APNIC Report presented at APAN 58 by Che-Hoo Cheng

Che-Hoo Cheng, Senior Director, Developoment at APNIC, gave an update on APNIC services and activities at APAN 58 held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 26 to 30 August 2024.

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APNIC Report at APAN 58
Che-Hoo Cheng
Senior Director, Development
APNIC
2024-08-30

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APNIC’s Vision & Mission
•Vision:
–“A global, open, stable, and secure Internet”
•Mission:
–To provide essential services as a Regional Internet Registry, and to
support Internet development in the Asia Pacific region

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APNIC’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027
https://www.apnic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/APNIC_Strategic_Plan_2024-27a.pdf

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APNIC’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027
https://www.apnic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/APNIC_Strategic_Plan_2024-27a.pdf

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APNIC’s Strategic Plan 2024-2027
https://www.apnic.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/APNIC_Strategic_Plan_2024-27a.pdf

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APNIC & APAN Community
•Most of NRENs/RENs are APNIC members
–A lot of universities too
•Re-engage with APAN community since APAN 44 in Dalian in late 2017
–Conduct APNIC Academy training at each and every APAN meeting since APAN 45 in Singapore in early 2018
•APNIC is a member of AARNet
–Join eduroam and offer service to eligible APNIC Academy users
–Better connectivity with R&E networks via AARNet (& ARENA-PAC in the future)
•APNIC is using the services of SingAREN for M-Root in Singapore
•Trying best to join eduGAIN through AAF for easy access to APNIC Academy by R&E community – still work
in progress
•Collaborate with WIDE Project very closely on APIDT/APNIC Foundation related development work including
ARENA-PAC, SOI Asia/APIE Program & M-Root
•APNIC Academy workshops for 10 NRENs sponsored/supported by Asi@Connect/TEINCC in Apr -Aug
2024
•More partnership with universities, RENs and others via APAN community, along with APNIC Foundation

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APIDT, APNIC Foundation & APNIC
•APIDT (Asia Pacific Internet Development Trust)
–WIDE Project in collaboration with APNIC
–Provide funding support for Internet/R&E development projects in AP
–Operate ARENA-PAC as one of the backbone networks for RENs in AP
•APNIC Foundation
–Under APNIC Family
–Do fund-raising from various funding sources
–Manage ISIF Asia Grants
–Manage Internet/R&E development projects
•APNIC
–Execute Internet/R&E development projects
•APNIC Academy – Instructor-led & self-paced training, training content & curriculum, Academy platform
•Technical & Security Community Support including Technical Assistance & Internet Infrastructure Support

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APNIC Contributions to APAN 58
•APNIC
–Bronze Sponsor of APAN 58
•Jamie Gillespie
–Chair of Technical Committee
–Chair of Security Working Group
–Did three 90-min sessions of “Security Workshop” in the form of independent
tutorials
•Imtiaz Sajid & Muhammad Fahad Khan (CT)
–Did Asi@Connect Workshop on “Introduction to Software Defined Network
(SDN)” with twelve 90-min sessions
•With ~30 attendees who attended most parts of the workshop

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Asi@Connect Workshops by APNIC Academy
Workshop # of Days Start Date NREN Economy # of
Attendees
Network Security 5 2024-04-15 ASTI/PREGI
NET
PH 40
Network Management & Monitoring 5 2024-05-06 CamREN KH 36
Internet Routing with Multihoming 5 2024-05-06 DrukREN BT 41
Network Security 5 2024-05-13 LEARN LK 50
Network Security 3 2024-05-26 BdREN BD 38
Internet Routing with Multihoming 5 2024-06-03 LERNET LA 36
Network Security 5 2024-06-10 VinaREN VN 12
Advanced MPLS 3 2024-06-12 NKN IN 37
Internet Routing with Multihoming 5 2024-06-17 ErdemNet MN 19
Introduction to SDN 3 (spread
over 4
days at
APAN 58)
2024-08-26 PERN PK ~30
REMARKS:
•Workshops for ID & NP could not be conducted by 2024-08-31 due to different reasons
•Many thanks to TEINCC/Asi@Connect for supporting these
•Hope the collaboration will continue so that many REN people can be benefited

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Asi@Connect Workshops by APNIC Academy

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Future APNIC Conferences
•APNIC 58 at Wellington, NZ on 2024-08-30 to 2024-09-06
– Meet our incoming Director General Jia Rong Low
•APNIC 59 / APRICOT 2025 at South East Asia in Feb 2025
•APNIC 60 at Da Nang, VN in Sep 2025
•APNIC 61 / APRICOT 2026 at Jakarta, ID in Feb 2026
•APNIC 62 at South Asia in Sep 2026
•Hope to see you there!

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