Towards Enhancing Cyberinfrastructure
for Telemedicine in Malaysian Hospitals
Through MYREN (Phase 2)
Suhaimi Napis
Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director,
InfoComm Development Centre (iDEC)
Universiti Putra Malaysia
suhaimi@putra.upm.edu.my
Director, E-Research Area, Malaysian Research and Education Network (MYREN)
Vice Chair, ASEAN S&T Research and Education Network Alliance (ASTRENA)
Director, Natural Resource Area; Co-Chair, Agriculture Working Group,
Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN)
Outline
• MYREN Proposed Local and International
connectivities
• Roll-out plan for Phase 2
• Current Situation and Future Outlook
Malaysian Research & Education Network
(MYREN) Key Components
Dedicated network supporting NREN
activities and collaborative research –
broadband capacity, video
conferencing, linkage to other NRENs
Network
Infrastructure
5 Major
Components
MYREN Next Phase
Long-Term Milestones
Phase 1
Successfully created
MYREN
2005
Future Phases
Phase 2
2007
• Launched March ‘05
• 14 members connected
• MYREN NOC successfully
operational
• Collaborative services – electure, teleconsultation,
remote interviews, IP
streaming, video conferencing
• Linkage to TEIN2 – 10 Asia
Pacific, 33 European, 1 North
America NRENs
Transform
MYREN into a
leading NREN in
Asia Pacific
Transition MYREN
into advanced NREN
2020
2010
• Regionalise MYREN – 5 regional
nodes successfully commissioned
• All of Malaysia
• Self-operated Layer-3 network
• Layer-1 network successfully
constructed
• High capacity network and improved
performance for HPC
• Expand user communities to
schools, hospitals
• 40 members connected (eg
university hospitals)
• Regional test-bed for new
advanced applications
• Increase international cooperation
through APAN, APECTEL, Pragma,
Internet2 etc
• Testbed environment for advanced
application and services testing and
deployment
Network
Infrastructure
Current Status
Network Infrastructure – Gateway to e-Research communities
“High Performance Centres”
10 Asia Pacific,33
European, 1 North
American NRENs
National
Advanced IPv6
Centre
Campus
Network
MIMOS Grid
Computing
Centre
MDeC Virtual
Reality Center
Campus
Network
MYREN NOC,
Cyberjaya 1Gbps
100M
MONASH
Campus
Network
USM
TM R&D
ITU CoE
Campus
Network
Campus
Network
MYREN WAN
UNIMAS
UUM
Campus
Network
Campus
Network UTP
UMS
UTM
Campus
Network UPM
CampusUKM
Network
UM
UITM
Campus
Network
MMU
Campus
Network
UNITENCampus
Network
Campus
Network
Campus
Network
Researc
h
Commu
nities
Status Update
MYREN Research Community
Proposed new
grouping
MYREN Research Chairman
Network
Research
IPv6
Multimedia Apps
E-Research
Knowledge Mgmt
Mgmt Science &
Tech WG
Prof. Dr. Borhan
Md Ali
A/Prof. Dr
Sureswaran
A/Prof. Ewe Hong
Tat
A/Prof. Dr.
Suhaimi Napis
Prof. Tengku
Mohd T Sembok
A/Prof. Dr Suhaidi
Hassan
E-Security WG
IPv6 Security WG
E-learning WG
e-Culture WG
Knowledge Mgmt
WG
Accounting Info
System BoF
Wireless/WSN WG
IPv6 Routing WG
Virtual reality &
Immersive Tech
WG
Medical WG
Information
Retrieval WG
E-Supply Chain
BoF
Routing &
NMM WG
MYREN NOC
IPv6
Communications
WG
Interface Design
and Ambient
Intelligence (IDAI)
High Performance
Cyber Design
Network Quality
of Service WG
Dr Phang
Software
engineering BoF
IPv6 Monitoring
WG
Dr Mamun Reaz
Decision
Modeling BoF
Econometrics BoF
VLSI/MEMS BoF
Automotive CAE
BoF
Distributive
Computing Tech
& Design
BioMedical
Computing BoF
Open Source WG
Research Area
Working Group (WG)
Birds of a Feather (BoF)
MYREN Next Phase
Overall Objective & Priorities of MYREN2
Key Principles and Priorities
1.
