Africa R&E Network Update Winter 2012
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Africa R&E Network Update Winter 2012
- 1. Africa R&E Network Update Winter 2012 Internet2 Joint Techs Meeting Carlos Vicente Network Startup Resource Center carlos@nsrc.org
- 2. Why Africa?
- 4. Africa: A hotbed of NREN Activity • Sub Saharan Africa has historically not been well connected • As of two years ago, we had – 1 low capacity (120 gig) cable serving all of South and West Africa – No fiber in East Africa – Satellite connections dominate – Bandwidth costs $3000 - $12,000/megabit • Connectivity is improving rapidly
- 5. 2009
- 6. GLO1 Now
- 7. 2013
- 8. Kenya (KENET) Example Source: talk by Kevin Chege (KENET) at Science and Cyberinfrastructure in Africa workshop at NCAR, August 5-6, 2011
- 9. South Africa (TENET) Example Charge Start Date Platform per Mbps $1USD = R7 2001-03-01 Satellite R 52,425 $7490 2003-08-25 SAT-3 R 60,545 $8650 2005-08-25 SAT-3 R 21,428 $3060 2006-08-10 SAT-3 R 20,184 $2880 2007-04-01 SAT-3 R 21,025 $3000 2008-01-01 SAT-3 R 15,045 $2150 2008-06-01 SAT-3 R 14,245 $2035 2009-10-01 SAT-3 R 13,375 $1910 2010-01-01 SEACOM R 1,380 $197 2011-01-01 SEACOM R 1,380 $197 Source: talk by Duncan Martin (TENET) at Science and Cyberinfrastructure in Africa workshop at NCAR, August 5-6, 2011
- 10. Africa NRENs • Enhanced capacity from new fiber cables is driving REN buildout on national and regional scales. • Virtually every country (even Somalia) has REN activities • Not many RENs yet in operation in Sub Saharan Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa to date)
- 11. UbuntuNet Alliance • The regional REN in eastern and southern Africa • Non-profit association of member NRENs ! "#$%&'()'*+,-''"./"+0&.'()'"./(12(3- '4"0"5'()'4&)63-'78+"0'()'73%39(- '71+"0&.'()''71:3;#(<=&-'+9">0&.'() '+93)>3-''?1;3%(+"0'()'?1;3%(3-'?@A0'() '?=>3)-'5"0"5'()'?1=./'8BC(D3-'5"+0"5'() '53):3)(3-'+"0@'()'@E3)>3'3)>'F87+"0 '()'F3;#(3 • No intra-connectivity yet – AfricaConnect (EU funded) to fix that
- 12. Ubuntunet Internet Géant LINX UbuntuNet, London 10Gbps KENET TENET/ TERNET UbuntuNet, SANReN UbuntuNet Johannesburg , ,J
- 13. • West and Central African Regional REN – Still in the works – Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo – Will participate in AfricaConnect project – NOC will be in Dakar, Senegal (SenRER)
- 14. NSRC in Africa - 2011 Month Location Event March Ghana Association of African Universities (AAU) Network Assistance April Senegal Campus Networking at UCAD May Kenya DNSSEC with KENIC May-June Tanzania African Network Operators Group (AfNOG) June Kenya Wireless and R&E Networking July Nigeria NREN Design Workshop October Malawi AfChix Unix Systems Administration October Senegal Network Monitoring & DNSSEC November Ghana Campus Netwoking Workshop at KNUST
- 15. Ghana • Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET) – Founding members: UG, KNUST, UCC, UDSL, UEW, UMaT • Very close to operational status – Will start with 17 institutions, connecting groups of 5 in a phased approach – Will leverage Vodafone’s MPLS cloud – Cost has been a slowing factor • Intention is to connect to WACREN eventually • In 2011 NSRC provided training, technical assistance, network equipment and books
- 16. GARNET
- 18. Network Startup Resource Center • NSRC enhances network operations globally, making it easier for US scientists to collaborate with international partners • Builds goodwill for NSF and US scientists collaborating with R&E sites and network training facilities throughout the less -connected areas of the world