1. Prospects of regional fiber infrastructure development for research and education support (PORTA OPTICA STUDY PROJECT- DISTRIBUTED OPTICAL GATEWAY TO EASTERN EUROPE) Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova (RENAM – www.renam.md). Chisinau, May, 2007

2. Content Project overview Project overview Partners Partners Main goal Main goal Objectives Objectives 2/14 Chisinau, April, 2007

3. Overview Instrument: Instrument: Specific support action under the FP6 Specific support action under the FP6 Duration: 1 year Duration: 1 year  Start: 01/02/2006  End: 31/01/2007 Budget: 316,878.00 EUR Budget: 316,878.00 EUR Person months: 87 (8 for RENAM, Moldova) Person months: 87 (8 for RENAM, Moldova) 9 beneficiary countries total area: 1 206 258 sq km (area of UE: 3 976 372 sq km)9 beneficiary countries total area: 1 206 258 sq km (area of UE: 3 976 372 sq km) 3 main regions: 3 main regions:  Eastern Europe: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova  Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania  Southern Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia 12 project partners 12 project partners 3/14 Chisinau, May, 2007

4. Partners 4/14 SANET Slovak Academic Network Association 12 CESNET CESNET, z.s.p.o. 11 GRNET Greek Research and Technology Network 10 GRENA Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association 9 RENAM Research and Educational Networking Association of Moldova 8 NCIRT National Center of Information Resources and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus 7 URAN Center for European Integration Ltd. 6 EENet Estonian Educational and Research Network 5 IMCS-UL Institute of Mathematics and Computer science, University of Latvia 4 LITNET Kaunas University of Technology 3 CEENet Central and Eastern European Networking Association 2 PSNC Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry PAS – Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center 1 short name Participant name Chisinau, May, 2007

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6. Main Goal Stimulation and consolidation of initiatives to ensure the successful, dark-fiber based research network deployment in the Eastern Europe, Baltic states and Southern Caucasus regions. 6/14 Chisinau, May, 2007

7. City Population (in thousands) Number of scientific institutions in the city Number of universities in the city Total number of university students Priority level ( High =1; Low =3 ) Kishinev 665253065000 1 Beltsy 150614500 2 Cahul 35422500 3 Comrat 28311500 3 Tiraspol 170515000 3 Ungheni 4330 3 Rybnitsa 6040 3 At first stages of the project deployment R&E communities of the following cities of Moldova were selected: Objectives Potential beneficiaries 7/14 Chisinau, April, 2007

8. Objectives Fiber infrastructure availability Assessment of fiber infrastructure availability: assessment of service deployment opportunities for national networks assessment of service deployment opportunities for national networks international connectivity analysis international connectivity analysis analysis of legal and political environment analysis of legal and political environment 8/14 Chisinau, May, 2007

9. 9/14 Chisinau, May, 2007 Fiber infrastructure availability in Moldova

10. Objectives Case studies & deployment scenarios Performing fiber network case studies and deployment scenarios: a series of case studies for dark fiber network deployment in Eastern Europe, Baltic States and Southern Caucasus countriesa series of case studies for dark fiber network deployment in Eastern Europe, Baltic States and Southern Caucasus countries economical analysis of dark fiber deployment possibilities and financial model of network operationseconomical analysis of dark fiber deployment possibilities and financial model of network operations comprehensive international fiber network deployment plancomprehensive international fiber network deployment plan acceptable Use Policy for proposed networkacceptable Use Policy for proposed network 10/14 Chisinau, May, 2007

11. Territorial and external connections of RENAM network 11/14 Chisinau, May, 2007

12. 12/14 Chisinau, May, 2007 Building infrastructure by RENAM

13. 13/14 Chisinau, May, 2007 2.5 Gbps GÉANT2 connectivity required for 2009 1 Gbps main backbone planned Leasing lambda channel About 1400 km of leased lambda lines Possible construction of DF Moldova – parameters of the network development Potential Impact 7 cities 50 scientific institutions 35 higher education institutions 78 500 university students

14. Objectives Project awareness and visibility : Raising project awareness: maximizing the involvement and raising the awareness of user communities, NRENs, market players and funding bodies of target countriesmaximizing the involvement and raising the awareness of user communities, NRENs, market players and funding bodies of target countries Increasing project visibility : organizing trainings, presentations, workshops, direct meetings with authorities and maintaining a project website: organizing trainings, presentations, workshops, direct meetings with authorities and maintaining a project website: http://www.porta-optica.org http://www.porta-optica.org 14/14 Chisinau, May, 2007