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PREGINET: Advancing Research and Education Networking in the Philippines Denis F. Villorente denis@asti.dost.gov.ph 1 st International Workshop on Networking Technologies December 17-18, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand History
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PREGINET: Advancing Research and Education Networking in the Philippines Denis F. Villorente denis@asti.dost.gov.ph 1st International Workshop on Networking Technologies December 17-18, 2003 Bangkok, Thailand
History • 1994: The Philippines connects to the Internet through PHnet, a project funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST); PHnet initially connects ten universities and DOST • 1996: Commercial ISPs are established in the Philippines; most organizations, including universities, connect to commercial ISPs to access the Internet • 1997: PHnet connects to APAN through MAFFIN • 1999: DOST-ASTI becomes a partner of the Asian Internet Interconnection Initiatives (AI3), a project of the WIDE Project • 2002: DOST establishes and launches the PREGINET Project
Overview • PREGINET is: • the national research and education network of the Philippines • funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and supported by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) • Focus areas • Networking technologies • Distance education • ICT for Agriculture • Bioinformatics • Internet services and applications
Current Network Infrastructure
Batac Physical Presence 3 Exchange Points 19 Access Points 256/512 Kbps Frame Relay E1 (2.048Mbps) Frame Relay (PLDT) E1 (2 Mbps) (DOTC-TELOF) AI3 1.54Mbps/512kbps (plus 9.7Mbps to Philippines) La Union APAN 1.54Mbps to Japan (to be upgraded to 6Mbps) Benguet Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Ecija MANILA Laguna Legaspi Ormoc Iloilo Tacloban CEBU CDO Iligan Zamboanga Cotabato Davao
Benguet State University MMSU DMMMSU PSHS-CVC PLDT-Mabuhay PhilRice DOST Agencies PSHS-Main EARIST CLSU DOH Manila DOTC-Telof Bureau of Agricultural Research Bicol University PSHS-Main IRRI Leyte State University SLPC UP Open University PSHS-EVC WVCST PSHS-WVC CVPC NORMISIST Cebu CVISNet PhilRice-CARAGA University of San Carlos Cagayan de Oro MPSC Ateneo de Zamboanga MSU-IIT COMTECH Southern City Colleges ZCSPC ZCCMST Local Partners ASTI UP System University of Southern Mindanao
PAN-ASIA International Partners
PREGINET Services • PREGINET Connection • Webhosting • Server Co-location • Site Mirroring • Videoconferencing • Videostreaming • Voice Over IP • Network Monitoring and Management • Administrator and User Trainings
Network Research PREGINET serves as a test bed for the development, testing, and deployment of networking technologies, Internet services and applications ASTI’s Network R&D has focused on: • IPv6 • Internet over satellite • Multimedia over IP • Network Measurements • Traffic Engineering • Network Applications
IPv6 IPv6 Network Testbed • IPv6 network test bed in the Philippines • Provides IPv6 transit for other domestic IPv6 networks • IPv6 deployment and transition issues • IPv6 advocacy and technical point of contact in the Philippines • http://www.ipv6.asti.dost.gov.ph
Satellite Gateway Internet over Satellite • TCP optimization over satellite • Unidirectional Link Routing (UDL) over satellite • Link performance experiments
Multimedia over IP • OpenH323 Gateway • Wireless VoIP • System evaluation, integration and performance experimentation of videoconferencing and videostreaming systems • Access Grid Node – setup, localization, performance experimentation, and optimization
Network Measurements • Development of a Philippine Internet mapping system • Development and Deployment of Network Monitoring and Measurement tools • Network visualization tools • Network Performance Service Standards • http://noc.asti.dost.gov.ph
Network Applications • Digital Library • Content Management System • User Interface Design • Grid Computing and its applications
Technologies for the User Communities over PREGINET • Digital Library Platform • Interactive Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE) system • Online trainings on demand • VoIP • H.323-based Videoconferencing • Videostreaming • Access Grid
APAN vBNS Internet AI3 PREGINET Abilene STARTap Internet2 International Research&Education Networks Vision Education and Research Institutions Philippine IT Parks E-Governance and E- Services Center Government Applications Development and Incubation Center Government Call and Assistance Services Center Programming Tools Warehouse Backup Database and Warehouse Industry- based research organizations and SMEs Government Agencies and LGUs • DOST’s Flagship Programs (SET-UP; SUPREGOV; TECHNICOM)
The PREGINET project is funded by the Grants-in-Aid Program of the Department of Science and Technology • http://preginet.asti.dost.gov.ph • http://www.preginet.net • email: mgmt@preginet.net