1. EXPReS Annual Review - 2007 April 17
EXPReS Project Team
JIVE, Coordinating Institution

2. 09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview
Agenda
09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview
09:30-11:00 EXPReS Summary for Past 12 Months
20 NA1/NA2/NA3/NA4- Network Activities and Management
20 SA1- Production e-VLBI Service
20 SA2- Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array
20 JRA1- Future Arrays of Broadband Radio Telescop on Internet Computing
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-11:45 External User: Benefits and capabilities of e-VLBI
11:45-12:30 Comments from E.C. on morning
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Financial Overview for Past 12 Months
14:00-15:15 Overview of project next 18 Months
15:15-16:00 Open Discussion
16:00-16:20 Reviewer Internal Meeting
16:20-16:30 First Feedback to the team
16:30 Conclusion / End of First Year Review
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3. EXPReS- Looking Down SA2: Past 12 Month Review
Courtesy of Paul Boven and Google Maps
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4. SA2- Network Provisioning
SA2: Past 12 Month Review
SA2- Network Provisioning
19 institutions, operating 21 radiotelescopes
Coordination of work and funding at participant national level
First year is a learning experience, in particular for non-EU partners (China, Australia, etc)
EC partial funding (8.75:1 in proposal) acts as a great catalyst of work and national funding
Very uneven cost in Years 1-3
First year at very lower cost (most deliverables are no-cost feasibility studies)
Some/more participants are able to obtain better deals for cheaper/free connectivity
10 telescopes connected
6 institutions
Other infrastructures delivered in 2007
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5. Site Connectivity 1 Gbps connected sites 10 Gbps connected sites
SA2: Past 12 Month Review
Site Connectivity
1 Gbps connected sites
10 Gbps connected sites
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6. EXPReS SA2 Workpackages:
WP1: Feasibility study of last-mile connection of telescopes to JIVE via GÉANT2
WP2: Provision of the infrastructure and equipment
WP3: Connectivity tests
Deliverables
Feasibility studies
Infrastructures ready for 9 sites
Six telescopes operating routinely at 256 Mbps
Milestones
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7. Network structure SA2: Past 12 Month Review 2007 April 17
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8. EXPReS SA2 Achievements
EVN European institutions
Previous to EXPReS SA2: Connection ready for JIVE to: Westerbork, Onsala, Torun, Jodrell Bank, Medicina, Metsähovi
Feasibility studies:
Finished for all EU sites: MPIfR, CNIG-IGN, Metsähovi, VIRAC
MPIfR and CNIG-IGN will connect in 2007
Connectivity tests
Medicina integrated in e-VLBI network in Aug 2006
Routine operations achieved up to 256 Mbps
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9. EXPReS SA2 Achievements
EVN non-European institutions
Feasibility studies
Finished, but international part ongoing: ShAO, NAIC, HRAO
Connectivity tests
Planning tests for MRO, ShAO, NAIC
Non EVN institutions
Finished for non-EU sites, but international part ongoing: CSIRO, TIGO
Planning tests for CSIRO
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10. Connectivity status
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11. Summary No major changes in deliverables.
Most partners have lower costs, as expected.
Total SA2 cost lowered from 7.8 M€ to 6.9 M€ (savings of 0.9 M€). EC contribution is 0.8 M€.
Feasibility studies (no cost item) finished for European partners; international part for non-EU partners still ongoing.
Major infrastructures to be available in 2007 (MPI, CNIG).
Good prospects for non-EU partners to reach Europe (CSIRO, HRAO, ShAO, TIGO, NAIC).
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12. 09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview
Agenda
09:00-09:30 Introductions / Overview
09:30-11:00 EXPReS Summary for Past 12 Months
20 NA1/NA2/NA3/NA4- Network Activities and Management
20 SA1- Production e-VLBI Service
20 SA2- Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array
20 JRA1- Future Arrays of Broadband Radio Telescop on Internet Computing
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-11:45 External User: Benefits and capabilities of e-VLBI
11:45-12:30 Comments from E.C. on morning
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:00 Financial Overview for Past 12 Months
14:00-15:15 Overview of project next 18 Months
15:15-16:00 Open Discussion
16:00-16:20 Reviewer Internal Meeting
16:20-16:30 First Feedback to the team
16:30 Conclusion / End of First Year Review
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13. Conclusion
Questions/Answers
Contact information
T. Charles Yun
Project Manager
EXPReS (JIVE)
tcyun at jive dot nl
Additional Information
[note: only one “s”]
EXPReS is made possible through the support of the European Commission (DG-INFSO), Sixth Framework Programme, Contract #026642
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14. Conclusion
EXPReS
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