SuperJANET4 Update

Roland Trice, ULCCSuperJANET4 Rollout Manager

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Agenda

•SuperJANET4 – Project Background

•SuperJANET4 – Implementation

SuperJANET4 Project Background

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Project Background

•SJ III contract ends March 2001

Since December 1999, UKERNA has been engaged in the procurement process for the backbone network for SuperJANET4.

The contract for the backbone and the regional network access links was signed on 16 June with WorldCom. These links will be provided by 31 October. We will then install the switching equipment on the backbone and test it. During December 2000 to March 2001 we will move the regional network connections from.

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Project Background

•SJ III contract ends March 2001

•SJ III is running hot

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SJ III

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Project Background

•SJ III contract ends March 2001

•SJ III is running hot

•CSR 1 money available

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Project Background

•SJ III contract ends March 2001

•SJ III is running hot

•CSR 1 money available

•Telecoms industry changing•Fibre installation over the UK

•Increasing bandwidth on fibre

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Project Background - Drivers

•Re-create a world class network

•Regional agenda

•Broaden user base•260 sites moving to over 700

•Reliability - operational network

•Research capability

•Extend the reach of SuperJANET

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Project Timescales

1999 2000 2001

Requirements Analysis

Backbone Procurement

Risk Reduction

Router Procurement

Roll Out

MAN Management and Contracts

Architecture

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Wanted Overall...

•National reach, high capacity, resilient, affordable bandwidth.

•High quality co-location sites in the core of the network.

•Better relationships with MANs.

•Broaden access.

•Research capability.

SuperJANET4 Implementation

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KentishMAN

Northern Ireland

TVN

South Wales MAN

SWAN & BWEMAN

NorMAN

MidMAN

EastNet

External Links

LMN

YHMAN

Scotland via

Edinburgh

Scotland via

Glasgow

NNW

LeNSE

EMMAN

WorldCom Glasgow

WorldComEdinburgh

WorldComLeeds

WorldComWarrington

WorldComLondon

WorldComReading

WorldComPortsmout

h

WorldCom

Bristol

SJ4 March 2001 155Mbps

622Mbps2.5Gbps

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Northern Ireland

TVN

South Wales MAN

SWAN & BWEMAN

NorMAN

MidMAN EastNet

External Links

LMN

YHMAN

Scotland via

Edinburgh

Scotland via

Glasgow

NNW

LeNSE

EMMAN

WorldCom Glasgow

WorldComEdinburgh

WorldComLeeds

WorldComWarrington

WorldComLondon

WorldComReading

WorldComPortsmout

h

WorldCom

Bristol

SJ4 December 2001 155Mbps

+

622Mbps2.5Gbps10Gbps

KentishMAN

C&NL

North Wales MAN

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Northern Ireland

TVN

South Wales MAN

SWAN & BWEMAN

NorMAN

External Links

LMN

MidMAN EastNet

YHMAN

Scotland via

Edinburgh

Scotland via

Glasgow

NNW

LeNSE

EMMAN

WorldCom Glasgow

WorldComEdinburgh

WorldComLeeds

WorldComWarrington

WorldComLondon

WorldComReading

WorldComPortsmout

h

WorldCom

Bristol

SJ4 June 2002 155Mbps+

622Mbps2.5Gbps10Gbps20Gbps

KentishMAN

C&NL

North Wales MAN

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Backbone Bandwidth

02468

101214161820

SJI I I SJ41Q2001

SJ44Q2001

SJ42Q2002

Gb

ps

x16

x64

x128

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Other options in the future.

•Further access link increases (e.g. 100Gpbs to London) by Jan 2004.

•Backbone up to 80Gbps.

Both of these depend on UKERNA and WorldCom agreeing the price.

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Co-Location Sites (C-PoPs)

•24 hour security.

•Access to personnel authorized by UKERNA.

•3rd party telecomms access.

•Racks for UKERNA’s equipment.

Rollout

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Rollout history

•November 2000•Router acceptance tests

•Backbone deployed

•Backbone routers delivered & commissioned

•Backbone acceptance tests

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Rollout history

•December 2000•Bars delivered and commissioned•ULCC and Manchester connected

•12th December

•Belfast connected•14th December

•A week late, but still on schedule

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Delays with circuit provision

•Bad weather

•River crossings

•Road works

•Estates departments

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Scope of changes

• LeNSE transition moved• Thursday 22nd March

• Oxford & RAL postponed•Dates to be confirmed

• MidMAN •Delayed until 27th February

• Thursday slots activated from mid February

• Attempting to complete the transition before the last week of March

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SJ4 Transition Timetable

• Nottingham/ Newcastle

• Edinburgh/Glasgow

• Cambridge

• Cardiff/Leeds

• Reading

• 2 Contingency slots

• Exeter

• 2 Contingency slots

• Birmingham/Contingency slot

• 2 Contingency slots

• 16th January

• 23rd January

• 30th January

• 6th February

• 13th February

• 15th February

• 20th February

• 22nd February

• 27th February

• 29th February

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SJ4 Transition Timetable

• Chatham• 2 Contingency slots• UFI/Oxford (?)• 2 Contingency slots• C&NL MAN/Rutherford (?)• LeNSE/Contingency slot• 2 Contingency slots• 2 Contingency slots• SJ III Dies

• 6th March• 8th March• 13th March• 15th March• 20th March• 22nd March• 27th March• 29th March• 31st March

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The good news is…..

•Rollout is on schedule

•No major problems to-date

Questions?