rons

RONs is a term that can refer to more than one concept, depending on the context. The most common meaning in finance is the Romanian leu, whose ISO currency code is RON. The leu is the official currency of Romania, with the subunit bani (1 leu equals 100 bani). In everyday use, prices and financial data may be shown with the code RON or with the local name leu. The monetary system is issued by the National Bank of Romania. In 2005, Romania revalued its currency, introducing a new leu (RON) at a rate of 10,000 old lei to 1 new leu. The plural form of leu in Romanian is lei, though English usage often keeps the code RON for precision.

In computing and networking, RON can stand for Resilient Overlay Network, a concept designed to improve the reliability and performance of IP-based networks. A RON operates as an overlay on top of the standard Internet routes, using monitoring and control mechanisms to detect failures and reroute traffic, potentially increasing fault tolerance and responsiveness in some scenarios. While it has influenced research and experimental deployments, RON-style overlays have seen limited broad-scale adoption in production networks and are one of several approaches to enhancing Internet resilience.

Because RON is an acronym used in multiple fields, the intended meaning is usually clear from context. In discussions of currency, RON almost always refers to the Romanian leu; in networking, it typically denotes a Resilient Overlay Network.