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South-Eastern European Research & Education Networking

(SEEREN)

Contract No IST-2001-38830

Deliverable 02

SEEREN Web/FTP site

Author(s):

Jorge-A. Sanchez-P., Dimitra Kotsokali, Tryfon Chiotis, Petros Kavassalis, Themis Zamani, Zoi Politopoulou, Neki Frasheri

Status –Version:

Final – b

Date:

January 31st, 2003

Distribution - Type:

Internal

Code:

SEEREN-WP5-GRNET-024-D02WebFTPSite-b-2003-01-31

Abstract: Deliverable 02 – SEEREN Web/FTP site reports on the establishment of the SEEREN web and ftp servers and describes the features offered by those services. The SEEREN Web site is public and used for the dissemination of the project results. The FTP site is internal and used to exchange documents among partners, and plays the role of the SEEREN documents repository.

 Copyright by the SEEREN Consortium The SEEREN Consortium consists of:

GRNET Prime Contractor Greece

HUNGARNET Contractor Hungary

RoEduNet Contractor Romania

DANTE Contractor UK

TERENA Contractor Netherlands

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This SEEREN initiative is funded by the European Commission under the Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme (IST-2001-38830).

This document contains material, which is the copyright of certain SEEREN contractors and the EC, and may not be reproduced or copied without permission.

The information herein does not express the opinion of the European Community. The Community is not responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing herein.

The SEEREN contractors do not warrant that the information contained herein is capable of use, or that use of the information is free from risk, and accept no liability for loss or damage suffered by any person using this information.

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Document Revision History

Date Issue Author/Editor/Contributor Summary of main changes

December 21st, 2002 a Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. Draft version for approval

December 31st, 2002 b Jorge-A. Sanchez-P., Dimitra

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Preface

SEEREN is expected to upgrade and integrate the Internet services and infrastructure of the National Research and Education Networks of SE Europe, in an attempt to ease the "digital divide" that still separates most of the SEE countries from the rest of the continent. Moreover, the project promotes the cooperation of scientific and educational communities of EU member states with the SE European countries and provides a platform for dissemination and development of next generation Internet technologies in those states that are on course to joining the EU. The project involves the Research and Education Networks of Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), as well as TERENA, DANTE and the Hungarian research academic network.

The main objectives of the SEEREN project are to:

1. Establish the South-East European (SEE) infrastructure interconnecting the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Serbia and Montenegro (FRY), Greece, Hungary and Romania (called regional NRENs). The NRENs will be linked via 2-34 Mbps international connectivity;

2. Interconnect the regional NRENs to the major GÉANT Points of Presence (PoPs) in this area and thus to the Pan-European research network. The major GÉANT PoPs in the region are located in Athens, Budapest, Bucharest, Ljubljana, Zagreb and Vienna;

3. Guarantee the stable operation of the networking infrastructure and interoperability with GÉANT;

4. Serve as a guide for future upgrades, so that all regional NRENs will be able to participate in GÉANT and be part of the European "e-Science" distributed platform;

5. Ease the "digital divide" that still separates most of the SEE countries from the rest of the continent. Build awareness of IST in SE Europe non-EU countries and serve as a paradigm for bridging the digital divide in other areas. Provide a platform for cooperation of scientific and educational communities of EU Member States with Newly Associated States (NAS) and 3rd Countries.

6. Investigate additional sources of funding from the EC, from EU States national funds and international organizations that are actively involved in the SEE region, such as UNESCO, NATO, CEENet, UNDP,

WorldBank, USAID.

The expected key results of the project are: 1. NRENs requirements collected and analysed 2. Technical and operational requirements analysed 3. Promotional package available

4. Tenders prepared

5. Suppliers selected

6. Connectivity, equipment and network management contracts signed 7. Final SEEREN topology determined

8. Operation of the regional networking infrastructure offering to all NRENs GÉANT visibility starts 9. Stable network operation accomplished

10. SEEREN workshop proceedings ready

The SEEREN project has started its activities on December 2002 and is planned to be completed by the end of June 2004. It is led by Dr. Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. of GRNET. Five contractors (GRNET, Hungarnet, RoEduNet, DANTE and TERENA) and five subcontractors (INIMA, BIHARNET, ICTDA, MARNET, AMREJ) participate in the project. The total budget is 1297481 €. The project is funded by the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (IST Programme).

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The Project plans to issue the following deliverables:

D01a SEEREN project handbook WP1 Report Restricted 1/1/2003

D02 SEEREN Web/FTP site WP5 Internet site Public 1/2/2003

SEEREN project notebook WP1 Working doc. Internal 1/2/2003

D03 Market analysis and requirements for SEEREN WP2 Report Public 1/3/2003

D04 SEEREN training workshop WP5 Event Internal 1/3/2003

D05a SEEREN project brochure WP5 Brochure Public 1/3/2003

1st progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/3/2003

D06a SEEREN project presentation WP5 Presentation Public 1/4/2003

D07 Contractual relationships for SEEREN WP1 Report Restricted 1/4/2003

Measure of success rules WP5 Report Internal 1/4/2003

D08 Networking topology options and implem. approaches WP2 Report Restricted 1/4/2003

