1 RENATER National Network for Technology, Education and Research in France

2 The aims of RENATER Management of a communications network for research, technological development and education. Project management of associated services (network, applications, security). Assistance in developing regional networks to which users are connected to and their interconnection to provide national and international connectivity. Management of communications with the NRENs of other countries.

RENATER, a public interest group RENATER is a GIP (groupement d’intérêt public),a non- profit organisation with a majority representation of public structure. Members : Ministry of Research, Ministry of Education, Universities, Research organizations One head office in Paris, with three branches (Rennes, Montpellier, Grenoble). 53 people. Budget: €23 millions. 3

4 Management Board President : Jean-Pierre FINANCE, representative of the French universities in the EC universities presidents organisation Three representatives from the Ministries. One representative from each of the 10 other members (research institutes) Three qualified people (experts) Other entitled participants: – Government Commissioner, – Authority responsible for financial oversight, – Director.

5 Management of RENATER

6 Strategic directions ① RENATER is the NETWORK AND SERVICES partner for the research and education community. ② RENATER is a network that provides the community with a set of tools and services for EXPERIMENTATION of research work and projects undertaken by its partners and by their laboratories. No other network operator can offer this service. ③ RENATER is a player in the TRANSFER OF RESEARCH from research hubs to other public bodies, and is also a vector for technological transfer or research from research centres and universities to French and European industry (in line with government initiatives and directives: competitiveness hubs, technology research institutes, etc.).  RENATER serves its partners for MUTUALISATION OF TECHNICAL NEEDS.

A national infrastructure… 7

A network that counts Full network coverage 11,900 km of fibre optics, 120 links, 72 points of presence (regional nodes). Network: 125 wavelengths (10G). Traffic: accumulated external connectivity of nearly 100Gbit/s, 80 Po exchanged externally in ports in mainland France and French overseas departments and territories. High-use services 10,000 electronic certificates supplied in total. 30,000 telephone calls a year. Anti-spam: 550,000 accounts, 2,000,000 s filtered per day. eduroam Wi-Fi access: more than 150 operational establishments, 50,000 requests per day in France. “Universalistes” mailing list service: 400,000 subscribers. 8

Our portfolio of services Network services: Registration service for network resources (IP addresses, domain names), access connections and services, access to exchange points (SFINX, REUNIX, GUYANIX, etc.), VPN services, voice and image communication services, mobility services (eduroam/eduspot). Application services: Anti-spam, “Education-Recherche” identity federation, electronic certificates, Universaliste/Métaliste mailing lists, collaborative tools (wiki, foodle, survey, etc.), Sympa software, SourceSup platform, Universal Network Accounts (CRU accounts). Security: Administration of the GRID-FR certification authority, managing the network of CISOs, information security recommendations and good practices, CERT RENATER (surveillance of flows/reactions in the event of an incident/processing of requests). 9

10 Who uses RENATER? Network users comprise: educational establishments, public research establishments, other private institutions or companies for their R&D, training, and scientific and technical documentation activities. New project for 2013 The French state will build an Inter-network wich include all departments and networks and should enable continuity of government action in the event of serious malfunction of the Internet The French government has decided to rely on the experience and RENATER network for the provision of specific lambdas

11 Themes for study in 2012 The themes cited below relate to planning for the future (beyond 2012). – Needs studied Genomics and biology Cloud Geant 3+ RIE LCG (Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid) – Extensions Africa Spain, Italy – Presence within European authorities Reinforced presence in the GEANT and TERENA authorities Participation in “innovation” projects