RESTENA (''Réseau Téléinformatique de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche'') is the high-speed network for the education and research community of the

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. The network has been operational since 1989 and connected to the global Internet since 1992. The network is operated by the Restena Foundation, which was established in 2000. The Restena Foundation brings together all types of research and teaching bodies and the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Finance The foundation also coordinates national Internet resources including the

domain name registry A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that enables third party entities to request administrative control of a d ...

for the .lu domain and participates actively in the

Internet exchange point Internet exchange points (IXes or IXPs) are common grounds of Internet Protocol, IP networking, allowing participant Internet service provider, Internet service providers (ISPs) to exchange data destined for their respective networks. IXPs are ...

( LU-CIX).

Network services

The Restena Foundation offers eligible institutions and establishments in the field of education, research, culture, health, administration Internet access, and connectivity to

GÉANT GÉANT (''Gigabit European Academic Network'') is the pan-European data network for the research and education community. It interconnects national research and education networks (NRENs) across Europe, enabling collaboration on projects rangin ...

and the Luxembourg Internet Exchange. A point-to-point connection service is available for institutions to interconnect remote sites via a

virtual private network Virtual private network (VPN) is a network architecture for virtually extending a private network (i.e. any computer network which is not the public Internet) across one or multiple other networks which are either untrusted (as they are not con ...

(VPN); those links are implemented via DWDM lambdas or

Ethernet Ethernet ( ) is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 198 ...

VLAN A virtual local area network (VLAN) is any broadcast domain that is partitioned and isolated in a computer network at the data link layer ( OSI layer 2).IEEE 802.1Q-2011, ''1.4 VLAN aims and benefits'' In this context, virtual refers to a ...

. Connected institutions can benefit from a range of network management services, such as data communications equipment configuration and monitoring of the connection facilities between the institution and the national backbone. A secure Web interface allows the institution's connectivity performance to be monitored and evaluated. Service availability (www, mail, etc.) is watched, and the status is notified by email or SMS. The domain name service includes recursive, authoritative

DNS The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and distributed name service that provides a naming system for computers, services, and other resources on the Internet or other Internet Protocol (IP) networks. It associates various informatio ...

servers for all domain names required by the institutions. The

Network Time Protocol The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networking protocol for clock synchronization between computer systems over packet-switched, variable-Network latency, latency data networks. In operation since before 1985, NTP is one of the oldest Intern ...

service allows synchronizing the clocks of all computer and network equipment. This service is available to connected institutions and individual users. A pool of public

IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) is the first version of the Internet Protocol (IP) as a standalone specification. It is one of the core protocols of standards-based internetworking methods in the Internet and other packet-switched networks. ...

and

IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communication protocol, communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic ...

addresses are available for allocation to connect institutions.

Access services for individuals

The

ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over Copper wire, copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem ...

service provides continuous, unlimited access at high speeds to all national RESTENA network services and the

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the Global network, global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a internetworking, network of networks ...

and

Dial-up Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) to establish a connection to an Internet service provider (ISP) by dialing a telephone number on a conventional telepho ...

access via

ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the digitalised circuits of the public switched telephone network. ...

or analog modem gives less demanding users access to network services. The

VPN Virtual private network (VPN) is a network architecture for virtually extending a private network (i.e. any computer network which is not the public Internet) across one or multiple other networks which are either untrusted (as they are not c ...

(Virtual Private Network) service provides a secure connection to the network. The service is available to any user connected outside the network wishing to access ordinarily inaccessible intranet services or external services reserved for RESTENA users. The Restena Foundation helps to operate the international roaming service

eduroam eduroam (''edu''cation ''roam''ing) is an international Wi-Fi internet access roaming service for users in research, higher education and further education. It provides researchers, teachers, and students network access when visiting an institut ...

in Luxembourg. eduroam allows users of participating institutions worldwide to access the Internet from any of these institutions using the access credentials obtained from their home institution.

Email services

For institutions, the Restena Foundation offers on-line email account management, central

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and

virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses are ...

protection, and

mailing lists A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...

. To individual users, the Restena Foundation offers value-added email accounts,

Webmail Webmail (or web-based email) is an email service that can be accessed using a standard web browser. It contrasts with email service accessible through a specialised email client software. Additionally, many internet service providers (ISP) prov ...

, spam and virus protection, and a

directory service In computing, a directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses. It is a shared information infrastructure for locating, managing, administering and organizing everyday items and network ...

(only accessible from the RESTENA network).

Hosting services

The Restena Foundation provides a website hosting, including hard disk space allocation, FTP access for site updates, databases, and website visits statistics. It also offers a virtual dedicated server service dedicated physical servers located in the secure server rooms of the Restena Foundation.

Security services

Restena-CSIRT is the Restena Foundation's Computer Security Incident Response Team ( CSIRT). It supports and coordinates security incident response within the constituency, serves as a trusted point of contact and acts as a clearinghouse for security incident-related information, improves awareness and knowledge of IT security among the constituents, and maintains contacts with other CSIRTs and cooperates with national and international CSIRT organizations.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.restena.lu Internet mirror services National research and education networks