======SA2======
Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array \\

===== SA2 participant institutions =====

JIVE
AARNET
ASTRON
CNIG-IGN
CSIRO
HARTRAO
INAF
MPIfR
MRO
NAIC
NCU
OSO
ShAO
Tigo
UniMan
VIRAC





===== Documents =====

SA2 [[http://www.jive.nl/dokuwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?id=expres%3Aexpres&cache=cache&media=expres:dowannexi.pdf|description of work ]] and calendar (SA2 starts at page 98).















===== Deliverables =====

{{expres:sa2-deliverables.doc|Table of SA2 deliverables}} (MS Word document)

=== WP1: Feasibility Studies ===
SA2 has several deliverables (SA2.01 - SA2.09) that are "Feasibility study of the last-mile connection to the nearest NREN node for participants."  Previously, this document was kept in the secure section of the wiki.  The document is now available.  The most current version is linked below; older versions are shown by date, but not kept on the wiki.

Versions:
\\ {{expres:management:sa2report-novdic07.doc|Dec 2007(DOC)}} (current version)
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=== WP2: Construction and equipment of last-mile infrastructure ===

[[effelsberg-2007aug|Update on Effelsberg]] fiber installation (with photos)

Some related information (graphs and maps) from the report is publicly available and is archived here (documents last accessed 2006 Dec 13).
  * VIOLA Testbed: [[http://www.viola-testbed.de/|website]], [[Internal Link:expres:voila-topology.jpg|topology diagram]]
  * http://www.ira.inaf.it/foto/2005Fibra/index.html
  * http://www.oan.es/expres/Fiber-Med-Proj.pdf



=== WP3: Connectivity tests ===


Deliverable D56/SA2.15:	e-VLBI test observations, Metsahovi ([[d56-quick_report|quick report]])

Deliverable D72/SA2.27:	e-VLBI test observations, Effelsberg ({{expres:ebfringes.pdf|pdf}})



===== Reports =====

- F. Colomer: [[http://www.oan.es/expres/expres-sa2-EVNsymp06.pdf|"EXPReS SA2: Network Provision for a Global e-VLBI Array" ]]. VIII EVN Symposium, Torun (Poland) September 26-29 2006.

- F. Colomer: "EXPReS SA2 status report", at EXPReS kick-off meeting. Zaandam (NL), October 31st 2006.

- {{expres:management:sa2report-novdic07.doc|SA2 Report 2007 December update}} (MS Word document)