Network Operation Center  
Chair: Kazunori Konishi  [konishi@jp.apan.net]  
Deputy director : Xing Li/CERNET [xing@cernet.edu.cn], Bruce Morgan/AARNet [Bruce.Morgan@aarnet.edu.au], Jim Williams/Indiana Uni. [william@indiana.edu]      
Mailing List: noc@apan.net

APAN member networks have diversified characteristics based on varied environments: geography, national network infrastructure, research activities, etc.  Some countries are playing the key role for the advanced IT technologies for the globe, whereas the others are connected to APAN via the narrow band links of satellite links.
NOC will work for advanced network services as well as basic connectivity services, to meet the requirements from both advanced networks and developing networks; both services should be provided consistently for helping developing networks grow up to be the advanced networks.
The main activities are classified as follows:
(1) Coordinate network operation activities
  - 24 x 7 basic operation
  - Common tools for the basic operation
  - Information sharing for the operation
  - Promotion of the collaborations
(2) Joint works between researchers and NOC folks for advanced services and experiments
  - Experiments on advanced technologies
  - Design of the networks with advanced features
  - Performance tuning with advanced operation & measurement tools
  - Evaluation of experiments & demos


APAN NOC Meetings
1.2008, Hawaii Meeting
8.2007, Xi'An Meeting
1.2007, Manila Meeting
7.2006, Singapore Meeting
1.2006, Tokyo Meeting
7.2005, Taipei Meeting
1.2005, Bangkok Meeting
7.2004, Cairns Meeting
1.2004, Honolulu Meeting
8.2003, Busan Meeting
1.2003, Fukuoka Meeting

Initial Members
Kazunori Konishi (Chair)
Jaehwa Lee (Deputy Chair)
MLs of country/Network NOCs
NOC-AU
Contact: Bruce Morgan
Mailing List: noc-au@apan.net
Website: www.aarnet.edu.au
NOC-CN
Contact: Xing Li, An Jie
Mailing List: noc-cn@apan.net
Website: TBD
NOC-JP
Contact: Kazunori Konishi
Mailing List: noc@jp.apan.net
Website: http://www.jp.apan.net/NOC/
NOC-KR
Contact: Daeyoung Kim
Mailing List: noc@kr.apan.net
Website: http://noc.kr.apan.net
NOC-MY
Contact: noc-my@nrg.cs.usm.my
Mailing List: noc-my@apan.net
Website: TBD
NOC-SG
Contact: Francis Lee
Mailing List: noc-sg@apan.net
Website: http://noc.singaren.net.sg/
NOC-TW
Contact: Wenshui Chen
Mailing List: noc-tw@apan.net
Website: TBD
NOC-TH
Contact: Sak Segkhoothod
Mailing List: noc-th@apan.net
Website: TBD
NOC-TransPAC
Contact: Jim Williams
Mailing List: noc-transpac@apan.net

Website: http://noc.transpac.org/index.html

 Appendix: NOC Institutions