SKA NREN FORUM KICK-OFF MEETING

Tuesday 14 Dec 2021, 09:00 → 10:30 UTC

Richard Hughes-Jones (GEANT), Rosie Bolton (SKAO), Shaun Amy (CSIRO)

Recording for this meeting

1 Welcome and Introduction to the SKA NREN

Speaker: Richard Hughes-Jones (GEANT)

SKA-NREN Forum Kick-off Welcome_Nov21_v1.pptx

Code of conduct: https://www.skatelescope.org/ska-organisation/ska-organisation-code-of-conduct-for-meetings/ (In simple terms, please treat all participants respectfully!)

Zoom etiquette:

• Please mute your microphone when not speaking
• Please raise your hand to ask a question
• Please rename yourself to show your full name and affiliation on zoom

2 Introduction to the SKA Observatory and the Status of Construction - Joe McMullin SKAO

Speaker: Dr Joseph McMullin (SKAO)

SKAO_NREN_ObsCon_Dec2021.pdf

3 The role of SKA Regional Centres and their required capabilities - Rosie Bolton SKAO and Jesus Salgado SKAO

Speakers: Jesus Salgado (SKAO), Dr Rosie Bolton (SKAO)

SRCs NREN Forum, Bolton

4 Networks for Global Transport of SKA Data - Richard Hughes-Jones GÉANT

Speaker: Richard Hughes-Jones (GEANT)

SKA-NREN Forum Kick-off_Global-Transport_Nov21_v2.pptx

5 GN4-3N the new Optical Backbone in Europe and Global Connectivity - Sebastiano Buscaglione GÉANT

Speakers: Richard Hughes-Jones (GEANT), Sebastiano Buscaglione

GN4-3N Optical SKA NREN Forum 14th Dec 2021 FINAL.pdf

6 Discussion and Future meetings

Speaker: Shaun Amy (CSIRO)

GMT20211214-090213_Recording_2560x1440.mp4

Notes:

Suggestions for future topics

• Overview of within-Observatory networking (SaDT)
• Representatives from SRC projects outlining national/regional plans
• IPv6
• Data transfer tests between telescope sites and SRCs - current, planned, possible in future

Next meeting: Anticipate quarterly schedule. Next meeting mid March 2022 - pending a doodle poll.