UNIBEL Byelorussian Aeademic and Research Nework
Global Networking Survey
Section 1: Coordinates
Name of the network: UNIBEL Byelorussian Aeademic and Research Network
Contact person/point: Sergei Kritsky
Postal Address: PO Box 286 Minsk 220030 Belarus
Telephone Number: +70172 206134
Fax Number: Same
E-mail address: Kritsky@ok.minsk.by
Section 2: Network
1. Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
Academic [X]
General Research [X]
Government [ ]
NGO [X]
Commercial [ ]
Special Interest Group [ ] Specify________
Other [ ] Specify________
2. Description:
Operating since: December 1993
Registered users: 150
Active users: ~100
(connected at least once a month during the last 3
months)
3. Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as
being:
75___ University and research faculty staff
0.1 __ University students
_5___ Government employees
_5___ Commercial employees
_5___ NGO employees
10___ Employees of International organizations
_____ Other
4. Do you charge for services? Yes [X] No [ ]
If Yes, specify charging methods (check all that apply):
____ Free to end users
____ Fixed charges to end users
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
_X_ Fixed charged to institutions
____ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions
5. What is the approximate annual budget for your network
connection and/or information center? 100,000______ USA$
6. Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
10___ communication equipment
10___ computer equipment
60___ communication charges
_5___ technical staff
_5___ management staff
_5___ support staff
_5___ facilities
_____ software
_____ overhead
_____ other ______________________
7. Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
__X_ IP
__X_ UUCP
_____ Fidonet
__X_ Bitnet
_____ Other _______________________
8. Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
Speed __19.2
Leased or switched __leased
Communication vendor __PTT
Connection point __Warsaw, NASK
9. Approximately, what percent of your users have:
__90___ e-mail only
_______ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
___5___ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
___5___ full-time IP connectivity
10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
_______ an FTP server
_______ a WWW (http) server
_______ a Gopher server
_______ a list server
_______ a news server
_______ a dial-up bulletin board
_______ a library catalogue
_______ other
11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
____ Personal computers running DOS
____ Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
____ Personal computers running Unix
____ Personal computers running Mac OS
____ Unix workstations
____ Other workstations
____ Unix minicomputers
____ Other minicomputers
____ Unix mainframes
____ Other mainframes
____ Other _Netware__
12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network
communicate via:
____ IP
____ UUCP
____ Fido
____ Bitnet
____ Other ________________
Media:
Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 4: Help-desk and user support
1. Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries? Yes [ ]
No [X]
Postal address:
Telephone Number:
e-mail address:
2. Is a general user guide available? Yes [ ] No [X]
Paper [ ] Electronic [ ]
3. User group support activities
Describe activities to support user groups in using the
network.
4. Training activities and workshops
Describe activities to train and inform user support
staff.
5. Other activities
Describe any other activities on your network you
consider relevant. Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 5: Success stories
Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network: