Research Article
BJNet: Another Way to Build a NREN
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_5, author={Marc Lobelle and Norbert Hounkonnou and Firmin Donadje and Victor Oyetola}, title={BJNet: Another Way to Build a NREN}, proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services. 7th International Conference, AFRICOMM 2015, Cotonou, Benin, December 15-16, 2015, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM}, year={2017}, month={1}, keywords={NREN Internetworking Network design and implementation Development Campus network Civil-Military cooperation (CIMIC) Development policy}, doi={10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_5} }- Marc Lobelle
Norbert Hounkonnou
Firmin Donadje
Victor Oyetola
Year: 2017
BJNet: Another Way to Build a NREN
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43696-8_5
Abstract
This paper presents the way a gigabit NREN (National Research and Education Network) covering the whole country of Benin and that will connect over twenty university centers is being built using mainly local unused infrastructures and local permanent staff already paid by the State of Benin (predominantly personnel from the Université d’Abomey-Calavi, UAC, in Benin and from Benin Armed Forces). The necessary additional equipments were provided by a relatively modest ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Organization) project mainly funded by the EU. The necessary expertise was mostly provided by a Belgian university, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), a Beninese university, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC), signal officers from Benin Armed Forces (FAB) and the Belgian NREN, Belnet.