Overview of WINDS Collaborations in Thailand

Chalermpol Charnsripinyo, Ph.D.NECTEC

Email: chalermpol@nectec.or.th

Presented in WINDS Satellite Seminar in conjunction with Asian Forum on Information and Communications Technology (AFICT2009) on 16 Dec 2009, Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Outline

• Background on WINDS collaborations in Thailand• WINDS committee and proposed experiments in

Thailand • Network connections to the WINDS gateway

terminal • WINDS activities and experiments• Conclusions

Background• In 2007, MIC-JP invited proposals for WINDS application

experiments• 23 February 2008, JAXA launched the WINDS satellite • 24 March 2008, Meeting with representatives from JAXA,

NICT, NECTEC, NTC and Researchers proposing WINDS experiments from academic institutes in Thailand

proposed to set up WINDS Committee in Thailand• 4 June 2008, MoU Signing between JAXA and NECTEC to

coordinate and support WINDS applications and experiments in Thailand

• 9 July 2008, Set up WINDS Committee in Thailand • 17-24 October 2008, Installed WINDS terminal at NECTEC

WINDS Committee in Thailand Prof. Dr. Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn Resource person

Board of National Telecommunication Commission of Thailand (NTC)

Dr. Pansak Siriruchatapong ChairmanExecutive Director of National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC)

Mr. Shinichi MIZUMOTO Committee Director of JAXA Bangkok Office

Dr. Masayuki Fujise Committee Director of NICT Asia Research Center, Thailand

Mr. Daisuke Okabe CommitteeFirst Secretary of Embassy of Japan, Thailand

Dr. Seishiro KIBE (substituted by Yoshikazu Kamiya) Committee Visiting Professor, AIT, Thailand

Dr. Supavadee Aramvith CommitteeAssoc. Head of Dept., Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Nisachon Tangsangiumvisai CommitteeAssistant Dean of Engineering Faculty, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Kobchai Dejhan CommitteeDean of Engineering Faculty, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Mr. Chaiyan Maolanondh CommitteeDirector of Earth Observation Center, Geo Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency

Mr. Suthisak Tantayothin Committee Division Director, Telecommunication Technology and Engineering Bureau, NTC

Dr. Chalermpol Charnsripinyo Committee and SecretaryActing Director of Network Technology Laboratory, NECTEC

Miss Weena Jangjaroen Committee and Assistant secretarySecretary to commissioner, NTC

Miss Wanlapha sunrat Assistant secretaryProject Analyst, NECTEC

Dr. Pansak Prof. Prasit

WINDS Committee in Thailand

Role and Functions of the CommitteeSupport and coordinate WINDS project

experiments in ThailandCoordinate the allocation of time slots for

experiments between proposed projects in Thailand

Provide knowledge and experience sharing of experiments among users

Promote research and development activities and collaborations in Thailand

Proposed List of Application Experiments1. Application Experiments for Tele-Education (e-Learning)

broadcasting and Tele-Medical Treatment in the Asia-Pacific region (Prof. Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn, NTC)

2. Experiment on Videoconferencing Application Between the University of the Philippines – Chulalongkorn University – Hokkaido University – Tokyo Institute of Technology over WINDS Satellite (Dr. Supavadee Aramvith, CU)

3. The assessment of the VoIP for Emergency and Educational Communication Vehicle (EECV) using high-speed P-T-P satellite link (Mr. Waranyoo Phiwthongkham, NECTEC)

4. Using High-speed Satellite Communication in Disaster Management, Monitoring and Telecommunication in Thailand (Asst. Prof. Wichan Lertwipatrakul, UniNet)

5. International Distance Education via Satellite (Mr. Sathaporn Promwong, KMITL)

6. Chaotic Encryption via Ka band (Dr. Pitikhate Sooraksa, KMITL)

7. Tele-Education between King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang and Universities in University Network of Thailand (Dr. Pornchai Supnithi, KMITL)

8. Experiments on the Applications of Tele-Education, Telemedicine, and data analysis in the Asia-Pacific Region (Dr. Supan Tungjitkusolmun, KMITL)

9. Rapid Response Disaster Recovery Management Experiment in the Asia-Pacific region (Prof. Kanchana Kanchanasut, AIT)

10.The new design and improvement of Asian wide distance learning system using Digitized Video Transfer System (Dr. Yasuo Tsuchimoto)

Proposed List of Application Experiments

WINDS Terminals in Thailand

Thailand Science Park, Pathumtani

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17-24 October 2008 Installation of WINDS Ground Terminal at NECTEC

WINDS Terminal Installation

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Installation of L3 Switch and TCP Accelerator For WINDS Experiments at NECTEC (15-16 July 2009)

Maintenance and Installation of Rainfall Gauge For WINDS Experiments at NECTEC (2-4 September 2009)

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Connecting to the WINDS Terminal

• There are different approaches for network connections between participating institutes to the WINDS Ground Terminal– Direct connection

• Optical Fiber Cable, Leased Line, Metro-Net

– IP Tunneling – VLAN– VPN

Connection from AIT to the WINDS Terminal

• Dedicated optical fiber between NECTEC and AIT

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Network Connection between AIT and NECTEC

