1. NATO ANW: The Fourth CEENet Workshop on Network Management Management Issues for Excellence in Research and Education Networking 08-11th October 2004 Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova RENAM: NREN of Moldova Dr.P. Bogatencov, Dr.T. Cibotaru, I.Covalenco, A.Goncearuc, Dr.G. Secrieru, Dr.V.Sidorenco, B.Varzari. RENAM Executive Director board Chisinau, 2004 www.renam.md

2. ASM TUM RENAM: Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova CEENet, 2004

3. RENAM now: Intracity Backbone. WAN Topology in Chisinau City CEENet, 2004

4. RENAM: Organization Structure CEENet, 2004

5. Network Nodes of RENAM:Batch of basic services • Leased line and Dial-up connectivity providing • WWW sites design, host and management • e-mail service providing • gopher service providing • ftp service providing • telnet service providing • databases service providing • Distance Learning Services • e-Tutorials development • Electronic Libraries access and management • consulting and training CEENet, 2004 Virtual Classrooms

6. Basic information resources, accumulated and available within RENAM network: • web-sites of leading scientific and educational institutions, providing necessary navigation and information access facilities • factographic database “Scientific publications in Moldova”, containing annotations and abstracts of papers and full text of some of them • annotated catalogue of Moldova periodicals • hypertext database “Conferences, seminars, meetings and other scientific events, taking place in Moldova” CEENet, 2004

7. Basic informational resources, accumulated and available within RENAM network: • electronic versions of some journals, published in ASM and in Universities of Moldova • methodical materials and computerized curricula, including those ready for distant education • systemized information on access to databases, generated by largest libraries and information centers of Moldova, provision of information exchange and access to information systems of scientific libraries. CEENet, 2004

8. The Program of future RENAM network infrastructure development includes: • up-grading main network communication links using modern broadband high-speed and wireless communication technologies; • creation of own fiber optic media for data transfer, backbone in Chisinau city; • shifting of the basic highways of internodal links on new communication technologies – АТМ (155 Mbps - OC3), Gigabit Ethernet, IPv6, Internet2… • widening RENAM connections for covering new regions of the country; • involving additional educational and research bodies of Moldova in RENAM networking activities; • improvement of the existing connections and establishing new Internet access links. CEENet, 2004

9. CEENet, 2004

10. Gigabit Ethernet technology RENAM fiber optic segment CEENet, 2004

11. NATO Project “RENAM-RoEduNet networks direct link and gateway construction” (NIG 978385) The project of communication bridge was devoted to the creation of new direct, reliable and effective bi-directional connection link between two neighbour NRENs: • RENAM:Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova and • RoEduNet:Romanian Education Network These two networks represent national networking infrastructures, which are opened for all Universities, colleges, schools, scientific institutions and cover all the territory of two neighbour countries. CEENet, 2004

12. RENAM – RoEduNet direct link Chişinău Iaşi CEENet, 2004

13. RENAM (Chişinău, Moldova)-RoEduNet (Iaşi, România)General Connection Scheme CEENet, 2004

14. CEENet, 2004

15. URAN: partner NREN in Ukraine CEENet, 2004

16. Future of IT …Can we predict it exactly? CEENet, 2004

17. NATO ANW: The Fourth CEENet Workshop on Network Management Management Issues for Excellence in Research and Education Networking08-11th October 2004 Thank you very much for your attention! Questions ? Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova, www.renam.md Academy of Sciences of Moldova, www.asm.md Technical University of Moldova, www.utm.md State University of Moldova, www.usm.md Academy of Economic Studies www.ase.md

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