`Edited & Last Updated 7/06/2001 by jow

South American Updates

At least two of our principals have interests in projects that would involve IP-video connectivity with countries in South America.  Don Jacobs has a keen interest working with Costa Rica, and I am interested in a possible project with Brazil. As I see articles, bulletins or email exchanges that have a bearing on IP-video connectivity with South America, I'll try to post the most significant  here.

• 2001-06-24 - The AMPATH PoP connecting South American research and education networks with Abilene was activated on June 19, 2001.  An email follows:

  • From: "Heidi Alvarez" <heidi@fiu.edu>
    To: "I2-News (E-mail)" <i2-news@internet2.edu>; "Stars (E-mail)" <stars@startap.net>
    Subject: AMPATH Connects REUNA to Internet2
    Date: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:59 AM
    
    The activation of the AMPATH PoP in Miami, Florida on June 19, 2001, marks a
    milestone in the AMPATH project that has been planned for over a year. The
    AMPATH network is now connected to Internet2's Abilene network. REUNA, the
    National Research Network of Chile and the first participant in the AMPATH
    project, is connected to AMPATH and peering with Abilene. Services going
    through AMPATH to REUNA include unicast and multicast peering.
    On October 16, 2000 REUNA and Florida International University (FIU) signed
    a Memorandum of Understanding to connect Chile to the AmericasPATH (AMPATH)
    project. AMPATH is a collaborative project between FIU and Global Crossing.
    Using Global Crossing's terrestrial and submarine optical-fiber network,
    AMPATH will interconnect the Research and Education (R&E) networks in South
    and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico (the Service Area) to US and
    non-US R&E networks via Internet2's Abilene network and the STAR TAP.
    Chile has a small, but very active scientific community that has placed a
    priority on integrating into the worldwide scientific community by
    electronic means, according to REUNA (Red Universitaria Nacional) executive
    director Florencio Utreras. REUNA is a private non-profit corporation
    formed by nineteen universities and the National Commission of Scientific
    and Technological Investigation (CONICYT). Florida International University
    welcomes REUNA to the AMPATH project.
    The AMPATH PoP will move to its home in Terremark's NAP of the Americas
    later this year. Terremark is the owner and operator of the NAP of the
    Americas, the 5th tier-one NAP in the United States, located in downtown
    Miami. The move will be done in coordination with Global Crossing, the
    carrier that donated 10 DS3s (45 Mbps) of bandwidth on their submarine and
    terrestrial network to enable the AMPATH project. One of those DS3s is
    being used by REUNA.
    The AMPATH PoP currently consists of a GSR 12012 router donated by Cisco
    Systems, a CBX-500 ATM switch donated by Lucent Technologies, and a Juniper
    Networks M10 router. The Global NOC at Indiana University provides network
    monitoring and back-up engineering services in coordination with FIU's
    network engineering staff.
    http://www.ampath.fiu.edu/news_AMPATH_REUNA_Operational.htm
    
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• 2001-06-24 - There will be a workshop to identify areas of scientific collaboration between the US and the AMPATH Service Area at Florida International University on August 15-17, 2001. [files/email/AMPATH Connects REUNA to Internet2.eml]  An email follows:

  • From:  Heidi Alvarez" <heidi@fiu.edu>
    To: <stars@startap.net>; <i2-news@internet2.edu>
    Subject: AMPATH Workshop Annoucement
    Date: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:39 AM
    
    ---------- Announcement ----------
    FIU AMPATH Workshop to Identify Areas of Scientific Collaboration between
    the US and the AMPATH Service Area
    August 15-17, 2001
    Florida International University Kovens Conference Center at Biscayne Bay
    Campus
    (wireless and video conferencing capabilities will be available)
    Miami, Florida
    PLEASE REGISTER NOW ON THE AMPATH WORKSHOP WEBSITE
    http://www.ampath.fiu.edu/events.htm
    Sponsored by the Advanced Networking Infrastructure and Research (ANIR)
    Division / CISE Directorate of the National Science Foundation.
    The main objective of the workshop is to discover the benefits of utilizing
    a high-performance research and education network, known as AmericasPATH
    (AMPATH).
    AMPATH is a project of Florida International University in collaboration
    with Global Crossing, in support of scientific research applications that
    either involve collaboration between U.S. and multi-national researchers or
    wholly run U.S. projects. The AMPATH service area includes South and
    Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. We plan to connect National
    Research Networks in the service area to Research and Education networks in
    the US and beyond via the Internet2 Abilene network and the STAR TAP.
    AMPATH's goal is to facilitate research collaboration between the service
    area and the rest of the world to further advance U.S. science and
    education.
    Confirmed speakers at the workshop include prominent research scientists
    from the US and the AMPATH service area who will discuss their collaborative
    projects. Participants include research and education professionals, US and
    international funding agency representation, telecommunications industry
    vendors, national research network management and network engineers. Please
    visit the website for a list of speakers, participants and agenda
    information.
    We are on a very short timeline, so your immediate registration on the
    AMPATH website at http://www.ampath.fiu.edu/events.htm would be appreciated
    to show support for the workshop. The Loews Miami Beach Hotel has been
    selected as the workshop hotel. Hotel group rate registration will open
    soon and will be announced to all registered participants via mailing lists
    and on the web site. Please wait for the announcement before trying to
    reserve your hotel room so you can take advantage of the attractive group
    rate being offered.
    Thank You!
    Heidi Alvarez
    Assistant Director, AMPATH
    Network Engineering & Telecommunications
    Florida International University
    www.ampath.fiu.edu
    (305) 348-2006
    
    
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• 2001-06-24 - An AMPATH network diagram follows:  (Click for full-size)

  

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