Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

I2 Emerging Networks SIGSan Diego, 8 October 2007

Cathrin Stöver, DANTE (cathrin@dante.org.uk)

Ubuntunet Alliance - Africa

Connect. Communicate. CollaborateUbuntuNet Alliance

• A registered not-for-profit association of African NRENs www.ubuntunet.net

• Mission: Ensure that African Research and Education Institutions participate effectively in the global Research and Education networking community and Knowledge Society

• Governance Structure:– Chairperson (Selected by Assocation of African Universities)– Council of Members– Management Board– Secretariat: Interim at University of Malawi, will soon move to

Nairobi

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UbuntuNet Alliance Members• KENET Kenya• MALICO/MAREN Malawi• RwEdNet Rwanda• SUIN Sudan• TENET South Africa• RenU Uganda• ZAMREN Zambia• Plus another 10 NRENs- in -construction

Connect. Communicate. CollaborateUbuntuNet Alliance:Partners

• IDRC (Canada)• OSI (Open Society Institute)• OSISA (Open Society Initiative South Africa)• EU• KTH (Sweden)• DANTE

Connect. Communicate. CollaboratePlanned Network

• To build the UbuntuNet backbone using a staged approach which connects clusters of NRENs by building out from existing cross continental links using the opportunities provided by existing and planned fibre infrastructure projects• Identified 2 initial clusters, based on existing and planned fibre opportunities

– UbuntuNet East – Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

– UbuntuNet South – Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique

• Ultimately, the Clusters will inter-connect into a seamless, single redundant backbone.

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UbuntuNet East Backbone Clusters

UG

Northern TZ

KE

SD

ET

EG

RW

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UbuntuNet South Backbone Cluster

LS

BWNA

ZM Southern TZ

MW

MZSA

SW

Connect. Communicate. CollaborateConnection to GEANT2

• Relatively short lived• Enable NRENs to connect

NRENs using existing internet connections

• Establish a router in Europe• Will involve NRENs/institutions

in renumbering their IP addresses

GéantGéantGeneral Internet

Ub-EU

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Thanks!cathrin@dante.org.uk

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