Update of high speed networking in Hungary

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Update of high speed networking in Hungary

• István Tétényi, Hungarnet/NIIF, Hungary
• E-mail tetenyi_at_sztaki.hu

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Overview

• Introduction
• NGN-Hungarnet (infrastructure only)
• CEF in Hungary
• CEF in .cz-.hu
• Conclusions

This is not a technical presentation!
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Background

• Representing the Hungarian research networking
  community Hungarnet/NIIF
• Hungarnet has got 19 years of history
• Serving 700 institutions and 600 000 users
• Personal involvement in Pan European research
  networking projects

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The seven ages of networking(a well-known story)

• stages/acts
• analogue circuits
• X.25
• managed leased digital circuit
• ATM
• SDH
• leased lambda
• dark fiber based switched lambda network (CEF)

All the world's a stage, And all the men and
women merely players (William
Shakespeare - As You Like It )
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NGN-Hungarnet Evolution of high speed networking
(1)

• Yearly average growth
• Budapest 223
• country side 193

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NGN-Hungarnet Evolution of high speed
networking(2)

• Yearly average growth
• Budapest - 244
• country - 273

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NGN-Hungarnet10G usage trends (1)
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NGN-Hungarnet10G usage trends (2)
Nr. of months traffic to double 21 Trunk
capacity growth is yearly 250
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NGN-HungarnetChange of peering policy

• Traditional peering with ISPs in Hungary via the
  Budapest Internet Exchange (BIX) only
• Problems
• capacity, resiliency, mean time to repair
• Solutions
• Capacity upgrade with BIX to 10GE
• Direct peering with big ISPs and back-up via BIX
• Dark fiber (longer distance), GE used, planned
  10GE
• Aggregated peering capacity 17Gbps

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CEF in HungaryDF experience

• Nr of DF connections 38
• Total length 410km
• Inter city 10
• Within city 90
• Just as good as managed services

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CEF in HungaryViability

• Telco/market view
• (updated)
• telecommunication companies is limited
• investors do not invest in the telco segment
• dramatically decreasing profit in traditional
  voice
• telecommunication market shrink is being
  compensated by broadband and mobile voice
• Telcos focus is broadband ADSL or WiMax (quick
  ROI)
• competition is very limited for nation-wide
  high-speed services
• CapEx is scarce

• Research network view (updated)
• Hungarnet budget is not improving
• government support is uncertain
• higher prices for high speed services
• experience with long range dark fiber is limited
• reliability is an issue
• Is CEF viable countrywide?

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CEF in HungaryPossibilities

• Limited availability of dark fiber for
  inter-city routes
• single provider - 11 -routes,
• dual-providers - 14 routes,
• three providers 9 routes lack of competition
• four providers 4 routes
• five providers 3 routes
• Telcos handle DF as an asset
• Lack of interest in investing local fiber-loop
• Not much interest in selling pure infrastructure
• IRU is not an option
• Situation is not going to change soon
• EU structural funds from 2007
• Hungarian broadband strategy might include FTTx
  targets
• Conclusion limited possibilities

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CEF in HungaryPlans in 2005

• New public procurement
• Lease expires in November 2005
• 23 SDH connections 34/155Mbps
• 15 DF connections in Budapest
• Target
• Min managed GE country side, DF in Budapest
• Max DF everywhere
• Realistic passive WDM countryside, DF in
  Budapest
• Constrains
• capacity upgrade is a must
• development cap-ex is nil in 2005
• budget limit is very tight
• longer term financial commitments need special
  authorization for NREN
• lack of competition
• Conclusion great challenge

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CEF in .cz vs. .hu

• CESNET financial figures 2003 TF-NGN meeting in
  Cambridge
• Both NRENs aim is to optimize price/performance
• Hungarnet chose a mixed route due to the
  attractive pricing
• CESNET approach is mainstream
• Hungarnet approach is down-to-earth

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Conclusions

• Hungarnet network is continuously growing
• Nation-wide CEF availability is uncertain
• Cross-border circuit soon with AMREJ
• Difficult public procurement in 2005
• GEANT2 services open new options
• More government support required to keep rate of
  development