Inter-NREN meeting in Stockholm 14th November 2012

Minutes

1. Welcome

Participants:

Martin Bech (MB), Uni-C (excused)
Jorgen Qvist (JQ), NORDUnet
Harri Kuusisto (HK), CSC/Funet
Jari Miettinen (JM), CSC/Funet (chair/sec)
Marius Olafsson (MO), RHNet (excused)
Magnus Strømdal (MS), UNINETT
Mihkel Kraav (MK), EENET
Lars Fischer (LF), NORDUnet (joined 12:55 using VC, item 3.5)

Site: NORDUnet office, Tulegatan 11 Stockholm

The meeting started at 10:05 CET

1.1 Agenda bashing

  • round of introductions
  • agenda was reviewed
    • no additions
  • time limitations
    • HK has to leave by 15:00
  • agenda was followed until item 3.7 was finished. After that the items were discussed in the following order: 5, 4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.3 before the time run out. The remaining items were tabled until the next meeting.
2. Last meeting

2.1 Minutes from last meeting

  • the minutes were accepted

2.2 TODO-list

  • the TODO list was revised and the status of each work item was updated
  • pending
    • Administrative framework/Qvist: the topic has been discussed with the NRENs. The action point is progressing. The scope was narrowed to include procurements only. New due date is Mar 2013.
    • List of NORDUnet and caching services/Qvist: the task was discussed. Rescheduled to Dec 2013
    • details on CSC Kajaani plans/Kuusisto: the work is in progress. Rescheduled to Dec 2013
    • service matrix updates (multiple responsibilities)
      • SUNET/Qvist is pending. Rescheduled to Dec 2013.
      • NORDUnet/Qvist is pending. Rescheduled to Dec 2013.
      • FSKNet/Bech is pending. Rescheduled to Dec 2013.
    • Uninett HA material/Strømdal is pending. Rescheduled to Dec 2013.
  • DONE
    • IPTV activation/Bech: the mailing list will not be made. The action item is covered by other activities. DONE
    • Content structure/Qvist: the item was discussed. It was agreed that the work group don't need a private workspace. The action is dropped. DONE
    • Notify the NRENs/Miettinen: the action has been completed. DONE
    • service matrix updates (multiple responsibilities)
      • Funet/Kuusisto is DONE
      • UNINETT/Strømdal is DONE
      • RHNet/Olafsson is DONE.
    • Practicalities for the Oslo meeting/Miettinen, DONE
3. Short update for the last 3 months (approximately 3 main issues)

3.1 Funet

  • (university access) router service, FileSender, HD MCU and Adobe Connect services have recently come into production
    • the router service technical implementation and tariff models were discussed
    • AARNET has made a FileSender promotion video, which can be localized
    • Adobe Connect service usage is growing
  • GN3+ project, IaaS services and eduroam promoting are in preparation phase
  • dynamic light path service is being investigated
  • there's been early discussions with commercial wireless network providers about co-operation in wireless services
  • first 100G backbone tests have been made successfully
  • Funet CERT is investigating darknet monitoring and developing the Nessus scanner service
  • the use of eduroam is growing rapidly: 100% growth since the summer 2012
  • Kajaani Datacenter was officially opened on October 16th, 2012
  • CSC hosted GN3 IPv6 workshop early October 2012
  • CSC made a Funet (customer satisfaction) survey during spring 2012
    • NPS (net promoter score) was very high
  • CSC is going to produce a roadmap for Funet (and other CSC activities). Service benchmarking process will start early 2013.

3.2 Sunet

  • the Box (storage) service is operational. 14 organisations have subscribed so far. The end user support is provided by Box.
  • Adobe Connect service has up to 800 concurrent users
  • procurement of a survey and evaluation tool for the SUNET community has been completed
  • media services uptake has not been as good as hoped for. The service is being restructured.
  • service specification for a generic server backup service is being prepared. The specification is likely to include several use cases
  • Sunet has made an eduroam agreement with The Cloud: eduroam is now available in several public locations in Sweden.
  • MCU video conferencing service is going from planning to implementation on 1st of January

Lunch break 11:55. The meeting was continued 12:55. LF joined the meeting.

