This document discusses Brazil's Rede 8K AMPATH, an 8K video network. It summarizes RNP's role providing national connectivity and advanced services, and history of ultra-high definition video transmissions including 4K and live 8K streams of the World Cup. The network supported live 8K coverage of the World Cup from stadiums to a media center in Rio de Janeiro and internationally to Tokyo using multiple network routes.

1. Future of TV:
The 8K experience
CineGrid Brasil – 28/8/14

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Main RNP activities (recap)
• Connectivity provider
– National backbone, with a Point of Presence (PoP) in each state
– Metro networks in 27 capitals and some other large cities
– Access links to hundreds of campi in non-capital cities
• Advanced services
– Similar to those offered by other advanced R&E networks
• Special services
– Telemedicine, Training, Cloud computing
• R&D (with participation of academic community)
– Development of advanced services
– Testbed networks: Future Internet and SDN
– Support for specific communities: High-energy Physics, Astronomy, Culture

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Rede 8K AMPATH

4. RNP client institutions 2012-2014
Federal Universities (IFES) and
Federal Institutes (IF)
with high capacity connections
connected at 1 Gbps
to be connected at high
capacity by 2014

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Int’l links (1/2)

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Int’l links (2/2)

7. Lightpaths for supporting int’l collaboration
and data-intensive research
Global Lambda Integrated Facility
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Brief history of UHD transmissions at RNP
2009
FILE
São Paulo
(4K)
2011
New
Rede Ipê
Backbone
(4K)
2011
CineGrid@Rio
(4K-3D)
2012
Cardiac
Surgery
(live 4K)
2013
CineGrid
Simultaneous
surgeries
(4x 4K)
2014
World Cup
(live 8K)
2013
Forum RNP
NTT/NHK Demo
(8K)
2011
Visualization
R&D
Programme

9. 2009
FILE
São Paulo
(4K)
São Paulo -> EUA, Japão

10. Campinas -> Brasilia
2011
New Rede Ipê
Backbone
(4K)

11. www.estereoensaios.com.br
EstereoEnsaios
2011
Visualization
R&D
Programme

12. 2011
CineGrid@Rio
(4K-3D)
João Pessoa -> Rio de Janeiro

13. João Pessoa -> Natal
2012
Cardiac Surgery
(live 4K)

14. Brasilia -> Tóquio -> Brasília
2013
Forum RNP
NTT/NHK Demo
(8K)

15. Brasilia -> Tóquio -> Brasília
2013
Forum RNP
NTT/NHK Demo
(8K)

16. Natal, Vitória, São Paulo, Porto Alegre -> Diego
2013
CineGrid
Simultaneous
surgeries
(4x 4K)

17. Rio -> Tóquio
2014
World Cup
(live 8K)

18. Rio -> Tóquio
2014
World Cup
(live 8K)

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8K streaming in Brazil
IBC
Riocentro
Rede
comep
PoP-SP
PoP-CE
FIFA network
Live 8K capture from stadiums
provider
Media
Center
Miami
Miami
SOFITEL
PoP-RJ
CBPF
RNP’s
metropolitan
network
RNP’s
backbone

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Riocentro
CBPF
Sofitel

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Rio de Janeiro: IBC -> PoP-RJ

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Rede 8K AMPATH

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Network paths
Route 3
(backup commercial)
Route 5
(principal)
Tokyo
NewYork
Miami
Rio de Janeiro
Route 2
Route
4
Route 1
Fortaleza
SaoPaulo
Seatlle
[rota1]
NTT GEMnet2 － Internet2 － RNP
[rota2]
NTT GEMnet2 － SINET4 － RedCLARA － RNP
[rota3]
NTT GEMnet2 － NTT-A V-Link － RNP
[rota4]
NTT GEMnet2 － Internet2 － RNP (Miami – Fortaleza -
Rio/L2)
[rota5]
NTT GEMnet2 － SINET4 － RNP (Miami – Fortaleza - Rio/L2)

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27. Demonstração em números:

28. Leandro Ciuffo
leandro.ciuffo@rnp.br
@RNP_pd