1. PIONIER and its usability for GEANT extension to Eastern Europe Michał Przybylski, michalp@man.poznan.pl CEF Networks Workshop, 16-19 May 2005

2. Contents PIONIER infrastructure CBDF interconnections Porta Optica Porta Optica Study project proposal

3. The digital divide derived from GEANT connectivity 10G 2,5G 622M

4. PIONIER location

5. PIONIER infrastructure

6. Available infrastructure Installed fiber PIONIER nodes Fibers+pipes (end of 2005) Fibers+pipes (end of 2006)

7. Available infrastructure (2) pre-2004 links: 12 x G.652 + 4 x G.655 (2763 km) post-2004 links: 2 x tube; 1 tube equipped with 18 x G.652 + 6 x G.655 –1286 km under construction (planned for 30/IX/2005) –1159 km planned for IVQ2006 (not yet started)

8. Available infrastructure (3) Total fiber infrastructure results: 22000 pair*km installed (2 CBDF – DE, CZ) 15000 pair*km under construction (+2 CBDF – DE, DE) 14000 pair*km planned (+6 CBDF - RU, LT, BY, UA, SK) 2763 pair*km used 22 MANs connected 10GE transmission (over DWDM)

9. Available infrastructure – transmission GDAŃSK POZNAŃ ZIELONA GÓRA KATOWICE KRAKÓW LUBLIN WARSZAWA BYDGOSZCZ TORUŃ CZĘSTOCHOWA BIAŁYSTOK OLSZTYN RZESZÓW BIELSKO-BIAŁA GÉANT KOSZALIN SZCZECIN WROCŁAW ŁÓDŹ KIELCE PUŁAWY OPOLE RADOM BASNET 34 Mb/s CESNET, SANET 10 Gb/s Metropolitan Area Networks 1 Gb/s

10. Available infrastructure – transmission 4Q2005

11. Cross Border Dark Fiber

12. PIONIER CBDF locations

13. Active CBDF links and NRENs own fibers in CE

14. Porta Optica Initiative First announced @ TNC 2003 in Zagreb

15. Porta Optica – a distributed optical gateway from GEANT to EE a chance for closer scientific collaboratioin by the means of providing multichannel/multilambda Internet connections between neighboring countries of CE/EE an easy way to extend GEANT to Eastern European countries – a true, future-proof dark fiber connectivity

16. Porta Optica – the coordinated task

17. PIONIER usability for GEANT extension Dedicated dark fiber connectivity (with diverse route) from every eastern neighbour of Poland to GEANT PoP in Poland (and other GEANT pops in cooperation with CESNET, DFN, SANET) Diverse connectivity from GEANT PoP in Poland to other GEANT nodes (with support of neighbours) dedicated lambda connectivity (with diverse route), as above know-how and support (especially for the fiber development process)

18. Needed complementarity CE countries – interconnection via CBDF links to EE neighbours Scandinavia – the north route GRNET – activity in the Balcan region (like SEEREN/SEEFIRE) + the south route GEANT/TERENA – political and organisational support all - influencing the neighbouring countries wrt. DF acquisition, importance of DF infrastructure and the business models. DF NREN footprint is needed urgently... (hope CEF workshop helps)

19. Current results PIONIER prepared for interconnection of EE countries (CBDF) intensive talks and common preparations for NRENs interconnection – –running connection to Belarus (34Mbit/s) –Ukraine builds dark fiber to the border –some progress with Kaliningrad region CBDF ideas are being verified in PIONIER/CESNET/SANET/ACONET Porta Optica Study (SSA) proposal has been prepared and submitted to FP6 Infrastructures call, as an integration of latest ideas on network construction and a feasibility study for dark fiber deployment in EE.

20. The next steps continue the CBDF works, results are needed soon! continue CEF workshops (be sure there are EE countries invited) find bold supporters (EU, NATO) consolidate the initiatives and achieve the synergy of various projects (NATO, SEEFIRE) solve the sensitive issues (Caucasus, Belarus) meet us at Eastern European Networking Session at TNC2005 in Poznan (with discussion panel), June 8th, Poznan

21. Questions?

22. Thank you! Michal Przybylski michalp@man.poznan.pl