Operated by

WIDE / ARENA-PAC Update

Hirochika Asai (panda)
WIDE Project / ARENA-PAC
ADVNET 2023 – October 5, 2023

A ³ (Asian nternetnterconnection nitiatives)
Developing resilient satellite
connectivity in the Asia Pacific tosupport R&E infrastructure and for
emergency situations andpromoting inclusion.

SO Asia (School on nternet)(26 partners in 11 countries)
Using R&E infrastructure to provide
quality education via collaboration
among universities in Asia.

Since 1996

Since 2001

AI3 & SOI Asia partners andaffiliates
Philippines:
1 Institution/2 Universities
Indonesia:

5 Universities

Timor Leste:

1 University

Malaysia:

2 Universities

Cambodia:

1 UniversityThailand:

2 Universities

Myanmar:2 Universities

Nepal:

1 UniversityVietnam:

2 Universities

Bangladesh:

1 University

UNESCO Jakarta
APNIC

Network Partners
GOREX: Guam Open Research & Education eXchange
PREGINET: Philippines Research, Education and Government Information Network
IDREN: Indonesia Research & Education Network
APOnet: Asia Pacific Oceania Network
CINJI: Coalition of Interoperable Networks for Japan and International
WIDE Project

-ARENA-PAC is a project of APIDT Infrastructure Pty Ltd,and operated by WIDE Project started in 2020.

-Establish submarine cables in Asia-Pacific forcollaboration with global research network community-Operated by WIDE Project (WIDE/AI³/SOI-ASIA) withAPNIC-Starting with Tokyo-Guam 100G and other cables-Full collaboration with existing RENs in the region suchas NSF, Internet2, TEIN, APAN and so on.

-Finance by APIDT-I (Asia Pacific Internet Development
Trust Infrastructure Pty)

ARENA-PAC
Mission

1. To develop intra- and inter-regional backbone
infrastructure with research and education
network partners.
2. To promote the operation and development ofa new Pacific topology.
3. Mission to Asia Pacific to connect the Asia
Pacific region to the rest of the world globally.

ARENA-PAC MAP (updated in May., 2023)
available on arena-pac.net

ARENA-PAC MAP (updated in May., 2023)
available on arena-pac.net

29.361 ms
50.661 ms

53.386 ms

ARENA-PAC Operations
ARENA-PAC (AS141682)•••

Interconnection with other research andeducational networks (RENs)• Tokyo• WIDE Project, GXP-Tokyo• Guam• GOREX (L3)
• Univ. of Hawaii, UoG, AARNet,
SingAREN, REANNZ, TransPAC• AARNet through GOREX (L2)• SingAREN through GOREX (L2)• SINET (direct)• Malang• IDREN, UB
Research/educational traffic delivery
Research collaborations on ARENA-PAC andinterconnected RENs

Started its operation since Feb. 1, 2021
with Tokyo-Guam link and be expandingGuam: Core site of ARENA-PAC
Equipment Installed to Guam site (Partially)•

Core site of ARENA-PAC•

BGP full-route capable router••

MX204 (Still configuring)

Switch with 100 GbE ports•

QFX5120-48Y-8C (Connect all sites of ARENA-PAC & GOREX)

to Quezon

to Tokyoto Malang

to GOREX

to SINETDetails: Guam-Indonesia Circuit
Guam–Malang (Indonesia)•Circuit to Malang••••

100 Gbps
Aug. 31, 2022: Contract signed with TelkomIndonesia
This link is UP

Collaboration with IDREN••••

Datacenter site at University of BrawijayaAug. 31, 2022: MoU sighed with IDREN andUniversity of Brawijaya
Feb. 1, 2023: Operation started (directconnection to UB/IDREN)
Mar. 20, 2023: Equipment installedhttps://youtu.be/CgZiZs0bYWU

Uncompressed 8K audio/video traffic

40 Gbps

Preparation

Rehearsal

Celemony & Demonstration

Details: Guam-Philippines Circuit
Guam–Quezon City (Philippines)•Circuit to Quezon••100 Gbps

Collaboration with ASTI/PREGINET•••••

Endpoint and Peering at ASTI
Nov. 15, 2022: MoU sighed with DOST andASTI
March 2023: Circuit got ready (waiting forequipment)
September 19, 2023: Link up!
September 20, 2023: BGP up

Summary
ARENA-PAC Operations Timeline•••••••Feb. 2021: Tokyo-Guam, connection with GOREX
Jun. 2021: APOnet Agreement
Dec. 2021 to 2022: Guam-Singapore with AARNet, Internet2, IN@IU
Sep. 2022: Equipment delivered to Tokyo
Oct. 2022: Equipment installation to Guam
Dec. 2022: Equipment move and update in Tokyo
Feb. 2023: Guam-Malang, Indonesia, peering with IDREN and UB (MoU signed in Aug. 2022)(Equipment delivered / installed March 20)••

July 2023: Timor-Leste from Indonesia over VPN through Indonesia (20 Mbps up/down)
Soon: New Circuit, Connections, and Sites•

Quezon, Philippines – Guam, collaboration with ASTI/PREGINET (Oper. MoU signed in Nov. 2022)

WIDE Opt-E DWDM IX
WIDE@KDDI

10G Transponder

under construction

10G Transponder

8ch mux/demux

WIDE DF (2C)
10Gbps DWDM secondary

8ch mux/demux

10G Transponder

WIDE@NTT

10G Transponder
WIDE DF (2C)
10Gbps DWDM primary

16ch mux/demux

16ch mux/demux
100G Transponder

100G Transponder
10G Transponder

100G Transponder

100G Transponder

10G Transponder

40ch Mux/Demux

8ch mux/demux

8ch Mux/Demux

40ch Mux/Demux

Pre/Boost EDFA

Pre/Boost EDFAWIDE DF (2C)
100Gbps DWDM

Pre/Boost EDFA

Pre/Boost EDFA

100GBASE-CWDM4 (BiDi໬)

WIDE DF (6C)
DIX-IE SW direct

100GBASE-CWDM4 (BiDi໬)K♫ DF (2C)

Pre/Boost EDFADCM (TX/RX)

A♫ DF(2C)

Pre/Boost EDFA

40ch Mux/Demux

40ch Mux/Demux

10G Transponder

10G Transponder

100G Transponder

BBTower

100G Transponder

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