COMISIÓN DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS 
Bruselas, 13.07.1995 
COM(95) 342 final 
COMUNICACIÓN DE LA COMISIÓN 
AL CONSEJO Y AL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO 
sobre la 
Demostración del interfuncionamiento a través de las redes ópticas 
Resumen de los resultados 

Demostración del interfuncionamiento a través de las redes ópticas 
Resumen de los resultados 
El Parlamento Europeo tomó en 1992 la iniciativa de fomentar la demostración de las 
comunicaciones ópticas en la Comunidad facilitando la interconexión de experimentos de 
tecnología de banda ancha ya existentes, tales como las "islas de banda ancha", y los 
centros de informática de alto rendimiento de diferentes Estados miembros. Esta iniciativa 
se apoyaba en los trabajos de I+D que se habían llevado a cabo dentro del Tercer 
Programa Marco de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico de la Comunidad (1990-
1994) 
Esta iniciativa ha allanado el terreno para las redes transeuropeas de comunicaciones 
integradas de banda ancha (RTE-CIBA) al complementar los trabajos, de por sí muy 
importantes, realizados dentro de los Estados miembros y en el marco de los programas 
de IDT de la Unión. 
En todos los países europeos existen "islas de banda ancha", creadas por estímulo de 
iniciativas nacionales o del programa RACE1, que constituyen una plataforma europea que 
facilita la cooperación con vistas a las CIBA. Dichas "islas" han efectuado aportaciones 
importantes al desarrollo de los equipos, servicios y aplicaciones avanzados de 
telecomunicación, tales como los sistemas de transmisión y conmutación de alta 
velocidad. La mayor parte de las "islas de banda ancha" son fruto de los esfuerzos 
conjuntos de los investigadores, la industria y los operadores de redes. 
Para realizar esta actividad de fomento, la Comisión Europea puso en marcha una 
convocatoria de expresiones de interés2, abierta a cualquier centro avanzado en 
informática o comunicaciones de alto rendimiento. A resultas de la convocatoria, se 
pusieron en marcha cuatro proyectos3 cuya duración límite fue de 12 meses. Estos 
proyectos ofrecían servicios de banda ancha, incluidos multimedios y trabajo en 
cooperación de varios participantes. Con los fondos facilitados por la Unión se sufragó 
solamente una parte de los costes de explotación del interfuncionamiento generados en los 
Estados miembros, es decir, cuotas de comunicaciones y equipo especializado dentro de la 
dotación presupuestaria disponible (4 millones de ecus) a tal efecto. 
Los cuatro proyectos mencionados son: 
Isabel, para la interconexión de "islas de banda ancha" entre España y Portugal 
Tironet. para la interconexión de "islas de banda ancha" entre Irlanda del norte y la 
República de Irlanda 
Betel, cuyo objetivo de interconectar instalaciones de Francia y Suiza 
HPC-Visión. para conectar instalaciones entre Francia y Alemania. 
RACE: programa de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico sobre tecnologías avanzadas de comunicaciones 
en Europa. 
DO n°C 219 de 26.8.1992, p. 11. 
Decisiones de la Comisión E/1848/92 de 30 11 1992 y E/2106/92 de 22.12.1992. 
Los proyectos se ejecutaron a lo largo del año 1993, y su organización se detalla en el 
documento técnico que figura en apéndice. Una vez finalizados, los proyectos fueron 
evaluados por auditores independientes, quienes consideraron que los resultados 
constituían "una demostración interesante y significativa, sobre todo teniendo en cuenta 
las limitaciones de presupuesto y plazos con que habían tenido que gestionarse ". 
Dado que abordaban fundamentalmente cuestiones relacionadas con la interconexión, los 
proyectos se coordinaron con los de RACE para intercambiar información técnica sobre 
los problemas encontrados y sobre la manera de solucionarlos. También efectuaron 
aportaciones a algunas especificaciones funcionales comunes de RACE. Al centrarse en la 
interconexión de las "islas de banda ancha" durante este período de tiempo relativamente 
corto, los proyectos se apoyaron en gran medida en los logros previos de otros programas 
o iniciativas. En particular, hay que mencionar. 
