International Research Networking

David West, DANTE

26 April 2007

S Asia Planning MeetingCrystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia

TEIN2 experiences in South East Asia

TEIN-07-023

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

Connect. Communicate. Collaborate

When TEIN2 began… (April 2004)

• Diverse partners – Developing: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand,

Vietnam– Developed: Brunei, Japan, Korea, Singapore

• National research and education networking: from advanced to non-existent

• Some bilateral intra-Asia links, mainly provided by JP and KR; one bilateral link AP-EU

• Communicative but competitive partner relationships• Telecommunication markets: from competitive to monopolistic• 10M Euro European Commission 80% funding support for developing

countries

International Research NetworkingTEIN2 Timeline

• Planning Studies: Apr – Nov 2004• Network procurement: Dec 2004 – Dec 2005+• Network operational: Jan 2006 – Aug 2008

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45

45

155

TEIN2 Network

PH

VN

TH

CN

ID

MY

45

3 x 622SG

JP

HK

2500

622

North AmericaVia TransPAC2

622

EU

EU

622

622

4 x 155

KR

AU

TEIN2 PoP

Other TEIN2 partners

TEIN2 capacity being contracted by DANTE

Capacity being providedby other networks for use by TEIN2 partners

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TEIN2 Project Activities

• Building and running the network• Commercial management• Stimulating network usage• Technical know-how transfer• Fostering co-operative partner relationships• Achieving sustainability

….drawing on experiences of GEANT2, EUMEDCONNECT, ALICE

International Research NetworkingTEIN2 Partners

Connected:

Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore Thailand, Vietnam

Connections being discussed:

Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao

Future possibilities:

India, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, other S Asian countries

KeyASEM countriesJoining ASEMOthers

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2 slides for TEIN2 applications, Tele-medicine application

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Enabling and promoting applications

• Tele-medecine – well established, all TEIN2 partners participated for first time during Manila APAN Jan 2007

• Earth Monitoring e.g. Disaster warning, Oceanography, Climatology. High potential areas.

• E-learning • E-Heritage • E-Science e.g. collaborations between Europe and China

(incl EU/China TEIN2 link now upgraded to 2.5 Gbps via Project ORIENT)

International Research NetworkingTEIN3 (after mid 2008)

• All TEIN2 partners want the network to continue• TEIN3 plans

– Seamless follow on– Possible geographical expansion to S Asia– Network will be re-tendered– Initially run by DANTE, then transitioned to Asian

ownership• TEIN3 Funding package being developed:

– Tapering EU funding expected– Increasing partner funding – Co-ordinated working with other donors welcomed!

International Research NetworkingConclusions

• TEIN2 is the first regional Asian R&E network• Partners and their governments recognising benefits of

regional-level collaboration• Traffic growing and user communities forming• National NREN development catalysed in all beneficiary

countries• TEIN3 will further develop the Asian network, hopefully

including S Asia• Non-EU support for TEIN3 welcomed!