Transcript RENAM: 5 years on the road

TERENA Networking Conference 2005
“The World of Pervasive
Networking“
6 – 9 June, 2005, Poznan, Poland
Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova
RENAM – current state and
development program
Dr. Peter Bogatencov
www.renam.md
Poznan, June 8, 2005
RENAM Association – NREN of Moldova
RENAM Association is a non-governmental, non-commercial and non-profit organization, established in the
form of the public institution, carrying out its activities in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic
of Moldova, with legislation of the Republic of Moldova, currently in force, with international norms and
conventions, with the present Statues, aimed at public benefit.
Association RENAM activities has as its principal purpose constant development of communication and
information infrastructure of the scientific and educational community of the Republic of Moldova.
ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS: Creation of modern and high-capacity communication media for
scientific and educational community in Moldova; creation of appropriate conditions for permanent
network development for science and education by means of collaborated efforts of scientific and
educational institutions; providing access to the national and foreign databases; development of and
organizing access to scientific and educational informational content.
The Association was founded and registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova in June,
1999 under registration No 1089
At present RENAM Association members are:
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ASM - Academy of Science of Moldova
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ASEM The Academy of Economic Studies
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Balti State University
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Cahul State University
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Centrul Republican de Informatica
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UASM State Agrarian University of Moldova
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USM State University of Moldova
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UTM Technical University of Moldova
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SPU - State Pedagogical University
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USMF - State University of Medicine and Pharmaceutics
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Stages of scientific-educational networking
segment development in Moldova
 Independent networking segments of Universities and
Scientific
Institutions of Moldova – before 1996
 Moldnet project - 1996-1997
Before
RENAM
 AMNET project - 1997-1999
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RENAM network (Stage I) - started in 1999
RENAM network (Stage II) - started in 2000 After RENAM
RENAM – RoEduNet link - started in 2001
RENAM – Satellite link for Internet Access Improvement –
started in 2003
 RENAM – Wireless Backbone – started in 2004
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RENAM External Connections
ISP Sky-Vision
Back-up satellite
connection
Radio-relay link to
RoEduNet
ISP Sky-Vision
Back-up sattelite
connection
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Campus
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Moldtelecom
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ISP "Starnet LTD"
ISP ARAX ltd local traffic
exchange
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RENAM Network Development Programme:
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Creation of own fiber optic media of transfer of the data for backbone
development in Chisinau city;
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Shifting of the basic highways of internodal links on new communication
technology – STM 155 Mbps, optic Gbit Ethernet and 5GHz 22-54 Mbps
wireless links;
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Establishment of new high-speed communications with basic networks and
Internet Service Providers of Moldova;
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Implementation of new channels of access to peripheral nodes in territory of
the country having capacity up to 2 Mbps and more;
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RENAM Network Development Programme
(continuation):
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Creation of experimental segments and gateways for introduction and
deployment of IPv6 Internet technologies;
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Elaboration and realization of new gateway interactions, including ground and
satellite channels of external access to the Internet, gateways to scientific-
educational networks of partners from Romania and Ukraine;
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Expansion and transition to new technology of a gateway to access the TransEuropean academic network GEANT (G2) through the scientific network of
Romania – RoEduNet.
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RENAM network associated projects
RENAM and institutions–members are participants of national and international
research and development projects, which requires computers data-intensive
applications.
RENAM participate in a wide range of Projects and Programs:
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"Moldnet" network project
Distance Education Projects,
Soros Foundation in Moldova Scientific and University's Libraries Automation projects,
Moldavian Library Consortium Information Systems Project,
TEMPUS Projects in Moldavian Universities,
UNESCO the Academy of Sciences informatization support project,
UNESCO and EC DG XIII C STACCIS (Support for Telematics Applications Cooperation
with the Commonwealth of Independent States) project
• EURASIA Foundation project “Academic Network Creation and modern electronic
communications development"
• NATO project "AMNET - Development of the Science and Education Network in
Moldova"
• NATO project "Networking Infrastructure development for Science and Education RENAM network"
• NATO project "RENAM network stage - II"
• NATO project "RENAM-RoEduNet networks direct link and gateway construction"
• NATO project Providing Satellite Internet Access for RENAM network academic
community
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------• Porta Optica - Distributed Optical Gateway to GEANT2
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Directions of RENAM external connections
development
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Upgrading existing Radio-Relay facilities:
– Up to 34Mbps using E3 interface of the available “Kurs” radio-relay
equipment;
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Utilization of the “MoldTelecom” (national communication operator) fiber optics
channel Chisinau-Iasi for obtaining 155-622Mbps bandwidth;
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Participation in the ISPs consortia for building “dark” fiber Chisinau-Iasi
connection and realization direct RENAM-RoEduNet fiber connection;
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Participation in joint activities with partner NREN from Eastern Europe with the
aim to create effective fiber connection of NIS R&D networks to GEANT Porto-Optica study project;
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Participation in NATO Silk project utilizing two available satellite ground
stations installed in RENAM network.
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RENAM: National-Wide WAN Backbone
• UB: University of Balti;
• UC: University of Cahul.
COMRAT
UCom
• Ucom: University of Comrat.
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Conclusions
RENAM activities are directed toward:
• introduction the global informational society
technologies and services to scientific-educational
community of Moldova through integration of RENAM
with Trance-European R&E GEANT (G2) network and
participating in regional networks
• involving joint potential of Moldova specialists into
collaborated research and training activity
• creating conditions for national scientific-educational
information resources designing, development,
accumulation and dissemination.
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