"Islas de banda ancha", tales como RÍA (Portugal) y RECIBA (España), 
desarrolladas por los operadores de redes , en parte con ayuda de algunos 
proyectos de RACE. 
• Aplicaciones de banda ancha, tales como el proyecto VIMP de ESPRIT 
• Proyectos piloto experimentales, tales como el proyecto TIM de RACE y el 
proyecto EAST de DELTA 
• Redes ya existentes, tales como una red de área metropolitana disponible en 
Dublin y la red STAR4 de Belfast 
• Productos y prototipos existentes, tales como conmutadores de alta velocidad 
(ATM y enrutadores). 
La iniciativa contribuyó a la creación de infraestructuras y servicios de telecomunicación y 
a constituir una base para la promoción y expansión de las comunicaciones de banda 
ancha: los operadores, usuarios y fabricantes tuvieron oportunidad de utilizar plataformas 
de banda ancha en ensayos realistas. Por ejemplo, los proyectos permitieron ofrecer los 
primeros servicios transnacionales basados en ATM, de importantes repercusiones para el 
desarrollo de la futura infraestructura europea de la información. 
Estos proyectos han implementado experimentalmente una amplia gama de aplicaciones 
de banda ancha existentes o adaptadas. Dichas aplicaciones, que en un futuro próximo 
podrían servir de base para el suministro a los usuarios finales de comunicaciones de 
banda ancha, son: 
• Videoconferencia 
• Correo en audio y vídeo 
• Pizarra electrónica 
• Tratamiento de datos compartidos mediante sistemas informáticos de alto 
rendimiento 
• Informática de alto rendimiento a distancia 
El programa STAR (Actuación especial en el campo de las telecomunicaciones en favor del desarrollo 
regional) tenia por objetivo mejorar la infraestructura de telecomunicaciones para ponerla en situación de 
ofrecer servicios avanzados de telecomunicación. 
• Inspección el línea basada en la visión de las piezas fabricadas 
• Trabajo en cooperación 
• Rebotica 
• Conferencia multirnedios de sobremesa 
• Enseñanza a distancia mediante aulas compartidas en ubicaciones distantes. 
Gracias a la iniciativa, los usuarios de la banda ancha tuvieron oportunidad de 
experimentar con un gran número de aplicaciones de banda ancha procedentes de diversas 
organizaciones, lo que les ha permitido comprender desde un principio los beneficios que 
pueden esperar de las aplicaciones CIBA, contribuyendo de esta forma a fomentar la 
demanda. 
La experiencia en la resolución de aplicaciones especificadas por los usuarios que 
adquirieron los operadores de redes públicas (ORP) a través del interfuncionamiento les 
ha permitido aumentar sus conocimientos sobre las oportunidades que ofrecen las 
aplicaciones semejantes de banda ancha, así como comprender mejor los problemas 
técnicos asociados a las aplicaciones distribuidas de banda ancha que utilizan enlaces de 
gran ancho de banda, por ejemplo para definir las normas de facturación de los servicios 
ATM. Mientras que las aportaciones de los usuarios eran de interés directo para los planes 
futuros de los ORP, las repercusiones sobre el mercado europeo eran indirectas, a través 
de una integración de la experiencia adquirida por los ORP en sus propias actividades. Por 
consiguiente, si se explotan adecuadamente los resultados de los proyectos, podrían 
contribuir notablemente a reforzar la cohesión y la compeíitividad europeas. 
Por su parte, los fabricantes de interconectadores, enrutadores y otros equipos terminales 
pudieron someter a prueba sus equipos en condiciones realistas. Además, colaboraron con 
los operadores en la definición de los parámetros de calidad del servicios aplicables a la 
banda ancha. 
