Global Collaboration to Support

Global Connectivity for Astronomy

David LassnerChief Information Officer

University of Hawaiidavid@hawaii.edu

Mauna Kea Observatories

Mauna Kea Observatories

UH 0.6 UH 0.6-m telescope 0.6m University of HawaiiUH 2.2m UH 2.2-m telescope 2.2m University of HawaiiIRTF NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0m NASACFHT Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope 3.6m Canada/France/UHUKIRT United Kingdom Infrared Telescope 3.8m United KingdomKeck I W. M. Keck Observatory 10m Caltech/University of CaliforniaKeck II W. M. Keck Observatory 10m Caltech/University of CaliforniaSubaru Subaru Telescope 8.3m JapanGemini Gemini Northern Telescope 8.1m USA/UK/ Canada/Argentina/ Australia/Brazil/Chile SubmillimeterCSO Caltech Submillimeter Observatory 10.4m Caltech/NSFJCMT James Clerk Maxwell Telescope 15m UK/Canada/NetherlandsSMA Submillimeter Array 8x6m Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory/TaiwanRadioVLBA Very Long Optical/InfraredUH 0.6m UH 0.6-m telescope 0.6m University of Hawaii UH Baseline Array 25m NRAO/AUI/NSF

Mauna Kea Observatories

The Hawaii GigaPoP

Hawaii Gigapop @ UH-Manoa

(IPv4, Multicast, IPv6)

HIC

BYUH

CommercialInternetConnections

Hawaii DOE (K12)

Mauna Kea

Internet2(Seattle)DREN

OC3

DS3(local)

OC3(mainland)

HIXDS3

MHPCC

PMRF

“Hui”

SPAWAR

State of Hawaii

East-West Center

UH Campuses

Japan R&EAustralia R&E

OC3

OC12

OC192OC192

6505

3550-12G

KaupulehuUHH

West Hawaii

MRTCMCC

Puu Nia Niau

UH Manoa

Lanai

Kauai

Molokai

To IfA Hilo

To IfA Hilo

OC3 microwaveOC3 interisland fiberGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet

Aerial

Melody

Hawaii

MauiOahu

Interisland R&E Network

Southern Cross Cable Network

SX TransPORT and Hawaii in the Pacific

Southern Cross Cable Network

The “Big Island”of Hawaii

Mauna Kea Observatories Communication Network

•MKOCN is largely a cooperative network

•Staffing is funded by the observatories

•Core routers and switches are managed by MKOCN staff. The observatories’ routers are managed by the observatories’ staff

•The MKOCN Working Group meets quarterly to discuss and make decisions through consensus on all issues of the MKOCN

•The Working Group consists of one representative from each observatory

•The MKOCN is coordinated by the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii

•Facilities are owned, leased or otherwise as practicable and advantageous

Mauna Kea Observatories Communication Network CSO Gemini IRTFJCMT SMA UKIRT UH-2.2 UH-0.6 VLBACFHT Keck

CSO

CSO

Gemini

JAC

Subaru

SMA

CFHT

Keck

VLBA

UH IfA Hilo

UH-Managed Shared Network for All Observatories

Verizon Summit

Verizon Hilo

VerizonHumuula

VerizonWaimea

U N I V E R S I T YU N I V E R S I T Y

UH Hilo Campus

Subaru

DS3

Leased Private Links

Carrier Infrastructurefor leased shared & private links

Leased DS3 (shared)

UH managed fiber links

56kb

Hilo Base Facilities

Waimea Base Facilities

Proposed New GbE

Southern Route of SX TransPORT: Concept

SCCNSTM-64

SCCNSTM-64

Los Osos(Morro Bay)

Spencer Beach to Waimea

Fiber IRU & optics toCal Poly SLO

Hilo to Mauna Kea

Waimea to Hilo

Optics to carrynew OC192 lambdaover CENIC from SLO to LA

Pacific Wave LA

AARNet

Alexandria(Sydney)

Spencer Beach(Big Island of Hawaii)

Oahu(Planned)

Additional Challenges

Interisland Capacity TransPacific Capacity Transformational Applications

2001 was A Very Good Year

Southern Cross Cable Network

Japan-U.S. Cable Network

Casualty of the Times

Asia - America Gateway

1 June 2006, HONG KONG – A consortium of major international telecommunications entities today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to plan and develop a proposal to build an international undersea cable system linking South East Asia with the United States of America (USA). These entities, all experienced telecommunication entities with a ready customer base in their respective domestic markets, include AiTi of Brunei Darussalam, CAT Telecom (Thailand), PLDT (Philippines), REACH (Hong Kong), StarHub (Singapore), Telekom Malaysia (Malaysia) and VNPT (Vietnam). The proposed undersea cable system will be called the Asia – America Gateway and it will route between Malaysia and the USA via Hong Kong, the Philippines, Guam and Hawaii, with branches into Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam.

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