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Report back from Parallel Group 1. Shirley Wood UKERNA and TERENA Executive. General Comments . Need clear definition of terms within the document and consistency of use throughout reports, i.e. define Grid and middleware
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Report back from Parallel Group 1 Shirley Wood UKERNA and TERENA Executive
General Comments • Need clear definition of terms within the document and consistency of use throughout reports, i.e. define Grid and middleware • View was that the report was about research networking only - not the wider remit of education and research • Should solve problems for the wider education and research community not just for part of the community, i.e. AAA • NRENS should be asked to define current services provided and planned services - may help to define interfaces
General Comments • NRENS should be asked to define current services provided and planned services - may help to define interfaces between NRENs, regional networks and campuses • NRENs should be involved in network wide policy decisions that should be implemented at end sites.
Move from electrical transmission to optical transmission • The group agreed with this recommendation and encouraged NREN experimentation in running services over dark fibre. • There is a requirement to build up technical expertise in this area.
What if anything should be done about Europe’s Digital Divide • The divide was not just caused by monopolies • Encourage political support • If a country has the political support it can overcome the digital divide. • Should not solve the digital divide at the expense of Europe falling behind the rest of the world • EU to support a minimum standard of network provision within each country
Does research and education networking have any political role to play in Europe’s relation with the developing world • Should ensure that politicians understand the importance and value of education and research networking and what it contributes to the economy • New networks should use the latest technology • Collaboration and exchange of ideas and what went wrong
Should NRENs become more inclusive of other communities • Agree to encourage wider community provided that there is a good business case • Inclusion of wider community should not reduce the network and services to the lowest denominator • Must be able to support diverse requirements.
Question 5 • Felt this question was being asked 10 years ago and we have not progressed • Should ensure that AAA services are common to all • Need an identifiable problem to solve otherwise we will not progress
What will be the future of NRENS • American experiment in early 90s showed that NRENs needed - cannot leave to the commercial market • NRENs can communicate and support own user communities • NRENs deal with political and different requirements in their own countries. • NRENs are the intelligent customer • Should look at economies of scale when purchasing bandwidth across Europe • No to a European NREN