Conveners
Network Evolution: Network Evolution
- Mian Usman (GÉANT)
Description
The R&E network operators are in different stages of refreshing not only their network but also the way the network can be utilized by their constituents. In this session, we will find out how GÉANT is addressing the ever-growing demands for intercontinental data transfers and get an up-to-date summary of GÉANTs’ network evolution journey. This session also includes a presentation from Internet2 which focuses on the lessons learned from their deployment of next-generation infrastructure.
Join the session for some insights, results, and lessons learned from the journey towards the next-generation R&E networks.
This presentation will aim to provide an up-to-date and high-level summary of major changes in the GÉANT network. As the GÉANT network is going through a major transition and significant improvements are being made, this topic will be of interest to the TNC participants from R&E networks and to the R&E users involved in data-intensive science.
In 2021 Internet2 completed the deployment of its Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI), which included a refresh of its fiber, hardware, software, and the underlying architectures.
NGI also strives to fundamentally change the way the entire community can interact with the entire Internet2 platform - namely providing extensible access to the full stack of services; by combining these...
To address GÉANT’s strategic goal of meeting user communities’ ever-growing international data transfer demands, GÉANT’s international connectivity will need to grow, adapt and remain highly resilient to disruptions. For this, GÉANT aims to harness new funding streams (e.g. GN5-IC1) and explore new infrastructure opportunities (e.g. European Digital Gateways). Planning will require close...
The GÉANT network in 2018 had 23 European dark fibre routes, with an average annual lease cost per route of €110k at €0.234 per metre per annum. Most of the underpinning agreements for the network expire in 2020–21 with up to 2 years extension options. The GN4-3N project provides an opportunity to reconsider GÉANT’s fibre topology and at the same time plan the renewal of its optical platform.
