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Cudi update

Learn about CUDI, the Mexican non-profit network for universities and research centers, its growth in membership, connectivity options, backbone expansion, and international collaborations.

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Cudi update

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  1. Cudiupdate May 6, 2002 Arlington Virginia

  2. What is Cudi • Cudi is the Mexican education and research network • It is organized as a non profit corporation of universities and research centers, created in April 1999

  3. Developments during the past year • Increase in membership • New domestic connectivity options • New international connectivity options • Applications development

  4. Increase in membership • 15 Academic Associates (Major universities that jointly share network costs) • Have reached 9 Corporate Associates • Have a total of 68 universities that can use the network (an increase of 126% from a year ago)

  5. 155Mb/s TO USA TO USA Tijuana Cd Juárez Monterrey Guadalajara México Current state of the Backbone (4,000 Kms of STM1 links donated by TELMEX)

  6. New connectivity options for members Monterrey Tijuana BACKBONE Guadalajara México VPN Access Nodes (Associates) IP ATM ATM +IP 2Mb/s Affiliates nodes

  7. Shared VPN links for I2 and Commodity Internet COMMODITY INTERNET Monterrey Tijuana BACKBONE Guadalajara México VPN Access Nodes (Associates) IP ATM ATM +IP 2Mb/s Affiliates nodes

  8. Competition for the University market and Avantel • As Universities have started to request connectivity to the CUDI network, access to the backbone has become a critical market demand • Other carriers have requested access to the backbone in order to compete for the university market • Telmex has accepted interconnection of other carriers if they make an equivalent contribution to CUDI

  9. The new Avantel offering • 4,000 additional kilometers of STM1 backbone • 18 connection points • A STM1 link to vBNS in Houston

  10. 155Mb/s The new Avantel offering… TO USA Tijuana TO HOUSTON vBNS REYNOSA SALTILLO Monterrey ZACATECAS AGUASCALIENTES MERIDA LEON GUANAJUATO TULA POZA RICA CAMPECHE Guadalajara QUERETARO JALAPA VERACRUZ PACHUCA VILLAHERMOSA México

  11. 155Mb/s 155Mb/s The joint backbones… TO USA TO USA Tijuana Cd Juárez TO HOUSTON vBNS REYNOSA SALTILLO Monterrey ZACATECAS AGUASCALIENTES MERIDA LEON CANCUN TULA POZA RICA CAMPECHE GUANAJUATO QUERETARO Guadalajara JALAPA VERACRUZ PACHUCA VILLAHERMOSA México

  12. Potential to link many new institutions • The Avantel nodes passes near 120 university campuses located in second tier cities

  13. International connectivity UCSD (CALIFORNIA) TIJUANA STM - 1 UTEP(TEXAS) UACJ 100 Mb/s

  14. Tijuana - San Diego (155 Mbps ATM based link) NODO TIJUANA SDSCC UCSD CENIC CUDI USA MEXICO CABLEMAS COX FIBRA OPTICA

  15. Cd. Juárez - El Paso (100 Mbps 8.02.11 radio link) ABILENE CUDI USA MÉXICO NODO UACJ NODO UTEP

  16. New international connectivity options • Upgrading the Tijuana-San Diego link to adapt to GigEthernet migration requirements • Working on dark fiber project for the Ciudad Juárez-El Paso link • The Avantel link into Houston will provide connectivity to vBNS

  17. Interest in strengthening links to Europe, Central America and South America EUROPE CENTRAL AMERICA

  18. Applications are emerging as many universities and research centers start to connect… • Widespread videoconferencing • Broadband multimedia educational content on line • e-Health project

  19. http://www.cudi.edu.mxccasasus@cudi.edu.mx

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