AccessNova Advanced Communications Activities:

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• AccessNova Advanced Communications Activities
  
• A model for distributed research efforts in
  emerging economies

Eduardo Vera Director, AccessNova Program
Department of Computer Science University of Chile
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• Outline

• ICT in Chile and the Region
• National Infrastructure
• Regional Infrastructure
• International Connectivity
• Networking Innovation in Chile
• AccessNova Programa
• Technology Research
• Technology Incubation

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• High-Speed Networks

• University of Chile (UChile)
• - First connection to Internet in Latin America
  (early 80s)
• - First ATM Campus Network in Latin America
  (1994)
• - Strong RD Effort AccessNova Program (1995)
• REUNA (National University Network)
• - ISP for Chilean universities WAN (Reuna-1,
  early 90s)
• - High Speed Chilean universities WAN
  (Reuna-2, 1998)

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• Fiber Optic Network Infrastructure

• Two National Backbones
• Telefónica Chile 4 pairs 2.5 -gt
  5.0 Gbps
• ENTEL Chile
• Present International Connectivity
• PANAM 4 pairs 2.5 -gt
  5.0 Gbps
• Future International Connectivity
• SAC WDM 60? 8 pairs 40 Gbps -gt
  1.2-1.9 Tbps
• SAM-1

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AC-1
JAPAN-US AND PC-1
COLUMBUS-3
MAYA-1
AMERICAS-II
TPC-5
PAC-1
SOUTHERN CROSS
ATLANTIS-2
PacRim W.
PANAM
Chilean Domestic Cable
UNISUR
SPTC
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SAM-1
USA (Florida)
Puerto Rico (San Juan)
Guatemala (Livingston)
Guatemala (Puerto Quetzal)
Brasil (Fortaleza)
Colombia (Buenaventura)
Peru (Lurín)
Brasil (Salvador)
Brasil (Río de Janeiro)
Chile (Arica)
Brasil (Santos)
Chile (Valparaiso)
Argentina (Las Toninas)
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• DCC-UChile Technology Cluster
• AccessNova Program
• Advanced Communications Research on
• IP Broadband Networks and Applications
• Electronic Commerce (1996)
• Remote Interactive Education (1997)
• Remote Monitoring and Control (1998)
• Digital TV over IP (1999)
• Wireless IP (2000)
• Astronomy (2001)
• Advanced Communication and Information Technology
  Business Incubation
• Low-Cost infrastructure
• 2 year start-up period

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• MILESTONES OF THE PROGRAM

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• ICT Project Begins (1992)

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• First ATM WAN in Latin America at University of
  Chile (Aug 94)

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• Project Inauguration signature at NTT
  Kasumigaseki Center Tokyo, Japan (18 Nov 94)

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• First Academic and Student Exchange (Jan-Mar 95)

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• Project Office Inauguration with First Multicast
  Digital Video Transmission Santiago, Chile
  (May 96)

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• Project Office Inauguration Musashino, Tokyo (Sep
  96)

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1997 CHILE-JAPAN CENTENNIAL
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• Academic Virtual Forum on Communications and
  Astronomy Santiago-Musashino (Aug 97)

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1997 CHILE-JAPAN CENTENNIAL
1997 CHILE-JAPAN CENTENNIAL
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• Telecabinet Virtual Meeeting President Frei with
  Ministers in Tokyo and Santiago (Sep 97)

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• TINA97 Conference in Santiago, Chile (Nov 97)

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• New Offices Inauguration AccessNova Technology
  Research and Incubation Program (Apr 98)

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• ITU-T SG16 International Meeting and Workshop on
  High Speed Networks and Multimedia Applications
  Waseda and UChile (May 99)

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• Further Cooperation Agreements Santa Maria
  University (Mar 97) NTT Part 2 (Apr 98-Mar
  01), Waseda University (Sep 98), United
  Technologies (Jan 99)
• In process NTT DoCoMo, NTT DATA, NAOJ, ESO,
  Multimedia University, UConn, ...

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• AN aims to develop and introduce advanced
  communications to link Chile/South America and
  Japan/Asia.
• AN is an Interdisciplinary, Interinstitutional,
  International effort creating an
  academic/business human/technology network
• AN research activities 1995-2000 (electronic
  commerce, remote education, remote monitoring and
  control)
• AN research activities 2001-2005 (multimedia IP,
  integration of control and data IP networks,
  wireless IP, astronomy ultra-high speed IP)

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ALMA Observatory
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Location of ALMA (Chajnantor)
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El Abra
Crucero
Chuquicamata
Calama
San Pedro de Atacama
Salar de Atacama
Mantos Blancos
Minsal
Antofagasta
Zaldivar
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Internet-Based Communications
Present Dial-Up Communications
Central Support Office
Compo- nent 3
Proprietary Protocol
Compo- nent 1
Proprietary Protocol
Modem
800 Numbers or Long Distance
Proprietary Protocol
Compo- nent 2
Custom Application
Internet-based communications
On-Site Electronics
Central Server
End-user
TCP/IP
Ethernet or Modem
Proprietary Protocol to IP Converter
Web Server
TCP/ IP
Compo- nent 1

• Remote monitoring
• Remote control
• Remote analysis

Compo- nent 3
Local Phone Calls
Compo- nent 2
Web Browser
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Internet-based Remote Control and Monitoring
System Software Architecture Developed and
Implemented
Proprietary Protocol/ IP-CS Interface
Web Server Application (HTML Pages, Java)
RMS Core
W W W B R O W S E R
Proprietary Protocol COM Object
Sockets API
HTTP
Sockets API
Local Data Bus
UDP/ IP TCP/ IP
TCP/ IP
Secure Sockets
Proprietary Protocol
Secure Sockets
SSL
On-site Computer
Remote Monitoring Server (RMS)
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Innovation Cycle
E-Business Incubation
Business Model Concept
Business Planning Implementation
Advanced Communications and Information
Technologies
Software Technology Transfer
Concept
Prototype
Product Development
Product Delivery
New Technology Program
Concept
Prototype
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• DCC-UChile Technology Cluster
• AccessNova Space
  (Beaucheff 850, 3rd Floor, South Wing)
• Applied Research
• Technology Transfer
• Software Engineering
• Continuous Learning
• Technology Enterprise Incubation
• Exchange, cooperation and competition
• Synergy and Cross-Fertilization
• Provider and Client Contact Network

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• Program Partners
• Japan
• NTT Laboratories
• NTT DoCoMo
• NTT Data
• National Astronomy Observatory Japan
• Waseda University
• University of Electro-Communications
• Malaysia
• NTT Laboratories, Kuala Lumpur
• Multimedia University
• Chile
• University of Chile, Santiago
• Technical University Santa Maria, Valparaíso
• Telefónica CTC Chile, Santiago

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• AccessNova Forum
• 
  was recently
  established on the occasion of the programs 5th
  anniversary in Easter Island, Chile (May 2000)
• Advanced Communications for the Global
  Information Age
• AccessNova 5th Anniversary Forum

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