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Belnet, the Belgian research network
Davina Luyten – Marketing & Communication TF-CPR meeting, Brussels, 6 October 2014
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About Belnet
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! Belgian national research network that provides – high-bandwidth internet connection
– services
to Belgian universities, colleges, schools, research centers and
government departments
! A federal government organisation, established in
1993, part of the Federal Science Policy
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Structure
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Some key figures
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192 connected
organisations
€ 14 514 809 total income
(2013)
54 organisations connected to the
BNIX-network
720,227 end users
2000 km optical fiber
network
61,8 employees (FTE)
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History
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! 1989: government decides to create a Belgian
research and education network
! 1993: creation of Belnet – network capacity: 64 kbit/s
! 1995: creation of the BNIX-network
! 2002: FedMAN 1 - start IPv6 - upgrade to 2,5 Gbit/s
! 2004: Belnet CERT
! 2014: renewal of the optical network
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Our mission
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! Stimulate scientific development through innovative high-
quality network infrastructures and associated services, to
meet the needs of Belgian higher education and research
! Accelerate the development of the knowledge and
information society thanks to our expertise, unique position
in the market and economies of scale.
! Develop communication services for and in favor of public
institutions
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Our values
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‘Dedicated connectivity’
confidence dedicated
efficiency professionalism
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Our network
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! Hybrid network: IP-network + optical layer
! More than 2.000 km of fiber
! Capacity up to 100 Gbit/s
! Connection via Points of Presence
! 2014-2015: new ultra high-performance network – New optical network (since September 2014)
– New IP-network (2015)
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New fiber footprint
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Belnet community
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! Education – Belgian universities and
colleges of higher education
! Research – Scientific and cultural
organisations, hospitals, etc.
! Administrations – Federal, provincial, local
governement organisations, state-owned companies
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Some clients
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Standard services
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! Connectivity (Belnet & commercial internet)
! IP-addressing (both IPv4 and IPv6)
! Bandwith statistics
! Clock synchronisation
! Software archive
! DNS-services
! 24/7 Helpdesk – support
! Conferences and workshops
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Plus services
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Connectivity Interconnectivity Authentication Other
Backup connectivity
Multipoint Ethernet/IP Belnet R&E Federation
Belnet Storage
Belnet Leased Line
Packed 10 Gbit/s Point to point
Digital certificates service
Domain name registration
Managed Service for private lines
International connectivity
FileSender Antispam Pro
Media Transport Service
ViaBel.net
Fiber Channel Service Eduroam / govroam
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International collaboration
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! Connection to GÉANT3, the pan-European research
network
! Cross border fiber between Belgium, the Netherlands
(Maastricht) and Luxemburg (Esch-sur-Alzette)
! Project IOT@: cross border interconnection between
Wallonia (BE), Lorraine (FR), Saarland (DUI) and
Luxemburg
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BNIX
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! Founded by Belnet in 1995
! Belgian National Internet eXchange – A platform which links different IP networks and allows them to
communicate mutually with each other
– Via peering agreements
– For internet service providers, content providers and private companies
– Faster, shorter and cheaper connections
– 54 connected organisations
! More information: www.bnix.net
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FedMAN3-network
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! Federal Metropolitan Area Network – Connects federal administrations to each other as well as to the
internet
– Reliable communication between citizens and the federal government
! Integrated in the Belnet network
! Developed by Belnet on behalf of Fedict
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CERT.be
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! Federal cyber emergency team – coordination in the event of cyber incidents;
– advice about finding a solution when cyber incidents arise;
– support to prevent these security incidents occurring
! For whom? – Companies and organisations who want to report a cyber incident:
www.cert.be
– Information for the general public: www.safeonweb.be
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Staff
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! 61 employees
51%
26%
23% Technical units
External relations
Administration
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Activities of Marcom team
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! Conferences – Belnet Networking Conference (BNC), Belgian Internet Security
Conference (BISC), BNIX event, …
! Workshops
! Corporate and product communication – websites, flyers, annual report, newsletters, social media etc.
! PR and press communication
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Learn more about Belnet
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! Websites – http://www.belnet.be
– http://events.belnet.be
! Contact us – Telephone: + 32 2 790 33 33
– E-mail: [email protected] – [email protected]
! Follow us on social media – linkedin.com/company/belnet
– @belnet_be
! Subscribe to our newsletter
Thank you for your attention!