1. G É ANT2 Development Support Activity and the Republic of Moldova 1st RENAM User Conference Chisinau, Republic of Moldova 14-May-2007 Valentino Cavalli Deputy Chief Technical Officer cavalli@terena.org www.terena.org

2. Slide 2 Overview ›Overview of European Research and Education Networking ›Overview of the GEANT2 Development Support Activity ›The outcome of the Country Needs Assessment of Moldova

3. Slide 3 BW requirements # of users CA B ADSLGigE LAN A: Lightweight users, browsing, mailing, home use B: Business apps, multicast, streaming, VPNs, Peer-to-peer C: Special scientific applications, computing, data grids, virtual- presence Network Users/Applications/BW

4. Slide 4 Research and Education Networks ›What are research and education networks ›Networks dedicated to research and education users/institutions ›Support the user community and help them to fulfill their tasks ›Provide reliable and cost-effective services ›Regulated by strict Acceptable Use Policies ›Why they are important ›Coordination and economy of services ›Provide leading edge services ›Stimulate the development of networking to the benefit of the users and the society

5. Slide 5 European R&E Networking ›Three-tier-multi-domain Federated networking model ›Peering with the commercial Internet and with networks in other parts of the world Regional network MAN NREN Commercial Internet GÉANT2 Campus MAN NREN Research networks in other continents

6. Slide 6 National and International organisations › National Research and Education Networks in each European country – e. g. RENAM in Moldova ›NREN Policy Committee ›Policy, governing body of the NREN Consortium ›DANTE - Delivery of Advanced Networking To Europe Ltd. ›Operational organisation running the pan-European network backbone and managing the GEANT2 Project › TERENA – Trans European Research and Education Networking Organisation ›Collaborative organisation promoting research and innovation in technology testing and services

7. Slide 7 What is G É ANT2? › 7th generation of pan-European research network infrastructure – continuation of a success story › Project partners include the EC, 30 of Europe ’ s national research and education networks (NRENs), DANTE and TERENA ›Connects 34 European countries and serves over 3500 research and education establishments across Europe ›Over 30 million users ›Provides extensive international connectivity to other world regions ›Funded jointly by NRENs and European Commission ›Project timescale September 2004 - August 2008

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10. Slide 10 G É ANT2 NREN Development Support ›Assist NRENs, regional and local R&E networks in less advanced countries ›Increase inclusion, ease divide ›Gain better understanding of the status of R&E networking in less advanced countries, inhibitors and opportunities ›Transfer of knowledge in technical, managerial and policy areas › TERENA is the G É ANT2 partner responsible for this activity, assisted by Advisory Panel of NREN experts

11. Slide 11 Beneficiary Countries

12. Slide 12 Some Support Activities ›Albania ›Policy workshop, December 2005 ›Romania, Cyprus, Turkey ›eduroam events, June 2006, Jan & April 2007 ›Moldova ›Identity Management event, 15 May 2007 ›Morocco ›Network tender consultancy ›eduroam/Identity Management event, June 2007 ›Bulgaria ›Security: TRANSITS workshop July 2007

13. Slide 13 Recommendations for the Government of the Republic of Moldova Recognise the existing NREN as an asset for the provision of networking services to all research and education institutions in the country in a coordinated fashion. ›Speed up the process of liberalisation of the market for telecommunication services and infrastructure. [.. facilitate] acquisition of dark fibre or managed lambda services by the NREN. ›Involve RENAM in the development of the informational networking infrastructure and informational resources for research and education. [..] nation-wide programs concerning research and educational informational networking infrastructure and informational resources development should be always coordinated with the NREN.

14. Slide 14 Recommendation for the National Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Moldova ›The National Regulatory Agency of the Republic of Moldova should pursue the implementation of the EU directives for Telecommunications and the amendment of laws concerning access to services at favourable conditions for the NREN.

15. Slide 15 Recommendations for the Management Board of the RENAM Association ›Continue to exploit the good relationship with infrastructure supplier to increase the service coverage and the network capacity, [..] radio communications are an interim measure unless WiMax is installed and proves capable of supporting sufficient bandwidth over distance. ›Focus more on services and applications enabling advance usage of the network and exploiting the potential for better collaboration in the research and education sector [..] the NREN should focus on this as their Unique Selling Point. ›Exploit the opportunity to discuss and plan for optical interconnectivities offered by initiatives such as Porta- Optica

16. Slide 16 Recommendations for the Managers of Research and Education Institutions in the Republic of Moldova ›Exploit the opportunities made available by the Framework Programme of the European Union in the future to increase collaborative RTD projects in the country. ›Actively collaborate with RENAM to identify and develop leading edge network applications and services to support the advancement of research and education in the Republic of Moldova.