Increase accessibility to new and potential members by
regionalising MYREN connectivity with 4 nodes (Q1 2009) and
2 nodes (Q3 2009) (eg. University hospitals)
2.
Support high bandwidth capability scalable up to 1Gigabps at
backbone and at least 100Mbps at access layer
3.
Support advanced high performance applications in various
fields including bio-informatics, micro-electronics design,
telemedicine, chemical informatics, engineering etc
4.
Flexibility to provision advanced and ‘open source’
applications
MYREN Next Phase
Overall Objective & Priorities of MYREN2
Key Principles and Priorities
4.
Synergies MYREN with many more centres of excellence in
Malaysia (specialist centres)
5.
Build technical expertise with MYREN NOC and its community
members – various test bed projects
Boost collaborative research and education activities within
6.
MYREN, through the enhancement of MYREN Human Capital
programmes
MYREN2 Network Connectivity: Possible
future scenario and connectivities to IHLs,
RIs and other agencies
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5.
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9.
UTM, Skudai
UTHM, Batu Pahat
Monash, JB Branch
UiTM Segamat
UTEM, Melaka
UM, PJ
UiTM, Shah Alam
Monash, Sunway
MUST, PJ
UTAR, PJ
Jabatan Kimia, PJ
Jabatan Meterologi, PJ
Politeknik Sultan
Salahuddin Abdul Aziz
Shah, Shah Alam
Universiti Industry
Selangor (UNISEL)
Red indicates
sponsored member in
Phase 1
PJ
Kuantan 1. UIAM, Kuantan
JB
2008-2010
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
UMP, Kuantan
UiTM Jengka
Politeknik Kuantan
UMT, Kuala Terengganu
UDM, Terengganu
UMK, Kelantan
KL
Gigabit
Ethernet cloud
2008-2010
Cyberjaya
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
UKM, Bangi
UPM, Serdang
UNITEN, Serdang
MMU, Cyberjaya
USIM, Nilai
LimKokWing, Cyberjaya
KLiUC, Serdang
UiTM Kuala Pilah
CUCMS, Cyberjaya
MINT, Bangi
ANGKASA, Putrajaya
MASTIC, Putrajaya
Penang
1.
2.
3.
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9.
UTP, Tronoh
USM, Penang
UUM, Sintok
UniMAP, Kangar
UPSI, Tg Malim
AIMST, Sg Petani
UiTM, Sg Petani
UiTM, Arau
UiTM, Permatang Pauh
KUIN, Kedah
Politeknik Kulim, Jitra,
Permatang Pauh, Behrang,
Arau, Ipoh
Nottingham, KL
OUM, Jln Tun Ismail
UniKL, Jln Sultan Ismail
Twintech, Bdr Seri
Dsara
FTMS,KL
Infotech MARA, KL
MACRES, Jln Tun
Ismail
IMR, Jln Pahang
MRB, Jln Ampang
Northern Node
Eastern Node
MYREN 2
TEIN2 & Other RENs
Central Node 2 (2010)
Internet
Main Node
Central Node
622Mbps to 2.5G
45Mbps to 155Mbps
Southern
Node
East MY Node
(2010)
TEIN2 Topology: 45Mbps Connectivity to MYREN
TEIN2 Routing
IPv4 block: 202.179.240.0/20
IPv6 block: 2001:0254::/32
AS24489
AS24490
MYREN2::MOHENET
• Discussion between various skateholders and
ministries to transfer MYREN to Ministry of
Higher Education (MOHE) as custodian
• Among issues discussed:
– Management and Operation MYREN2::MOHENET
– Disaster Recovery Centre/Business Continuity
(Sharing with UPM)
– VOIP/SIP based Telephony (Sharing with UPM)
– Video Conferencing (AccessGrid)
MYREN::Ministry of Health?
• Medical Schools/Faculties connected to
their respective teaching hospitals
• Other public hospitals under the Ministry of
Health not connected with high bandwidth
• MYREN may be the answer but need
inter-ministry top-level decision.
• Medical WGs partners supports needed
for promotion and buy-ins
TQ 