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The Ecuadorian Academic Network - problems faced and opportunities for development

The Ecuadorian Academic Network - problems faced and opportunities for development. CEDIA C onsorcio E cuatoriano para el D esarrollo de I nternet A vanzado Enrique Peláez Executive Director. Agenda. Context – Mission History CEDIA’s infrastructure Action results Next steps.

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The Ecuadorian Academic Network - problems faced and opportunities for development

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  1. The Ecuadorian Academic Network - problems faced and opportunities for development CEDIA ConsorcioEcuatorianopara elDesarrollo de InternetAvanzado Enrique Peláez Executive Director

  2. Agenda • Context – Mission • History • CEDIA’s infrastructure • Action results • Next steps

  3. SouthAmerica Context • ~13 million people • 21 Provinces, 12 of them are touched by fiber • 66 Universities • 32 R&D Institutions • ~15 main ISPs that share still a limited fo infrastructure

  4. Ecuadorian Academic Network – CEDIA Milestones • March 15, 2002 – first national meeting to discuss about the next generation of Internet and Internet2, 38 Institutions participated in this meeting. • March 26, 2002 – second meeting with international participation from Internet2, CUDI and RNP. • September 18, 2002 – CEDIA was officially created by the President (e) of Ecuador - Eng. Pedro Pinto and the participation of 7 Universities, 2 Research Institutions and 2 Government Agencies. • October 2002 – Ecuador signed the MoU with UCAID – Internet 2, at the Internet2 member meeting in Los Angeles. • January 10, 2003 – CEDIA’s Statute was signed and registered at the Education and Culture Ministry of Ecuador.

  5. CEDIA’s Mission “Promote and coordinate the development of the advance research network, focus in academic, scientific and technology development and innovation of Ecuador”.

  6. Ecuadorian Academic Network– CEDIA Milestones • June 2002 – Ecuador joins the CLARA – Phase A, Project • December 2003 – international meeting organized by OAS in Quito, to discussed about Information Society and Advance Academic Networks and raise awareness about connectivity to advance academic networks and access to information • February 2004 – starts negotiations with Transelectric to get access to the national fiber optic infrastructure. • March 2004 – deployment of first version of CEDIA network started • March 2004 – CEDIA signs the participation in CLARA – Phase B, Project. • September 2004 – call for providing connectivity to CEDIA members

  7. Ecuadorian Academic Network –CEDIA Milestones • October 2004 – selection of the ISP for the connectivity of CEDIA members and its national backbone. • January, March 2005 – starts operation of the CEDIA network • September 2005 – CEDIA signs an Inter Institutional Agreement with Transelectric, for using its fiber optic infrastructure. • End 2005 – CEDIA’s fiber optic national network will start operation.

  8. CEDIA Members (September 2005) • Fundación para la Ciencia y la Tecnología – FUNDACYT • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Chimborazo – ESPOCH • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Ejército – ESPE • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral – ESPOL • Escuela Superior Politécnica Nacional – EPN • Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil – UCSG • Instituto Nacional de Pesca – INP • Instituto Oceanográfico de la Armada del Ecuador – INOCAR • Universidad Nacional de Loja – UNL • Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja - UTPL • Universidad de Cuenca – UC • Universidad del Pacífico – UP • Universidad Central del Ecuador – UCE • Consejo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones – CONATEL • Universidad Técnica Equinoccial – UTE • Universidad Internacional del Ecuador – UIE • Universidad de San Francisco de Quito – USFQ • Universidad Técnica de Ambato – UTA • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Ibarra – PUCI • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo – PUCSD • Universidad Técnica de Milagro – UTMI • Universidad Nacional del Chimborazo – UNACH • Universidad Técnica de Manabí – UTM • Universidad de Manabí – UM

  9. National Academic Network – CEDIA First Phase – March/2005 National Backbone PUCE UTE Leaf connections USFQ EPN UCE QUITO ESPE CONATEL ANC FUNDACYT AMBATO UTA 10 MBPS ESPOCH TRONCAL NACIONAL – 10 MPBS UEG UCSG UIE RIOBAMBA ESPOL GUAYAQUIL TRONCAL NACIONAL – 10 MPBS UP INP 10 MBPS INOCAR CUENCA UC 10 MBPS UTPL UNL LOJA

  10. Panamerican Cable • Interconnects 3 of the main cities of Ecuador • Although the capacity for Ecuador is saturated, CEDIA is in the process of getting access through this cable to redCLARA

  11. National Academic Network – CEDIA Second Phase – September/October 2005 International connectivity PUCE UTE USFQ EPN UCE QUITO ESPE CONATEL ANC FUNDACYT AMBATO UTA 10 MBPS ESPOCH TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 MPBS UEG UCSG UIE RIOBAMBA ESPOL GUAYAQUIL TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 MPBS UP INP 10 MBPS INOCAR CUENCA UC 10 MBPS TRONCAL INTERNACIONAL – 10 – 45 MPBS UTPL UNL SALINAS LOJA PUNTA CARNERO – SANTIAGO

  12. National Academic Network – CEDIA Third Phase – May/2006 Cartagena – Panamá ESMERALDAS TULCAN 10 MBPS IBARRA National Backbone 10 MBPS Ring based on Transelectric infrastructure PUCE International second link UTE USFQ EPN UCE QUITO ESPE CONATEL TRONCAL NACIONAL – 34 MPBS ANC FUNDACYT STO.DOMINGO QUEVEDO AMBATO UTA PORTOVIEJO 10 MBPS ESPOCH 10 MBPS TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 Mbps UEG UCSG CIIFEN RIOBAMBA ESPOL GUAYAQUIL TRONCAL NACIONAL – 45 Mbps UIE UP INP 34 MBPS INOCAR CUENCA UC TRONCAL INTERNACIONAL – 45 MPBS 34 MBPS UTPL UNL SALINAS 10 MBPS LOJA PUNTA CARNERO – SANTIAGO

  13. CEDIA’s Backbone

  14. Action results and opportunities • As a result of the joint national tender, there was a 69% average reduction in prices. • US$ 117.000 monthly for 17 Mbps (asymmetric) – down to US$ 32.000 for 34 Mbps (full duplex, fo) • Increase 100% in capacity in every member, and standardize the minimum bandwidth. • Use the remaining funds to cover 20% of CLARA project • Routers and switches are in place in each Institution member of CEDIA, most of which were provided by the NSRC Center from the UO. • Training • Advance networks, administration, security, operations and applications. • Awareness for application development and identification of groups of interest. • Inter institutional agreement with Transelectric for accessing its fiber infrastructure

  15. Next steps • Link the Ecuadorian scientific community for application development with the international scientific community. • Areas of Interest: • Tele medicine & Tele education • Digital Libraries • El Niño events • Hidrogeodynamic events • Environment and biodiversity (Galápagos) • Material Science • Biotechnology • First version of CEDIA’s network was developed with the help of international partners, such as: UO-NSRC, NSF, ICA, IDRC-CRDI, CISCO, CISCO Press, O’Reilly. • Second version will be developed with the help from Transelectric. • Update the technology in the 3 main nodes of CEDIA’s network, and some Institutions. • First – last mille will need to be resolved from each Member Institution to the Transelectric substations.

  16. THANK YOU!

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