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ALICE/CLARA, The Latin American Networking Initiative

ALICE/CLARA, The Latin American Networking Initiative. Florencio I. Utreras <Florencio.Utreras@redclara.net> Executive Director of CLARA September 26, 2005. ALICE: Latin America gets Connected to Europe. EC Funded project within the @LIS Program

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ALICE/CLARA, The Latin American Networking Initiative

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  1. ALICE/CLARA, The Latin American Networking Initiative Florencio I. Utreras <Florencio.Utreras@redclara.net> Executive Director of CLARA September 26, 2005

  2. ALICE: Latin America gets Connected to Europe • EC Funded project within the @LIS Program • 12.5 Million Euros. 10 Million from EC, 2.5 Million from LA NREN’s • 3 years • Provides infrastructure, training, seminars, meetings, dissemination, sustainability actions • Starting Date May 30, 2003 • First infrastructure tender in June 2003

  3. ALICE Landmarks • August 31, 2004: First packets exchanged between LA and Europe (Santiago-Madrid) • November 30, 2004: Network Backbone is closed, AR-BR-MX-PA-CL-AR • December 12, 2004: Venezuela is connected to the backbone • April 18, 2005: Perú gets on line • June 7, 2005: Uruguay becomes the latest addition to the Network • All countries connected by September 2005

  4. RedCLARA: The LA Network Provided by ALICE GEANT September 2005

  5. RedCLARA: The LA Network Provided by ALICE GEANT October 2005

  6. RedCLARA: The LA Network Provided by ALICE GEANT October 2005

  7. RedCLARA: The LA Network Provided by ALICE GEANT October 2005

  8. ALICE Achievements • Creation of CLARA, the organization of LA NREN’s • 18 (100%) LA Countries • Legally established in Uruguay • Management structure in place • Establishment of RedCLARA • The Network • The Operations are carried out by CUDI in Mexico • The Engineering is subcontracted to RNP in Brazil • The Information Systems is subcontracted to REUNA in Chile

  9. The CLARA Organization Cooperación Latino-Americana de Redes Avanzadas • Coordination amongst LA-NREN and other stakeholders • Cooperation for the promotion of scientific and technologic development • Planning and implementation of network services for regional interconnection • Development of a regional network (here called RedCLARA) to interconnect the NRENs operated by its members

  10. CLARA features • Association of NRENs in LA open to all LA Countries • constituted in Uruguay (like LACNIC) • Bylaws signed on June 10 in Mexico • CLARA is not limited to @LIS time scale and restrictions • RedClara connects LA to GEANT, Internet2 and possible other regional networks

  11. ALICE Sustainability • Based on strengthening the NREN’s and CLARA • Creating a collaborative environment among the LA NREN’s • Strategically planned by CLARA with the support of ALICE • Creating a user community • Seeking alliances with strategic projects: HEP, Astronomy, Biovidersity, Telemedecine, Cosmic Rays, etc. • Working on establishing the concept of Research Networking in the S&T bodies of LA

  12. RedCLARA Connection to the US Internet2 Internet2 GEANT IRNC (NSF) funded links

  13. “The ALICE dream is creating a future in LA”Free version of Victor Hugo’s words

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