Hybrid Networking in Latin America

Hybrid Networking Hybrid Networking

in Latin America in Latin America

Florencio I. Utreras

<Florencio.Utreras@redclara.net>

Executive Director of CLARA

June 4, 2005

RedCLARA as of May 2005

Internet 2

Internet 2

GEANT

All IPv4 Network

Background on Telecom Operators in LA

• Most operator networks in Latin America are still using PDH or SDH/SONET for their production networks

• In few countries: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Mexico, there exists a DWDM network installed to provide services

• No “lambda” services available

• Regulations do not allow anyone to operate its

own network in most countries

Optical Experiences in LA

LILA Link

WDM Project

Project GIGA

GIGA Testbed Network - objectives

• explore user control of optical fibre infrastructure

– interconnect 20 academic R&D centres in S.E.

Brazil

– use of IP/WDM with Ethernet framing

• provide Networking Research Testbed (NRT) for optical and IP network development

• provide Experimental Infrastructure Network (EIN) for development and demonstration of applications

(NRT and EIN are terms defined by NSF in 2002)

Network was inaugurated in May 2004

GIGA Testbed Network

Two kinds of applications:

• R&D on optical network and protocols

• R&D on Internet services and applications

• dark fiber-based 700-km backbone

• Initially 20 universities and R&D centers in 7 cities

• GIGA Network will be

extended to other regions of Brazil

• Technology: IP/GbE/WDM network

• 8 x 2.5 Gb/s DWDM channels in the backbone

• 3 x 2.5 CWDM channels in the metropolitan area

Universities IME

PUC-Rio

PUC-Campinas UERJ

UFF UFRJ Mackenzie UNICAMP USP

R&D Centres CBPF

CPqD CPTEC INCOR CTA

FIOCRUZ IMPA INPE LNCC LNLS

Campinas

USP

INCOR UNICAMP

IME CBPF UERJ

PUC

TELEMAR LEME

IMPA

CAS

São Paulo

NCE UFRJ

FIOCRUZ

CRT - EBT

LNCC

Rio de Janeiro

SPO RJO

Rio de Janeiro

INPE CPTEC

S.José dos Campos

Cachoeira Paulista

CTA LNLS

CPqD NOC

LAB T

Petrópolis

Niterói

RNP

NOC Cardiology

Institute

GIGA Network:

Physical Topology

NOC – Network Operation Center

UFF

REUNA’s WDM Project:

4x2,5 Gbps

EDF A

EDF A

Use Use of the of the λ λ ’ ’ s s

Cisco ONS 15200.

ONS 15252.

ONS 15216.

DWDM Technology λ

for an IPv4 network

λ

for an IPv6 network

λ

y λ

optical experiments

Phases of G-REUNA

• Phase I: Prototipe March 2002-July 2003

– Funded by FONDEF-Manquehue Net-ChileSat-Cisco

• Phase II: First Part of Backbone August 2003-December 2003 – Funding FONDEF – Telecom Operator

• Phase III: Full Backbone Deployment January 2005-July 2005 – Funding MECESup – Telecom Operator

– Under discussion 2 λ’s under consideration, one for IP

services, the other for experimentation.

The Tijuana-San Diego LILA Link

Tijuana-San Diego RedCLARA-CENIC Optical Connection

Physical Diagram

CENIC at UCSD/SDSC

GX POP at 3180 University

CalREN/HPR switch

switch

switch

CLARA router CUDI router

switch CWDM w/Gig-E channels

Gig-E with VLANs

Logical Diagram

CalREN/HPR

CLARA @ BESTEL in Tijuana

CUDI @ Telnor in Tijuana

CLARA CUDI

CUDI Provided Equipment/fiber CLARA Provided

WHREN (CENIC) Provided

Cisco 7206 VXR

Oportunities

• Large infrastructure projects:

– Power lines interconnection accross borders – Gas pipes in deployment

– New roads

• IADB Promoted IIRSA Initiative (Integration of Regional Infrastructure accross South America)

• Agreements have been reached in Brasil

• Argentina-Chile fiber is currently being negotiated by RETINA-REUNA-CLARA

• Dark fiber is an oportunity to strengthen the RedCLARA backbone

• Regulatory issues will be hard to solve in some countries