RED UNIVERSITARIA NACIONAL (REUNA)
Carlos Beltran, cbeltran@huelen.reuna.cl
Global Networking Survey
Section 1: Coordinates
Name of the network: RED UNIVERSITARIA NACIONAL (REUNA)
Contact person/point: Florencio Uteras - Director Ejecutivo
Postal Address: Bernarda Morin 550-A
Telephone Number: +56 2 - 274 04 03
Fax Number: +56 2 - 274 09 28
E-mail address: info@reuna.cl
Section 2: Network
1. Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
Academic [X]
General Research [ ]
Government [ ]
NGO [ ]
Commercial [ ]
Special Interest Group [ ] Specify________
Other [ ] Specify________
2. Description:
Operating since: 1992
Registered users: 500 (slip)
Active users: 500
(connected at least once a month during the last 3
months)
3. Approximately, what percent of your users would you estimate as
being:
__20_ University and research faculty staff
_____ University students
__10_ Government employees
__60_ Commercial employees
___3_ NGO employees
___7_ 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
__X_ Fixed charges to end users
__X_ Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
____ Free to end institutions (such as a university)
__X_ Fixed charged to institutions
__X_ Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions
5. What is the approximate annual budget for your network
connection and/or information center? ________ USA$
6. Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
_____ communication equipment
_____ computer equipment
_____ communication charges
_____ technical staff
_____ management staff
_____ support staff
_____ facilities
_____ software
_____ overhead
_____ other ______________________
7. Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
__X__ IP
__X__ UUCP
_____ Fidonet
_____ Bitnet
_____ Other _______________________
8. Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
Speed _512 kbps_
Leased or switched __________
Communication vendor __________
Connection point _SuraNet__
9. Approximately, what percent of your users have:
____8__ e-mail only
_______ dial-in access to a command line account on a host
___80__ dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
___12__ full-time IP connectivity
10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
___10__ an FTP server
___10__ a WWW (http) server
___10__ a Gopher server
____5__ a list server
____6__ a news server
____0__ a dial-up bulletin board
____2__ a library catalogue
_______ other
11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
____ Personal computers running DOS
____ Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
_20_ Personal computers running Unix
____ Personal computers running Mac OS
_70_ Unix workstations
____ Other workstations
____ Unix minicomputers
____ Other minicomputers
_10_ Unix mainframes
____ Other mainframes
____ Other _Netware__
12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network
communicate via:
100_ 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 [X]
No [ ]
Postal address: bernarda morin 550-A
Telephone Number: 274 04 03
e-mail address: soporte@reuna.cl
2. Is a general user guide available? Yes [X] No [ ]
Paper [X] 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: