1. ASIA PACIFIC ADVANCED NETWORK MEETING BANGKOK 24 – 28 JANUARY 2005 GÉANT 2: A NEW APPROACH TO NETWORKS Dai Davies, General Manager DANTE

2. GÉANT2 Design Rules IP Connectivity for NRENs – yearly growth 2x to 3x High bandwidth for special applications Services for GRIDs Strengthen Global Connectivity Enhanced User Support

3. GÉANT2 Constraints Costs and the Digital Divide New Usage Patterns Technology Choices

6. Development of Cost Sharing 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Range Access priceRange Connectivity CostConnectivity cost/access price 1996 1999 2002

7. Relative Cost of DWDM Connectivity and Router Interfaces with Speed of Operation

9. Some indications from Market in Europe 40 Gbps not widely commercially available Cost of Interfaces for 40 Gbps very high Multiple 10 Gbps may be more flexible solution Would allow Hybrid Network –Mix of IP and non-IP –Terminate on Routers and Switchers

10. Tender Update

11. NREN 1 NREN 2 Geant-2 GRID User Backbone with traditional users Backbone with traditional users GE 4 x 10Gbit/s 2x10 Gbit/s 2x10 Gbit/s VPN 2.5 Gbit/s IP SDH GÉANT2 PoP

12. GÉANT2 PoP Design

13. GÉANT2 Summary Many Lit Dark Fibre Routes Point-to-Point Services (GE) Performance Enhancement Team Global Measurement Infrastructure Enhanced User Support