1. GEANT Interconnecting Heterogeneous Wireless Test Beds Workshop 26th March 2003 Dai Davies : General Manager dai.davies@dante.org.uk www.dante.net

2. Research Networks Interconnect Universities Research and Education InstitutionsInterconnect Universities Research and Education Institutions Single National Organisation per CountrySingle National Organisation per Country Twin ObjectivesTwin Objectives –Support Research activities –Support Research into Networking

3. GEANT Network Connects 31 European Countries Connects North America and Asis Service Portfolio Best Efforts IP Service, Muliticast IP QoS, VPN Dual Stack IPv4/IPv6 Pan-European Organisation

4. GEANT Backbone Topology December 2002

5. Pan European Network History 20004000600080001000012000 IXI 1990-1993 EUROPANET 1993-1996 EUROPANET 2 1996- 1997 TEN-34 1997-1998 TEN-155 1998-2001 GEANT 2001 - Trunk Network Capacity (KBps)

6. Test Bed Support Via NREN connectivityVia NREN connectivity Quality of Service is PossibleQuality of Service is Possible Statement of Requirements an AdvantageStatement of Requirements an Advantage

7. More Information See WWW.DANTE.NET/GEANTSee WWW.DANTE.NET/GEANT Or contactOr contact –Dai.Davies@dante.org.uk