendium/
2008 Compendium Coverage
Compendium Scope › BASIC Information › administrative, ownership, governance › USERS and CLIENTS › Institutions and users connected › NETWORK CONNECTIVITY › Network size, speeds, technologies, pops etc › TRAFFIC › Utilization, external, IPv 6, Qo. S › SERVICES › AAI, Storage hosting, Grids, PERT, support, PR › FUNDING and STAFFING › Sources, budgets, allocation
Core Network Size 2004 v 2008 › Scale is LOG › Increase by about an order of magnitude on average
NREN Budgets 2004 v 2008 › With a few exceptions, budgets are stable › Major upgrades cause peaks › But bandwidth increased by an order of magnitude in the same period
NREN Traffic Growth
Growth of Cross-border Dark Fibre 2007 - 2008
Percentage of Schools Served › Varies enormously › Prevented by law in some countries › Encouraged and funded by government in others
Compendium demonstrates › Digital Divide › Highly dependent on market competition › Funding Models › Central funding, user funding, hybrid › NREN approaches to Quality of Service › Traffic Engineering v Over provisioning › Growth of Cross Border Fibre Trend › Procurement & Management from centre v local › How NRENs keep pace with demand › Low utilization rates and headroom › etcetera, etcetera. .
African Participation in TERENA Compendium › 2008 - Uganda (RENU) › 2007 - Mozambique (Mo. RENet) › 2006 - Uganda (RENU) › ALL AFRICAN NATIONS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE in the TERENA COMPENDIUM › Next Edition Questionnaire will be launched April 2009 ONLINE data collection › Contact: John DYER of TERENA: dyer@terena. org
The FEAST survey › Based upon the TERENA Compendium Questionnaire (2001 -2008) › European Commission supported GÉANT 2 NA 4 Activity - assistance to the development of research and education networking in less-advanced regions (2004 -2009) › Work undertaken for the TERENA Regulatory Workshop (2008)
Questionnaire Structure FOR ALL EXISTING NRENS or NRENs in-construction › › › › › 1: NREN Basic information and legal form 2: Existing or Proposed Customer Base and "Market Share" 3: Network Capacity 4: Network Traffic 5: Staffing 6. Funding 7: Current/Planned, Technologies, Services, Research 8: Regulation & Local Telecommunications / Internet Market 9: Additional Information
The FEAST Questionnaire › There are many questions (SORRY!) › We will help you if things seem unclear › Email: feast-survey-2008@terena. org › Please answer all you can
Section 1 Basic Information
Section 2
Section 4 Network Traffic
Section 6 Funding/ Proposed Funding DNS
Section 8 Telecoms Regulation Local Telecoms Market
Summary › Please try to answer as many FEAST survey questions as possible. › Send in even if not complete › Also relevant documents › Topology Maps, Current / Planned › Descriptions of NREN, Client, Services, Governance › We are here to assist, please ask for help › feast-survey-2008@terena. org › Telephone › THANK YOU
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