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Apr 2010
Qatar
Founda+on
Research
&
Educa+on
Network
Sa’di
Awienat
Qatar
Founda1on
for
Educa1on,
Science
and
Community
Development
“Unlocking
Human
Poten1al”
Qatar
Founda1on
An
independent,
chartered,
nonprofit
organiza1on.
CommiHed
to
the
development
of
Qatar
and
its
people.
Founded
in
1995
by
HH
Sheikh
Hamad
bin
Khalifa
Al-‐Thani.
Chairperson:
HH
Sheikha
Mozah
bint
Nasser
Al-‐Missned.
Mission
and
Vision
Guided
by
the
principle
that
a
na+on’s
true
wealth
is
its
people.
Our
goal
is
to
develop
human
poten+al:
By
crea1ng
a
network
By
partnering
with
By
building
a
unique
of
centers
commiHed
world-‐class
Educa+on
City,
to
delivering
first-‐rate
educa1onal
and
featuring
state-‐of-‐the-‐
educa1on,
suppor1ng
research
ins1tu1ons
art
technology
and
science/research
and
specialized
&
focused
facili1es,
that
is
a
hub
promo1ng
community
in
various
area.
for
crea1ng,
sharing
development.
and
finding
prac1cal
uses
of
knowledge.
Educa1on
City
Master
Plan
Site Area approx: 13,000,000 m2
Serving
the
Whole
Ci1zen
• Early Years Education
• Specialized Education Program
• Primary, Secondary, College
Programs
• University Branch Campuses
• Media & Education
• Public Policy Research
• Commercial Research &
Development
• Community Outreach
Members of Qatar Founda1on
“The
sharing
of
knowledge,
ideas
and
values
is
the
noblest
way
to
transcend
barriers…”
HH
Sheikha
Mozah,
Chairperson
of
QF
QF Research -‐ Long Term Vision
Qatar
Science
&
Technology
Park
Business
Anchor
tenants
600,000
m2
Established
include
Shell,
incubator,
ExxonMobil,
Total,
campus
research
and
promotes
Rolls-‐
Royce
and
State-‐of-‐art
training
Gartner
Lee,
economic
facili1es
centers
Microsoa,
Cisco,
diversity
GE,
EADS
Qatar Na1onal Research Fund (QNRF) • Is guiding the crea1on of the country's research programs, which will be a catalyst for a new knowledge-‐based economy. • QNRF will advance knowledge and educa1on by suppor1ng original, compe11vely selec1on research in the sciences, arts and humani1es.
The
Sidra
Digital
Hospital
Applica1on
Incorporate
of
gene1c
the
most
World-‐class
8
billion
US
coding
in
sophis1cate biomedical
dollar
advanced
d
digital
research
endowment
scien1fic
technology
center
research.
in
all
areas
Top
Universi1es
Throughout
the
world,
universi+es
are
among
the
main
creators
of
knowledge.
The
universi+es
that
were
selected
and
invited
to
join
Educa+on
City
were
assessed
to
a
large
extent
on
the
basis
of
their
research
records.
The
Challenge
…
• The
vision
and
scope
of
Qatar
Founda1on
is
massive.
• Our
Research
Needs
are:
– Real
– Growing
– Urgent
– Substan1al
QF Research & Educa1on Network QFREN A Strategic Asset …@ the core of QF
QF Research & Educa1on Network A Founda1onal Network Technology Plaiorm to support the Vision & Growth of QF whilst enabling con1nuous delivery of Services, Programs & Centres.
A
Cujng-‐Edge
Technology
Plaiorm
Dual
Op+cal
Ring
Dual
Based
50ms Optical
on Cisco
Directionless
recovery
40-Gigabit
Multi-level Optical
for Ring
DWDM
link
ofNetwork routing
failure
protection
Technology
Dual Core Dual Core
CRS-1/16 CRS-1/16A
Cujng-‐Edge
Technology
Plaiorm
• High
Speed
Core:
Can
scale
up
to
92Tbps
x
2
,
Total
=
184Tbps
• Current
Backbone
speed
is
160Gbps
(4
x
40Gbps
at
the
core)
upgradable
• Current
speed
at
each
zone
hub
is
40Gbps
(2
x
10Gbps
on
EACH
ring
x
2)
upgradable
• Mul1ple
layer
of
high
Availability/Redundancy
• Fast
Service
Provisioning.
