RoEduNet Optical

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RoEduNet - Optical
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Content

• RoEduNet now
• Opportunities for ...
• ... RoEduNet NG

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• official start in 1998, operating since 1990
• 7 NOCs, 34 POPs
• 2 international connections GEANT, RENAM
  (Republic of Moldova NREN)
• use of leased channels (STM1, E3, E1) from third
  parties
• connecting universities, high schools, schools,
  research institutes, other academic
  organizations, local administration entities
• more than 900000 potential users

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RoEduNet - Oportunities

• (new) technologies boost optical fiber usage
  WDM to be used
• leasing existing dark fiber (or at least lambdas)
  from infrastructure owned by various companies
  electrical power distribution, railways, telecom
• focus on Romanian Railway company
  telecommunications division CFR Telecomunicatii
  S.A.
• efforts to find solutions for both sides benefit
  local loops in main cities
• contacts made to start gathering information
  needed
• support from involved ministries (education and
  research,transport, communcations)
• funding for the start of project exists (aprox 3
  mil EUR)
• first results to show 3Q or 4Q 2005

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Opportunities CFR fiber infrastructure

• more than 4500 km optical fiber installed, will
  grow next to 8000 km
• about 550 railway stations have fiber
  termination and connectivity facilities
• CFR has a project to implement a DWDM network
  NW-SE extension
• RoEduNet to provide local loops for all main
  cities and equipment needed to light the fiber
  for Galati Iasi Cluj

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RoEduNet NG

• proposed structure uses CWDM and DWDM
  technologies
• aprox. 2500 km DWDM links between NOCs
• proposal - Ethernet technology to be used
  (cheaper)
• CWDM connecting POPs to NOCs
• 9 main cities have no fiber connectivity using
  CFR infrastructure (for time beeing)

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Conclusions

• great achievement to have a modern network
  infrastructure
• specialization in optical transmission modern
  technologies opportunity for people involved in
  the project
• independence from market
• providing a testbed for testing new technologies
• future projects for high-speed interconnections
  to neighbor NRENs possible