Kyushu GigaPOP Project (QGPOP)

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Kyushu GigaPOP Project(QGPOP)

• Masaki Hirabaru / ISIT
• ltmasaki_at_isit.or.jpgt
• August 31, 2001

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Kyushu GigaPOP (QGPOP) and Related Projects
Intl Internet Performance Measurement and
Analysis
6REN/6bone
RIX (Intec)
AP Research Nets
StarTAP (Chicago)
6TAP
CRL
CAIRN
Kyoto U.
TransPAC
ITRC
APAN
Osaka U.
US Research Nets
JB (U Tokyo)
Hiroshima U.
Michnet
Internet2
IMnet
Nagasaki
U. Mich
Merit
JT
Saga
Saga U.
IPMA/MRT
Tenjin
Kitakyushu
QBP
Kumamoto
KIRI
IIJ
KANMON
ISIT
Kyushu U.
CACAnet
IIJ Kyushu
FM Fukuoka
FNNC
QGPOP
Momochi Radio Net
Hitachi Kyushu
Kyushu Inst. Tech.
Oita U.
Kyushu Inst. Design
QIC
KME
Fukuoka Tower
Miyazaki
Oita
Arakis Home
Hirabarus Home
NEC Comm. System
Kagoshima
Okamuras Home
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Kyushu GigaPOP Project (QGPOP)

• Dedicated RD Internet

• Built in parallel with commodity Internet

• True Internet Broadband, Dedicated, and Global
  (End-to-End principle)

• New Internet features (IPv6, Multicasting, QOS,
  Mobile IP, etc.)

• Consortium of Universities, Industries, and
  Non-profit research institutions

• Sharing a RD infrastructure in the region
  Research community

• A part of global Research Internet

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Operations

• 3 Years (2000-) Research Grant from TAO (MPHPT)
  100,000 US / year (Prof. Araki)
• Another Research Grant from JSPS (MEXT) (Prof.
  Okamura)
• Expected IPv6 Grant from TAO (Dr. Hirabaru)
• Led by Prof. Araki / ISIT and run by ISIT Project
  Promotion Dept.