1. CSTNET and Its Applications Computer Network Info. Center, CAS

2. Content CSTNET Partner Networks –NSFCNET –CAINONET –CAINET –NHPCE Applications –China Popular Science Exhibition –Virtual Geographical Lab

3. CSTNET – Overview One of the earliest networks in China, founded in 1989 The first China’s network to connect with US Internet with full functionality (in 1994) 55Mbps international link Provide services for about 800+ research organizations and high-tech companies More than 600,000 users in 2000

4. CSTNET – Logical Map

5. CSTNET – Geographic Map

6. CSTNET – CNIC Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Operating and managing CSTNET Located in China’s “Silicon Valley” – Zhongguancun, Beijing 140 professionals out of 170 employees Graduates: master 18, Ph.D. 9

7. CSTNET – Services and Resources Services –ISP –ICP –Domain Name Registry (CNNIC) –High Performance Computing Info. Resources –Scientific Databases (SDB) –China Popular Science Exhibition

8. CSTNET – SDB Founded in 1986, by CAS Multi-discipline databases, covering chemistry, biology, astronomy, material, energy, eco-environment, etc. 180 specialized sub-databases 725GB data The largest scientific database in China

9. CSTNET – HPC Center Dawning 2000-II, 110 Gflops –82 nodes, 164 CPUs –50GB RAM –1.5TB RAID –HP5000 Laser Printer Hitachi SR2201, 9.6 Gflops SGI Power Challenge XL, 6.4 Gflops SGI Hi Impact Power Indigo 2 multimedia workstation

11. Content CSTNET Partner Networks –CAINONET –NSFCNET –CAINET –NHPCE Applications –China Popular Science Exhibition –Virtual Geographical Lab

12. Partner Networks NSFCNET –National Science Foundation of China NET CAINONET –China Advanced INfo. Optic NET CAINET –China Advanced Internet Initiative NHPCE –National High Performance Computing Environment

13. Partner Network – NSFCNET Support research, development, and testing of next-generation network technologies High-speed connection with vBNS and Abilene (Connected to STARTAP in Sept. 2000, CSTNET too) 2.5/10G DWDM Backbone (two rings) CNIC is one of the six main nodes

14. NSFCNET Topology

15. Partner Networks – CAINONET A 863-300 key project self-owned technologies and products for next-generation inter-networks IP/DWDM ， 2.5G CNIC is one of the five nodes in Beijing

17. Partner Networks – CAINET Based on CAS and CNC –CNC Inc. Is the 3rd telecom operator in China –CNCNET’s broadband IP backbone covers 17 major cities Found a research center in CNIC, CAS CNC provides communication facilities (one ) Focus on advanced internet technologies and applications

19. Partner Networks – NHPCE Construct several HPC centers based on homemade supercomputers Through broadband networks to build NHPCE Provide HPC, massive info. processing, resource sharing, etc. services for national critical applications one HPC center located in CNIC

20. 音响 Notebook HPC BP 机， 移动电话 数字像机 电话 游戏机 电视 DVD PC ， 工作站 Internet 千兆位 IP 宽带网 结点 数据库 信息库 贵重设备 NHPCE

21. NHPCE in China

22. CNIC with these networks C S T N E T CAINONET NSFCNET CAINET NHPCE Computer Network Info. Center, CAS CNIC

23. Content CSTNET Partner Networks –NSFCNET –CAINONET –CAINET –NHPCE Applications –China Popular Science Exhibition –Virtual Geographical Lab

24. Applications – China Popular Science Exhibition http://www.kepu.net.cn Virtual Museums: 19 (Chinese version) 3 (English version) Current status: –Data: 1034MB –Homepage Files: 25114 –Picture Files: 36554 –Multimedia Files: 500+ –Page view: 10,000+

30. Using Streaming Technology to deliver active content on net –No delay on downloading –No occupation of disk space –With SMIL, play video, audio, and text synchronously. Applications – China Popular Science Exhibition

32. Applications – Virtual Geographical Lab Characteristics: –Visualization (3D) –Include scientific databases about object. –Have a tool library to help geo-scientists to do data analysis. –Provide a single friendly interface for users. –Provide an open platform for users to add databases and tools.

33. Applications – Virtual Geographical Lab A sample at DAZI, Tibet:

35. Conclusion CNIC pays much attention in next- generation networks. CNIC hopes to cooperate with you in this field.

36. Thank you! for questions, please email chuck_song@yahoo.com nankai@sdb.ac.cn chuck_song@yahoo.com nankai@sdb.ac.cn