Sobre la base de estos logros, la mayor parte de los proyectos ha decidido seguir adelante 
ofreciendo su infraestructura a proyectos de investigación encuadrados en RACE y en la 
iniciativa Redes transeuropeas-comunicaciones integradas de banda ancha (RTE-CEBA). 
De esta manera, brindan la posibilidad de aprovechar los conocimientos adquiridos en los 
experimentos sobre comunicaciones transeuropeas de banda ancha, además de ofrecer una 
plataforma para la realización de experimentos realistas que son fundamentales para el 
buen entendimiento de los problemas asociados a la instalación de las aplicaciones de 
banda ancha. Además, estos proyectos investigan la posibilidad de participar en la misión 
general de interconectar los sistemas centrales nacionales ACTS5. 
Programa específico de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico en el ámbito de las tecnologías y servicios 
avanzados de comunicaciones. 

Anexo técnico 

Executive Summary 
Acknowledgment 
the Fiber Interconnection Initiative 
The Context 
Key Results 
Achievements 
Who Benefited? 
What Did We learn? 
Detailed Infrastructure and Achievements 
Physical Coverage of the Projects 
Projects Achievements 
12001 - Isabel 
12002 - Tironet 
12003 - Betel 
12004 - HPC Vision 
Press References, Demonstrations, and Publications 
Participating Organisations 
list of Major Deliverables 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
In the last few years, there has been a high growth in the installation of optical fiber cables 
all over Europe, providing a large transmission capacity. This will lead to a great 
improvement of services offered to users as this capacity will allow networks to carry 
multimedia applications. 
The RACE Programme (Research and Technology Development in Advanced 
Communications in Europe) has been developing the technology that would made this 
possible. Before this technology is made available for deployment, it is required to test if 
the applications and equipment from different sources (Network operators, vendors, and 
users) interwork. 
The European Parliament took in 1992 the initiative to stimulate this demonstration. The 
European Commission launched a call for proposal that resulted in four trans-European 
projects offering broadband services, including multimedia and multi-party cooperative 
working. 
The initiative helped develop a telecommunications service infrastructure and form a basis 
for the promotion and the expansion of broadband communications: operators, users and 
manufacturers have used the broadband platforms for real life testing, and the initiative has 
implemented on a trial basis a wide array of broadband applications. For example, the 
projects offered the first trans-European ATM based services with a relevant impact on the 
development of the future European Information Infrastructure. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
This report has been prepared with the help oí thé four projects involved in the Fiber 
Interconnection initiative. Further technical information is available from the project 
managers: 
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Project Project Manager 
12001 Mr. Pedro Luis Chas Alonso 
Telefonica I+D 
Emilio Vargas, 6 
Madrid, 28043 
Spain 
Email: plchas@tid.es 
12002 Mr. Fred Rix 
British Telecom Northern Ireland 
Churchill House, 20-30 Victoria Street 
Belfast, BT14BA 
United Kingdom 
Email: Fred.Rix@btplc.bsb56.gold400.gb 
12003 M. Jalal Samain 
France Télécom Expertel 
25 rue des jeûneurs 
Paris, 75002 
France 
Email: Europe@altern.com 
12004 Prof. Ernest Hirsch 
Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg-i 
Boulevard Sebastien Brant 
nikirch Graffenstaden, 67400 
France 
Email: hirsch@andromede.u-strasbg.fr 
THE FIBER INTERCONNECTION INITIATIVE 
• Demonstrate 
* Provide 
• Address 
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broadband communications based on optical Fiber 
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In a specific action, the European Parliament took the initiative to stimulate the 
demonstration of optical fiber-based communications for illustrating the interworking 
between centres of excellence. This action was to be seen in the context of preparing for 
the Trans-European Broadband Networks. 
The scope of the action was to financially participate in interconnection costs among IBC 
Islands and High Performance Computer Centers to advance the capability of interworking 
of these sites and to contribute to common functional specification for trans-European 
network operation following international standards. 
