eum-03-074 eumedconnect busan 24 august 2003 eumedconnect project (including west asia) david west...
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Pan-European research network
Pan-European coverage: 32 Countries/National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)
Connectivity up to 10 Gb/s
Linking more than 3100 Universities
Total 200M Euro over 4 years (80M Euro from EU – the rest from NREN countries local funds)
• ALICE (Latin America)
• EUMEDCONNECT (Mediterranean)
• SEEREN (West Balkans)
International Initiatives
EUMEDCONNECT Project Objectives
• Link national research networks of Mediterranean countries to GÉANT and the rest of the research world
• Increase research networking within the region
• Ensure that network services and international structures are sustainable beyond the end of the project
• In this way:
– Ease the EU-MED digital divide
– Globalise research
– Strengthen human relationships and stability
EUMEDCONNECT – Beneficiary countriesEUMEDCONNECT – Beneficiary countries
Already Connected to GÉANT:
•CYPRUS•ISRAEL•MALTA•TURKEY
•Other Eligible Countries:
•ALGERIA•EGYPT•JORDAN•LEBANON•MOROCCO•PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY•SYRIA•TUNISIA
Already Connected to GÉANT:
•CYPRUS•ISRAEL•MALTA•TURKEY
•Other Eligible Countries:
•ALGERIA•EGYPT•JORDAN•LEBANON•MOROCCO•PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY•SYRIA•TUNISIA
EUMEDCONNECTProject Partners
• Coordinator - DANTE• Mediterranean partners:
– Algeria (CERIST), Cyprus (CYNET), Egypt (EUN), Israel (IUCC), Jordan (NIC), Lebanon (NCSR), Malta (UoM), Morocco (CNRST), Palestinian Authority (GCC), Syria (HIAST), Tunisia (RNRT), Turkey (ULAKBIM)
• European partners:– France (RENATER), Greece (GRNET), Italy
(GARR), Spain (RedIRIS)
EUMEDCONNECT Project Phases
• EUMEDIS Advisory Committee meetings – 2001• EUMEDCONNECT Planning studies (Phase 1) –
Dec 2001 to June 2002• Tendering (Phase 2A) – Nov 2002 to Dec 2003• Service (Phase 2B) Jan 2004 to June 2006
Project Funding
• 10 M Euro EC contribution (up to 80% of total costs)
• Remainder contributed by beneficiaries• Total project budget is c12.5 M Euro over project
lifetime• Costs to be shared between beneficiaries in
proportion to bandwidth required
Target Target TopologyTopology GÉANT
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EUMEDCONNECT
NetworkMED-NREN
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•Total bandwidth 200 – 300 Mbps•Individual links 2 – 45 Mbps•Mainly terrestrial connections likely•Direct connections to GÉANT expected initially
Project Organisation
• Project Meetings every 2-3 months• Technical meetings: 2 so far, more planned with
project meetings• DANTE acts as interface with the European
Commission and with service providers• Project partners contract with DANTE• European partners providing technical support
Experience to date
• Strong partner interest• Partners research networks at very different stages
of development• Project on schedule despite political and economic
challenges• Monopoly markets
– Except Israel– Very high commercial prices– Most treating EUMEDCONNECT as special project