TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 4 June 2008 at 09:31

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Swedish University Computer Network
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Det svenska universitetsdatornätet SUNET
D.3 Abbreviation in English
SUNET
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
SUNET
D.5 Visiting address
Klarabergsviadukten 82 Street

SE-103 78 Stockholm City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Sweden
D.10 Fax
+46 8 54644180
D.11 Phone
+46 8 54644334
D.12 General e-mail address
sunet@vr.se
D.13 Website
http://www.sunet.se/
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
firstname.lastname@(department.)organization.se
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1985
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1985
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation
http://basun.sunet.se/html_docs/info_sunet/historia.html

D.19 Form of organisation
( )Separate legal entity of its own
(x)Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
Swedish Research Council
D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
(x)We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
( )Other, please explain below
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
The governing body is the SUNET board, appointed by the Swedish Research Council after nomination by the Association of Swedish Higher Education. The SUNET board makes most of the important decisions and authorizes the executive officers to make day-to-day management decisions.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
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D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr. Title Hans First name Wallberg Last name
General Manager Coordination and Development Job Title

Hans.Wallberg@sunet.se E-mail address
CEO 2 Mrs Title Eva First name Stensköld Last name
Secretary General Job Title

Eva.Stenskold@vr.se E-mail address
CTO Mr. Title Börje First name Josefsson Last name
Technical Coordinator Job Title

BJ@sunet.se E-mail address
CTO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
OTHER Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
In 2007, SUNET upgraded to a new network, called OptoSunet, with a new topology and the possibility to deliver transfer speeds up to 40 Gbit/s. Optical transport technology gives possibilities for large traffic transfers with a fiber handling up to 192 wavelengths and 40 Gbit/s.

For the first time, SUNET uses dark fiber in most connections and the optical transmission makes it possible to provide point to point connections of different kinds at the requirement of the members.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information