From: Teuvo_Leinonen@com.cc.Helsinki.FI
Newsgroups: sfnet.tietoliikenne
Subject: Re: Uudet ulkomaanreititykset (*.Ebone.NET)?
Date: 7 Apr 92 22:16:00 GMT
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Organization: FUNET

> >  Mik{s t{m{ *.Ebone.NET on?
> 
> N{in RaHi-menetelm{ll{ veikkaisin Ebone:n tarkoittavan
> Eunet-backbonea..

Tai v{h{n tarkemmin: 'Ebone' stands for "European Backbone".
Lis{{ asiasta kertoo oheinen artikkeli.


From: rv@MEINS.INFORMATIK.UNI-DORTMUND.DE
Newsgroups: de.comm.internet
Subject: EBONE'92 - aktuelles zur europaeischen IP-Infrastruktur
Date: 20 Mar 92 23:03:27 GMT

Den meisten Internet-Interessierten und -Teilnehmern wird EBONE'92 als 
Initiative bekannt sein, kurzfristig und mit pragmatischem Ansatz ein 
europaeisches Backbone-Netz zu bilden, dass den derzeitigen Anspruechen 
an den IP-Produktionsbetrieb gerecht wird.  Zugleich stellt EBONE'92
den ersten Ansatz dar, auf internationaler Ebene mit Resourcen vieler Parteien
einen gemeinsamen Backbone-Betrieb mit ordentlich entworfener Topologie
und einem Netz-Management zu etablieren, der als Baustein fuer die Struktur
des globalen Internet verstanden werden kann - dies ist auch ueber die
zunaechst festgelegte Projektlaufzeit hinaus richtungweisend.

Waehrend der rund 6 Monate seit Start dieser Initiative ist es allerdings
teilweise unuebersichtlich geworden, welchen Status das Projekt hat, wer
beteiligt ist und wie die Topologie des Netzes aussieht.
Der aktuelle Bericht unten klaert wohl die meisten derartigen Fragen;
die Menge der Beteiligten und die Topologie hat sich waehrend des halben Jahres
merklich geaendert.


  Ruediger Volk



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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1992 13:50:09
From: dekker@rare.nl (Marieke G. Dekker)
Subject: ebone fact sheet, for your information
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Ebone

Ebone is a European international network backbone connecting
research network service providers. Connectivity will be offered
between these networks, to the United States and indeed to the
International Internet. Ebone will offer two services:
  - an Internet IP (level 3) production service;
  - an ISO-CLNS (level3 ) pilot service.
Ebone is constituted as a consortium of organizations which
contribute to the management, operation, and funding of the network.
'Ebone' stands for "European Backbone".

The Need for a European Research Backbone Network

The requirement for Europe-wide network connectivity at increasing
bandwidth and for high-speed connectivity to US networks has long been
recognized.  In recent years, this demand has focused on IP services.
Until late 1991 such connectivity was available only to individual
national and international research networks.  With Ebone, network
interconnection is simplified, increased bandwidth is made available,
better connections are provided to the United States, and there is
greater economy of scale in terms of operations and transmission cost.

The Community Served

Ebone focuses on supporting networking organizations which serve the
European academic and research communities.  Through Ebone, European
researchers have improved access and higher-performance connections to
their colleagues throughout Europe and the United States.

Furthermore, by encouraging the participation of commercial network
service providers (e.g., PTTs, information technology companies),
Ebone will increase the size of the participating communities, reduce
individual costs, encourage the participation of industrial
researchers, and stimulate the creation of competitive international
IP networking services in Europe.

Ebone complements other European activities such as the X.25 service
provided by the IXI network, and the EMPP pilot multi-protocol
project.

Ebone Today

Ebone will operate a core backbone between London, Stockholm,
Amsterdam, Geneva, and France (Montpellier).


                        Stockholm  E
                                 /   \
                      256 Kbps /       \ 512 Kbps
                             /           \
                           /               \
                   London E                 E Amsterdam
                          |                 |
                          |        512 Kbps |
                          |                 |
                          |                 |
                          | 256 Kbps        |
                          |                 |
     France (Montpellier) E-----------------E CERN
                               256 Kbps


Intercontinental links to the United States are provided from London,
Stockholm and Geneva.  The European links operate initially at speeds
between 256 and 512 kilobits per second.  National and international
networks connect to these core backbone sites.  Demand for Ebone
services is growing rapidly.  Additional links and increased capacity
will be installed to satisfy this demand, and several such upgrades
are in planning.

Ebone is managed by the Ebone Management Committee made up of
representatives from selected member organizations.  Operational
support is provided by core and other sites in cooperation with Ebone
Network Operations Center at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
in Stockholm.


Background and Time Scales

Ebone began in September 1991 when representatives of several European
academic and research networks met to resolve long-standing European
connectivity problems.  Their approach was to evaluate existing
available links, to look for opportunities to bring these links
together quickly under a unified approach, and to make plans to
enhance these links.  Contributions were secured, a management
structure was established, operational procedures were put in place,
and an overall contribution-oriented funding approach was agreed.

The effort was formally started in January 1992.  Each participating
organization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding which defines
the terms of Ebone membership and the resources which each member
contributes to the Ebone effort.  Ebone now has 14 member
organizations (see below), with new members joining regularly.

The present flexible contribution-oriented approach is expected to
evolve towards a more formal funding structure.  Over the longer term,
it is anticipated that the Ebone will become a part of the
multi-protocol networking infrastructure to be provided by the RARE
initiated Operational Unit.

For More Information About Ebone

Please contact Marieke Dekker at the RARE Secretariat (E-mail:
ebone@rare.nl, tel:  +31 20 639 1131) or any of the participating
organizations listed.


Annex

The following Member Organisations have formally joined the Ebone
Consortium per 20.03.92:

ACOnet, Austria
ARIADNet, Greece
EARN
EUnet/EurOpen
FORTH, Greece (Crete)
ICRF, UK
ILAN, Israel
JNT, UK
NORDUnet
RARE
RedIRIS, Spain
SURFnet, Netherlands
ULB, Belgium
YUNAC, Yugoslavia

The following organizations have formally expressed support and
cooperation with the Ebone initative, while not intending to join the
Consortium by signing the MoU:

CERN
IBM
NSF
PTT Telecom, Netherlands


The following organizations have expressed interest in joining the
Ebone Consortium and announced the intention of signing the MoU:

DFN, Germany
FCCN, Portugal
GMD, Germany
KTH, Sweden
KU Leuven, Belgium
NIKHEF, Netherlands
Nordic Carriers
RENATER, France
STI International/TIPnet
SwipNet/Tele2, Sweden
SWITCH, Switzerland
UCD, Ireland
XLINK, Germany


Other organizations having shown interest in joining the Consortium:

ECRC
ESA
INFN/GARR, Italy
INRIA, France
HEANET, Ireland
Rutherford laboratories, UK



GLOSSARY

CLNS:  Connection-less network service
EMPP:  European 2 Mb MultiProtocol Pilot
IP:    Internet Protocol
ISO:   International Standards Organization
IXI:   International X.25 Infrastructure
RARE:  Reseaux Associes pour la Recherche Europeenne


date: 20 March 1992


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