Slide 1: JUCC & HARNET
July 2004 Cairns, Australia
Slide 2: JUCC Offsite Workshop at Tsinghua University – Nov 2003
Slide 3: The Value of JUCC
Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC)
Founded in 1970 Consortium of all University IT/Computer Centres in Hong Kong JUCC leads in IT excellence for the universities Good cooperation among IT/Computer Centre colleagues Strong computer and network expertise
Slide 4: HARNET
Hong Kong Academic and Research NETwork (HARNET) Managed by the Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC) Supports the eight Universities funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) Also supports some non-profit organizations in Hong Kong
Slide 5: JUCC members
The University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Lingnan University The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Slide 6: Other JUCC members
Affiliate Members
Open University of Hong Kong Vocational Training Council (Institute of Vocational Education) Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks
Network Members
Slide 7: History of HARNET
1985 - Set up with UUCP connections 1989 - Connected to BITNET with dedicated link 1991 - Connected to Internet at 64 Kbps to USA 1992 - JUCC takes over management of HARNET funded by University Grants Committee 1993 - 128 Kbps Internet link 1995 - 1.544 (T1) Mbps Internet link with local T1 star network 1996 - 64 Kbps connection to CERNET (via CityU of HK to Tsinghua University)
Slide 8: U.C. U of OLI Macau Lib. 64K =>128K 512K 64K VTC TC’s 64K =>256K
UNU
CUHK
T1 T1 T1
HKU
T1 Ethernet Cisco 4500
(Internet)
(will be E1 to Exodus)
LNC PolyU HKBU
NAS Ame s
Cisco 4500 T1
T1
HK ISP
T1 T1 T1
HKIX
T1
. . .
T1 = 1.544 Mbps E1 = 2.048 Mbps
HKUST
T1
HK ISP
CityU
64K
Tsinghua U. CERNET
HKIEd
HARNET Connectivity (1996)
Slide 9: History (cont’d)
1997 - 2 (E1) Mbps IPLC link 1998 - 6 Mbps IPLC link, plus 4 Mbps ISP 1999 - 12 Mbps IPLC link plus 12 Mbps ISP 512 Kbps link to TANET (via HKU to Academic Sinica of Taiwan) 2000 - 48 Mbps for ISP Internet 2001 - 72 Mbps - 2 Mbps to CERNET (via HARNET hub to Tsinghua University)
Slide 10: History (cont’d)
2002 - 96 Mbps - 10 Mbps to TANET (via HARNET hub to Academia Sinica’s co-location site in HK) - 45 Mbps IPLC to Internet2 at Chicago STARTAP 2003 - 155 Mbps ISP Internet - 300 Mbps HKIX - 155 Mbps to CERNET (via HARNET hub to CERNET co-location site in HK, Feb 2004) - 45 Mbps to TANET (via HARNET hub to Academia Sinica’s co-location site in HK)
Slide 12: Upgrade Plan for 3rd Quarter 2004
Dual ISP links - 155 Mbps plus 155 Mbps 400 Mbps HKIX scalable to 1 Gbps 90 Mbps IPLC to Internet2
Slide 13: HARNET Usage
Commodity Internet traffic, electronic mail, file transfer, library catalogues, supercomputers, bulletin board services, video-conferencing, etc TCP/IP network Very Congested (>90% for 20 hours per week) Over 10,000 staff and 50,000 students
Slide 14: Management of HARNET
Managed by JUCC Financial approval by JUCC Board of Management Network Task Force for operational and technical issues Video Task Force for video applications Security Working Group
Slide 15: Funding Management
Substantial investment in Internet links Mainly supported by special UGC funding and donations Request for funding reviewed each year Use of HARNET is free (up till now) Charging model established since July 1996 Only usage exceeding allocation is charged
Slide 16: Network Management
Never saturating demand for bandwidth QoS program to regulate usage according to member institution’s bandwidth allocation Charging is imposed on bandwidth usage above the allocation Charge only imposed if usage is over 95% Not possible to allocate bandwidth for urgent needs Priority setting by individual institutions
Slide 17: Development Plan
Upgrade Connection to Internet2 Promote application of Next Generation Internet (NGI) technologies Video Conferencing in all institutions IPv6 and Multicast Support Electronic Service Delivery Certificate Authentication
Slide 18: Future Information Network
Greater use of e-Cert and digital signatures Video conferencing and video-on-demand Integrating data, voice, video and web Optical wavelength networks Electronic signatures and forms with workflow High performance computers Grid Computing Wireless LANs & wireless access to the Internet
Slide 19: The Value of JUCC
Joint tendering exercises have yielded many benefits to member institutions and vendors Premier in Internet development and the administration of the .hk domain name registration…
Transferred and re-delegated to a new membership-based Corporation set up by the Hong Kong SAR Government in March 2002 Contribution recognised by the Hong Kong SAR Government
Slide 20: The Value of JUCC (cont’d)
Cooperative model well recognized by UGC, with success attracting funding for HARNET upgrades Attract donations from industry for pilot projects Gathering momentum for more participation from other organizations JUCC member is Director of Board of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation HKCERT Steering Committee
Slide 21: JUCC Organization
Lean Organization
- Director (free service) - Office (supported by HKU) - Staffing (2.5 admin staff & 1 tech staff equiv.) - Income:
Well-controlled Finance
- Contribution from members - Service fee (software, network) - Administration (staff costs, general expenses) - Software and Training
- Expenses:
- Accounting service by PolyU of HK
Slide 22: Current Services
Network Services Software Licensing Tenders Training Workshops and conferences Joint off-site workshops with leading higher education institutions in Mainland China
Slide 23: Visiting Beijing University – Nov 2003
Slide 24: Future Directions (1)
JUCC has laid a good foundation for interinstitution cooperation The network task force is concentrating on Next-Generation Internet technologies The video task force is working on joint video conferencing among the eight universities Seed money for future network development HKSAR Government puts emphasis on IT development
Slide 25: Future Directions (2)
Explore opportunities for joint software development Improve negotiation with vendors, regarding software and hardware pricing Develop more inter-institutional cooperation on new technologies, training, network security, administrative applications and support Promote exchange with sister institutions in Greater China and Asia Pacific regions
Slide 26: Vision: HK a leader in the use of IT
Support high-bandwidth applications Facilitate research into new Internet technologies Develop into Research Internet hub for Asia Pacific Expand to be a Hong Kong wide Education Network for all the school sectors
Slide 27: Thank you
