The Works of DANTE - Issue 4
TEIN2 news
The 7th meeting of the TEIN2 Technical Committee took place in Tokyo at the end of July. David West, DANTE’s Project Manager for TEIN2, reported that negotiations with service providers had been productive, with best prices now being offered for connectivity. Real progress has been made on the planning of the network. As a result, an initial working topology is being drawn up and will shortly be available online.
A contract has been awarded for the running of the TEIN2 NOC (Network Operations Centre) Services. Tsinghua University in Beijing, which runs China’s CERNET's network, will carry out the work on behalf of TEIN2.
The first TEIN2-sponsored workshop was held in early September, in Bangkok. Adequate partner training is essential if the network is to be a success and workshops and training days are key to achieving this. Two streams of training were provided. One stream was for junior engineers, and one for senior engineers and operations managers from across the project partners. Trainers were provided by the APAN NOC, AARNet, Interlab/WIDE and the European Union.
A natural consequence of the TEIN2 project is the stimulated development of the national networks of the project partners. Recent progress and plans were reported at the last meeting:
- Singapore – SingAREN’s plans to establish the SingAREN Gigabit Internet Exchange are still on schedule for late September.
- Indonesia - Internet traffic is growing rapidly in Indonesia. With its TEIN2 connection, ITB (the Indonesian NREN) plans to extend connectivity to research and education centres on other Indonesian islands via satellite and to utilise MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) technologies.
The 8th TEIN2 Technical Committee meeting was held in Hong Kong in the week beginning 26 September. It featured a network progress report, an outline of plans for the TEIN2 NOC, and discussions on sustainability and on the planning of a network launch event. The next edition of The Works of DANTE will report further on the outcomes of the meeting.
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