TEIN : TEIN1, TEIN2 & TEIN3

The first TEIN (TEIN1) linked Korea and France (2 Mbps) in 2001.

TEIN2 network started Jan 2006, connected:

• 30M researchers and students
• 4000 institutions
• 10 countries

TEIN2:

• Intra-Asia regional network
• Asia-Europe inter-regional links
• PoPs in Singapore, HK Beijing + Tokyo
• NOC in HK
• 10M Euro European Commission funding + funding by Asian partner countries
  
• Funded to Sept 2008, then --> TEIN3
• TEIN2 programme: build and operate regional network, promote network usage, train technical staff in developing countries, Reduce digital divide
  

• TEIN2 Partner - Asia Pacific : Australia (AARNet), China (CERNET), Indonesia (ITB), Japan (MAFFIN, NICT, NII), Korea (NIA), Lao (LERNET), Malaysia (MDC), Philippines (ASTI), Singapore (SingAREN), Thailand (ThaiREN), Vietnam (MOST)
• TEIN2 Partner - Europe : France (RENATER), Netherlands (SURFnet), UK (UKERNA), DANTE
• TEIN2 Partner - Other : TRANSPAC2, Juniper Networks
  

TEIN3 Project :

• EC funding committed to end 2011
• Extend to South Asia
• Further support for application development
• Transfer TEIN3 programme to Asian ownership
• Plan for ‘TEIN4’

TEIN1 Network

TEIN2 Network

Credits : West/Dante