RUHEP/Radio-MSU is an international scientific computer network established in 1993 on the basis of the D. V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University. The network provided Internet access for scientific and educational organizations in Russia and the CIS countries and played a key role in international high-energy physics projects.
Russian High Energy Physics / Radio–Moscow State University | |
| Founded | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Founders | SINP MSU |
| Type | international scientific computer network |
Key people | Sergey Filippovich Berezhnev |
| Website | http://his.radio-msu.net |
History
editBackground
editIn the late 1980s, within the framework of the UNK IHEP project, a high-speed network project was developed with a central node at SINP MSU based on microwave radio relay lines; frequency permits were obtained.[1]
Network launch (1992–1993)
editIn 1992, representatives of DFN and DESY discussed with SINP MSU the organization of Internet access for Russian scientists. Under the DESY–SINP MSU agreement, at the end of 1993 a satellite channel Moscow—Hamburg (256 kbit/s) was commissioned, which at that time exceeded the capacity of existing Russian Internet channels.[2]
Expansion (1994–1998)
editIn 1994–1995, the capacity of the Moscow—Hamburg channel was increased and new satellite nodes were launched: Novosibirsk, Gatchina, Minsk, Yerevan, Irkutsk, Almaty, Tbilisi, Kharkiv.[3] In 1996–1998, a combined channel (satellite part 1024 kbit/s + terrestrial 128 kbit/s) was implemented with traffic separation by protocol type and packet length.[2]
International projects (2000–2010)
editIn 2001–2010, within the framework of the NATO "Science for Peace and Security" program, a unified satellite network Virtual Silk Highway (AS8756) was created for the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, providing national R&D networks with Internet access.[1]
Modern stage
editAfter 2010, some institutes transferred their main channels to the NRC Kurchatov Institute, retaining backup connections via RUHEP/Radio-MSU.[1] The network continues to operate, providing connections for SINP MSU, MSU departments, and a number of organizations.
Structure
editInternational channels
editRUHEP/Radio-MSU uses connections to RUNNet, RBNet/Gloriad, and GEANT:[4]
- RUNNet — 10 Gbit/s;
- RBNet/Gloriad — channel for CERN and ITER projects;
- GEANT (via RASNet) — 2.4 Gbit/s.
Nodes and topology
editTwo main routing centers: AMTS‑9 (MSK‑IX) and SINP MSU (Lenin Hills), connected by fiber optic lines (2 Gbit/s, with planned increase to 10 Gbit/s). Connected are ITEP, MEPhI, FIAN, IHEP, Troitsk SRC RAS, SINP GRID center, MSU Computing Center, and others.[4]
Technologies
editManagement and funding
editSignificance
editIn the 1990s, RUHEP/Radio-MSU was the largest international academic network in the CIS and a key channel for Russian research centers to access the global Internet.
Key people
edit- Sergey F. Berezhnev — project leader.
- N. I. Grishin; G. G. Ermakov; P. V. Filyakin — development and operation.
- Hans Frese (DESY); Adler; Rauschenbach (DFN) — foreign partners.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Berezhnev, Sergey F (December 2020). "Радио МГУ - последний советский телекоммуникационный проект" [Radio MSU was the last Soviet telecommunications project] (PDF). Интернет изнутри [Internet Inside] (in Russian) (14). Moscow: Indata Network Technology Development Fund: 16–17. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 Maksimov, Alexei (4 June 1996). "RUHEP/Radio-MSU предлагает асимметричный комбинированный канал" [RUHEP/Radio-MSU offers an asymmetric combined channel] (in Russian). Moscow: IT Week. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025.
- 1 2 Perfiliev, M; Ermakov, G (1996). "International Scientific Computer Network Radio-MSU".
- 1 2 3 Berezhnev SF, Grishin NI, Ermakov GG, Kuznetsov EG, Linkevich AM, Filyakin PV, et al. (2007). "Management and routing system in the computer network of nuclear physics centers RUHEP/Radio-MSU". SINP MSU.
External links
edit- Official website: http://his.radio-msu.net