What is QUNOG?

QUNOG stands for Kyushu Okinawa Network Operators Group (pronounced kyu-no-gu), and is a group whose purpose is to contribute to engineers and users in the Kyushu and Okinawa region by discussing, examining, and introducing technical and operational matters related to the Internet in the Kyushu and Okinawa region.

QUNOG 29 Meeting in Saga

The 29th QUNOG 29 Meeting was held on July 19, 2024 at Saga University in Saga City, Saga Prefecture. Although it was a very hot day near the end of the rainy season, nearly 100 people participated on-site.

Program Announcement

The following eight programs were presented at QUNOG29. The program contents included information about the streaming services that were available on the day, as well as initiatives and activities to support young people in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions.

Program Name List

• Let's start this activity!
• DESSEC Guidelines (draft)
• A story about the difficulties I faced when trying to extend 200km between Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka using 400G-IPoDWDM
• Ten years have passed since then, what have we done so far and what challenges lie ahead?
• A first-year employee participated in event management in Tokyo and Saga
• Moyai is from Saga
• Introduction and guidance of "Peering Asia 6.0"
• QUNOG29 Behind the Scenes of Streaming

the Company engineers also took to the stage

In the program presentation entitled "The great difficulties encountered when trying to transmit 200km between Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka using 400G-IPo DWDM," the Company employees took to the stage together with Internet Multifeed and Nagasaki Cable Media to make a presentation.

The presentation included findings from verification tests of 400G transmission using optical transceivers compliant with the OIF 400G ZR and Open ZR+ standards, and an optical fiber transmission network stretching approximately 200 km across Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka prefectures.

In addition to the exchange of opinions during the presentations, some participants spoke directly to us after the presentations, allowing for lively technical exchange.

title	A story about the difficulties I faced when trying to extend 200km between Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka using 400G-IPoDWDM
date and time	7/19 (Fri) 16:10 – 16:40
Presenter	Daisuke Yoshida, Nagasaki Cable Media Co., Ltd.
	Keita Yurizono, Internet Multifeed Corporation
	Macnica
Overview	(1) Background and overview of the verification, and the optical fiber network used in the verification
	(2) Verification results, cause investigation and isolation during verification, and insight gained from the operator's perspective
	(3) Consideration of the verification and review of the verification from the vendor's perspective

Next time: QUNOG30!

At the end of the program, the next QUNOG was announced. The next QUNOG30 is scheduled to be held in Fukuoka on October 18, 2024.

There was also an announcement about Naniwa NOG in the Kinki region. There will be programs unique to this local NOG, and you can experience a different atmosphere from JANOG (JApan Network Operators Group), so if you are interested, why not come and check it out?

Macnica handles the world's most cutting-edge products in the communications industry, including those from Coherent and MultiLane. If you have any questions about the products or technology trends discussed in the presentation, please feel free to contact us.