RENAM – current state and development program Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova TERENA Networking Conference 2005 “The World of Pervasive Networking“ 6 – 9 June, 2005, Poznan, Poland Dr. Peter Bogatencov Poznan, June 8,

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan2 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: ASM - Academy of Science of MoldovaAcademy of Science of Moldova ASEM The Academy of Economic StudiesASEM Balti State University Cahul State University Centrul Republican de Informatica UASM State Agrarian University of Moldova USM State University of MoldovaUSM UTM Technical University of MoldovaUTM SPU - State Pedagogical University USMF - State University of Medicine and Pharmaceutics

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan3 Stages of scientific-educational networking segment development in Moldova Independent networking segments of Universities and Scientific Institutions of Moldova – before 1996 Moldnet project AMNET project RENAM network (Stage I) - started in 1999 RENAM network (Stage II) - started in 2000 RENAM – RoEduNet link - started in 2001 RENAM – Satellite link for Internet Access Improvement – started in 2003 RENAM – Wireless Backbone – started in 2004 Before RENAM After RENAM

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan4 RENAM External Connections

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan5 RENAM Network Development Programme:  Creation of own fiber optic media of transfer of the data for backbone development in Chisinau city;  Shifting of the basic highways of internodal links on new communication technology – STM 155 Mbps, optic Gbit Ethernet and 5GHz Mbps wireless links;  Establishment of new high-speed communications with basic networks and Internet Service Providers of Moldova;  Implementation of new channels of access to peripheral nodes in territory of the country having capacity up to 2 Mbps and more;

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan6 RENAM Network Development Programme (continuation):  Creation of experimental segments and gateways for introduction and deployment of IPv6 Internet technologies;  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;  Expansion and transition to new technology of a gateway to access the Trans- European academic network GEANT (G2) through the scientific network of Romania – RoEduNet.

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan7 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: "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

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan8 Directions of RENAM external connections development Upgrading existing Radio-Relay facilities: –Up to 34Mbps using E3 interface of the available “Kurs” radio-relay equipment; Utilization of the “MoldTelecom” (national communication operator) fiber optics channel Chisinau-Iasi for obtaining Mbps bandwidth; Participation in the ISPs consortia for building “dark” fiber Chisinau-Iasi connection and realization direct RENAM-RoEduNet fiber connection; 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; Participation in NATO Silk project utilizing two available satellite ground stations installed in RENAM network.

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan9 RENAM: National-Wide WAN Backbone UB: University of Balti; UC: University of Cahul. Ucom: University of Comrat. COMRAT UCom

TNC 2005, June 8, 2005, Poznan10 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.