Prospects of regional fiber Prospects of regional fiber infrastructure development for infrastructure development for research and education supportresearch and education support

((PORTA OPTICA STUDYPORTA OPTICA STUDY PROJECT- PROJECT-DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL GATEWAY DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL GATEWAY

TO EASTERN EUROPETO EASTERN EUROPE))Research and Educational Networking Association of Research and Educational Networking Association of

Moldova (RENAM – www.renam.md)Moldova (RENAM – www.renam.md) .

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ContentContent

• Project overviewProject overview

• PartnersPartners

• Main goalMain goal

• ObjectivesObjectives

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OverviewOverview

• Instrument:Instrument: Specific support action under the FP6Specific support action under the FP6• Duration:Duration: 1 year 1 year

Start: 01/02/2006Start: 01/02/2006 End: 31/01/2007End: 31/01/2007

• Budget:Budget: 316,878.00 EUR 316,878.00 EUR• Person months:Person months: 87 (8 for RENAM, Moldova) 87 (8 for RENAM, Moldova)• 9 beneficiary countries9 beneficiary countries

total area: 1 206 258 sq km total area: 1 206 258 sq km (area of UE: 3 976 372 sq km) (area of UE: 3 976 372 sq km)

• 3 main regions:3 main regions: Eastern Europe: Belarus, Ukraine, MoldovaEastern Europe: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, LithuaniaBaltic states: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Southern Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, GeorgiaSouthern Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

• 12 project partners12 project partners

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PartnersPartners

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SANETSlovak Academic Network Association12

CESNETCESNET, z.s.p.o.11

GRNETGreek Research and Technology Network10

GRENAGeorgian Research and Educational Networking Association9

RENAMResearch and Educational Networking Association of Moldova8

NCIRTNational Center of Information Resources and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus

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URANCenter for European Integration Ltd. 6EENetEstonian Educational and Research Network5

IMCS-UL

Institute of Mathematics andComputer science, University of Latvia4

LITNETKaunas University of Technology3CEENetCentral and Eastern European Networking Association2

PSNCInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS – Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center1

short name Participant name

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PartnersPartners

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Main GoalMain Goal

Stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to Stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to

ensure the successful, dark-fiber based research ensure the successful, dark-fiber based research

network deployment in the Eastern Europe, Baltic network deployment in the Eastern Europe, Baltic

states and Southern Caucasus regions.states and Southern Caucasus regions.

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City Population (in thousands)

Number of scientific institutions in

the city

Number of universities in

the city

Total number of university

students

Priority level

( High =1; Low =3 )

Kishinev 665 25 30 65000 1

Beltsy 150 6 1 4500 2

Cahul 35 4 2 2500 3

Comrat 28 3 1 1500 3

Tiraspol 170 5 1 5000 3

Ungheni 43 3 0   3

Rybnitsa 60 4 0   3

At first stages of the project deployment R&E At first stages of the project deployment R&E communities of the following cities of Moldova were communities of the following cities of Moldova were selected:selected:

ObjectivesObjectivesPotential beneficiariesPotential beneficiaries

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ObjectivesObjectivesFiber infrastructure availabilityFiber infrastructure availability

Assessment of fiber infrastructure availability:Assessment of fiber infrastructure availability:

• assessment of service deployment opportunities for assessment of service deployment opportunities for national networksnational networks

• international connectivity analysisinternational connectivity analysis

• analysis of legal and political environmentanalysis of legal and political environment

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Fiber infrastructure availability in Fiber infrastructure availability in MoldovaMoldova

ObjectivesObjectives Case studies & deployment Case studies & deployment

scenariosscenariosPerforming fiber network case studies and Performing fiber network case studies and

deployment scenariosdeployment scenarios::

• a series of case studies for dark fiber networka series of case studies for dark fiber network deployment in Eastern Europe, Baltic States and deployment in Eastern Europe, Baltic States and Southern Caucasus countriesSouthern Caucasus countries

• economical analysis of dark fiber deployment economical analysis of dark fiber deployment possibilities and financial model of network possibilities and financial model of network operationsoperations

• comprehensive international fiber network comprehensive international fiber network deployment plandeployment plan

• acceptable Use Policy for proposed networkacceptable Use Policy for proposed network

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Territorial and external connections of RENAM network

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Building infrastructure by RENAM

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2.5 Gbps GÉANT2 connectivity required for 2009 1 Gbps main backbone planned Leasing lambda channel About 1400 km of leased lambda lines Possible construction of DF

Moldova – parameters of the network development

Potential Potential IImpactmpact7 cities7 cities50 scientific institutions50 scientific institutions35 higher education 35 higher education institutionsinstitutions78 500 university students78 500 university students

ObjectivesObjectives Project awareness Project awareness and and visibilityvisibility::

Raising project awareness:Raising project awareness:• maximizing the involvement and raising the maximizing the involvement and raising the

awareness of user communities, NRENs, awareness of user communities, NRENs, market players and funding bodies of target market players and funding bodies of target countriescountries

Increasing project visibilityIncreasing project visibility::• organizing trainings, presentations, organizing trainings, presentations,

workshops, direct meetings with authorities workshops, direct meetings with authorities and maintaining a project website:and maintaining a project website:

http://www.porta-optica.orghttp://www.porta-optica.org

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