3.3 DeiC/FSKNet

  • nobody present

3.4 RHNET

  • nobody present

3.5 UNINETT

  • Olaf Schelderup is leaving UNINETT. Vidar Faltinsen will be his successor as the new director of the networking department
  • new fiber optical cable agreement is being negotiated for the Spitzbergen connection
  • There are plans to install a new radio telescope in Spitzbergen
  • cross-border fiber NO-FI negiotiations are underway
  • Camtasia relay service launch on 1st of January 2013
  • Cisco Unified Communications service pilot is planned together with Finnmark colleges. The pilot will last for 1H2013.
  • services for providing digital exams are being investigated

3.6 NORDUnet

  • Adobe support has been extended to include the "Advantage" support option.
  • Test servers are available for supporting the upgrading from the Connect version 8 to version 9. Plan to complete the version update in the production system is by the end of the year. The Nordic media group is supporting the work very well.
  • Conferences and live streaming service has been streamlined.
  • the possibility to provide a Microsoft Lync gateway to the MCU videoconferencing service is being studied
  • The new connection between NORDUnet and CSC/Funet (using CBF SWE-FI) is coming into production during the coming weeks
  • new peering between NORDUnet and Telia will be established. The new peering will move some traffic from the national peerings to the NORDUnet links.
  • NORDUnet is starting the optical equipment tender. The tender will be done together with DANTE. The Nordic NRENs can combine the procurement if they wish.

3.7 EENET

  • EENET has personnel of 22 with four departments: network, network services, Estonian GRID and customer services
  • at the moment the biggest project is the Estonian fiber optical network, which is being built. The network is planned to cover most cities in the Estonia. The fiber infrastructure has IRU for 10 years. The construction of the network is almost finished.
  • The GRID service will soon be updated with additional storage, which was procured recently
  • Customer surveys are done every two years. The surveys give good feedback and promote the services as well.
  • IPTV: Estonian nature project is installing cameras, which are observing bird nests. The server capacity is provided by EENET. The work is done in co-operation with the Estonian national broadcasting company.
  • free internet access (WLAN) is very common in Estonia. Providing eduroam has challenges because of service differentiation
  • EENET is providing Server Fabric service, which gives an opportunity to use virtual services. The users have e.g. Wikis, CMS:s and virtual learning environments hosted there.
4. Service Matrix

4.1 Status for the Service Matrix

  • the content of the service matrix was revised. The categories of the recently introduced services were discussed. The TF-LCPM categorisation seems to be slightly outdated due to the growth in the NREN portfolios.
  • new AP: update the service categorization document by TF-LCPM. The update is needed due to the arrival of new storage services and e.g. survey assistant services. The work needs to be done in co-operation with TF-MSP, which is the successor of TF-LCPM (Qvist).
  • decision: Box.net type of services belong to the storage services. Survey assistant tools will be included in the "User interaction - knowledge dissemination" category.
  • HK left the meeting 15:15

4.2. Update of the shared services

  • decision: new category added, "shared procurements".
  • Three initiatives were added to the new category
5. Next meeting
  • The next meeting will hosted by CSC in Helsinki/Espoo on January 23rd, 2013
  • The next after that will be in Copenhagen on April 17th, 2013
6. AOB

6.1. Co-operation and outreach

  • the item was tabled until next meeting

6.2 Joint HA service development

  • see the decision made about the co-operation with TF-MSP in 4.1

6.3 Shared services development fund

  • JQ described the thoughts behind the initiative
  • the workgroup studied the idea together. The initiative was positioned using tool, need and resourcing analysis. The findings were combined together using graphical approach. The first use candidates for fund were identified.
  • new AP: JQ to write description of the development fund based on the discussion had in this meeting. The description will be distributed for comments.
  • decision: the subject will be revisited in the next meeting

6.4 User cases and testimonials

  • the item was tabled until next meeting

6.5 GN3+

  • LF gave an overview of the project preparation
  • each Nordic country has a national coordinator, which is responsible for coordinating the national contributions to the GN3+
  • The budget frame has been decided. Some tasks have been trimmed or dropped.
  • GN3+ will include a new "open call" procedure for JRAs
  • the current status of the proposal was discussed

6.6. Baltic Ring

  • the current status of the initiative was discussed
  • the Council of Baltic Sea states has elected Baltic Ring as one of their flagship projects for the next four year period
  • NORDUnet has had negotiations with some connectivity providers
7. Closing
  • Meeting ended at 15:40 CET.
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