MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Redouane Merrouch Responsable du Réseau Marwan Moroccan NREN MARWAN

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MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Goals Provide to Moroccan Universities a high bandwidth Network Increase exchanges between Moroccan Universities by setting up common projects Develop the IT in Morocco by allowing the Universities to participate in International Networking projects

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Network dedicated to Education, Training and Research “Acceptable” bandwidth access : 2 Mbps & 34 Mbps Connected to GEANT Low cost connections IPv4 & IPv6 (2006) Multicast service (2007) Characteristics

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) MARWAN is a part of National Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST) Funded by the Ministry of Higher Education All education and research institutions are allowed to connect to MARWAN Organisation

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MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Morocco 2500 Km 14 Km

University 1 PE MPLS PE Internet GEANT University 2 ATM Institution 1 University 3 University 4 2 Mbps 34 Mbps 155 Mbps Rabat Casa Tanger FesMarrakech Agadir Marwan 2 Architecture Access

Current Topology

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) 34 Mbps Links: Mbps Links: 22 Connections %TotalCount INSTITUTIONS 93%1413 Universities 96%8077 Institutions 12%557 Institutions of Higher Education (Not belonging to universities) --5 Institutes and Research Centres 67%32 Ministries in charge of Education --1 National Libraries 25%41 University hospitals Faculties and Researchers: Students (universities) :

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Evolution June 2006 : Increasing the bandwidth of the GEANT link to 155 Mbps

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Services Available : IPv4/IPv6 Planned : Multicast Setting up a Certification Authority

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Applications Moroccan Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (IMIST) Moroccan Virtual University Moroccan Grid Computing Initiative (MaGrid)

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) MaGrid

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) TERENA Study / GEANT NA4 / June 2005 During May and June 2005 TERENA has undertaken a study as part of the GÉANT2 Networking Activity NA4 about the status of research and education networking in Morocco. The work included a desk study, detailed information gathering and a visit of a team of experts from GÉANT2 member NRENs, which was carried out on June. The experts identified three main recommendations to the parties concerned in planning, operating and supporting research and education in Morocco and one set of actions to be implemented by the GÉANT2 NA4.

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) TERENA Study / GEANT NA4 / June 2005 Recommandations : 1.MARWAN must have control of the network. The network infrastructure currently provided by the Telecom operator to MARWAN does not allow users to obtain the advanced services they require and therefore is not sustainable. MARWAN should aim accessing lower level transport technology, in order to be able to deliver IPv6, Multicast and Grids services. Eventually, MARWAN should look at the opportunity to acquire dark fibre. 2.The heads of academic and research institutes should encourage the introduction and use of advanced network services and applications in order to allow their institutions to participate and compete in the global research community. 3.MARWAN needs to have stable funding and sufficient, well trained, staff to meet the challenges of the foreseeable future. Actions : GÉANT2 should facilitate participation of the Moroccan research and education community in ongoing developments and projects taking place in Europe, encourage and support participation in knowledge transfer events being organised in Europe by TERENA, GÉANT2, the EUMEDCONNECT project and individual NRENs. GÉANT2 should help MARWAN in understanding the issues related to ownership of fibre networks.

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Conclusion Marwan impact: –Improvement of the Universities Networks and increase of their access capacity –Development of new IT projects –Facilitate the participation of Moroccan Researchers in International Cooperation Euro-Mediterranean IT projects: –Improvement of NRENs in South Mediterranean Region –Knowledge Transfer –Reducing the Digital Divide

MARWANTERENA Networking Conference 2006 ( May 2006, Catania, Italy) Thank you for your attention