The Commission prepared and launched a call for proposal for interested parties willing to 
participate12. Participation was open to any center of excellence in high performance 
computing or communications. Contracts were awarded, for a period up to 12 months, on 
the basis of competitive bidding of consortia of at least two centers, independent of each 
other and established in different Member States, wishing to demonstrate interworking via 
optical fibre networks. The financial support provided by the Union was applied only to 
part of operational costs of interworking incurred within the Member States, i.e. 
communications charges and specialized equipment within the provisions of the budget 
available (4 MEcus) to this action. 
Four projects participated: 
Ü003 Bad 
I2QQ4 HPC-Vision 
Interworking and interoperability of networks and services are a prerequisite for the pan-
European telecommunications infrastructure. This initiative intended to prepare for the 
Trans-European Broadband Networks by complementing the already significant work done 
^J., No C219, 26/08/92 
2 Commission Decisions: C(92) 2910, 30/11/92 and C(92) 3309, 22/12/92 
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within the Member States and through the framework of Community Programmes. 
Testbeds for Integrated Broadband Communications (IBC) and High Performance 
Computing (HPC) will benefit from interworking on a Community level. "Broadband 
Islands" have emerged in all European countries, stimulated either by national initiatives, or 
through the RACE Programme. RACE has created an extended European platform for 
cooperation towards IBC and has significantly contributed to the development of advanced 
telecommunications equipment, services, and applications, such as ATM systems, 
transmission systems, etc. Practically all islands are the results of joint efforts of 
researchers, industry and public network operators. 
This action has improved the conditions for testing and analyzing the impact of the new 
services, applications or end-systems in the networks, and has contributed to the 
development of fibre connectivity and produced an organizational structure to promote and 
expand the use of broadband communications. 
THE CONTEXT 
The projects were operating during the year 1993. By focusing on interconnecting 
Broadband Islands during this relatively short time period, the projects built extensively on 
already existing achievements stemming from other programmes or initiatives. In 
particular, one must mention: 
• Broadband Islands, such as RIA and RECIBA, developed by the Network Operators 
in pan with the help of some RACE projects. 
• Broadband applications, such as ESPRIT Project P2091-VIMP. 
• Experimental Pilot Projects, such as RACE Project R2078-TQM and DELTA Project 
D2016-EAST. 
• Existing networks, such a MAN in Dublin and the STAR3 network in Belfast. 
• Existing products and prototypes, such as ATM cross-connects and Routers. 
Due to their high involvement in addressing interconnection issues, the projects participated 
heavily in the RACE concertation process where projects contribute by exchanging 
technical information on the issues they are facing and the means they use to overcome 
them. They exchanged valuable information within the RACE Project Line 8, Test 
Infrastructure and Interworking. Through this concertation process, they also provided 
inputs to some RACE Common Functional Specifications. 
The Commission Services monitored the projects' progress through Monthly Management 
Reports and ad-hoc contacts as needed. At the end of their work projects were evaluated 
by independent Auditors. Auditors noted in their report that results were viewed as an 
"interesting and significant demonstration, especially in view of the limited budget and 
limited time span under which that had to be managed " 
KEY RESULTS 
Achievements 
The Initiative helped develop a telecommunications service infrastructure and form a basis 
for the promotion and the expansion of broadband communications: operators, users and 
3 Special Telecommunication Action for Regional Development: the objective of the STAR programme was to improve 
the telecommunication infrastructure capable of hosting advanced telecommunication services. 
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manufacturers have used the broadband platforms for real life testing, and the initiative has 
implemented on a trial basis a wide array of applications. These are: 
• Video conferencing. 
• Audio-video mail facility. 
• Electronic white board. 
• Shared data processing performed by High Performance Computing systems. 
• Remote provision of super computing facilities. 
• Vision based on line inspection of manufactured parts. 
