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ASTON project

ASTON project. TF-NGN, Southampton April 19 th , 2002 Victor Reijs victor.reijs@heanet.ie. Introduction. ASTON a step towards optical networking Born on July 30 th , 2001 FLAG Telecom/TERENA Preparation meetings December 6 th , 2001 February 12 th , 2002

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ASTON project

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  1. ASTON project TF-NGN, Southampton April 19th, 2002 Victor Reijs victor.reijs@heanet.ie TF-NGN, Southampton

  2. Introduction • ASTON a step towards optical networking • Born on July 30th, 2001 FLAG Telecom/TERENA • Preparation meetings December 6th, 2001 February 12th, 2002 • Project proposal: April 2nd, 2002 TF-NGN, Southampton

  3. Activities • Bandwidth on Demand... • Network Management... • Transport at 40 Gbit/s and beyond... • 10 Gbit/s Ethernet connectivity over long distances… • Next step project proposal… • Proposed topology... TF-NGN, Southampton

  4. Proposed topology TF-NGN, Southampton

  5. Bandwidth on demand • Real-time channel provisioning G-MPLS and/or if feasible O-BGP • FLAG provides point2point SDH/SONET links • Multi-provider testbed CESNET, FLAG Telecom, NetherLight, PSNC • EXC will be used • Multiple domain • Closely linked with Network Management TF-NGN, Southampton

  6. Network Management • Configuration management • Provisioning of soft permanent channels • Provisioning of (hard) permanent channels • Fault management • Performance management QoS monitoring and SLS auditing • Closely linked with Bandwidth on Demand TF-NGN, Southampton

  7. Transport at 40 Gbit/s and beyond • Assess technological challenges • Establish contact with connectivity/equipment providers • Create and operate a laboratory test • Possibly create/operate a WAN testbed (like at PSNC) TF-NGN, Southampton

  8. 10 Gbit/s Ethernet over long distances • Get experience with dedicated dark fiber (40 km) • Development methods of deployment in NREN • Implement/test a long distance (600 km) connection between FLAG Telecom and CESNET • Test 10 GE transit through FLAG Telecom TF-NGN, Southampton

  9. Follow-up project proposal • Inventory of other projects • Evaluating results/technologies/services for 2003/2004 • Define activities in follow-up project • Gather commitments • Write/present project proposal TF-NGN, Southampton

  10. Present status • Wait for commitment of FLAG Telecom • Investigating new/other providers • Start-up two activities within TF-NGN: • transport at 40 Gbit/s • 10 Gbit/s ethernet • Find organization(s) to support/rewrite BoD/NM and start brainstorming • Commitments of NREN’s/equipment providers • New proposal towards TTC on May 24th, 2002 TF-NGN, Southampton

  11. TF-NGN, Southampton

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