- GÉANT
GÉANT is the main
Europe an multi-gigabit computer network forresearch andeducation purposes. GÉANT link speeds range from 155 Mbit/s on the slowest spur links to 10 Gbit/s in the coreoptical fiber network.The GÉANT project began in November 2000, entered full production operation in December 2001 (fully replacing
TEN-155 ). Originally due to finish in October 2004, it was subsequently extended until April 2005. The project to plan, procure, build and operate the next generation of the network was namedGÉANT2 and it began in September 2004.It is intended that GÉANT interconnect with other regional research networks (such as
JANET ,HEAnet ,Abilene Network ,CANARIE ,ESnet ,SINET ) to create a single global research network. It currently has gigabit links to North America and Japan.The GÉANT network is managed by
DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe).National research and education networks connected to GÉANT are:
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Austria 'sACOnet
*Belgium 'sBELNET
*Bulgaria 'sISTF
*Croatia 'sCARNet
*Cyprus 'sCYNET
*Czech Republic 'sCESNET
*Denmark 'sForskningsnettet (connected viaNORDUnet )
*Estonia 'sEENet
*Finland 'sFUNET (connected viaNORDUnet )
*France 'sRenater
*Germany 'sDFN
*Greece 'sGRNET
*Hungary 'sHUNGARNET
*Iceland 'sRHnet (connected viaNORDUnet )
* Ireland'sHEAnet
*India 's [http://garudaindia.in/ GARUDA]
*Israel 'sIUCC
*Italy 'sGARR
*Latvia 'sSigmaNet
*Lithuania 'sLITNET
*Luxembourg 'sRESTENA
*Malta 'sRiċerkaNet
*Netherlands 'SURFnet
*Norway 'sUNINETT (connected viaNORDUnet )
*Poland 'sPOL-34
*Portugal 'sFCCN
*Romania 'sRoEduNet
*Slovakia 'sSANET
*Slovenia 'sARNES
*Spain 'sRedIRIS
*Sweden 'sSUNET (connected viaNORDUnet )
*Switzerland 's SWITCH
*Turkey 'sULAKNET
*United Kingdom 'sJANET It also has interconnections to
Canada 'sCANARIE research and education network.External links
* [http://www.geant.net/ The GÉANT website]
* [http://www.dante.net/ The DANTE website]
* [http://www.geant2.net The GÉANT2 website]ee also
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GÉANT2
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