The Asia-Europe Ring establishes a Co-operative arrangement between eleven leading-edge Research and Education Networks (RENs) with 100G connectivity between Europe and Asia to provide back up for each other in the event of any link failure, thereby creating an extremely robust and resilient 100G network ring, to advance research and education across the Asia-Pacific and Europe region.
This has proven essential in the recent cable cut in the region and between EU and Asia. This session will focus on the management and how we can promote collaboration between EU and Asia Oceania.
The Proposed AP-GAINED workshop series will sponsor ~16 fellows through the APNIC ISIF Asia grant. These fellows will be provided with the Air Fare, complementary APAN registration, and a Per-Diem.
The objective of this session is to meet and greet the fellows, conduct pre-workshop surveys, and educate them on the expected outcome from the workshop and beyond (e.g., their contributions to the Open Educational Resources)
The IPv6 and 5G WG will create an environment for exchange and dialog among members concerning the development of IPv6 and 5G. Given the scope and fluid state of evolving IPv6 and 5G technology, the knowledge of network design, operation, management, measurement, security and various applications issues will be addressed among members of the IPv6 and 5G WG. Collaborated activities will be promoted to boost the deployment of IPv6 and 5G in the region.
Dr. Navaneethan C. Arjuman is currently the Senior Lecturer at Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. He is also an Expert at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency. His current areas of interest are Cyber Security, IPv6, IoT and 5G.
Monday March 3, 2025 9:00am - 11:00am JST
415PACIFICO Yokohama North
The global Internet thrives on openness, interoperability, and inclusivity, serving as the backbone of education, research, and innovation worldwide. However, the rising threats of Internet fragmentation—caused by geopolitical tensions, data localization mandates, cyberattacks, filtering fake news, and proprietary systems—pose a significant challenge to its universal nature. The session will come up with the pivotal role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), with their unique position at the intersection of technology, policy, and education, in mitigating these threats.
The session will be organised in panel discussion mode with expectation from NREN representatives [BdREN, NREN, DrukREN, LEARN, CERNET, ThaiREN, REANZ, MyREN, PERN, NKN and PREGINET] about their observations on the specific challenges in respective countries. A questionnaire may be prepared ahead of time to get feedbacks from the participating Asia-Pacific NRENs and the panel consisting of NRENs from both developed and developing economies [as mentioned] may come forward to discuss on the challenges and threats delved out of the questionnaire and the probable remedies to mitigate those threats.
This session will include the following: 1. The formal meeting of WG on HPC/AI. The agenda will include presenting progress reports, presenting and discussing the planned activities, etc. 2. The main component of the session will include presentations & Discussions on the Current Status of HPC/AI in the region 3. The planned APAN Conference in Hong Kong in July 2025 will be announced 4. The final item on the agenda is to finalize the White Paper on HPC/AI for the region
Sirtfi is a means to enable a coordinated response to a security incident in a federated context that does not depend on a centralised authority or governance structure to assign roles and responsibilities for doing so. It defines a modest set of security protections for federated entities and a standard means of publishing security contact information for them. A party participates in Sirtfi by first ensuring that they implement those security protections, then coordinating with their Federation Operator to publish this self-attestation together with their security contact information.
This presenation will discuss what Sirtif is, the participants and their roles and how it benefits the global federation space. We will also discribe the traffic light protocol that is central to Sirtfi.
The IPv6 and 5G WG will create an environment for exchange and dialog among members concerning the development of IPv6 and 5G. Given the scope and fluid state of evolving IPv6 and 5G technology, the knowledge of network design, operation, management, measurement, security and various applications issues will be addressed among members of the IPv6 and 5G WG. Collaborated activities will be promoted to boost the deployment of IPv6 and 5G in the region.
Dr. Navaneethan C. Arjuman is currently the Senior Lecturer at Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia. He is also an Expert at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency. His current areas of interest are Cyber Security, IPv6, IoT and 5G.
Monday March 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm JST
415PACIFICO Yokohama North
Effective marketing and communications are vital for the success and sustainability of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). This session will explore how NRENs can enhance their visibility, engage stakeholders, and promote their services to a diverse audience, including researchers, educators, policymakers, and funding agencies.
Join us to discover actionable insights and best practices for elevating your NREN’s marketing and communications efforts. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected research and education community.
Makito has 18 years experience in ISP and Telecom industry, focusing on building technology solutions for service provider IP core, broadband access and datacenter networks. His expertise includes Routing & Switching technologies, IPv6, MPLS and ISP services. Makito is a founding... Read More →
Monday March 3, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm JST
415PACIFICO Yokohama North
Reports and presentations from federations across the Asia / Pacific region on activities aimed to advance and grow usage of their federation.
This sessions provides NRENs the opportunity highlight activities and advancements that have occurred with their identity federation deployments sharing successes and wins as well as issues that are impacting the growth and sustainability of their federations.
Makito has 18 years experience in ISP and Telecom industry, focusing on building technology solutions for service provider IP core, broadband access and datacenter networks. His expertise includes Routing & Switching technologies, IPv6, MPLS and ISP services. Makito is a founding... Read More →
Monday March 3, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm JST
415PACIFICO Yokohama North
Topics of interest to federation operators that will impact the future viability of your federation.
- Improving users Identity Assurance when accessing federated services. How really "knowing your researcher" is becoming every more important.
- Improving the performance of your federation. Ensuring your federated Identity providers and services providers do not collapse under the increasing load of connections.
- Options for connecting service providers to your federation. How do your make your federation attractive to your subscribers. Dealing with the chicken and the egg problem.
