Management Emulation of Advanced Network Backbones in Africa: 2019 Topology

Abstract

AFRICACONNECT is composed of three advanced networks UBUNTUNET, WACREN and ASREN, which connect the national research and education networks in 29 countries in Africa. Each backbone infrastructure has evolved over time and has been updated, with bandwidth and backbone router capability being added. IPv6 connectivity and management assessment emulation were developed using the backbone topology of AFRICACONNECT from 2019. The results demonstrate the capabilities of the GNS3 emulator when using high-performance backbone networks and offer a top-down view that can support strategic decisions on the evolution of this kind of network, which can be useful to Internet Service Provider companies.