DANTE Overview

Michael Behringer

Slides from this talk
Stan Barber's Notes
Feb 1995 NANOG Home Page

This is the presentation of Michael Behringer, DANTE, at the NANOG meeting. It contains basically the slides, but without pictures. If you wish to see a map of EuropaNET, or if you want more information about DANTE, please refer to the DANTE WWW server.

Of course you are welcome to address me directly if you have any questions:

M.H.Behringer@dante.org.uk
+44.1223.302992

DANTE

Non for Profit Company
Shareholders: National Research Networks
Organisation and Management of Services, not a Service Provider
No Operations, everything subcontracted

EuropaNET Today

2 Mbps Fully Resilient Backbone
Access Speeds up to 4 Mbps
Quality of Service Guarantees
Coverage of all Western European Countries but AT and FR
5 Mpbs US Connectivity Currently, more 4.5 Mbps on Order

EuropaNET Tomorrow

Current Contract runs out Sep 30, 1995
Call for Tender was issued last Year
We got Three Responses
Decision due End of February
Problem: No *big* IP Service Providers in Europe

US Connectivity

Currently EuropaNET has three US lines:

E1 Amsterdam - Washington (MAE-East)
T1 Amsterdam - New York (NSFnet)
T1 Geneva - Washington (MAE-East)

Another T1 will be added shortly between Amsterdam and New York

EuroCAIRN: High Speed for Europe

Survey on the Requirements / Plans of the National Research Networks
Review of PNO Offerings
Examination of potential Technical Solutions
Analysis of Intercontinental Connection Requirements
Analysis of Procurement Options, Funding Scenarios and Pricing Models
Implementation plan for 34 Mbps backbone
Approved January 1995

Fancy European Games :-)

A new line is needed between Amsterdam and Duesseldorf. As international leased lines are much more expensive than national leased lines covering the same distance, we decided to not buy an international ciruit, but a national circuit to the border (Amsterdam - Maastricht), which leads via a cheaper international line into Aachen.

2 Mbps lines, annual cost:

Amsterdam - Maastricht - Aachen:: ca. 515,000 US$
Amsterdam - Dusseldorf:: ca. 709,000 US$

For Comparison:

Amsterdam-Washington:: 618,000 US$
Geneva-Washington (T1):: 705,000 US$

Stan Barber's Notes

DANTE organized international connectivity and connectivity to the US for the European Research Networks.

An aggregated of 8Mb/sec is planned for connections for DANTE to New York. There is also an E1 and a T1 link that connects to Washington at MAE-EAST and ICM.