TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 1 September 2008 at 06:05

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Australian Academic and Research Network
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Australian Academic and Research Network
D.3 Abbreviation in English
AARNet
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
AARNet
D.5 Visiting address
Building 9, Banks Street Street

Yarralumla ACT 2600 City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
GPO Box 1559 Street

Canberra ACT 2601 City/postal code
D.9 Country
Australia
D.10 Fax
+61 2 6222 3535
D.11 Phone
+61 2 6222 3530
D.12 General e-mail address
inquiries@aarnet.edu.au
D.13 Website
http://www.aarnet.edu.au/
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
firstname.lastname@aarnet.edu.au
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1989
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1989
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.aarnet.edu.au/about/history.html

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
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D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
(x)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
AARNet Pty Ltd (ACN 084 540 518) is the not-for-profit company that operates the AARNet network which provides high-capacity Internet services to Australia’s universities, research institutions including CSIRO, DSTO and ANSTO, and certain other related organisations as permitted by the AARNet Access Policy. Shares in AARNet Pty Ltd (AARNet) are held by the thirty-eight Australian universities and the CSIRO, together known as the Members. AARNet is a licensed Australian telecommunications carrier (Nr 61 under the Telecommunications Act 1997 Cth).
AARNet’s Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board of Directors. A separate body, the AARNet Advisory Committee (AAC), represents the interests of the Members and is a source of advice on policy and business matters. Regional Network Organisations, which are generally state based, elect one representative to the AAC.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.aarnet.edu.au/publications/constitution_2005.pdf
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Title Chris First name Hancock Last name
Chief Executive Officer Job Title

E-mail address
CEO 2 Title Don First name Robertson Last name
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Job Title

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

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
2009 will be a year of technological changes at AARNet. We're planning to:

- Light the fibre system to Western Australia, where one of the candidate sites for the Square Kilometer Array is located (approx. 1500km of fibre)
- Trial 40Gbps DWDM transmission
- Enable Dynamic Lightpath capability on the AARNet optical network
- Implement VPLS capability as an alternative technology to the Optical Private Networks built on a mesh of PtP circuits currently in use for customer campus interconnectivity
D.25 Feedback
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

D: Basic Information

TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information