• Concerns– Existing Link does not have enough

bandwidth due to old equipment and cables as well as other traffic sharing

– Security and firewall policy inside AIT

• Solution– Dedicated fiber link was proposed

• Status– Dedicated fiber link has been installed and

used– No more network connection problem

ThaiSarnAS:3836

NECTEC

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CU

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Connection from CU to the WINDS Terminal

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• VLAN is currently used to connect CU via Thailand research and education network

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Network Connection between CU and NECTEC

• Concerns– Existing network connections go through several

network domains

– Traffic sharing and limited bandwidth

– Security and firewall policy inside institutes

• Solutions– VPN box and VLAN were proposed

• Status– VPN box was tested some limitations of VPN

box

– VLAN has been successfully set up through different network domains

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• VLAN is used to connect KMITL via Thailand research and education network

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Network Connection between KMITL and NECTEC

• Concerns (Similar to CU case)– Existing network connections go through several

network domains

– Traffic sharing and limited bandwidth

– Security and firewall policy inside institutes

• Solutions– VPN box and VLAN were proposed

• Status– VLAN has been successfully set up through

different network domains

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NECTECNTC Building

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• Direct connection is established between NTC and NECTEC

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Network Connection between NTC and NECTEC

• Concerns – Existing network connections go through ISPs

– Traffic sharing and limited bandwidth

– Security and firewall policy inside institutes

• Solutions– VPN box and direct connection were proposed

• Status– Delicated link has been successfully set up

between NTC and NECTEC

WINDS Activities and Experiments• There are 6 project experiments conducted in

20091. Experiment on Videoconferencing Application (Tele-Education)

Between Thailand –Japan – Philippines over WINDS Satellite2.High-Speed Satellite Communications between CUHK (Hong

Kong) and NECTEC (Thailand) over WINDS Satellite 3.Basic Experiment on Multicasting and E-learning over WINDS

Satellite at AIT4.Medical ICT satellite communication Experiment Between

NECTEC (Thailand), NICT YRP (Yokosuka, Japan) and NICT KSRC (Kashima branch, Japan)

5.Multi-site Teleconference between KMITL (Thailand) and Tokai University (Japan) over WINDS Satellite

6. The assessment of the VoIP for Emergency and Educational Communication Vehicle (EECV) using high-speed P-T-P satellite link

Schedules of WINDS Activities and Experiments

1. Experiment on Videoconferencing Applications between Thailand, Japan, and Philippines

Participating Organizations Thailand

• Chulalongkorn University (CU)• National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)• National Electronics and Computer Technology Center

(NECTEC)

Japan • National Institute of Information and Communications

Technology (NICT)• Tokyo Institute of Technology• Hokkaido University

Philippines • University of the Philippines• Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)

Experiment on video conferencing Application between CU and Tokyo Institute of Technology (16 January 2009)

Chulalongkorn UniversityTIT

University of Philippines

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PHILIPPINES

Distant Education Experiment between TIT , CU and U. Of Philippines (13 Feb 2009)

Source: JAXA

Experiments on Videoconferencing Applications between Thailand, Japan, and Philippines

NECTECTHAILAND

CUHKHONGKONG

• Experiment of High Speed Satellite Communication between NECTEC and CUHK over WINDS Satellite （ 19-21 January, 2009 ）

2.High-Speed Satellite Communications between CUHK (Hong Kong) and NECTEC (Thailand)

Source: JAXA

“TCP-SuperCharger: A New Approach to High-Throughput Satellite Data Transfer” By Jack Yiu-Bun Lee, Peter Tak-Shing Yum and Wing-San Wan, The 27th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS), Tokyo, Japan, 5-12 July 2009

3. Basic Experiment on Multicast and E-learning over WINDS Satellite

Multicast and E-learning Experiment between AIT (TH),Tsukuba Uni (JP) and MMU (MY) (14-17 Feb 2009)

Multicast and E-learning Experiment between AIT (TH),Tsukuba Uni (JP) and MMU (MY) (3 September 2009)

4. Medical ICT satellite communication Experiment Between NECTEC (Thailand), NICT YRP (Yokosuka,

Japan) and NICT KSRC (Kashima branch, Japan)

Medical ICT Satellite Experiment between NICT YRP (JP), NICT KSRC (JP) and NECTEC (TH) (7-8 April 2009)

5. Muti-site Teleconference Experiment between Tokai University (JP) and KMITL (TH) (29 May 2009)

Muti-site Teleconference Experiment between Tokai University (JP) and KMITL (TH) (July 2009)

6. The VOIP Experiment for Using high-speed P-T-P Satellite Link (1-5, 8-11 June 2009)

The VOIP Experiment over WINDS Satellite

Conclusions• The WINDS terminal and network equipment

have been successfully set up for WINDS experiments

• All participating institutes in Thailand can join the WINDS experiments through Thailand research and education network

• Most network access problems have been solved to support WINDS experiments

• Co-operations between networks/institutions are necessary to provide assurance and quality of services– Network security policy may have to be relaxed– Coordination between users and network administrators is

important

• We look forward to further collaborations