IP Communications

The Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES) has reportedly deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 from ADVA Optical Networking (News - Alert), a company at the forefront of providing Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for data, storage, voice and video services

 

ADVA FSP 3000 has significantly expanded the data capacity of ARNES network and enabled its 200,000 users to access the latest learning resources and research facilities. ARNES network connects over 1,100 education, research and cultural organizations throughout Slovenia, and now spans 950km supporting bandwidth-intensive research applications and online education tools, including grid computing, distance learning and multimedia sharing.

 

“The ADVA FSP 3000 forms the foundation of the ARNES academic and research network,” stated Avgust Jauk, deputy director of ARNES. He explained that the product’s scalability and reach have transformed the network’s capabilities, enabling them to deliver more services to more people across Slovenia than ever before.

 

Jauk finds this to be vital for ARNES as they continue to provide their users with the most advanced networking services available, enabling use of modern learning platforms and collaboration with research teams in Europe and the U.S.

 

ARNES is a public institute which provides network services for research, educational and cultural organizations. Leveraging the scalable bandwidth of the ADVA FSP 3000, ARNES is able to respond to the dramatic increases in data traffic demands and provision for future growth.

 

According to ADVA’s sources, the new network is built upon a single dark fiber, and offers its users a flexible IP backbone, which ensures access to high-bandwidth IP connectivity. The network also provides dedicated point-to-point gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) links, which offer a variety of additional services for demanding research projects, and for business continuity and disaster recovery applications.

 

ARNES uses Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs) to transport increasingly large amounts of data across growing distances without the need for intermediate regeneration. These EDFA’s effectively eliminate mid-span huts and the associated maintenance and power costs..

 

Christoph Glingener, chief technology officer at ADVA Optical Networking noted that by building its new network on a single fiber, ARNES is able to rapidly respond to the bandwidth demands of its users, enabling physicists, biologists, chemists and other groups to access a range of new applications and share previously unprecedented amounts of data.

 

Both ADVA Optical Networking and ARNES worked with system integrator Iskratel to ensure a complete network solution. Thanks to the ADVA Optical Networking-Iskratel partnership, ARNES is able to benefit from the experience and expertise required to guarantee continuous network performance.