RENAM projects of regional networking infrastructure development.

1. 2nd RENAM User Conference – 2008 “Science and Education in the Information Society of Moldova”,Chişinău, May 16, 2008 RENAM projects of regional networking infrastructure development. Dr. P. Bogatencov, Dr. G. Secrieru and Dr. V. Sidorenco RENAM, CU-2008

2. Research and Educational networking in Europe European Commission (EC) started development of common Pan-European networking infrastructure with the aim to unite all research and educational institutions since 1993. R&E network development passed several stages, now Trance-European infrastructure is named GEANT2 and has became one of the most developed Internet segment in the world. The fundamental principle of common Research & Educational (R&E) infrastructure building in Europe is role of National Research and Educational Networks (NREN). GEANT Network uses common approach – it unites one NREN in every country and these NRENs are ensure interrelation and providing access for national R&E institutions to GEANT resources.

3. Regional Initiatives for Research and Educational networking promotion At present access to GEANT is organized not only directly through NREN, but existing and developing some regional initiatives and networks that are supported by EC, regional and national authorities: • NorduNet - unites all Scandinavian countries and represents them in GEANT Consortium; • EUMEDCONECT a project of regional network creation that unites NRENs from Mediterranean Countries; • TEIN2 (Trans - Asia Information Network) – a project for connection of 10 NRENs in Asia - Pacific region to GEANT; • ALICE – huge initiative devoted to connection of 19 Latin-American NRENs to common GEANT infrastructure; • SEEREN / SEE-LIGHT - EC founded regional R&E networking initiatives that have aim to provide access to GEANT network for South - Eastern European Countries; • Black Sea Initiative (BSI) - the project focused on creation of regional network the will unite all countries of Black Sea Basin.

5. Connection of RENAM to GEANT2

6. Extension of GEANT to the East Various solutions for extension of GEANT to the East were developed. Very roughly, the topology of the East European part of the global Trans-European Academic network can be pictured as multiple ring and arc structure. Some of these rings and arcs, that arise more or less naturally, are: • Baltic ring: a ring around Baltic Sea. The beginnings of this ring go back to the start of the Internet in Baltic countries when the first connection of Latvia went from Riga to Tallinn and further to Helsinki and Stockholm. The ideas to create a geometrical fiber ring around Baltic Sea were expressed frequently, though till today it is not done yet. • Central arc: Poland–Belarus and further to the industrial cities of Russia, then to St. Petersburg and back into Scandinavia. • Southern arc: Poland–Ukraine–Moldova–Romania and further through Ukraine to the industrial cities of the Central Russia then to Moscow and further to cities of Ural and other regions of Russia. • Caucasus arc: Ukraine–Georgia–Armenia–Azerbaijan- Turkey, etc. and then to the Far East in cooperation with Silk Highway and other projects.

7. The “Porta Optica Study” is an European Commission co-funded Specific Support Activity Project. Its ultimate goal is stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to ensure the successful, dark-fiber based research network deployment in the Eastern Europe, including Republic of Moldova, Baltic states and Southern Caucasus regions. http://www.porta-optica.org FP6 EC “Porta Optica Study” project

9. Black Sea Initiative • The aim of the BSI is interconnection of NRENs in countries of Black Sea region with fiber optic. • Meetings of several NRENs were held in May and November 2006 in Istanbul and in August 2007 in Poznan. • NRENs from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Moldova, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Romania, Russia,Turkey and Ukraine expressed interest to participate in BSI. • Cooperation with BSUN – the Ukraine is now in the chair of this organization and intensively promote Black Sea networking initiative

10. Black Sea Initiative

11. Black Sea Initiative - Current Status Memorandum of Understanding between NRENs of 12 countries and CEENet has been signed and sent to EC. • The letters of the government support has been prepared. • POS main recommendation is deployment and interconnection of DF infrastructure of NRENs in these countries. • The proposal for the first DF segment implementation of Black Sea R&E network was elaborated and submitted to EC in 2008.

12. RENAM network interconnects campuses of R&E Communities of Moldova having multi-home Internet connectivity via external information exchange nodes. Main external connection is provided through direct 155 Mbps gateway to RoEduNet – Romanian NREN and consequently - to GEANT2 Trans-European Academic network. Chisinau Metropolitan Backbone of RENAM has twelve nodal access points now, which are distributed at 1 to 12 km distances range using 100 Mbps/1Gbps capacity channels, leased E1, xDSL or WiFi channels. One network node was realized in Balti State University “A. Russo”, which joins also four technical colleges from Balti City. RENAM Network General Information

13. RENAM external channels capacity extension roadmap 2001-2003.RENAM-RoEduNet networks direct link and gateway construction. 4 Mbps. NATO grant NIG978385 2005-2006. Increasing traffic capacity of the radio-relay cannel Chişinău – Iaşi up to 16 Мbps and negotiation of leasing additional 16 Мbps bandwidth of the existing radio-relay cannel Chişinău – Iaşi 2005-2007. Organization of supplementary channel for Internet access by StarNet ISP and providing additional permanent traffic and backup facilities for RENAM network: 4M bps (backup 8 Mbps) – 2005; 4 Mbps (backup 10 Mbps)– 2006; 8 Mbps (bacup 16 Mbps)- 2007 2005. Assuring 100 Mbps optical connection to the “Internet Exchange Point” of “Moldtelecom” S.A. 2007. Increasing IX access capacity up to 1 Gbps 2006, November. Widening bandwidth of the radio-relay cannel Chişinău – Iaşi over 32Мbps Elaboration and promotion of international projects for upgrading RENAM-GEANT via RoEduNet connection by using radio-relay cannel facility and new fiber optics link Chişinău-Iaşi construction: 1st stage – extension of the cannel up to 155 Мbps (2007); next stage – extension it up to 1 Gbps (2008-2009).

