NATIONAL CENTER OF INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES Dr. Gayane Valchevskaia International Connectivity 34 (now)-155 Mbps ( ) BASNET PLANS in GEANT-2 Registration in GEANT-2 EC support for to improve link to GEANT-2 Participation in Porta Optica Project Direct FO link to PIONIER from Minsk BASNET BACKBONE BASNET-BREST REGIONAL Network National Library Presidential Library National Book Palace Gomel State University Vitebsk State University Hrodno State University Minsk Local Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs Untied Nations Representation Fund of Informatization of Belarus National Academy (about 100 organizations) National Library Presidential Library National Book Palace Gomel State University Vitebsk State University Hrodno State University Minsk Local Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs Untied Nations Representation Fund of Informatization of Belarus National Academy (about 100 organizations) Main BASNET Customers Corporation Library Network (20 customers) State Committee of Science and Technology Belarusian Fund of Fundamental Research Ministry of Chernobyl Accident State Attestation Committee Ministry of Education Ministry of Industry Ministry of Defense Ministry of Culture Ministry of Health Ministry of Trade Corporation Library Network (20 customers) State Committee of Science and Technology Belarusian Fund of Fundamental Research Ministry of Chernobyl Accident State Attestation Committee Ministry of Education Ministry of Industry Ministry of Defense Ministry of Culture Ministry of Health Ministry of Trade Russia Latvia Lithuania Ukraine Poland 1 Gbps 34 Mbps 10 Gbps BASNET - GEANT (June 2005) International Connectivity 34 Mbps BASNET CHARACTERISTICS 6 Regional Centers (All regions) and 14 nodes in Minsk Unites: 1) (Linked directly) > 100 research and Education Institutions and Universities 2)5 big corporation networks 3)Over users BASNET BACKBONE Mbps BASNET BACKBONE over 40 km Fiber Optics Channels in Minsk 40 CISCO ROUTERS (Two 75XX, 72XX,) Annual Budget over 2 Mio USD