TERENA NREN Compendium 2010
Basic Information

Updated: 7 October 2010 at 15:11
Organisation:
Users / Clients Connectivity Services Traffic Technical Services Funding and Staffing Basic Information
  1. Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova
  2. Asociatia Obsteasca RENAM
  3. RENAM
  4. ARSEM
  5. 168, Stefan cel Mare bd, office 134
    Chisinau, MD-2004
  6. 5, Academiei Str., Office 324
    Chisinau, MD-2028
  7. Moldova, Republic Of
  8. +373-22-288006;
  9. +373-22-739827
  10. renam@renam.md
  11. http://www.renam.md
  12. 2000
  13. 1999
  14. 1999
  15. http://www.renam.md/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&Itemid=8
  16. (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
  17.  
  18. ( )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
  19. Major part of RENAM Council (Governing body) members are appointed by research and education institutions and some members are representatives of ministries and state agencies
  20. The Council of RENAM Association is the governing organ of the Association according to its Statute. The Council consists of profile ministries representatives, well-known scientists of Moldova, research institutions' managers, information systems and networking specialists, which represent the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Universities of Moldova, and other scientific and educational institutions. The Council produces strategy decisions on RENAM network and information systems development directions, considers and adopts technical suggestions. The Council is headed by its elected Chairman. Head of the Council is governing consultative organ   bureau of the Council.
    Between Council meetings the Association is governed by Co-presidents of the Association. In 1999 two co-presidents were appointed.
    The Council of the Association appoints executive managers staff with RENAM Executive Director as a head, which is responsible for all current activity of the Association. The activity of Association's Executive staff is supervised by General Director of the Association. Executive Department of RENAM has its consultative organ   Scientific - Technical Committee of experts.
    Other parts of RENAM organizational structure:
    - Executive managers - heads of RENAM departments
    - Thematic departments;
    - RENAM NOC team personnel
  21. http://www.renam.md/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=9
  22. (x)Yes ( )No
  23. http://www.renam.md/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=12
  24. (x)Yes ( )No
  25. http://www.renam.md/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=12
  26. ( )Yes (x)No
  27.  
  28. (x)Yes ( )No
  29. http://cert.acad.md/en/our-rules-mainmenu-6
  30. (x)Yes ( )No
  31. ( )Yes (x)No
  32.  
  33. ( )Yes ( )No (x)Planned
  34.  
  35. New DF links were installed in Chisinau MAN that allowed to wider the own optical infrastructure up to 50 km.
    DF connection between RENAM node in Chisinau (Moldova) and RoEduNet (Romania) node in Iasi was put in operation in May 2010. DWDM optical equipment was installed that allows organizing links of 10 Gbps capacity. At present operating one 10 Gbps connection to RoEduNet Iasi node and the second 10 Gbps link is used as back-up. The second external back-up channel of 100 Mbps to commodity Internet is provided for RENAM by local IDSP StarNet.
    In 2010 the development of DF backbone in Chisinau was continued. New organizations were connected by fiber links to RENAM fiber infrastructure that allowed improve connectivity for campuses of the State Agricultural University of Moldova and connect two new research institutes of the Academy of Sciences.
    RENAM CERT operation was promoted and appropriate services for NREN community were developing.
  36. The Compendium containing a lot of very useful data, that can be utilized for understanding trends of NRENs future development and the policies of these organizations operation. Every year issue has new useful features and recently the process of information presentation unification has began that will allow to make direct comparison and understand precisely the real state of every target NREN. At present it became essential to have comprehensive overview of full gamma of services provided by NRENs for their user's communities.