The GANT2 network

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The GÉANT2 network
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GÉANT2 PoP example
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Additional Lambdas

• Marginal cost
• Transponder cost (alcatel 1626)
• Depends on number of hops
• STM-64/OC-192 or 10GE LAN-PHY (now)
• switch interface cost (alcatel MCC 1678)
• STM-64/OC-192 or 10GE LAN-PHY (October 05)

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ImplementationStep1 DE-CH-IT

• DE-CH-IT gt Mid September
• DFN/Switch/CERN/GARR gt End September

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Step 2 AT-DE DE-PL-CZ

• IT-AT-DE gt End September
• Aconet gt Beginning of October
• DE-PL-CZ gt End September
• PSNC gt Beginning of October

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Step 3 DE-NL-UK-FR-CH BE

• DE-NL-UK-FR-CH gt
• UK-NL-DE by mid September
• Ring available by mid October
• NRNs wont move until ring is completed
• Surfnet,Janet,Renater gt end of October
• BE
• Belnet gt Beginning of November

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Step 4 AT-SK-CZ-DE DK-DE DK-NL FR-CH-ES

• AT-SK-CZ-DE gt Mid Nov.
• Big dependency of routers coming from old
  locations
• GR-IT GR-AT
• Managed wavelengths and GRnet gt End Nov.
  (together with IUCC upgrade)
• FR-ES ES-IT ES-CH (DF)
• Managed wavelengths and RedIris gt End Nov.
• DK-DE DK-NL
• Nordunet gt Beginning of January

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Stage 5DK-EE-LV-LT-PL AT-HU-SK-CZ
SI-ATHR-HU

• AT-HU-SK-CZ SI-AT HR-HU
• Sanet, Hungarnet, Arnes, Carnet gt Mid January
• DK-EE-LV-LT-PL
• Big dependency of routers coming from old
  locations
• Baltic countries ready by beginning of February

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CBF (Cross border fibre)

• Many NRENs have fibre at or close to national
  borders
• Can be a way of achieving DF connectivity between
  countries where DF not available today across
  GEANT2 (DE-PL-CZ)
• Technical issues (interfacing min. spec
  requirements)
• Operations (SLA, fault resolutions)
• Administrative/financial (who pays for what)
• Policies (aup,)
• Added into GN2 Y2 development programme