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RE Networks Go Green - From Infrastructure to
Applications

• Nezar Sami
• Nile University
• Email nsami_at_nileuniversity.edu.eg

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Agenda

• Facts Figures
• About Egyptian NREN
• About Nile University
• Greening Commons

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Facts Figures
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Why Care About Green?
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Key Issues Facing Data Centers Network
Operations Today
Source The Efficient Data Center Improving
Operational Economy Availability 2007 Data
Center Users Group Conference
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Energy map adapted from the U.S. DOE and LBNL
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Total Power Production (B.kW/hr)
Power Production Consumption in Egypt (B.Kw/hr)
Commercial Residential (B.kW/hr)
Industrial (B.kW/hr)
Source IDSC, Nov. 2009
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Egypt Research Education Network
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Egyptian RE Community

• 120 Research Centers and Institutes covering 32
  Ministries
• 18 Governmental Universities
• Private Universities and Research Centers
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BibAlex)

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ENSTINET NOC
Bandwidth 34 Mbps
Internet
EUN NOC
Bandwidth 155Mbps
Core Router
Operating Bandwidth 155Mbps
LINKdotNET Gateway
Fiber Cable Connection
34Mbps
34Mbps
Provider Edge Router
34Mbps
34Mbps
155Mbps
34Mbps to Telecom Egypt
LINKdotNET (MPLS-based Network IPv4/v6 Operation)
34Mbps to Telecom Egypt
PoP
PoP
PoP
PoP
Fiber Cable Connection
Operating Bandwidth 34Mbps (up to 1Gbps)
Access Router
University
MCIT
Research Center
Access Router
GUC
BibAlex
AUC
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Infrastructure

• Green Infrastructure
• GbE connectivity
• 10 GE ready
• High Performance Network Equipment
• Fully Redundant Routers and Switches
• IPv6 rich feature set, dual stack support
• MPLS enabled
• Advanced QoS mechanism

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EREN vs. Egypt Internet Access
Source MCIT in Ten Years, November 2009
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About Nile University

• Creating a Learning Culture

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Nile University

• Vision

• Mission

• To be a world-class, internationally recognized
  research University.

• To contribute to the development of the
  technology-driven economies of Egypt and the
  region through the pursuit of education and
  research at the highest levels of excellence

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Facts About NU

• 127 Acres
• 6 Educational Buildings
• Each of which is 20000 m2
• 3 main lecture rooms (150 persons each)
• 4 mid-range lecture rooms (50 persons each)
• 16 class rooms (40 persons each)
• 15 labs
• Administration building
• Student Union Building
• Technology Innovation Park
• Convention Center
• Library Building
• Sports Facilities
• Residential Area

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What About One Building!!!
Item Qty Power Rating Total Power Rating
Back Bone Switch 2 6,000 W 12,000 W
Edge Switch 42 750 W 31,500 W
L4 SFS 2 6,000 W 12,000 W
L3 SFS 1 6,000 W 6,000 W
MCS 8 1,200 W 9,600 W
IP Phones 300 PoE 00 W
Voice Gateway 2 435 W 870 W
IPVS 4 1,800 W 7,200 W
IP Cameras 58 20 W 1,160 W
Media Server 1 1,200 W 1,200 W
Encoder 1 350 W 350 W
Media Player 35 20 W 700 W
LCD Screen (50) 5 370 W 1,850 W
LCD Screen (42) 5 230 W 1,150 W
Total Total Total 85,580W
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Systems Interaction
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Interaction Matrix
Power Cut offs
Environmental Conditions
Governmental Support
Usage of Heavy Applications
Regulations
Security
Physical Space Availability
Costs ( Installations/ Per watts) Compatibility Reliability Isolation Noise Suppression Increase Data Storage
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Power Cut offs
Environmental Conditions
Governmental Support
Usage of Heavy Applications
Regulations
Security
Physical Space Availability
Blade Tech Rack Tech Storage Tech Cooling Tech Processing Tech Software
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Node
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Technology Space
leading
Information Science
Position
strong

1. Blade Tech
2. Rack Tech
3. Storage Tech
4. Cooling Tech
5. Processing Tech
6. Software

capable
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Manufacturing Science
Material Science
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Greening Commons

• Accelerators .. Blockers .. Challenges Lessons

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Accelerators

• Government organizations have to take a
  leadership position early, with other sectors
  following closely behind.
• The increase cost of the power in all forms (oil
  , electricity , etc ) .
• The increase demand for cost efficient
  technologies .
• The top management commitment towards the green
  clean technology .
• The openness and the world exposure the
  institution have that make it a ready environment
  the State of the art practices and technologies .
• The need for differentiation and attracting the
  attention of the global research universities and
  institutes

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Blockers

• The lack of Standards for the academic green
  services and technologies
• The misconception that being green is being more
  expensive
• The lake of public awareness of the benefits of
  being clean green
• The local market of suppliers in Egypt may not be
  ready for the demand of Green Technologies

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Challenges..

• Regulatory Challenges
• Investment Challenge
• Security, Reliability, and Innovation Challenges
• Marketplace Challenges

Source S. Masoud Amin MOT-Nile University 2008
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Key Issues ..
Relevance to Future Action
Sustainability
Capacity Building Planning
Reliability Integrity
Prosperity
Unified Infrastructure
Competitiveness
Resource Performance Management
Global Awareness
Total Cost of Ownership
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Therefore .. Short Long Moves
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Thank You..
Nezar Sami nsami_at_nileuniversity.edu.eg