TERENA COMPENDIUM - Géant

TERENA Compendium of National Research and Education Networks In Europe / ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction 4Summary of Key Findings 61 Basic Information 111.0 NRENs that have Responded to the Questionnaire 111.1 Legal Form of NRENs 131.2 History 161.3 Major Changes in NRENs 182 Users /Clients 232.1 Overview 232.2 Connection Policies 252.3 Percentage of Total Access Capacity Available for Different 27Categories of Users2.4 Number of Connections to Universities and Bandwidth 282.5 Percentage of Schools Connected through the NREN 283A Network and Connectivity Services 313A.1 Overview 313A.2 Numbers of PoPs, Managed Links and ManagedSites on the Network 323A.3 Core Network Size 333A.4 Core Capacity on the Network 363A.5 Expected Change in the Core Capacity in Two Years’ Time 403A.6 External Connectivity: Total External Links 413A.7 Dark Fibre 443A.8 Cross-border Dark Fibre 453A.9 Networking Equipment 463B Traffic 473B.1 Overview 473B.2 Traffic in 2007 503B.3 Traffic Load 513B.4 Congestion 563B.5 IPv6 573C Other services 603C.1 Overview 603C.2 Network Operating Centres 613C.3 Performance Monitoring 633C.4 Optical Services 643C.5 Quality of Service 653C.6 Security 653C.7 Authorisation and Mobility Services 663C.8 Housing Storage, Hosting, Content Delivery Services 673C.9 Network communication Tools 693C.10 Network Computing Resources 733C.11 e-Learning 733C.12 User and Client Support 743C.13 PR and Communications 773C.14 Changes in Services 783C.15 Indexation of the Digital Divide 824 Funding and Staffing 834.1 Overview 834.2 Staffing 844.3 Total Budgets, 2004 and 2008 874.4 Income Sources 894.5 Expenditure by Category 934.6 Expenditure by Network Level 93APPENDICES 941 Alphabetical Lists of NRENs 942 Glossary of Terms 953