Porta Optica Study

Technical Training and Regional Workshop

http://www.porta-optica.org

9-10 Oct 2006 (Technical Training)
11 Oct 2006 (Regional Workshop)

Kiev, Ukraine

On 9-10 of October, 2007 a special technical training in frame of Porta Optica Study project was organized to transfer technical knowledge to network engineers and network potentials to the users of network services. It is organized as a local training for technical stuff and users of NRENs from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. NREN IT specialists from Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova took part in the training. The lectures were delivered by Piotr Turowicz (PSNC, Poland) and Steffen Renneberg (ADVA, Germany).

Programme of the training:

• Piotr Turowicz (PSNC). Basics of Fiber Optic Technique (10 ppt files in one zip archiv,  24 M)

1. Optical Fibers (2695k)
2. Fiber Optic Connections (2733k)
3. Lasers and LED Passive Elements (4311k)
4. Optical Budget (1572k)
5. WDM (2734k)
6. Chromatic Dispersion (2795k)
7. Fiber Optic Measurement Technique (3653k)
8. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (5514k)
9. Chromatic Dispersion measurement (1145k)
10. Polarisation Mode Dispersion measurement (1080k)

• Steffen Renneberg (Berlin Office of ADVA). ADVA Optical Networking Overview (14 M)

1. Components of optical transport systems
2. Long distance optical networks
3. System Limitations
4. Overview & product portfolio of the German vendor ADVA Optical networking AG
5. Practical optical networks (Corporate Networks, NRENs (Pionier), Carrier Networks)
6. Experiences with technologies (CWDM, DWDM)
7. Network planning tools (Examples, optical calculations); typical networks and calculation of all optical values, the shopping list ...
8. MetroEthernet
9. City Networks based on Ethernet Access products by ADVA
10. Solutions for IP-transport over SDH networks

In order to provide general information about situation of National Research and Education Networks in Eastern Europe, the recent Black Sea Initiative and Odessa-Poti undersea cable, problems related to inadequate access to high-speed networks and possible solutions of these problems the Porta Optica Study workshop was held in Kiev on 11 of October, 2007. The workshop was addressed to user communities and policy makers from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. Talks were given by speakers from international organizations (DANTE, CEENet), academic networks (PIONIER, URAN, CESNET, GRENA) and some Ukrainian operators. (Datagroup, Novatel, UARNet).

Presentations from the workshop:

• Jacek Gajewski (CEENet), Oksana Kubichka (URAN). Porta Optica. Feasibility Study of Optical Gateway to Eastern Europe (5.0 M)
• Hans Döbbeling (DANTE). Eastern GÉANT2 Extension (2.4 M)
• Stanislav Šíma (CESNet). Experience with Cross Border Fibre connection in Europe and with advanced optical devices deployments (6.7 M)
• Artur Binczewski (PIONIER). PIONIER - the Polish road to optical Internet (42 M)
• Ihor Protsykevich, Olexander Girniak (UARNet). Ukranian Academic & Research Network (UARNet) (0.5 M)
• Юрий Ванченко (ЗАО “ДАТАГРУП”). Всеукраинская транспортная волоконно-оптическая DWDM-сеть ДАТАГРУП (3.7 M)
• В. Г. Галаган, М. Р. Домбругов. (URAN). Строительство волоконно-оптических городских сетей УРАН в 2006 г. (3.6 M)
• Ramaz Kvatadze (GRENA, CEENet), Jacek Gajewski (CEENet). Black Sea Initiative (0.7 M)
• Oleh Bobovnikov (Novatel Ukraine). BSopen (Odesa-Poti) Initiative (6.3 M)

During the workshop an intense interest among participants was raised due to Hans Döbbeling presentation. The question of the only one Ukraine representative for GEANT2 participation was discussed (URAN and UARNet were two pretenders). This discussion had a significant impact for the final solution (URAN was recognized as the one National Ukrainian REN).

The Black Sea Initiative was also the subject of wide discussion. The Memorandum of Understanding between participants of the Initiative was signed during the workshop.