MYREN is connected to several international research communities in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, via the Trans-Eurasia Information Network 3 (TEIN3) and Internet2. The connectivity coverage includes China, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Europe and the United States. Researchers connected to MYREN are able to communicate and collaborate with their counterparts overseas over the virtual work space at improved network performance and lower network latency.  

Diagram 1: International Network Diagram

Image courtesy of DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe)

Trans-Eurasia Information Network 3

MYREN is connected to the Trans-Eurasia Information Network 3 (TEIN3) since March 2009.  With an initial capacity of 45Mbps which was then TEIN2 has now expanded to a 155Mbps, TEIN3 enables MYREN to reach other international research communities in Asia Pacific such as CERNET (China), KOREN (Korea), SINGAREN (Singapore), ThaiREN (Thailand), PREGINET (The Philippines), VINAREN (Vietnam), Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia) as well as the pan-European GEANT2 network. 

The new high capacity network contributes to bridge digital divide between various countries across the region as well as enables faster collaboration on projects across the globe through links to Europe’s GEANT2, the world’s most advanced international research and education network.  The GEANT2 network connects 34 countries in Europe through 30 NRENs such as that of the DFN (Germany), RENATER (France), SURFnet (Netherlands), UKERNA (United Kingdom) and many more.

Malaysian researchers stand to benefit from TEIN3 project as the broadband connectivity will enable greater levels of research collaboration, access to international scientific resources such as biotech databases, scientific equipment and online libraries and information depositories. Furthermore, researchers can have the opportunity to work more efficiently on joint research projects with advance nations in the European Union as well as in Asia. This will enable them to bring back best practices and research methodologies from these partnerships. Potential applications include natural disaster warning systems, e-learning and e-health initiatives, linking radio astronomy telescopes and other projects where faster transfer of massive amounts of data is vital.

More information on TEIN3can be obtained at www.tein3.net

Internet2

MYREN recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Internet2 on the 8th August 2006. The MoU with Internet2 is the beginning efforts to cooperate with US and Canadian-based researchers. This effort would contribute to building capacity of Malaysian researchers and scientists as they interact and collaborate with their US counterparts.  The MoU is the starting point of the cooperation between MYREN and Internet2.

MYREN is connected to Internet2 via the intra-Asia connectivity provided by TEIN2 and the TransPac2 10Gbps linkage from Japan to the US.

GEANT2

The GÉANT2 network provides the high-performance, state-of-the-art network infrastructure that is fundamental to the European Union’s vision of a European Research Area (ERA). The network is the core activity of a coherent set of initiatives that seek to develop all aspects of European research and education networking.

The project within which the network is being built and developed also includes an integrated research programme, the development of support services for network users, initiatives to monitor and address disparities in the level of development of research and education networking around Europe, and a comprehensive study into the future of European research and education networking.

Connecting over 30 million researchers with a multi-domain topology spanning 34 European countries and links to a number of other world regions, GÉANT2 is at the heart of global research networkingThe partners in the project are 30 European NRENs, DANTE and TERENA.