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The National Research and
Education Network.
Problems and Solutions
ArmIGF 20158 September, 2015, Yerevan
Vladimir SahakyanDirector of the Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
• The Academic Scientific Research Computer Network ofArmenia (ASNET-AM) is the National Research andEducation Network (NREN) of Armenia.
• Created in 1994 - over 20 years of experience inNetworking & IT
• Provides various networking solutions to the Academic,Scientific, Research, Educational, Cultural and otherorganizations of Armenia, which are engaged in scientificand educational activity.
• The structure and policy of operation was developed andimplemented by the Institute for Informatics andAutomation Problems of the National Academy ofSciences of the Republic of Armenia (IIAP NAS RA).
ASNET-AM
• ASNET-AM functions as a joint structure of severalnetworking centers and departments within the IIAPNAS RA.
• ASNET-AM – leading developer of Clusteringtechnologies and Scientific GRID infrastructure inArmenia and South Caucasus Region.
• Projects: ArmCluster, SEE-GRID-SCI, HP-SEE, Black Sea Interconnection, EGIInSPIRE, GN3plus, etc.
• ASNET-AM – supports of Armenia-GÉANT Link
ASNET-AM
More than 60 organizations are members of ASNET-AM:
• National Academy of Sciences of RA
(Presidium and 36 Research Institutions and Centers)
• Yerevan Physics Institute
• Yerevan State University
• State Engineering University of Armenia - "Polytechnic"
• Artsakh State University
• Armenian State Pedagogical University
• Yerevan State Medical University
• Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture
• National Library of Armenia
• State Committee of Science MES RA
• Supreme Certifying Commission of MES RA
• Armenian State Hydrometerological and Monitoring Service
MES RA
• Environmental Effect Monitoring Center MNP RA
• …
Member Organizations
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
Collaboration: Membership
• GÉANT Association has been formed by re-organising
TERENA and DANTE under a unified governance structure.
• EGI.eu is a not-for-profit foundation to coordinate and
manage the European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) federation
on behalf of its participants: NGIs and European
International Research Organizations.
• CEENET (Central and Eastern European Network) is a
private association of Connecticut professionals interested
in fostering stronger ties between Connecticut and Central
and Eastern Europe.
• ISOC AM (Internet Society) is a non-for-profit NGO of the
Local Internet Community in Armenia.
• Regional Internet Registry for Europe, the Middle East and
parts of Central Asia
GÉANT is the pan-European research and education network that interconnects
Europe’s National Research and Education Networks (NRENs).
Collaboration: Projects
Networking Layer
• European Commission Horizon2020 Programme,
GEANT2020 (GÉANT Research and Education
Networking) /2015-2020/
• European Commission 7th Framework Programme,
GN3+ (Multi-gigabit european research and
education network and associated services) /2013-
2015/
• European Commission 7th Framework Programme,
CEENGINE (Central and Eastern European
Networking Engine) /WP4 expert/
Collaboration: Projects
Networking Layer
• European Commission Directorate-General for Neighbourhood
and Enlargements Negotiations, EaPConnect (Eastern Partnership
Connect) /2015-2020/
AZRENA
URAN
BASNET
RENAM
GRENA
10Gbps- CBFBelarus - Poland
10Gbps- CBFBelarus - Ukraine
10Gbps- CBFUkraine - Moldova
10Gbps- CBFMoldova - Ukraine
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bps
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NT
10Gbps – CBF
Ukraine - Poland
10Gbps – CBF
Ukraine – Moldova -
Romaina
Kiev1Gbps
ASNET-AM1Gbps
1Gbps1Gbps
1Gbps
GEANT
Poznan
Tbilisi
10Gbps
10Gbps
1Gbps
Bucharest
1Gbps1Gbps
1Gbps
Communicational Layer
Collaboration: Projects
• European Commission Horizon2020 Programme, VI-SEEM (VRE
for regional Interdisciplinary communities in Southeast Europe and
the Eastern Mediterranean) /2015-2018/
• Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Experimental Deployment of an
Integrated Grid and Cloud Enabled Environment in BSEC Countries on the
Base of g-Eclipse
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SCOPES), Deploying ARmenian
distributed Processing capacities for Environmental GEOspatial data
/2011-2013/
• European Commission 7th Framework Programme, EGI-InSPIRE
(Integrated Sustainable Pan-European Infrastructure for Researchers in
Europe)
• European Commission 7th Framework Programme, High-Performance
Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe’s Research Communities
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
Services• NETWORK CONNECTIVITY (Fiber-optic,Copper,Wireless,VPN)
• IP CONNECTIVITY (IPv4/IPv6) & ROUTING (OSPF,BGP)
• PROXY
• CLOUD STORAGE
• WEB HOSTING
• SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS ACCESS
• 3G
• ARCHIVE BACKUP
• NETWORK MONITORING
• MAILINFORMER / WEBSMS / MAIL2SMS
• VPN
• DNS
• ARMCLUSTER/ARMGRID ACCESS
• MULTIMEDIA STREAMING
• TELECONFERENCING
• VoIP
• FEDERATED IDENTITY (AFIRE)
• eLEARNING
Services: Eduroam
• EduRoam is a federated authentication trustframework for wireless networks, which allows rovingresearchers to login with their standard user nameand password
Services: Cloud VMs
The service providing VMs to the user communities isbased on the OpenStack middleware, which controlslarge pools of compute, storage, and networkingresources throughout OpenStack API.
Services: Cloud Storage
There are a lot of files and you need to store them on a secure server to prevent data loose!!!
The cloud storage is the best solution...........
Services: eLearning
Scalable – Elearning enables us to quickly create and communicate new policies, training, ideas, and concepts.
Time and Money Savings
Immediate Results and Feedback
Flexible – Using elearning, you can give employees and students the freedom to learn at their own convenience
Services: Computing
Satellite Image Processing
① An Interoperable Cloud-based Scientific Gateway for NDVITime Series Analysis, Elsevier Computer Standards &Interfaces, 2015, 31(40), pp. 79–84, doi:10.1016/j.csi.2015.02.001.
② An Interoperable Web Portal for Parallel Geoprocessing ofSatellite Image Indices, Springer Earth ScienceInformatics, 13 June 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s12145-014-0165-3.
Services: Computing
Weather ForecastingThe ultimate goal is to develop an early
warning system for the south andsoutheast regions of Armenia (11 in total)by defining specific thresholds for issuingalerts for adverse and severe weatherphenomena (high temperature, wind andprecipitation weather elements).
①WRF-ARW Model for the Prediction of High Temperatures in South andSouth East Regions of Armenia, In IEEE eScience, Munich, Germany,2015.
Presentation Overview
• Basic Data
• International Collaboration & Projects
• Computational Facilities
• Services
• Challenges & Opportunities
Challenges and Opportunities
Problems
• Unreliable and low bandwidth fiber-optic lines in Yerevan and outside
• Unreliable and non powerful servers and network devices
• Difficulties on the replacement of equipment in connection with the increase in traffic
• External security (hacking attacks, the abduction and destruction of data)
• Internal security (viruses, certificates)• Failure Recovery• AC power failures
Solutions:
• Minimization of traffic between nodes through optimal allocation of network servers and creation of alternative paths
• Virtualization of servers and communication devices
• Creation of the Administrators group, similar to CSIRT
• Fast recovery of images from storages on virtual machines
• Applying of a powerful AC power generator, energy-saving equipment
Challenges and Opportunities