QFREN
Benefits
QFREN
Scalability
Agility
Reliability
Performance
Collabora1ve
Model
Regional
Na1onal
Interna1onal
Qatar
Founda1on
Interna1onal
Connec1vity
POP @ 60 Hudson,
Abilene NY Qatar Foundation
(32 Avenues of Americas) POP, Doha Network, Doha
International Service
Provider
Metro
Network
1 Gbps QTEL
NY
MPLS/IP Backbone
1 Gbps tails
Cornell
provided by
(1300 York Avenue) POP @
QTEL
111 8th Avenue NY
Multiple landing points within US
Tertiary backup through Pacific Route-LA
99.9 % Availability SLA with Q-TelGulf Bridge Interna1onal • Middle East's first privately owned submarine cable operator. • GBI's undersea cable network will connect the Gulf region states in a 'Gulf Ring' system and will have an onward connec1vity to Far East via India and Europe via Italy. • GBI plan to invest $445m into the project.
GBI Gulf Ring
GBI’s
Undersea
Cable
• The
network
is
planned
to
have
Two
Fibre
Pairs
throughout
the
Gulf
and
uses
DWDM
technology
state-‐of-‐art
technology.
• 128
x
10
Gb/s
wavelengths
per
fibre
pair
to
achieve
a
total
system
design
capacity
of
2.56
Terabits
/
Sec
• The
GBI
Network
is
designed
to
sa1sfy
the
following
four
key
design
criteria:
– Local
&
Global
Connec1vity
– Availability
&
Resiliency
– Long-‐Term
Capacity
Planning
– Affordability
Connec1vity To Far East & Europe
GBI’s Undersea Cable Project Status • GBI’s landing sta1ons in Italy and at Alexandria in Egypt have been built. • MOU’s have been signed with leading operators in all GCC countries. • The cable has been laid in the Mediterranean Sea and the connec1ng cable is being laid in the Red Sea. • Service will be ready by 2011
MEEZA: Managed IT Service Provider • A privately-‐held joint venture with the Qatar Founda1on. • MEEZA is a managed IT Services and Solu1ons provider that offers a wide range of services to clients. • Responsible for Managing & Opera1ng QFREN.
MEEZA’s
Tier-‐III
Datacenters
Simultaneously
First
Tier-‐3
Data
Offering
99.98
Building
2
Centre
in
Qatar
%
Availability
Addi1onal
DCs
MEEZA’s
Command
&
Control
Center
C3
State-‐of-‐ Qualified
art
Command
24x7
Service
Highly
Personnel
&
Control
Support
Automated
Driven
by
ITIL
Center
methodology
QFREN
in
Summary
• Qatar’s
first
Research
&
Educa1on
focused
Network:
– Designed
to
meet
QF
service
requirements
and
growth
demand
for
the
next
10
years.
– High-‐availability
design,
and
next-‐genera1on
underlying
technology.
– Informa1on
collabora1on/capabili1es
aHracts
knowledge
capital,
educa1onal
and
research
ins1tu1ons
and
programmes.
– Facilitate
research
opportuni1es
through/with
established
global
Research
and
Educa1on
Networks
QFREN
in
Summary
• A
Global
Technology
Innova1on
from
Qatar
• Service
Enablement:
– Research
and
Collabora1on
– Grid
Compu1ng
– Distance
Educa1on/Learning
• Streaming
High
Quality
Educa1on
Programs
– High
Defini1on
TV
• Medical
Procedural
training
– High
Defini1on
Media
Sharing
– Supercompu1ng
Thank
You
Sa’di M. Awienat
IT Director
Qatar Foundation
Email: sawienat@qf.org.qa
PO Box 5825 Tel: 4540653
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