MANI MARNet Advanced Network Infrastructure The need of key technological changes and developments

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MANI - MARNet Advanced Network
InfrastructureThe need of key technological
changes and developments
Margita Kon-Popovska University SS Cyril
Methodious Skopje
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Academic community served by MARNET is spread in
6 towns, while wider potential community
(elementary and middle schools, libraries,
heritage and cultural institutions) is in over 32
municipalities and their neighborhood
MARNET
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Users
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History

• Established in 1994 year as a organizational unit
  of Ss Cyril and Methodious University in Skopje.
• Operational work (internet service) started in
  1995 by support of ACONet and Open Society
  Institute of Macedonia. through the 64 Kbps
  satellite link to Vienna (and EBONE).
• E-mail service started earlier in 1992 year
  through the National and University library, X.25
  network through EARN (and Former Yugoslavia
  Scientific and Technological Information System
  SINTIJ).

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International membership and collaboration

• MARNet is national member of
• TERENA (Trans European Research Network
  Association)
• CEENet (Central and Eastern European National
  Academic Research Networks).
• Memorandum of Understanding signed 2000 by
• Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria
  and Turkey is the initiative of GRNET (Greece)
  for establishment of Regional Academic and
  research network service in South Edast Europe,
  for collaboration and international connectivity
  between NRENs of Balkan Countries

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Existing technical solution
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• University network, established in 1992 was based
  on DEC Routers 250, DEC WAN servers 300 and 150,
  DEC Repeaters 90 FA and DECNET protocol.
• Gradually they were replaced with Cisco family
  4500, 2620, 3300, 2009, 2011 and 2020 routers,
  and IP protocol.
• Technology used for WAN is Ethernet fiber optic
  10 Mb/s, leased lines with speeds range between
  128 Kbps to 2 Mbps and synchronic 19.2 lines.
• 2 Mb/s modems are Nokia BB2M-EC model, while
  older ones are RAD ASM 31 and Motorola UDS
  V.3242i .
• Equipment at Local networks nodes allows 10 to
  100 Mbps connectivity.
• At present international link to Europe and US
  (the same link) are 1 Mbps through the Macedonian
  telecom
• 2 Mbps to the SONET (network of the Open Society
  Institute mostly NGOs network)
• 60 ISDN dial-in lines.

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Logical layout
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Prices Telecom (1USD70)
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MARNET participate in Ongoing activities and
projects

• SEEREN (start 1.Dec. 2002)
• South East Europe Research Educational Network
• SINSEE (finished pilot phase SINYU)
• Scientific Information Network South East
  Europe
• MANI (start)
• MARNET Advanced Network Infrastructure

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PRIORITIES

• To upgrade the external terrestrial link to the
  global Internet and participation in Geant, part
  of the SEEREN project and wider regional
  initiatives
• The upgrade and the extension of the SKOMAN based
  on the fiber links (89 of all academic staff
  and 77 students) NATO proect MANI 207.800 and
  estimation of own 400.000 euro
• The upgrade of Saint Clement University Network
  in Bitola with a MAN based on the fiber links (6
  of all academic staff and 11 students). Is
  contingent upon availability of sponsor and state
  funds, as well as the success of the actions in
  (1) and (2).

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• Establishing a high capacity connection between
  SKOMAN and BITMAN by using the dark fiber of the
  National Power Company.
• Improving MARNet links to the off main campus
  sites departments and faculties of the
  universities in Skopje and Bitola (four
  institutions in three cities).
• Connecting the SEE University Network in Tetovo
  to MARNet. In this case the dark faber lines
  might be developed jointly or purchased from the
  National Railway or Power Company.
• Extending the domain of MARNet by providing the
  know-how and then by actually connecting to the
  network to all of the community networks in 32
  municipalities that span over primary and
  secondary education, libraries, museums and other
  public institutions.

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MANI - MARNet Advanced Network Infrastructure
Project Co-Director from NATO country
P.J.A. Sanchez/ GRNet Chrysostomos Tziouvaras,
Stelios Sartzetakis Dimitris Kalogeras, Zoi
Panagiotara Project Co-Director from
Partner country M. Kon-Popovska / MARNET
Oliver Popov, Marjan Gushev, Borislav Popovski,
Goran Muratovski, Vangel Ajanovski, Anastas
Mishev
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• Project proposal is in close co-ordination with
  ongoing efforts by the international community
• Ongoing SEEREN project,
• UNESCO/ROSTE, Max-Plank initiatives
• and has to be understood as supplementary to
  these activities.

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Project Goals

• Developing the SKOMAN (Skopje MAN) by
• Laying out the own fiber infrastructure between
  the major nodes and the respective institutions
  of University Ss Cyril and Methody in Skopje
• Providing the necessary Gigabit switching and
  routing equipment both within the nodes and in
  MARNet PoP.
• Connecting the SKOMAN via MARNet to the global
  Internet, based on the upgraded terrestrial links
  in the realm of the SEEREN.
• Developing new services and applications,
  especially in the institutions and organizations
  with a very low level of net culture and usage,
  that can take a full advantage of the improved
  network infrastructure

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SKOMAN
89 academic staff 77 student population
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Technical Solution1 Gbps backbone
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Proposed Equipment
Cisco 7304, enable future international
connectivity anticipated with SEEREN Cisco
Systems Catalyst 4006, fully Layer3 enabled is
the option for adding other planed nodes
(University Bitola, University Tetovo) Cisco
Catalyst 3550-12G, Layer 3 switch with 10 optical
Gigabit-Ethernet ports for building small, but
well structured Gigabit-networks.
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Solution characteristics

• 6 campuses included SKOMAN,
• Covers from 12 to 25 targeted number of
  connections (connection per every 10 student and
  every 2 academic).
• Represent a lasting and stable backbone that
  could be expanded gradually and at low cost.
• For a longer period, no changes will have to be
  performed on the core backbone, that is highly
  scalable and it is straightforward to add at
  least 3 to 6 times the now deployed port-number.

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Milestone and schedule of implementation
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MARNET responsibilities

• Deployment of the basic SKOMAN links between the
  major nodes (campuses)-most likely using single
  mode fiber
• Intra-campus or intra-nodes connectivity based on
  multi mode fiber
• Horizontal cabling installing the routing and the
  switching equipment, testing and making it fully
  operational
• Enable Gigabit Ethernet to the last distribution
  switch in the node (campus)
• Delivery of switched 10/100 Mbps Ethernet to
  working place (desktop)

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GRNet offers its network and NREN expertise

• In planning and arranging the details of the
  SKOMAN, by monitoring and controlling the
  technical competence and the soundness of the
  proposed and implemented solutions
• With an advise and assistance in the tendering
  and procurement procedures and actions
• By diffusion of the necessary know-how in
  organizational, financial, service and user
  oriented issues that are the essential elements
  of a stable and sustainable research and
  education network

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Estimation of the own expences