CEENet
Central and Eastern European Networking Association
Slovenia

Networking organization:

ARNES
The Academic and Reasearch Network of Slovenia
Jamova 39
61000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Organizational structure

ARNES is an independent public institution directed by a Board of Directors (six persons) which appoints the Menaging Director. Daily work is done by the Technical Board.

Actual topology

Star topology with Ljubljana in the centre. Lines to Koper, Nova Gorica, Kranj, Maribor, Celje and Nove Mesto.

International link to EUROPANet and ACONet. Test line to Moscow.

Protocols used

IP, X.25 and DECNET.

Number of hosts and users

15 institutions, 14 faculties of the University of Ljubljana.

Financial sources

ARNES is financed directly from the state budget (Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education and Sport). It may aquire funds from commercial sources.

Plans for future:

Increase of ports in Ljubljana. New cities connected: Postojna, Krsko, Ravne, Murska Sobota and Ptuj. Link to the EUROPANET will be upgraded to 1 Mbps.

Main obstacles

Large part of the traffic (60% to 80%) is international - but international tarrifs are up to 10 times higher then domestic.

CEENet Central and Eastern European Networking Association Slovenia