![The UA network today
10 POPs in total
–8 in Alliance region
–2 in Europe (London and Amsterdam)
2.18Gbps capacity between Africa PoPs and
European PoPs
–2 links on the eastern coast 2 x STM-4]
–2 links along the west coast [ 1xSTM-4 + 2xSTM-1]
Backbone covering 7 countries in Eastern and
Southern Africa (ESA) region
–1xSTM-4 from Dar es salaam to Cape Town via
Lusaka
–2xSTM-4 along the Eastern seaboard
(Mtunzini<>Nairobi)
–1xSTM-4 from Nairobi to Kigali via Kampala
–1xSTM-1 to Moanda(DRC) from Cape Town (not yet
live…)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/uaopensciences-addis-171101131512/85/UbuntuNet-Alliance-Pascal-Hoba-6-320.jpg)
UbuntuNet Alliance/Pascal Hoba
- 1. UBUNTUNET ALLIANCE Research Education Network for Eastern and Southern Africa Pre-Conference workshop Africa Open science initiative Addis, November 2017
- 2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION What’s ubuntunet alliance ? Services to our members Update on our network AfricaConnect1 & AfricaConnect2 project Capacity building New service portfolio With type of collaboration with the Open science initiative
- 3. INTRODUCTION How Ubuntunet Alliance started?BACKGR OUND AfricaConnect 1 2010-2015 AAU Association of African University Support from SIDA, Canada & Launching of AU Nov 2005 AfricaConnect2 2015-2019 MALAWI as a host
- 4. WHAT IS UBUNTUNET ALLIANCE? • The regional Research and Education Network of ESA region • NRENs from 16 countries Eb@le, DRC EthERNet, Ethiopia iRENALA, Madagascar KENET, Kenya MAREN, Malawi MoRENet, Mozambique XNet, Namibia RwEdNet, Rwanda SomaliREN, Somalia SudREN, Sudan TENET, South Africa TERNET, Tanzania RENU, Uganda ZAMREN, Zambia BERNET, Burundi ZARNET, Zimbabwe
- 5. CURRENT NETWORK, Cont... • Peering with GÉANT in London and Amsterdam Transit to Research and Education community world-wide Peering at London Internet exchange (LINX) Peering at Amsterdam Internet Exchange and (AMS-IX) Peering at NAPAfrica (Johannesburg) Transit to Internet at LINX and AMS-IX * Services Ubuntunet Alliance offer: Global transit deliver in Europe & Global Transit deliver in Africa.
- 6. The UA network today 10 POPs in total –8 in Alliance region –2 in Europe (London and Amsterdam) 2.18Gbps capacity between Africa PoPs and European PoPs –2 links on the eastern coast 2 x STM-4] –2 links along the west coast [ 1xSTM-4 + 2xSTM-1] Backbone covering 7 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region –1xSTM-4 from Dar es salaam to Cape Town via Lusaka –2xSTM-4 along the Eastern seaboard (Mtunzini<>Nairobi) –1xSTM-4 from Nairobi to Kigali via Kampala –1xSTM-1 to Moanda(DRC) from Cape Town (not yet live…)
- 7. AfricaConnect 2 (2015-2018): Objectives objectives 7 Consolidate and extend the UbuntuNet network (resulting from the AfricaConnect), including the inclusion of new e-infrastructure services and the extension to the newly ready countries; Increase intra-regional and international communication and collaboration between research centres and universities, including the increased use of online applications for research cooperation; Increase the responsibility of African actors in the African continental research and education network (through UbuntuNet Alliance) and overall improved institutional capacity of African NRENs and self-sustainability.
- 8. 8 How many Nrens in their countries are connected? Connected Countries (NRENs) Institutions (Higher Ed & Research) ASREN North Africa Algeria (ARN) 124 Egypt (EUN) 30 Ubtuntunet Alliance Kenya (KENET) - tbc 180 South Africa (TENET) 86 Mozambique (MoreNet) 83 Uganda (RENU) 42 Zambia (ZAMREN) 75 Tanzania (TERNET) 27 Rwanda (Rwednet) 20 WACREN Network under construction na TOTAL 2016 667
- 9. Background A partnership between Ubuntunet Alliance, NSRC To train Network Engineers at campus and NREN level Mode: Training workshops ( NREN engineers) Secondment of expert personnel from advanced NRENs and similar organizations to assist with specific phases of NREN network development Attachment of Engineers from Alliance NRENs to Advanced NRENs CAPACITY BUILDING: BACKGROUND
- 10. CAPACITY BUILDING:AREAS COVERED Campus Network Design Switching and routing Network monitoring IPv4 and IPv6 addressing Network Security Advanced Routing for RENs workshop how to build a scalable routing infrastructure internal routing, inter-domain peering and traffic etc
- 11. • New Portfolio of servie (1) Eduroam National: Radius Proxy Server - Institutional: Radius Server •eduID: National: Discovery Service (DS) - Institutional: Identity Provider (IdP) * Institutional User Directory (LDAP) * Web Applications
- 12. New Portofolio of service (2) • - Repository (DSpace, Invenio) • - LMS: Moodle • - Filesender (http://filesender.org/) • - NextCloud (https://nextcloud.com/) • * Wordpress websites • * E-library • * Institutional repository and Design of Academic Plagiarism Detection System
- 13. New Portofolio of service • - Repository (DSpace, Invenio) • - LMS: Moodle • - Filesender (http://filesender.org/) • - NextCloud (https://nextcloud.com/) • * Wordpress websites • * E-library • * Institutional repository and Design of Academic Plagiarism Detection System
- 14. 14 Inviting Eduroamae • Kenyatta university connects 70 000 students thanks to eduroam • In Zambia, over 40 000 can access digital resources on and off-campus thanks to eduroam • Free secure wifi provided by NRENs between campuses. • A global network of users across 70 countries. Over 1 million authentications. • Access to educational resources thanks to 1 single ID 6 AfricaConnect2 partners have deployed eduroam; 9 are doing pilots
- 15. Which type of Collaboration with Open Science initiative
- 16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION CEO@UBUNTUNET.NET