TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 21 May 2008 at 08:49

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Office for Administration and Operation of Data Communication Infrastructure "RoEduNet".
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Oficiul pentru Administrare si Operare a Infrastructurii de Comunicatii de Date RoEduNet
D.3 Abbreviation in English
RoEduNet
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
OAOICD RoEduNet
D.5 Visiting address
Splaiul Independenţei 313, Street

Cod 060032, Bucureşti City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Romania
D.10 Fax
+40-21-3171175
D.11 Phone
+40-21-3171175
D.12 General e-mail address
office@roedu.net
D.13 Website
http://www.roedu.net/
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1990
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1994
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1998
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation
http://www.roedu.net/default.php?t=site&lang=EN

D.19 Form of organisation
(x)Separate legal entity of its own
( )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
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
Owner: Romanian Ministry of Education and Research through National Authority for Scientific Research;
General Manager and 6 Regional Managers for every NOC.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.roedu.net/default.php?t=site&pgid=8
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr. Title Octavian First name Rusu Last name
General Manager Job Title

octavian@roedu.net E-mail address
CEO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
CTO Mr. Title Octavian First name Rusu Last name
Technical Director Job Title

octavian@roedu.net 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
Done:
- all backbone equipment (routers) upgraded
- RENAM connection upgrade to 155 Mbps.
Future:
- there is a WDM project undergoing, probably in 2Q 2008 main nodes will be connected via a new structure, with 10 Gbps links;
- GEANT connection(s) upgrade to 10 Gbps (new GEANT PoP in Bucharest, already installed but not operational)
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information