cybera - for srnet
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Mission Statement
“To spur and support innovation, for the economic benefit of Alberta, through the use of cyberinfrastructure”
Backup
• Partnered with commercial service
• 24/7 support
• Located in province
• Scalable
• Secure
• Affordable
Peering and Buying
• Network access cost reduction – Peering
• Service improvement • Network efficiency
– Academic cost reduction
– Commercial possibilities
The Internet
Cybera
U of A U of C etc,…
Large ISP
Large ISP
Large ISP
Google Facebook
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering
“Peering is a voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network “
Also known as settlement-free peering
What is Peering?
04-05-2010 BCNET Peering in Seattle Slide 13
The Internet + Internet Exchanges
Cybera
U of A U of C etc,…
Large ISP Large
ISP
Large ISP
Google Facebook
IX Switch
Microsoft
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• Google is the single largest content provider
• Many Google services, incl Youtube.com
• 1Gb/s private connection between BCNET and Google
• IPv6 and IPv4
Private peering Google
04-05-2010 BCNET Peering in Seattle Slide 16
Almost four in five people around the world believe that access to the internet is a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.
“…study ranks Canada 19th worldwide in overall Internet access.” Harvard University Berkman Center Feb 2010
“If we do not act with haste, the innova=ons that could employ our future work force could well pass us by” Globe and Mail editorial Feb 2010
“Governments must regard the internet as basic infrastructure -‐ just like roads, waste and water”
-‐ Dr Hamadoun Toure, Secretary-‐general of the InternaLonal TelecommunicaLon Union
Cost to Connect ($/month)
Rural Urban Speed (Mbps) Satellite Wireless Cable
1.0 70 1.5 100 49 3.0 65 5.0 89 10 47 26 70 50 100
Federal Initiatives
• Canada’s Economic Action Plan – $225M
• Broadband Canada – Connecting Rural Canadians • $76.9M for first 52 projects
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Company Region Homes
Corridor Communications Inc.
Taber, Pincher Creek, Ranchland and Counties of Cypress, Forty Mile, Warner, Lethbridge and Cardston 5,577
CCI Bighorn and Counties of Clearwater and Yellowhead 2,465
CCI Counties of Red Deer, Lacombe, and Ponoka 1,867 CCI Athabasca Region, Peace River Region 11,335
CCI Wood Buffalo, Bonnyville and counties of Lakeland, St. Paul, and Smoky Lake 1,488
PCC Communications Inc.
Forty Mile, Warner, Cypress, and extended regions of Willow Creek 1,516
PCC Regions of Crowfoot, Vegreville, and Wainwright 8,134 PCC Foothills, Rocky View, and Mountain View 2,475
PCC Jasper, Kananakis, Bighorn and Counties of Clearwater and Yellowhead 436
PCC North Central Region / Stony Plain District 1,817
PCC Peace Region / Peace River & Grande Prairie Districts 1,905 Total 39,015
Lab
$ / User
# of
use
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4,000,000
Community
Olds, Alberta • 7,200 residents • 3,200 Homes & Businesses • College • FTTP
Vulcan, Alberta • 2,000 residents • Area wireless