PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE LITHUANIAN ACADEMIC NETWORKING

Petras Šulcas [email protected] Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Lithuania

Tartu Workshop 5 November 2004 LITNET­ Lithuania Academic and Research computer Network

RAIN – Rural Area broadband Interconnection to Network Ministry of Education and Science

LITNET Board Expert Group NOC Regional PoP PoP Regional centre centre PoP PoP Regional PoP centre

PoP PoP LITNET 2004

Mažeikiai

N. Akmenė Joniškis Biržai Skuodas

Pasvalys Pakruojis Šventoji Rokiškis Plungė Telšiai Šiauliai Palanga Kupiškis Kretinga

Radviliškis Zarasai Kelmė Panevėžys Klaipėda Gargždai Laukuva

Šilalė Visaginas Anykščiai Utena Raseiniai Dotnuva Šilutė Nida Kėdainiai Ignalina Ukmergė Pagėgiai Tauragė Molėtai Švenčionys Jonava Jurbarkas Vilkija Šakiai Širvintos 622 M Kaišiadorys Pabradė Kaunas INTERNET/GEANT Elektrėnai 16 M Vilkaviškis INTERNET Kybartai Trakai VILNIUS

Marijampolė BACKUP

622 – 1000 Mbps Šalčininkai Alytus Varėna Lazdijai 100 – 200 Mbps

Druskininkai 2 – 20 Mbps Regional centres LITNET users

Universities ­ 18 Colleges and training centers ­ 83 Research institutes ­ 21 Schools ­ 452 Libraries ­ 46 LITNET budget

LITNET development 2000­2004 programme – 50 MLt Municipalities, users – 1 MLt/year LITNET 2005­2009 programme – 60 MLt (project) LITNET SF project – 8 MLt

(3,5 Lt – 1 Euro) Projects on LITNET infrastructure

LieDM – Distance Education Libis, LABT – Lithuania Libraries Information systems LMKT – Lithuania schools computerisation LieMSIS – Lithuania Science and Education Information System LITNET2 – Next Generation LITNET 2010

To LATVIA

Mažeikiai

N. Akmenė Joniškis Biržai Skuodas

Pasvalys Pakruojis Šventoji Šiauliai Rokiškis Plungė Telšiai Palanga Kupiškis To SWEDEN Kretinga

Radviliškis Zarasai Kelmė Panevėžys Klaipėda Gargždai Laukuva

Šilalė Visaginas Utena Dotnuva Anykščiai Šilutė Raseiniai Nida Kėdainiai Ignalina Ukmergė Molėtai Pagėgiai Tauragė Švenčionys Jonava Jurbarkas Vilkija Šakiai Širvintos

Kaišiadorys Pabradė Kaunas Elektrėnai Vilkaviškis VILNIUS To KALININGRAD Marijampolė Prienai 10 Gbps Kybartai Trakai To BELARUS Šalčininkai 5 Gbps Alytus Varėna Lazdijai 1 Gbps

Druskininkai 10­100 Mbps To POLAND RAIN – Rural Area Broadband Interconnection to Network Applicant: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

Supporters: 10 Regions administrations 52 Municipalities 5 Ministries Universities Project Aims

To provide broadband access for: Education and culture institutions Public administration institutions Health care and social security institutions Public Internet access points Current situation in rural area (1)

more 1000000 residents price for broadband access 6 times higher than in cities no competition, only Lithuania Telecom can provide services no interest for private investments in territories where less 2000 residents Current situation (2)

467 – rural territories (with local administrations) 217­ exist possibility for access to fiber connection 250 – no infrastructure for broadband access Fiber optics in Lithuania

LATVIA

Mažeikiai

Joniškis Skuodas N. Akmenė Biržai

Pasvalys Pakruojis To SWEDEN Šventoji Telšiai Rokiškis Palanga Kuršėnai Kupiškis Plungė Kretinga Varniai Šiauliai Rietavas Radviliškis

Zarasai Kelmė Gargždai Laukuva Klaipėda Panevėžy Visaginas Šilalė s Utena Šilutė Anykščiai Raseiniai Kėdainiai Ignalina Pagėgiai Tauragė Ukmergė Molėtai Švenčionys

Jurbarkas Jonava Vilkija Širvintos Pabradė Šakiai Kulautuva Kaišiadorys Kaunas KALININGRAD Vilkaviškis Elektrėnai Vievis Vilnius Prienai Kybartai BELARUS Marijampolė Trakai Existing Alytus Planned in 2005 ­ 2007 Šalčininkai Varėna Lazdijai POLAND

Druskininkai Experts recommendations (World Bank and Alcatel)

2 parts of Broadband Network for Rural Area: Last mile segment Backhauling (RAIN) segment

Optimum – Fiber optics + DSL RAIN users Lithuania Government supported Networks: LITNET VIKT E – health Power management Transport management Others Overlay networks based on RAIN infrastructure

Commercial service providers

Public administration

Social security and life long learning

Education and science Lithuania broadband

Users

Local admin

Municipalities

Backbone network

RAIN infrastructure

Last mile networks RAIN applications

Public services of municipalities and local administrations Social security and labor services Agriculture Culture Tourism Project results

3000 km fiber optics Broadband access in all local administration centers 250 new Communication Nodes (CN) in local area Access possibility for institutions near CN Selection of operators capable to integrate segments and create possibilities for services