REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF VOJVODINA

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REPUBLIC OF SERBIAAUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF
VOJVODINA

• GOVERNMENT OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF
  VOJVODINA
• OFFICE FOR JOINT AFFAIRS OF PROVINCIAL BODIES
• The Local Area Network
• of the provincial Bodies
• Zoran Španovic
• Telecommunications Advisor Head of Unit

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• AGENDA
• Local area network
• WAN computer network
• Server and services
• SAN and Virtualisation
• Server housing
• System software
• Video surveillance
• Establishing electro-waste warehouse
• Monitoring and analyses of the network traffic
• Electronic voting

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1. Local Area Network

• The realization of the local computer network in
  the establishment of the Government and the
  Assembly of AP Vojvodina took place in two
  stages
• I phase
• II phase

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• I phase
• First phase of implementation of LAN of the
  Parliament and the Government of AP of Vojvodina,
  included following activities
• Laying Optical cables (the spine of the
  communication system),
• Laying copper (UTP) cables (horizontal junction)
  with 2876 sockets for end-user computer equipment
  
• Implementation and start-up of active equipment
• 2 professional switches (core level),
• 79 access switches (access level),
• 10 appliances for wireless connection (wireless),
• Router (Internet and dislocated users)
• Access server, Firewalls
• UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) appliances
• These activities provided infrastructure and all
  technical prerequisites for implementation of the
  Programme E-Vojvodina and the Strategy of
  e-Administration of provincial authorities.

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II phase

• Implementation of the second phase of the local
  computer network of the Parliament and the
  Government of AP of Vojvodina provided
• BACKUP Redundant (reserve) central switch CISCO
  4506 which prevents failure of operation of
  computer network in facility of the Government of
  AP of Vojvodina
• All existing connections to distribution closets
  in facility of the Government of AP of Vojvodina
  duplicated
• Wireless network access in all halls and meeting
  rooms
• Implementation of complete virtual infrastructure
  of servers and services (solution based on
  innovative blade servers and VMware software for
  virtualization)
• Uninterrupted Power Supply (APC brand), that
  provide power for servers and active network
  accessories, and other essential appliances.

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2. WAN computer network

• Realized connections (using telecommunication and
  computer technologies) with other dislocated
  facilities where provincial authorities and
  organizations are situated
• a. DTD facility, Bul. M. Pupina 25
• Installed up-to-date passive and active equipment
  that supports connection of 332 personal
  computers.
• Two transport ways (wired, as operating, and
  wireless as reserve)
• These users are provided with complete network
  functionality and they are entitled to use local
  computer network of the Parliament and the
  Government of AP of Vojvodina

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b. Master Centre of the Novi Sad Fair

• Advanced services of the telecommunication
  provider Telecom enable L2VPN connection of the
  facility of the Government of AP of Vojvodina and
  Master Centre facility.
• All computers situated in Master Centre facility
  are entitled to use all available services of
  local computer network of the Parliament and the
  Government of AP of Vojvodina.
• Data transfer rate between these locations is
  1Mb/s.

c. Garage facility of the Government of APV

• L2VPN connection

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d. CEPTOR Centre for Economic andTechnological
Development of Vojvodina

• Optical cables laid from Telecom centre in
  Banostor to facility on Andrevlje.
• Computer network implemented in every room and
  hall of the CEPTOR facility.
• Internet access provided.
• All computers situated in CEPTOR facility are
  entitled to use all available services of local
  computer network of the Parliament and the
  Government of AP of Vojvodina.
• Moreover, following activities have been
  realized
• Installation and start-up of mobile micro base
  station MTS 064 and Telenor 063, that supports
  063 and 064 signal coverage on Andrevlje
• Installation and start-up of home telephone
  central
• Commissioning with equipment of the lecture halls
• Establishing of the Internet caffe
• Installation of software support for hotel
  business
• Ongoing installation of wireless Internet in
  CEPTOR facility halls

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3. Servers and services

• Implementation and start-up of servers (shown in
  the table below) that provide basic and advanced
  services for users of the unique Information
  system of the Government of APV.

