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Time: 30.10.14 10:00-12:00 (CET)

Video Conference meeting

Agenda

  1. ANA-100G update - EJB/JQ
  2. Update on DANTE / TERENA merger - LF
  3. Update on GN4 Preparations - LF
    1. Proposals
    2. Resource offers
    3. SGA2 (year 2-4)
  4. CBF Updates
    1. GÉANT tenders
    2. FI-NO CBF
  5. NORDUnet Technical Workshop - September 2015
    1. Format and audience 
  6. New developments - roundtable
  7. AOB
    1. November F2F meeting agenda.
    2. 2015 Meeting dates

Meeting Notes

  1. ANA-100G update: 
    1. ANA-100G pilot that went live just before TNC2013 ended last week Friday (Oct 24, 2014).  ANA-200G links are now delivered, will be live for SC14 (slides).
    2. Initially the 2x 100G will be used individually but as each others back-up, with basic VLAN switching. A long-term traffic engineering solution being researched between SURFnet, Internet2, NORDUnet, and CANARIE.
  2. Update on DANTE / TERENA merger.  
    1. The merger, which has now happened.  There's a single organization now, shares have (mostly) been transferred, and there's an interim CEO and board.  Details of governance bodies is being sorted out, and there's a process for board elections and CEO search. 
    2. This led into a big discussion on GÉANT cost and cost sharing. There was a general acceptance that the Nordic countries pay more than some other countries, and the main worry was not so much the actual cost but that GÉANT is not seen as spending the money wisely and as being far too costly for the benefits it delivers to the NRENs.  Emphasis must be on reducing cost. Some participants argued that the value derived being connected to GÉANT is very limited and that the community ought to consider alternatives.
  3. GN4 preparations: 
    1. GN4Y1: Nordic NRENs have submitted a large number of offers to contribute.  NORDUnet will establish an overview, and verify that all offers have been recorded.  Most tasks are oversubscribed, some up to five times. Activity and Task leaders will be making their selection in the coming weeks.
    2. SGA2 (year 2-4) planning is starting.  NORDUnet want a dialogue-based process, with ALs hired early and the ALs doing most of the work.  First step is to get the New Idea process right, and to have the ALs lead that and work directly with those proposing ideas
  4. CBF Updates
    1. There are now several, competing options for connectivity between Finland and Germany. We're talking to vendors and are confident that the result will be attractive options.  The timing is uncertain.
    2. Engineering for a NO-FI CBF has been completed, offering mutual backup. We expect to have a proposal for the NDN board in December.
    3. GÉANT has calls for connectivity out, including Hamburg-Amsterdam and Hamburg-Tallinn. 
  5. NTW2015: 
    1. NORDUnet Technical Workshop 2015 will be: 16-17 September '15, at Park Inn, Kastrup.  Planned format is one day for workshops and one day for lightning talks. NDN is very interested in ideas and feedback on the format.  
    2. Please offer ideas - and organizers! - for workshops. 
  6. New developments - roundtable
    1. CSC: New contract for new routers & router capacity upgrades. No supplier changes. Moving ahead to get 100G towards NDN by end 2014, planning to upgrade the entire backbone to 100G during the next few years. 
    2. RHnet: moving offices, including NDN pop within 6 months. Negotiations for connectivity to Akureyri. 
    3. UNINETT: Svalbard. Fibre delivered, tested. Tendering for DWDM gear.
    4. SUNET: working on fibre tender, ending dialogue phase. Vendor short-list and evaluation done by end 2014. Completely new fibre plant for all of SUNET. New network completed in 2016. Signed contract with ProjectPlace for Cloud-based project tool for campus people. Backup-as-a-service will be live before end 2014.
    5.  DeIC: Renewing contract on optical gear. Now is the time for looking at CBF & additional breakouts. Restarting negotiations to get to Faraoe islands. Kaltura service has been launched.
  7. AOB
    1. Next face-2-face meeting 20 November in Stockholm. Monthly meeting schedule and dates for F2F is on the CTO Forum page.
    2. Future face-2-face meetings will be primarily Copenhagen and Stockholm (for travel reasons), with one meeting a year going elsewhere.  February 2015 meeting will be in Copenhagen, May 2015 likely in Trondheim. There's interest in coming in the night before F2F meetings for joint dinners.
    3. There's an EU call for infrastructure for ESS and similar instruments. Martin has project meeting with ESS on 31 Oct. PN and BJ have met with ESS in Lund. So far actual ESS IT is not very far advanced.. Martin has been having meetings with head of ESS Data Management Centre. Martin will report back after 31 Oct meeting and a DeIC / SUNET / NDN VC will be organized.

Actions

  1. LF to send around list of Nordic offers to GN4Y1
  2. Erik-Jan to send ANA-200G slides for inclusion in meeting notes
  3. LF to circulate information on NTW2015 and call for workshops
  4. All to consider NTW2015 format and suggest workshops & organizers
  5. MB to report from ESS meeting; MB/LF to arrange follow-up VC.

 

 

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Time: 10:00 (Central European Time)

Duration: 120 minutes

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