AKM HABIBUR RAHMANCEO, BdREN

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MeetBdREN 201515-16 March 2015

Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban: University of Dhaka

Birth of BdREN

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BandwidthBandwidth Number of Number of UniversitiesUniversities

>100 Mbps>100 Mbps 11

50 ~ 100 Mps50 ~ 100 Mps 55

30 ~ 49 Mbps30 ~ 49 Mbps 66

10 ~ 29 Mbps10 ~ 29 Mbps 1414

<10 Mbps<10 Mbps 88

TotalTotal 3434

Number of Universities with current bandwidth

University Web Page Hostingo Hosted in own servers:8o Hosted in Other

Government Organizations/Local ISPs:6

o Hosted in Servers Outside Bangladesh: 20

The situation was worse during conceptualizing stage of HEQEP before 2009

Data collected: August 2014

BdREN Born

A component of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP)

Designed as a high performance single umbrella network

Connect Universities and Research institutions

Connectivity to Global Research and Education Networks (RENs) and Commercial internet.

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Backbone of BdREN

Designed on PGCB OPGW Network running over high voltage transmission line.

Leased one pair of optical fiber from PGCB on IRU basis for 20 years (Since 2011).

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PGCB Grid Towers

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Why BdREN Backbone on PGCB Fiber?

Main target to reach public universities and create facilities for connecting private universities

Searching for a single service provider covering the targeted Institutions

No better option at all wrt to availability of PGCB PoP at the nearest location to University

So ultimate choice was PGCB fiber.

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BdREN Pilot Network on PGCB Fiber

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PILOT Network-International Connectivity

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InternetRegional E&R

Network

BdREN Connectivity to TEINBdREN Connectivity to TEIN

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Overview on Full Network

Point to Point Fiber Connectivity 34 Public Universities, 2 International

Universities and 1 Private UniversityInstalling Dedicated Optical Fiber to

each University from the backbone Total 325 Km Fiber Lay 44 Links (PGCB-PGCB, University-

University & University-PGCB)

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BdREN Full Fiber Connectivity

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Overview on Full Network Network…

Network Equipment Transmission equipment to create backbone networkInternet PoPs at all Public Universities (34) and 1 Private

University Data Center (DC and DR) Sub-System

DC at UGC and DR at BUETStorage Area Network with 300 Tera Byte CapacityDual Path Fiber connectivity between DC and DR

Video Conference Sub-System with Virtual Class Room32 Public Universities

Full Network is expected to be completed within 2015

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Overall Network Diagram-DATA

Legend1G Dark Fiber 1G DWDM

Site that is not showed in RFP ANNEX4 (Connectivity route is undefined)

Edge Type 1

10G DWDM10G Dark Fiber

Site name Site without DWDM equipment

10G (DWDM and Dark fiber are mixed)

1G (DWDM and Dark fiber are mixed)

ServerFarm

ServerFarm

Data Center DR Center

Core switch

NU

JU MBSTU DUET BOU JNU DU BSMMURampura

BTU BUPJKKNIU SAU NSTU

BAU COU

BRURRUET JSTU IU KUBMRSTU BUPUST SBAUCUET CVASU

HSTU

PSTU

SUSTRU KUET

UGC BUET

NSU

RU KUET UGC

NSU

BUETNUSUST

CU

Internet TEIN Internet

CU

Rajshahi Khulna Dhaka DhakaDhaka Dhaka Sylhet Chittagong

Core switch

Core switch

Bandwidth managerBandwidth manager

COUBAU

BdREN’S Virtual Class Room

SBAU Picture

BdREN Video Conference Room at UGC

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Virtual Class Room under Construction (Design)

Present Status of BdREN

Fiber Laying Optical Fiber Cable Laying Completed 39 links (Total Length =

283.3 Km) Cable Laying going on 3 Links (Total Length = 15.5 Km) Pending – 2 Links

Network Equipment Installation All Virtual Class Room completed and Equipments installed at

Sites within Dhaka Equipment installation ongoing at Main Data Center after

renovation; Renovation work at DR Center is ongoing. Installation of Passive Network (Renovation/Petty Works for

BdREN Internet PoP room at universities, Grounding, Power cabling etc) completed.

Equipment/goods cleared from ports and waiting for delivery

to the sites. Delivery is delaying due to security reasons.

Future Plan(Third Phase)

Infrastructure at Medical Colleges and Research Institutes Last mile connectivity Internet PoPs and Virtual class room

BdREN Application Development Establish collaboration with other NRENs Awareness Building and Knowledge Exchange Strengthening BdREN connectivity Direct Connectivity to Tier-1 International ISP

BdREN International Partners

A consortium of Kent State University, USAOhio Academic Resources Network (OARnet), USAIreland's National Education and Research Network

(HEAnet) Scope of Services

All kinds of technical supportCapacity development of BdREN operational

manpowerHelp BdREN team during Operational Acceptance

Test of the systemEstablish collaboration with other NRENsHelp BdREN to develop its strategic plan.

BdREN Planned Manpower

Outsourced Service:

MLSS, Cleaning and Security

BdREN Governance

BdREN to be run by a Trust Organization on not-for-profit basis

Operation and Maintenance Responsibility to BdREN Trust

11-member Trustee Board headed by UGC Chairman, Trustees mainly from Universities.

Thank You.

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