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Ireland and Taiwan connect across CA*net 4 via UCLP

March 26, 2004 Ireland and Taiwan connect across CA*net 4 via UCLP Two of the world’s leading research networks HEAnet in Ireland and TANET2 in Taiwan autonomously cross connected to each other across CA*net 4 today using the new developed User Controlled LightPath (UCLP) network management software co-funded by Cisco Canada and CANARIE. For the first time networks in Europe and Asia have direct layer 1 peering with complete topology control of the layer 1 network infrastructure. The UCLP software allows end users to create and manage their own optical layer 1 VPNs and dynamically reconfigure them as they desire without signaling or requiring permission from a central network management authority. The UCLP software allows users to cross connect layer 1 VPNs on a peer to peer basis, as well as create daughter VPNs. This allows users to create lambda grid networks that are optimized for the needs of high end applications and data flows. The UCLP software also allows users at the edge to integrate wavelengths and dark fiber from different suppliers and create wide area networks that is part of their enterprise network management domain with the ability to create VPNs across these heterogeneous facilities and offer them to their own users. For more information on the UCLP network management software please see www.canarie.ca/canet4/uclp/index.html To download a copy of the UCLP software please see www.canarie.ca/canet4/uclp/uclp_software.html In the next phase of the program, the same state-full web services based on OGSA used for UCLP will be extended to sensor networks and software process to make them a seamless part of the network in what is called “network recursive architectures”. It is hoped that this will be the foundation of the evolving cyber-infrastructure or e-infrastructure environments.