The INGV window on Technology and Research

RAPPORTI TECNICI INGV is a technical–scientific journal that showcases the wide range of technological and research activities carried out by INGV researchers and technical staff, as well as by external contributors. Published in English and Italian, RAPPORTI TECNICI INGV is designed to highlight works that provide a significant contribution from a technical, operational, or documentary perspective, and that are essential to INGV development. The journal follows the Diamond Open Access model, with no charges for either authors or readers.

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Vol. 528 (2026)

Network Infrastructure Enhancement for the INGV Geosciences Museum in Rocca di Papa: GARR Connectivity and Operational Continuity

Francesco Manzi, Pietro Ficeli, Alessandro Maiuri, Diego Sorrentino, Gianpaolo Sensale, Massimiliano Ascani

22 pp.

Immagine di copertina del volume 528

In 2025, several technological upgrades were implemented to enhance the resilience of the IT network infrastructure of the INGV Geosciences Museum in Rocca di Papa, operated by the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). The interventions included the deployment of two Fortinet FortiGate 101F next-generation firewalls configured in an active-passive High Availability (HA) cluster, an HPE Aruba 2930M Layer 3 switch with network segmentation based on Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), and a DNS/DHCP server running Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) with BIND9 and ISC DHCP Server on a Raspberry Pi 4 platform. Additionally, a fiber-optic connection to the GARR research and education network was activated, replacing the previous Fastweb MPLS circuit. A Starlink satellite...

Published: 2026-11-02