D09a Call for connectivity and equipment tender WP3 Report Public 1/6/2003

2nd progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/6/2003

D09b Connectivity and equipment tender WP3 Report Public 1/7/2003

D09c Connectivity and equipment suppliers responses WP3 Report Public 1/8/2003

D10 SEEREN topology WP5 Report Public 1/9/2003

3rd progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/9/2003

D13 1st period progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/9/2003

1st period integrated cost statement WP1 Report Restricted 15/9/2003

D11 SEEREN use policy WP1 Report Public 1/10/2003

4th progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/12/2003

D12 Implementation and acceptance tests WP4 Network Restricted 1/1/2004

D14 SEEREN configuration and performance WP4 Report Public 1/2/2004

5th progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/3/2004

D15 SEEREN workshop WP5 Conference Pubilic 1/4/2004

D16 SEEREN liaison activities and future plans WP5 Report Public 1/6/2004

D01b SEEREN project handbook (update) WP1 Report Restricted 1/6/2004

D02b Project presentation (update) WP5 Presentation Public 1/6/2004

D05b SEEREN project brochure WP5 Report Public 1/6/2004

6th progress report WP1 Report Restricted 15/6/2004

Assessment and evaluation of final results WP3 Report Internal 15/6/2004

Final integrated cost statement WP1 Report Restricted 15/6/2004

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Table of contents

1. Introduction... 10

2. Public section... 11

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List of figures

Figure 1: http://www.seeren.org __________________________________________________________ 10 Figure 2: Surfing in the public section _____________________________________________________ 11 Figure 3. Events category _______________________________________________________________ 11 Figure 4. Structure of documents repository _________________________________________________ 12 Figure 5: Surfing in the documents repository _______________________________________________ 12

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References

[1] SEEREN Consortium, “South-Eastern European Research and Education Networking, Annex I-Description of Work”, Contract Number IST-2001-38830, November 2002.

[2] SEEREN Consortium, “D01- SEEREN project handbook”, January 2003.

[3] Petros Kavassalis, Themis Zamani, Zoi Politopoulou, ATLANTIS Group, Univ. of Crete, “Seeren Web site: Requirements Document”, August, 22, 2002.

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Executive summary

What is the focus of this Deliverable?

The focus of this deliverable is to report on the establishment of the SEEREN web and ftp servers and describe the features offered by those services. The Web and FTP site are part of the overall communications system setup in the SEEREN consortium.

What is next in the process to deliver the SEEREN results?

Subcontracts preparation and signing with NRENs of Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, FYROM and FRY. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) document drafted and agreed upon for use of infrastructure. NRENs interconnectivity requirements definition based on questionnaire that will be prepared and sent to all regional NRENs. Consultations with providers of the SE Europe region to acquire estimates for the networking costs. Analysis of the market conditions, supplier capabilities and technical, operational, commercial requirements will follow. Based on feedback all possible implementation approaches and topology options of GÉANT– SEEREN in-terconnection will be assessed. Preparation of tender documentation, invitation to tender following EU legislature. Evaluation of offers technically and financially, selection of suppliers. Final negotiations with the selected providers. From the negotiations recommendations, the final interconnectivity topology will be designed. Establishement of a NOC scheme that will administrate the interconnectivity. Implementation of the regional networking infrastructure with international links operating at 2-34 Mbps with protected or unprotected circuits offering suitable performance pa-rameters in terms of availability (99%) and BER (10e-12). Definition of acceptance tests for connection lines and equipment, ensuring their required quality-performance, configuring the network elements and ensuring the stable operation of the interconnections by day-to-day supervision. Promote the use of SEEREN by informing the appropriate user groups through special events such as organizing workshops, distributing publicity material, delivering presentations at scientific conferences, setting demonstrations in academic events, all aiming at presenting the new opportunities provided by SEEREN. Individual NRENs will carry out complementary promotional activities in their national user communities as well as participate in activities at the European level. Establish relations with organizations that are actively involved in the SEE region, such as UNESCO and NATO, in order to work out common visions towards reducing the "digital divide" in the Region under question, i.e. the information and technological gaps within the region, as well as between the region and European Member States. Look for other possible sources of funding including the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, the Stability Pact and other European programmes such as INTERREG, PHARE and CARDS. Extra funding will be used so as to ensure network's viability beyond the project's lifetime. Assessment of project results.

What are the deliverable contents?

Brief presentation of the structure and contents of the SEEREN web and FTP site.

Conclusions

The Web and FTP site together with the mailing lists, documents templates and communication rules agreed constitute the communication infrastructure of the SEEREN consortium.

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1. Introduction

The SEEREN web/ftp site has a public section that is accessible by anyone with a web browser and a secure site that is accessed with a user name/password. Various levels of access rights have been implemented. Both services are accessed from http:///www.seeren.org. The seeren.org domain is reserved currently by GRNET. The following is a screenshot of http://www.seeren.org.

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2. Public section

Via the public section all the links under the Menu and Quick Links can be accessed. This section is also used to disseminate the public project results. The structure is:

• Overview: In this category the scope of the project is presented.

• Participants: In this category all the project partners are presented with a link to their web sites. • The Project: In this category the project description, timetable, deliverables and Work Breakdown

Structure are presented.

• Related: In this category the related material and links are listed. • Results: This category presents the public results of the project.

• Events: In this category the events where SEEREN has been presented are listed together with the presentations made.

• News: Includes the project Newsletters • Brochures: Includes the project brochures.

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3. Secure section

The secure section is used to exchange documents among partners and plays the role of the SEEREN documents repository. The high-level structure of the repository is depicted in the following picture.

Figure 4. Structure of documents repository

Figure 5: Surfing in the documents repository

The secure section allows for adding new folders, uploading files in folders, updating folders and files, adding descriptions, deleting folders and files, add and change permissions.

Figure

Figure 1: http://www.seeren.org
Figure 2: Surfing in the public section
Figure 4. Structure of documents repository

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