14. Increasing the capacity of the existing Radio-relay link to Iasi up to 155 Mbps that will be used as supplementary and back-up connection to RoEduNet (2007) - done. The second stage includes the fibre optics link construction to Romania (Chisinau – Iasi, 2007-2009); The third stage assumes to build connection to the Ukraine through the Eastern border (2009 - 2010). External connections development plan:

15. Territorial and external connections of RENAM network 155 Mbps September, 2007

16. Perspective Infrastructure planned by RENAM

17. RENAM – RoEduNet – GEANT cooperation In 2006 RENAM and RoEduNet signed the Agreement that fixes stages, terms of realization and traffic exchange parameters: The parties stipulated that they ensure that the direct Dark fiber connection will operate at data transmission not less than 1 Gbps. Full 1 Gbps capacity will be used for information exchange between RoEduNet and RENAM internal networking segments; Access for all RoEduNet and RENAM users to the local IX points in Bucharest, Iasi and Chisinau will be provided at the communication speed not less than 100 Mbps; RoEduNet ensures the following traffic exchange capacity for access to resources of the Trans-European network GEANT II for RENAM network users: 64 Mbps – from01.01.2007 155 Mbps – from 01.07.2007 1 Gbps – from 01.07.2008

18. RoEduNet extension to RENAM

19. RENAM-RoEduNet Fiber Optic Channel Construction: channel topology detailed map

20. Coarse WDM (CWDM): Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) combines up to 16 wavelengths onto a single fiber. CWDM technology uses an ITU standard 20nm spacing between the wavelengths, from 1310nm to 1610nm. With CWDM technology, since the wavelengths are relatively far apart (compared to DWDM), the transponders are generally not very expensive. RENAM-RoEduNet Fiber Optic Channel Construction: expected technology

21. RENAM – URAN cooperation

22. RENAM – Ukrainian NREN Connection, Sought route

23. RENAM – Ukrainian NREN Connection, North route

24. Ukrainian R&E networking infrastructure (fiber footprint)

25. RENAM External Channels Capacity Dynamics

26. The RENAM Association’s activities have as the principal purpose the continuous development of communication and information infrastructure for the scientific and educational community, as well as for hospitals, museums, libraries and other non-profit organizations in Moldova. Main directions of future activities: External connections development and participation in international and regional projects; Wide installation of “Dark Fiber” (DF) links for transferring principal arterial RENAM network connections to new technological basis. The central, mostly overloaded traffic exchange highways proposed to be realized by means of DF optic communication media and creation multi Gbit Ethernet technology fiber segments. Implementation of xWDM communication technology in optical Chisinau MAN backbone taking in account the necessity to implement in near future 2,5-10 Gbps Ethernet connections. Chisinau & Balti MAN backbones infrastructure development New territorial links construction.

27. Plan of R&E Backbone development on the Territory of Moldova

28. Extension of dark fibre network in Chisinau City that will cover all municipal districts where research and education institutions are located: there are about 20 km of DF links in the city at present and there will be 30 km of DF links until the end of year 2008 Finalise installation of wireless backbone links that are used for connecting far-situated campuses and are simultaneously playing a connection backup role that complements existing DF and leased telephone lines connections Putting in operation Wireless access points for connecting small size corporate LANs, individual and mobile users. Chisinau MAN backbone development plans

29. IPv6 Services GRID Infrastructure and Applications User support service Helpdesk (Ticketing System) Mailing Lists Management Web Hosting Instrumental Support Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) Video Conferencing Public Key Infrastructure Video web casting IP Telephony and VoIP Services Video On Demand New services for RENAM users community

30. Security technologies implementation and security policy development in RENAM network Access control technologies (Boundary protection; Authentication; Authorization) System integrity technologies (Antivirus software; Integrity checkers) Cryptography technologies (Digital signatures and certificates; Virtual private networks) Audit and monitoring technologies (Intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems; Security event correlation tools; Computer forensics tools) Configuration management and assurance systems (Policy enforcement applications Network management; Continuity of operations tools; Scanners; Patch management )

31. RENAM together with partner NRENs having necessary support from international organizations has developed a comprehensive programme of regional communication infrastructureextension. Realization of this programme allows to follow requirements of National R&E community. Permanent upgrading of communication equipment possibilities, introducing new communication technologies and services are directed to response existing challenges and as a result to satisfy the rising community needs. Conclusions

32. Thank you very much! Questions ? Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova, www.renam.md