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Session Chair: Lee Bu
Sung (NTU, Singapore)
Presentation
Titles and Speakers:
1. North Aisa Networking
(download
presentation)
Kiyoshi Igarashi (CRL,
Japan)
2. Southeast Asia Networking (download
presentation) (download
additional presentation)
Royol Chitradon (NECTEC,
Thailand)
3. APAN South Asia Net Group (APAN
SANG) (download
presentation)
Anil Rawat (Centre for
Advanced Technology, India)
4. Central Asia Networking - NATO's Virtual
Silk Highway Project (download
presentation)
Zita Wenzel
(ISI, US)
5. Pacific Networking (download
presentation)
George McLaughlin
(AARNet, Australia)
Description: The Asia Pacific regional networks
has grown in leap and bounce over the past few years. From a
mere handful of international links connecting countries
together at 2 Mbps, it has grown to multitude of links and
running at speed in the Gigabit. This session provides a good
opportunity for researchers/policy makers to take stock of
existing network infrastructure and applications.
Presentation Abstracts:
1. North Aisa Networking
Abstract:
In
February 2003 a new APII Japan-Korea kink was upgraded from 8
Mbps to 1 G bps under the government level agreement between
Japan and Korea. Since then this link has been used for a
variety of network experiments for research and development.
These application experiments and proposals will be presented,
including TransPAC network. Asia research center which was
established in Bangkok in 2002 by CRL, will be introduced.
Because this center has a possibility of contributing for R & D
network in Asia A future Gigabit internet satellite program of
WINDS which will be launched in 2005 will contribute to
construct high performance networking of Gigabit class in Asian.
This program and related experiments will be presented.
2. Southeast Asia Networking
Abstract:
South East Asia (SEA) Cluster or SEA Broadband Drafted Plan was
presented and formed at APAN 2003 Fukuoka Conference in February
2003 by APAN Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand Group. It is
developed in parallel with other Broadband Cluster in Asia
Region. Two SEA Cluster Meeting had been arranged in Bangkok in
March and June.
SEA Cluster partners, parties and activities are identified.
Drafted Plan is proposed to each country government. SEA
Cluster was one of the meeting agenda of Thailand and Malaysia
Prime Minister meeting in Langkawi. This plan is supported by
the governments. SEA Cluster is about to start with 8 to 45 Mbps
Research and Education Backbone among Singapore, Malaysia and
Thailand by the year 2004.
3. APAN South Asia Net Group (APAN SANG)
Abstract:
APAN SANG (APAN South Asia Net Group) was formerly constituted
during the APAN SA meeting held at Colombo on 26th
July 2003. APAN SA is proposed to be a group of members from the
geographical area covering Afghanistan – Bangladesh – Maldives.
Academic networks from these countries are proposed to get
associated with APAN as a group. The group has been named as
APAN-SANG.
The meeting
was attended by representatives from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Nepal. Dr. Kilnam Chon, Chairman, APAN also
attended the meeting, along with Prof. S. Ninomiya and Prof.
Yasuichi Kitumara. The representatives made country update
presentations. Dr. Chon made a comprehensive presentation on
APAN.
The objective
of the APAN-SANG is to get academic networks from the region
connected to APAN and promote human and professional
interactions. Organizational structure for the group and interim
committee was also formed. Tentative action plan for the next
one year was also proposed. Dr. Gihan Dias from Sri Lanka will
chair the interim committee.
4. Central Asia
Networking -NATO's Virtual Silk Highway Project
Abstract: The
ancient Silk Road was not only a trade route but also an
all-important road for the transfer of information and knowledge
between major regions of the world. The NATO project brings
highly cost-effective, global Internet connectivity to the
Southern Caucasus and Central Asia through state-of-the-art
satellite technology, thus creating a virtual Silk information
highway. Consequently, this NATO project has been called the
'Virtual Silk Highway', in short, the 'Silk Project'. The aim
of the Silk Project is to increase significantly the exchange of
information with, and between, academic and educational
institutions in
these regions.
5. Pacific Networking
Abstract:
During 2001, Australia's Academic
and Research Network (AARNet) purchased an indefeasible right to
use dual 155Mbps links from Sydney to Hawaii and then to
Abilene's Pacific Wave GigaPoP at Seattle. The link will be
upgraded by the end of 2003 and plans are also being made to put
in place a 10Gbps wavelength, hopefully coneecting to Pacific
Lightrail, Pacific Wave and LALALAN in the US. Discussions have
been held with New Zealand and some preliminary discussions have
been held with the World Bank and AusAid which have an interest
in exploring the use of AARnet's capacity to develop a global
development learning centre in Fiji. AN update will be presented
at the session.
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