No OS and function
1. Windows 2003 R2, Domain controller
2. Windows 2003 R2, ISA server
3. Windows 2003 R2, Aplication server, eDocumentus
4. Windows 2003 R2, Web server
5. Windows 2003 R2, Domain controller, file server, backup server
6. Windows 2003 R2, Exchange server
7. Windows 2003 R2, WSUS server
8. Windows 2003 R2, LMS CiscoWorks
9. Windows 2003 R2, Aplication server, ID cards, eDocumentus test
10. Windows 2003, WEB mail
11. Windows 2003, Aplication server, Service desk
12. Windows 2003, database, SQL base
13. Windows XP pro, Aplication SMS server
14. Windows 2003 R2, server for issuing digital certificates
15. Windows 2003 R2, Aplication SWEB server, USB connected SAMBA appliance as GSM gateway
16. Aplication for library
17. ... Ongoing implementation of new servers
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4. SAN and Virtualization

• Blade servers were purchased in the second phase
  of procurement of the server equipment .
  Virtualization was implemented on the WMvare
  platform Vsphere 4.
• After the testing of the concept of
  virtualization and of the quality of VMware
  product, decision was made to virtualize a number
  of internal services available in intranet
  environment.
• All servers used in information system of the
  Government of APV are virtualized.

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5. Server Housing

• The service of Server housing is focused on users
  (officials - employees of the provincial bodies)
  with specific server content demands and demands
  for continuous Internet access and own web
  server.
• Specific services are available to users 24 hours
  a day.
• Servers are situated in adequate tracts with
  controlled climatization.
• Uninterruptible and redundant power supply is
  provided for every server.
• Server is directly connected to LAN computer
  network of the Government of AP of Vojvodina.

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6. System software

• System software, as well as other software for
  administering and maintenance of the information
  system of the Government of AP of Vojvodina
  comprises
• 1. Software for distant computer inventory - IBM
  Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Inventory
  4.1.1
• 2. Software for remote management and
  administration of Windows systems - Dameware NT
  ?tilities version 6.7.0.8
• 3. Software for server data and OS backup
  BACKUPEXEC
• 4. Software for user support - SERVICE DESK
• 5. Software for management and monitoring of the
  active network equipment - CiscoWorks LAN
  Management Solution
• etc.
•  

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7. Video surveillance in facilities of the
Parliament and the Government of AP of Vojvodina

• Video surveillance system provides continuous
  monitoring and recording using mobile and fixed
  cameras of the most important internal and
  external locations of the Parliament and the
  Government of APV facilities.
• The main control center is established, with
  video server implemented for recording pictures
  for complete system.

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8. Establishing electro-waste warehouse

• For disposal of old and damaged computer
  equipment and appliances (computers, monitors,
  printers, computer parts, etc.), as well as for
  disposal of materials for production of passive
  network components left after computer network
  implementation, adaptation of one room in the
  basement of the Government facility took place.
• Shelves are built, electro-waste is categorized
  and waste management records are kept.

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9. Monitoring and analyses of the network traffic

• Department of communications is monitoring of the
  network performances, data transfer rate, traffic
  load and other parameters (as memory, or CPU
  load), and on-line reading and periodical usage
  of the trends for efficacy optimization,
  distribution and balancing, routers, firewalls,
  servers and other network components.
• The most frequently used tools for network
  monitoring are MRTG and ISA Reporting.
• MRTG (The Multi Router Traffic Grapher) is
  software for monitoring and measuring the traffic
  load on network links. It allows the user to see
  traffic load on a network over time in graphical
  form. MRTG generates HTML pages with live
  representation of network traffic.

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MRGT graph
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ISA server network traffic reports

• ISA server as proxy server can cache
  frequently-accessed web contents so that users
  can access them faster from the local network
  cache and on that way ISA server improve network
  performance
• ISA server records all of the network traffic
  passing through and provides a number of various
  reports based on various criteria, that
  facilitate analyses of the network traffic and
  other relevant parameters.

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10. Electronic Voting

• In the great hall of the AP Vojvodina implemented
  a project that has provided the following
  functionality
• system for electronic voting,
• sound system,
• video presentation system

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Great Hall of the Autonomous Province of
Vojvodina is a multi-purpose hall, which held
sessions of the Assembly as well as specific and
formal meetings, and conferences, presentations
and other events.The system for electronic
voting consists of 163 units equipped with key to
sign for the word, click for voting and ID card
reader
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Management meeting / conference is done through
touch screen from Chairperson of Assemby AP
Vojvodina where Chairman from the touch screen
select mode for establishing a quorum, discussion
and voting
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Based on the sound system for large rooms makes
digital audio matrix that allows the distribution
volume, which allows playback of sound in the
hall, entrance hall (call deputies to enter the
room), delagates club and the distribution of
signals for the local recording sessions and the
needs of public broadcasting transmission
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To view the pictures in the great hall of the AP
Vojvodina, provided two video display is set to
the left and right of the Chairman to display
current speakers image, the image of events in
the hall or the voting results as well as
presentations from lap-top computer. It is also
provided and a video display in the lobby in
front of the large halls of the AP Vojvodina
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The system is supported by 6 servers and
application serving system of electronic voting
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Office for joint affairs of provincial bodies has
provided training for all deputies, the president
and all vice-presidents who run the session
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