• Cooperative working. 
• Robotics applications. 
• Demonstration and transfer of technology. 
• Multimedia desktop conferencing. 
• Distance learning by sharing classes in remote locations. 
Who Benefited? 
Users have had the opportunity to experiment various networking arrangements leading to 
a greater network efficiency. A key element of the Initiative was the large number of 
applications from various organizations. Users have had an early opportunity to understand 
the benefits they will draw from IBC applications, thus creating a future demand pull for 
IBC. 
Public Network Operators have drawn lessons on the usage of the new infrastructure. 
The traffic patterns have been analyzed and studied to understand the behavior of 
broadband traffic. Improvements, enhancements, adaptations and administrations of a 
broadband trans-European service are results of the Initiative. 
Manufacturers of cross-connects, routers and other terminal equipment have been able to 
test their equipment in real life usage conditions. In addition, they have collaborated with 
operators to define the quality of service parameters relevant to broadband facilities. 
What Did We Learn? 
The experience gained in distributed applications over high bandwidth links can be used by 
the Public Network Operators, for example to define invoicing rules for ATM services. 
Thus, feedback to the public network operators is of value for their future developments. 
Impact on the European market is however only indirect, through integration of the 
experience gained by the Public Network Operators in their own developments. The 
projects output, if correctly exploited by the public network operators, can thus strongly 
contribute to European cohesion and competitiveness. 
Also, the experience gained through interworking with the concerned Operators for solving 
user specified applications can strengthen their cooperation with respect to similar end-user 
defined applications. Since most projects included public network operators as participants, 
their experience was readily applicable. However as pointed ouï by a project, one of the 
major difficulties appeared to be the linkage between the PNOs, and the user specific 
requirements. This was particularly true with respect to services and tarification. Technical 
problems, as experienced within the project, were fortunately marginal. 
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DETAILED INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACHIEVEMENTS 
Physical Coverage of the Projects 
Figure 2: Geographical Coverage 
12001 - Isabel 
Isabel has interconnected two existing IBC islands, RIA in Aveiro (Portugal) and RECIBA 
in Madrid (Spain) in two successive steps. 
• The first step made available two 2 Mbit/s links from the beginning of the project. 
• The second step consisted in the introduction of ATM in the two islands, 
transporting the ATM cells through a plesiochronous link working at 34 Mbit/s. 
12002 - Tironet 
Tironet has implemented a broadband service connection between a Metropolitan Area 
Network in Dublin and an SDH network in Northern Ireland, based on the existing optical 
infrastructure, with enhancements to existing nodes to ensure a minimum throughput of 4 
Mbit/s. British Telecom Northern Ireland owns the optical link to the South and was 
responsible for the transnational link. The link had a minimum capacity of 4 Mbit/s with a 
further increase to 34 Mbit/s. 
120Q3 - Bad 
Betel has established a 34 Mbit/s cross-connect platform over trans-European borders. This 
platform has interconnected FDDI LANs in Geneva, Lyon and Sophia-Antipolis. A 
Connectionless Broadband Data Service was provided and each end terminal connected to 
BETEL using a E.164 addressing scheme. 
12004 - HPC-Vision 
HPC-Vision has set-up a 34 Mbit/s link over trans-European borders using existing 
facilities between Strasbourg and Karlsruhe. The project has used the connection to join 
existing systems installed in both locations. 
Projects Achievements 
12001 - Isabel 
Data 
Data 
ATM over PDH 
34Mb/s 
Multimedia Multimedia 
The Isabel project has interconnected two IBC islands, RECIBA from Telefonica in Madrid 
(Spain), and RIA from Telecom Portugal in Aveiro (Portugal) using ATM over PDH at 34 
Mbit/s. 
As a main objective, the project has verified the interworking between two different ATM 
technologies. The RIA island is equipped with an Alcatel cross-connect, while the 
RECIBA island is equipped with a cross-connect developed by Telefónica. From the 
terminals, access was done through an Ethernet LAN and a router. 
