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Title: HARNET Update


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HARNET Update
Hong Kong Academic Research Network
  • By Charles Choy
  • Charles.choy_at_ust.hk
  • Senior network engineer

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Agenda
  • Hong Kong Internet Background
  • HARNET Background
  • Internet2 Connection Plan

3
Hong Kong Internet Background
  • Population 6.8 million
  • At Dec/2001, Internet users 2.6M (39 of
    population)
  • Dialup vs Broadband (3.2 to 1)
  • WAN technology ATM OC3, FE, GE
  • International fiber capacity
  • 164G capacity 16 times increase in 2001
  • 40G activated (70 Japan, 10 China, 10 US)

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HARNET Background - History
  • Hong Kong Academic Research Network
  • 8 local universities and most tertiary
    institutions
  • Found in 1985 (BITNET)
  • First Internet connection in 1992
  • Internet2 connection in 2002 (planned)

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HARNET current network
  • Star Topology
  • Each institution connected by 2 OC3 circuits
    using public ATM services
  • GE planned for interconnecting some members
  • QOS and multicast tested on HARNET

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HARNET current network
  • Commodity Internet
  • 72M connection to ISP for international traffic
  • 80M connection to HK Internet Exchange
  • Other International connection
  • 2M direct IPLC to CERNET
  • 155M circuit to TANET

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Internet2 Plan Resources
  • Government wants, but provides minimal funding
  • Solution Find sponsors
  • Level3 donates DS3 x 3 international circuits
  • PCCW donates domestic circuits
  • Cisco donates network devices
  • Trans Pacific IPLC most expensive

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Internet2 connection plan - BUT
  • Level3 ran into financial trouble
  • All Asian Assets sold to Reach (Consortium of
    PCCW and Telstra)
  • Request Reach to continue the donation

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Internet2 Research
  • We are newcomers
  • Interested in IPv6, Multicast
  • GRID computing, Telemedicine, Distance Learning

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Thank You
  • Questions and Answers
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