THE NEW GENERATION NATIONAL RESEARCH COMPUTER NETWORK AS AN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE PLATFORM FOR A UNIFIED DIGITAL SPACE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

Abstract

The paper provides general information on the architecture of the new generation National Research Computer Network (NIKS), operated and evolved by JSCC RAS. The opportunities provided by NIKS for improvement of a unified digital space of scientific knowledge, increasing the level of accessibility, information security and network protection of its resources and services are denoted. The specialized scientific services and services for collective use including those built on the technologies of federated authentication and authorization and developed on the basis of the NIKS infrastructure are presented.