GigaPoP

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GigaPoP
2000. 2. 16 Kilnam Chon KAIST
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Content
1. GigaPoP - Description 2. GigaPoP -
Function and Service 3. GigaPoP in Internet
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APAN 6. Remarks Reference Appendix A Daeduk
GigaPoP - Draft Proposal B Seoul
GigaPoP - Draft Proposal C
Candidate Servers
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1. GigaPoP - Description
GigaPoP is to serve Research and Education
community in a region with Traffic
exchange Servers User support GigaPoP was
named in USA and Canada in mid-1990s
with introduction of Internet 2 and CAnet
2. GigaPoP is evolution of PoP (Point of
Presence), regional networks, and/or Internet
Exchanges(IX) to serve a region with high
performance applications. GigaPoP can be an
Internet exchange with additional services,
and/or can be a regional network.
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2. GigaPoP - Function and Service
An exchange point for Layers 2 and 3
traffic. The following basic services are
included in general Route Server Multicasting
Cache Name Server The following servers may
be provided additionally Archive Directory
Computing Video User support is important
service of GigaPoP.
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3. GigaPoP in Internet 2
3.1 Description GigaPoP in Internet 2 tends to
substitute a regional network to cover several
states. There are 29 GigaPoPs in Internet 2
now. Many GigaPoPs reside in university computer
centers, and some reside outside of
universities.
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3.2 Diagram
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4. GigaPoP in CAnet 2
4.1 Description Each province has its own
GigaPoP in one of the major universities in the
province. All universities and colleges as well
as many public research institutes connect to
CAnet2 through these provincial GigaPoPs. The
GigaPoP provides various services for research
and education community in the province.
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4.2 Diagram
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5. GigaPoP for APAN
5.1 Description APAN has 3 exchange points
XP-Seoul XP-Singapore XP-Tokyo APAN also has
many access points (AP) to provide access to APAN
as well as domestic exchange. Many of exchange
and access points are evolving toward GigaPoPs.
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5.2 Diagram
North America
Japan
XP-Tokyo
XP-Seoul
Korea
STAR TAP
Latin America
XP-Singapore
Thailand
Exchange Point Access Point Current
Status 2000(plan)
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5.3 Case Study
XP-Tokyo would become a centralized GigaPoP at
KDD Otemachi Building with possibly addition of
another building. Kansai Net could become a
distributed GigaPoP covering several prefectures
in the western Japan. XP-Seoul would evolve to
become a centralized GigaPoP, similar to XP-Tokyo
if servers and user support can be provided at
the GigaPoP. Daeduk AP could evolve to a
distributed GigaPoP in Daeduk Science Town to
serve the town and the southern Korea. Singapore
itself may be defined as a GigaPoP covering the
whole city state with SingAREN. Other access
points would evolve toward various forms of
GigaPoP.
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6. Remarks
European development of GigaPoPs are coming up
now. GigaPort in the Netherlands (many more to
come)
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Reference
1. CAnet 2 GigaPoP http//www.canarie.ca/c2 2.
Internet 2 GigaPoP http//www.internet2.edu 3.
APAN Exchange and Access Points http//apan.net
4. Proceedings of Peering Workshop, 1999.3.22-24
http//cisco.com
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Appendix A Daeduk GigaPoP - Draft Proposal
A. 1 Diagram
KORDIC KAIST Chungnam
Univ.
ETRI
KTRL
Southern Korea
ICU
(Daeduk Science Town)
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A. 2 Description
Daeduk could take advantage of its unique
environment to experiment on the next generation
GigaPoP with allocation of a lambda for each
link, the third generation Internet style
like CAnet 3. KT- Supercomputer Center - KAIST
- Chungnam U. would be the backbone with lambda
connection starting from gigabit
Ethernet followed by 10gigabit Ethernet, which
harmonize with OCI92 networks in future. Other
switches/routers should be considered, too Other
organizations in the town as well as the southern
Korea would connect to one of these sites with a
lambda. Gigabit Ethernet would be appropriate.
Otherwise, they may connect with OC 3 - OC 12
as appropriate. These 4 sites offer various
servers as well as user support.
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Appendix B Seoul GigaPoP - Draft Proposal
B. 1 Diagram
KT One or more Universities
(Seoul)
(Central Korea)
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B. 2 Description
Seoul GigaPoP is much more difficult to construct
due to its geography, size and regulation. One
possible scenario is to link KT and one or more
universities with gigabit Ethernet and let other
organizations to connect to one of these sites
with gigabit Ethernet. Otherwise, links with OC
3 - OC 48 may be appropriate depending on
regulation and priccing.
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Appendix C Candidate Servers
Route Name Directory Cache / Large Object Cache /
Replication Network Storage Digital
Library Multicast Video (HDTV, Digital Video,
MPEG 2, MPEG 1, ..) Supercomputing Visualization
Translation / Interoperation