Issues of increasing the network bandwidth and territorial accessibility of National Research Computer Network of Russia

The paper is devoted to the discussion of plans for the development of the National Research Computer Network of Russia (NIKS) for the period 2021–2024 within the framework of the National Project “Science and Universities.” The emphasis in the work is made on the current regulatory status of the NIKS project, significant aspects of the management procedure developed by the network administrator and approved by the line Ministry, including goals, objectives, and expected results in the development process. Special attention is paid to the issues of modernizing the backbone telecommunications infrastructure of NIKS and expanding the territorial accessibility of the network within Russia.