HARNET Update

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HARNET Update
Hong Kong Academic Research Network

• By Charles Choy
• Charles.choy_at_ust.hk
• Senior network engineer

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Agenda

• Hong Kong Internet Background
• HARNET Background
• Internet2 Connection Plan

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Hong Kong Internet Background

• Population 6.8 million
• At Dec/2001, Internet users 2.6M (39 of
  population)
  
• Dialup vs Broadband (3.2 to 1)
• WAN technology ATM OC3, FE, GE
• International fiber capacity
• 164G capacity 16 times increase in 2001
• 40G activated (70 Japan, 10 China, 10 US)

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HARNET Background - History

• Hong Kong Academic Research Network
• 8 local universities and most tertiary
  institutions
  
• Found in 1985 (BITNET)
• First Internet connection in 1992
• Internet2 connection in 2002 (planned)

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HARNET current network

• Star Topology
• Each institution connected by 2 OC3 circuits
  using public ATM services
  
• GE planned for interconnecting some members
• QOS and multicast tested on HARNET

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HARNET current network

• Commodity Internet
• 72M connection to ISP for international traffic
• 80M connection to HK Internet Exchange
• Other International connection
• 2M direct IPLC to CERNET
• 155M circuit to TANET

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Internet2 Plan Resources

• Government wants, but provides minimal funding
• Solution Find sponsors
• Level3 donates DS3 x 3 international circuits
• PCCW donates domestic circuits
• Cisco donates network devices
• Trans Pacific IPLC most expensive

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Internet2 connection plan - BUT

• Level3 ran into financial trouble
• All Asian Assets sold to Reach (Consortium of
  PCCW and Telstra)
  
• Request Reach to continue the donation

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Internet2 Research

• We are newcomers
• Interested in IPv6, Multicast
• GRID computing, Telemedicine, Distance Learning

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Thank You

• Questions and Answers