TERENA NREN Compendium 2010
Basic Information

Updated: 10 October 2010 at 17:24

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F1. Full name of the organisation (in English)
Bulgarian Research and Education Network Association
F2. Full name of the organisation in the national language(s) (please use the Latin alphabet)
Sdruzhenie Bulgarska Izsledovatelska i Obrazovatelna Mrezha
F3. Abbreviation in English (if applicable)
BREN
F4. Abbreviation in the national language(s)
BIOM
F5. Visiting address
6 Gourko Street Street

Sofia 1000 City/postal code
F6. Postal address (if different from above)
Street

City/postal code
F7. Country
Bulgaria
F8. Fax
F9. Phone
+3592 981 52 41,
F10. General e-mail address
rtrifonov@bren.bg
F11. Website
www.bren.bg
F12. Year the first research network operations started
1989
F13. Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1989
F14. Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
(Please compare the answers given here with the answers of some of the other NRENs you are familiar with)
2006
F15. If you have a short description of the history of your organisation on your website, please provide a URL to that brief description
F16. 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
F17. If so, please give the name of the parent organisation (in English):
F18. What is the formal relationship between your organisation and your 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
F19. Please briefly describe the governing structure of your NREN
(in terms of members, governing body, decision making process, etc.)
The governing structure includes a Chairman, CEO, Board of Directors, Control Committee, and a General Assembly, members of which are the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications, the Council of Bulgarian Universities Rectors, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Reserch Network Association
F20. If you have a description of your governing structure on your website, please give the URL
http://bren.bg/en/?page_id=12
F21. Do you have a Connection Policy on your website?
( )Yes (x)No
F22. If yes, please specify the URL
F23. Do you have an Acceptable Use Policy?
(x)Yes ( )No
F24. Please provide the URL to the AUP:
http://bren.bg/en/?page_id=17
F25. Has your AUP been changed in the last year?
( )Yes (x)No
F26. If yes, please summarise briefly how it has changed
F27. Do you have a Security Policy?
( )Yes (x)No
F28. If yes, please give the URL
F29. Do you request your connected sites to sign Terms and Conditions in addition to the CP and AUP?
( )Yes (x)No
F30. Does your NREN have an environmental policy for efficient use of power, recycling etc.?
( )Yes (x)No
F31. If available online, please give the URL
F32. Has your NREN carried out a greenhouse gas audit, or does it plan to do so?
( )Yes (x)No ( )Planned
F33. If Yes, please give the net result, in tonnes of GHG equivalent, or else a URL to the audit report:
F34. We would appreciate it if you would be able to give us a short description of major changes that occurred in your organisation and/or services during the past year or that you foresee for the coming year (structural changes, changes in your mandate or remit, major technology upgrades, changes in the user base, etc.)
A major achivement has been accomplished during 2009. The National backbone of the network has been upgraded to capacity of 1Gbit/s. Topology also changed to form a ring across the country, allowning for failover. Similar development was accomplished in a smaller scale in the backbone within the metro area of Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria. In Sofia Dark Fiber has been leased, creating another network ring which connects 7 large state universities in Sofia. Currently the network backbone is entirely based on Gigabit Ethernet.
F35. We would be interested in receiving your feedback, both regarding the Compendium 2009 and this questionnaire. Both general comments and specific comments (e.g. about questions that you found difficult to understand or to answer or of limited value) would be appreciated.
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