"Academic Networks- Europe and the former USSR" By:C.W.Cheong TopologyTEN-34 Europanet ACOnet BELNET SWITCH RedIRIS Others

Russian Association of Academic and Research Regional Networks (FREEnet) Introduction FREEnet (the network For Research, Education, and Engineering), a noncommercial computer network, connects the academic and research computer networks of the Russian Academy. The group of academic and research networks (FREEnet, RADSIO-MSU, RUNNet, RELARN-IP, RSSI, etc.) Topology - Click here FREEnet has a backbone and regional branches in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Chelyabinsk, Chernogolovka (CHGnet), Perm, Novgorod, Nizhnii Novgorod, Voronezh, Kaliningrad-Mytischi, Penza, Kazan, Tver, Rostov on Don, Ufa, and Kemerovo. See the picture Technology - Click here On 1995, A new direct interconnections (10 Mb) with a number of other Russian networks were established via the Southern Moscow Backbone Network (SMBN) and Internet Exchange at the main Moscow telephone switch (M9). The main line connecting FREEnetto the global Internet was a terrestrial digital 64 Kbps channel to the Polish Academic and Research Network (NASK). A new terrestrial digital channel with a higher capacity (256 Kbps) was established between Moscow and Munich, Two other international channels were established in 1995: The main Backbone Node Subsystems Moscow-BNS00 (IOC RAS) and Moscow-BNS04 (Moscow International Telephone Switch 9) are connected via South Moscow Backbone Network (SMBN) and also via digital 64 Kbps line using ISDN technology. Services - Click here WWW *Archie * Gopher * Veronica* Remote terminal access (Telnet) * Access to FTP servers * Real-time teleconferencing (Chat, Phone, Talk, IRC) * Usenet news * E-mail (MCI and CompuServe * Network yellow and white page services (Whois, X.500)