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News from Latvia

News from Latvia. Baiba Kaškina, Katrīna Sataki. LITNET conference 2008, 25-27.08.2008. Outline. General picture History – former LATNET Why SigmaNet? Hierarchy – IMCS UL, SigmaNet and NIC NIC, CERT NIC.LV SigmaNet today Services Network Staff Future perspectives.

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News from Latvia

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  1. News from Latvia Baiba Kaškina, Katrīna Sataki LITNET conference 2008, 25-27.08.2008.

  2. Outline • General picture • History – former LATNET • Why SigmaNet? • Hierarchy – IMCS UL, SigmaNet and NIC • NIC, CERT NIC.LV • SigmaNet today • Services • Network • Staff • Future perspectives LITNET conference 2008

  3. General picture LITNET conference 2008

  4. Short history • 1992 - Internet started in Latvia • 1992 - Latvian Academic network laboratory established at IMCS UL • 1994 – commercial LATNET network established • 1998 – LATNET joins TERENA, CEENet • 2000, 2004 – LATNET participates in GÉANT, GÉANT2 project • 2007 – 15th anniversary – revolution! • split-up with the commercial network • change of name to SigmaNet • new management • 2008 – preparations forGÉANT3 LITNET conference 2008

  5. Split-up details • New name, logo, branding • Change of all IP addresses • Change of many servers, routers • Change of personel, lost some people • Lost almost all network • Agreements with providers LITNET conference 2008

  6. Why SigmaNet? • Difficult to find a good name! • LeoNet, LaRiNet, LaEduNet • IMCS UL logo  SigmaNet • Another good idea – i-LUMIINet  • IMCS UL in Latvian = LU MII LITNET conference 2008

  7. Hierarchy LITNET conference 2008

  8. NIC – Latvian domain registry • TLD .LV registry • Mandate until 2011 • Independent from NREN since 2006 • 60 000 registered domain names • Planned: • Customer system • Liberalisation of Rules • DNSSec, etc. LITNET conference 2008

  9. CERT NIC.LV • Former LATNET CERT, founded in 2006 • Renamed and moved under NIC in January 2008 • Trusted Introducer accredited – May 2008 • FIRST accreditation – in process • LITNET CERT – sponsors – THANK YOU!!! • Constituency • IMCS UL network • Academic network • Other customers with collaboration agreements • Services, responses, confidentiality • Behind LV-CERT initiative LITNET conference 2008

  10. SigmaNet today LITNET conference 2008

  11. Departments LITNET conference 2008

  12. Staff • 54 people (SigmaNet & NIC) • 42 – SigmaNet only • 3 PhD, ~20 master degrees • Young and active team • Open to education • Good for European statistics!  LITNET conference 2008

  13. Services • GÉANT connectivity • E-mail, website hosting • Data center, collocation • Webpage development (discontinued) • Software development (e-mail system, data bases for own needs) • Grid technologies – research, production Grid • Latvian Grid certification authority • Customer support, 24x7 helpdesk • Invoices, billing • Seminars, education • Video conferences, IPv6, research studies • Security, incident response – via CERT NIC.LV LITNET conference 2008

  14. Network • GÉANT2 connectivity for all academic customers • 1 Gb/s now • 2,5 Gb/s - soon • Very few lines owned (in Riga) • Network procured from other providers • Lattelekom, Telia, Telecentrs, Unistar, VITA, etc. LITNET conference 2008

  15. Projects • Grid projects • BalticGrid, BalticGrid II • Latvian Grid project • GÉANT2 -> GÉANT3 • Porta Optica Study – finished 2007 • Baltic Rural Broadband – finished 2008 LITNET conference 2008

  16. Customers • E-mail, hosting (both academic and general public): • ~3500 institutions / agreements • ~40 000 mailboxes • Data center – ~90 agreements (both academic and general public) • Network – 46 institutions, 55 locations • Universities • Research institutes • Libraries • Schools • Other institutions LITNET conference 2008

  17. Opportunities and obstacles • Opportunities • Good & smart team • New ideas • Better collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Science (GÉANT3) • Obstacles • Public procurement necessary • Rector of the University of Latvia approves prices • No network, no real possibilities to build it LITNET conference 2008

  18. Ideas for future • Collaboration on variuos projects (e.g., TF-Storage meeting) • Pan-Baltic fiber (Porta Optica Study) • Even closer CERT co-operation • Visit domain name registry  • Joint pan-Baltic summer Sport games?  LITNET conference 2008

  19. Your are always welcome to visit SigmaNet & NIC!!! http://www.sigmanet.lv – SigmaNet webpage http://www.lumii.lv – Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science webpage http://www.nic.lv – TLD .LV registry webpage http://cert.nic.lv – CERT NIC.LV team webpage LITNET conference 2008

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