A study will be conducted in GN4 year 1 to investigate the viability of a multi domain NREN transit network to enable NREN to NREN traffic to be switched or routed across existing national networks. If viable a pilot will be developed to run in GN4 year 2 focusing on a pan European solution. The principle being that neighbouring NRENs will interconnect at layer 2 and or 3 and create a transit network to transport traffic effectively across multiple domains. For example GARR traffic destined for JANET would route across RENATERs network and DFN traffic to Portugal would route across RENATERs and RedIRIS’s networks to get to FCCN. This study would work in conjunction with JRA1&2 to investigate ways of integrating the GEANT and NREN domains to create a more cohesive operational and service domain. The use of SDN in this arrangement would need to be a serious consideration.
Milestones:
No. | Milestone name | Description | Expected (Month) | Task | Means of verification |
1 | Multi-domain transit network study scoping | Scope, information gathering templates and NRENs communication plan developed for this study | 3 | 1 Rob Evans | Internal Documents |
2 | Multi-domain transit network study | Information gathered from NRENs | 6 | 1 Rob Evans | Internal Documents |
3 | Multi-domain transit network study | Information analysed | 9 | 1 Rob Evans | Internal Documents |
The above internal documents will provide input in to the EC deliverables D5.2 and D5.6 "Revision of GÉANT Network Evolution Plan".