Two bearer services were supported on top of ATM: LAN interconnection and circuit 
emulation at 2 Mbit/s. Isabel mixes different technologies, N-ISDN and ATM over PDH 
transport networks. The two Broadband Islands are interconnected by optical fiber. They 
are directly managed by the R&D Centers of Telecom Portugal and Telefonica, thus 
ensuring a smooth interconnection. 
The Isabel network, first phase, has been used during the BRAIN Summer school in July 
1993, while the second phase, operational since December 1993, will be used for die 1994 
edition of this Summer school. This infrastructure supports two major types of broadband 
applications: Cooperative working and distance learning 
Participants: Country 
Telefonica I+D Spain 
Centro de Estudos de Telecomunicaçôes Portugal 
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12002 - Tironet 
To root of Europa 
To roat of Europa TIRONET's principal objective was to put 
in place a network facility open for a 
growing body of users and applications. To 
achieve this general growth and expansion, 
TIRONET has established an ongoing 
conference of users and PNOs, the 
Advanced Telecommunications Users 
Conference (ATUC). The ATUC has 
mapped out a strategy for the development 
of both the infrastructure and the value 
added services and applications using that 
infrastructure. 
The project has demonstrated the first 
transborder connection between Belfast and 
Dublin. On this network, Tironet has 
performed the following experiments: 
• Two services: 
• One Service 
Development 
•Two 
Experimental 
Pilots Provision of a super computing facility by a university in Belfast 
to application users in Dublin. 
Provision of shared full text and multimedia electronic 
documents (journals, etc.) by three university libraries involved 
in the consortium, with the possibility of extending this to other 
universities in the British Isles and the European mainland. 
Application of desktop conferencing technology to the 
cooperative development of multimedia materials. 
The Tourism Information and Marketing (TIM) project in 
RACE involves the tourist board from both the Republic of 
Ireland and Northern Ireland, and the availability of this 
broadband connection will provide an excellent opportunity for 
a TIM trial between these two organisations. 
The Educational Access and Support Tools (EAST) project in 
DELTA is developing a set of tools for accessing, interrogating 
and managing multimedia databases of educational material. 
Two of the universities in TIRONET are involved in this project 
and will use the network connection for testing and evaluating 
the use of shared educational resources. 
Participants: Country 
University of Ulster 
British Telecom Northern Ireland 
University College Dublin 
Nynex Media Communications Ltd 
Queens University Belfast 
Telecom Eireann 
University College Dublin 
MARI Northern Ireland United Kingdom 
United Kingdom 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
United Kingdom 
Ireland 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
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12003 - Betel 
IN2P3 (Lyon) ATM 
Cross-connect 
CERN (Geneva) 
34 Mbps 
Eurecom (Sophia Antipolis) 
The Betel project has demonstrated multimedia applications with high data rate 
transmission over optical fiber links. The optical platform was between Geneva (CH), 
Lausanne (CH), Sophia Antipolis (F) and Lyon (F). 
The project was based on a trans-European broadband cross-connect infrastructure, using 
asynchronous techniques with a connection oriented facility. This connection has been the 
first international network using ATM technology. The BETEL project experimented 
broadband techniques, providing a significant advance for understanding the broadband 
issues. 
The project has used existing products. It has build a 34 Mbit/s cross-connect trans-
European platform with the following main objectives: 
• to test a cross-connect platform for trans-border links, 
• to support suitable multimedia applications, such as Tele-teaching or Physics 
Analysis Workstation, 
• to give a broadband access to high computing resources, and 
• to test asynchronous transfer techniques. 
