Second Expert Group Meeting on the Trans-Eurasia Information Network

Brussels : 25 & 26 March 2002

GÉANT - The Next Generation of European Networking

The Ages of European Research Networking

• The Pioneering Age (1980 - 1988)

• The Rationing Age (1988 - 1996)

• The Co-operation Age (1996 - 2001)

• The Age of the GÉANT (2001 - )

GÉANT - The Goals

• Gigabit Connectivity• Geographic Expansion• Guaranteed Quality of Service• Global Access

DANTE Network History

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

IXI 1990-1993

EUROPANET 1993-1996

EUROPANET 2 1996-1997

TEN-34 1997-1998

TEN-155 1998-2001

GEANT 2001-

KBps

DANTE Network History

1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000 1,000,000 10,000,000

IXI 1990-1993

EUROPANET 1993-1996

EUROPANET 2 1996-1997

TEN-34 1997-1998

TEN-155 1998-2001

GEANT 2001-

KBps

GÉANT - Capacities

• Network Capacity @10 GBps 90 GBps• Network Capacity @ 2.5 GBps 30 GBps• Other Capacities 3 GBps• US Capacity 5 GBps• Total Network Capacity 128 GBps• Total Access Capacity 32 GBps

GEANT Backbone Topology March 2002

Quality of Service

• Fata Morgana or Shibboleth

• Real User Need

• Not a Technology Issue

• Real Challenge for Research Networks

Global Connectivity

• European Distributed Access• 2 x 2.5 GBps Initially (Research

Only)• Discussions with North America

About Reciprocal Connectivity• Shared Management with US