R&E Networks Go Green - From
Infrastructure to Applications
Nezar Sami
Nile University
Email: nsami@nileuniversity.edu.eg
Agenda
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Facts & Figures
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About Egyptian NREN
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About Nile University
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Greening Commons
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Facts & Figures
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Why Care About Green?
Power Consumption Forecast [B kWh]
(2006-2025)
10.3
Source: IDC 2007
Network Equip
Display/TV
Servers
2.1
1.6
0.8
0.2
PC
2006
4
8.2
5.3
0.4
 Electricity costs rose 88% in US
since 2003 (source: US EIA official
government stats)
 Energy is a non-trivial OPEX
item
 Worldwide legislation changes
and public support for energy
efficiency and climate control
• California:
reduce CO2 by 80 % in 2050
• European Union:
reduce CO2 by 20% by 2020
• UK:
reduce CO2 by 20% by 2010
• Japan:
reduce CO2 to 6% below 1990 level
by 2010
2025
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Key Issues Facing Data Centers & Network
Operations Today
Source: The Efficient Data Center : Improving Operational Economy & Availability
2007 Data Center Users Group Conference
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Energy map adapted from the U.S. DOE and LBNL
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Power Production &
Consumption in Egypt
(B.Kw/hr)
Total Power Production
(B.kW/hr)
Commercial & Residential
(B.kW/hr)
Industrial (B.kW/hr)
Source: IDSC, Nov. 2009
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Egypt Research & Education
Network
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Egyptian R&E Community
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120+ Research Centers and Institutes covering 32
Ministries
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18 Governmental Universities
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Private Universities and Research Centers
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BibAlex)
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ENSTINET NOC
Internet
EUN NOC
Bandwidth
155Mbps
Core Router
Operating
Bandwidth
155Mbps
LINKdotNET
Gateway
Fiber Cable Connection
34Mbps
34Mbps
34Mbps
34Mbps
Provider Edge
Router
155Mbps
34Mbps to
Telecom Egypt
LINKdotNET
(MPLS-based Network IPv4/v6 Operation)
PoP
34Mbps to Telecom
Egypt
PoP
PoP
Operating Bandwidth
34Mbps (up to 1Gbps)
Bandwidth
34 Mbps
PoP
Fiber Cable Connection
Access Router
Research
Center
University
MCIT
Access Router
GUC
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Infrastructure
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Green Infrastructure
GbE connectivity
10 GE ready
High Performance Network Equipment
Fully Redundant Routers and Switches
IPv6 rich feature set, dual stack support
MPLS enabled
Advanced QoS mechanism
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EREN vs. Egypt Internet Access
* Source: MCIT in Ten Years, November 2009
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About Nile University
Creating a Learning Culture
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Nile University
Vision
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Mission
To be a world-class,
internationally recognized
research University.
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To contribute to the
development of the
technology-driven
economies of Egypt and
the region through the
pursuit of education and
research at the highest
levels of excellence
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Facts About NU
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127 Acres
6 Educational Buildings
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Each of which is 20000 m2
3 main lecture rooms (150 persons each)
4 mid-range lecture rooms (50 persons each)
16 class rooms (40 persons each)
15 labs
Administration building
Student Union Building
Technology Innovation Park
Convention Center
Library Building
Sports Facilities
Residential Area
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What About One Building!!!
Item
Qty
Power Rating
Total Power Rating
Back Bone Switch
Edge Switch
L4 SFS
L3 SFS
MCS
IP Phones
Voice Gateway
IPVS
IP Cameras
Media Server
Encoder
Media Player
LCD Screen (50”)
LCD Screen (42”)
2
42
2
1
8
300
2
4
58
1
1
35
5
5
6,000 W
750 W
6,000 W
6,000 W
1,200 W
PoE
435 W
1,800 W
20 W
1,200 W
350 W
20 W
370 W
230 W
Total
12,000 W
31,500 W
12,000 W
6,000 W
9,600 W
00 W
870 W
7,200 W
1,160 W
1,200 W
350 W
700 W
1,850 W
1,150 W
85,580W
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Systems Interaction
Applications
Integrated Systems
Infrastructure
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Interaction Matrix
Power Cut offs
Environmental
Conditions
Governmental
Support
Usage of Heavy
Applications
Regulations
Security
Physical Space
Availability
Costs
( Installations/
Per watts)
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Compatibility
Reliability
Isolation
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Noise
Suppression
Increase Data
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Power Cut offs
Environmental
Conditions
Governmental
Support
Usage of Heavy
Applications
Regulations
Security
Physical Space
Availability
Blade Tech
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Rack Tech
Storage Tech
Cooling Tech
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Processing Tech
Software
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Node
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Technology Space
leading
Information Science
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Position
Blade Tech
Rack Tech
Storage Tech
Cooling Tech
Processing Tech
Software
strong
capable
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5
3
1
Power Zone
2
Material
Science
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Manufacturing
Science
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Greening Commons
Accelerators .. Blockers .. Challenges & Lessons
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Accelerators
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Government organizations have to take a leadership position early, with
other sectors following closely behind.
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The increase cost of the power in all forms (oil , electricity , etc … ) .
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The increase demand for cost efficient technologies .
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The top management commitment towards the green clean technology .
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The openness and the world exposure the institution have that make it a
ready environment the State of the art practices and technologies .
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The need for differentiation and attracting the attention of the global
research universities and institutes
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Blockers
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The lack of Standards for the academic green services
and technologies
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The misconception that being green is being more
expensive
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The lake of public awareness of the benefits of being
clean green
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The local market of suppliers in Egypt may not be
ready for the demand of Green Technologies
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Challenges..
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Regulatory Challenges
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Investment Challenge
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Security, Reliability, and Innovation Challenges
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Marketplace Challenges
Source: S. Masoud Amin; MOT-Nile University 2008
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Key Issues ..
Relevance
to Future
Action
Sustainability
Prosperity
Total Cost
of
Ownership
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Global
Awareness
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Therefore .. Short & Long Moves
Corporate
Business
Innovation
World Class REN will Shape the Future
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Thank You..
Nezar Sami
nsami@nileuniversity.edu.eg