Participants: Country 
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de 
Physique des Particules 
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 
Institut Eurécom 
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 
France Télécom Expertel 
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Nucléaires 
Alcatel CIT France 
Switzerland 
France 
Switzerland 
France 
Switzerland 
France 
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12004-HPC Vision 
Inspection robot and Pvtial Vision System {Karlsruhe) 
FDDI Interfile 
Host and 
Connection ID 
Optical Fiber 
Vision 
System 
(Featuie 
Interpretation) 
Partial Vision System and Control (Strasbourg) 
The project has interconnected two vision systems based on parallel systems (e.g. 
specialized processors and transputer networks), thus extending the availability of 
distributed vision systems. The data transfer was done through a trans-national optical 
network with a rate high enough to be compatible with real time applications. Also, 
friendly man-machine interfaces hid the network characteristics of the system allowing 
users to use the system as a whole. This approach opens the doors for new applications 
through cooperation of two geographically distributed systems, and intensifies the common 
research activities of the partners. 
The distributed system was also open to industries of the partners' regions, in the 
framework of a border crossing demonstration and transfer of technology for the industrial 
application of computer vision. The existence of a public optical link between the project 
partners and the commitment of the regional telecommunication agencies of the partners' 
countries to provide the required transfer rate of 34 Mbit/s has greatly facilitated the 
extension of the existing distributed systems using local networks (e.g. FDDI) to a larger 
public networked system. 
The existing applications used and adapted were the following: 
• Set-up of a distributed high computing power parallel structure based on transputers 
for computer vision applications. 
• Vision-based on-line inspection of manufactured parts. 
• Robotics applications. 
• Set-up of a geographically distributed demonstration and transfer of technology 
center for vision applications. 
Participants: Country 
Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg-I 
FraunhoferInstitut -11 lb France 
Germany 
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Press References, Demonstrations, and Publications 
• Public Network, December 1993 / January 1994. 
• Communications Week International, September 20,1993 
• Internet Society newsletter, October 7, 1993, Olivier Martin, International IP connectivity 
at 34 Mbps" 
• Demonstration at Interop Europe exhibition, Paris, October 23-27,1993. 
• SMDS conference, Amsterdam, November 22,1993, Olivier Martin, BETEL" . 
• The Packet, Cisco Magazine, January 1994. 
• Broadband Islands Conference, Athens, June 15-16, 1993; An Overview of RECIBA, RIA, 
and Isabel. 
• Advanced Telecommunications Users Conference Event, University College Dublin, May 
18,1993 
• Summer School on Advanced Telecommunications, Aveiro, July 1993 
• Communication'93 exhibition, Dublin, 12-14 October 1993. 
• Demonstration of Interworking Via Optical Networks, Proceedings of Broadband Islands, 
Athens, 1993, Elsevier 
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Participating Organizations 
Project Participants: Country 
Isabel Telefonica I+D Spain 
Centro de Estudos de Telecomunicaçôes Portugal 
Tironet University of Ulster United Kingdom 
British Telecom Northern Ireland United Kingdom 
University College Dublin Ireland 
Nynex Media Communications Ltd United Kingdom 
Queens University Belfast United Kingdom 
Telecom Eireann Ireland 
University College Dublin Ireland 
MARI Northern Ireland United Kingdom 
Betel Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de France 
Physique des Particules 
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland 
Institut Eurécom France 
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland 
France Télécom Expertel France 
Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Nucléaires Switzerland 
Alcatel CIT France ' 
HPC-Vision Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg-I France 
J Fraunhofer Institut - IITB Germany 
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List of Major Deliverables 
The projects prepared and delivered a number of Deliverables describing specifications, 
project plans and achievements. The most significant Deliverables are listed below. 
ISABEL Specification of the interconnection 
Services and applications 
Evaluation report on the interconnection of 
the two broad band islands 
Final report on co-operative working 
Final report on distance education 
TIRONET Implemented Network 
Implemented Application 
Evaluation Report 
TIM Application Pilot Specification 
Interoperability Test Report 
Evaluation Report 
BETEL Demonstrator Specifications 
Primary Testing Report 
HPC Vision Report on the Implemented Distributed 
Structure 
Report on the Implemented Applications | 
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