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When an NREN connects to more than one PoP, it is possible to request for the load to be shared across the number of accesses available, as seen below in Figure 4.

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Figure 4: Example of load sharing on multiple PoPs

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When load sharing is enabled, the total volume of traffic across all the active accesses must remain within the NREN-subscribed 's primary IP capacity.

    

Routing Information

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The management demarcation point between GÉANT and the NREN network is a port on the Optical Distribution Frame (ODF) rack, as described in Figure 8, below. The exact port will be specified at the time of the connection.    

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Figure 5: Illustration of the management demarcation point

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ScopeMeasurementSLT
NRENs diverse connections to GÉANT routers Service availability99.999%90%
Multi-homed NRENs connected to GÉANT with third-party managed circuitsService availability 99.9% 90%
Single-homed NRENsService availability  99.4% 90% (may vary, depending on sub-providers)

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ScopeMeasurementSLT 
ALL NRENsTime to respond to a faultTimeTdffault15 minutes 
GÉANT PoPs in Europe  Time to fix a fault5 hours 12 hours 

 

The GÉANT Operation Centre (OC) provides 24×7 support throughout the year. Notifications are issued to the affected partner within 15 minutes of incident detection by the central monitoring system.

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Any requirement for bespoke reporting mechanism for GÉANT IP traffic statistics and availability should be discussed with the GÉANT Partner Relations Team (partner-relations@geant.netorg).

Requesting additional GÉANT Access Capacity

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 In case of a connection being provided over a managed wavelength, the lead time will vary from provider to provider. Delivery times will be confirmed on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the Partner Relations team for more information: partner-relations@geant.netorg

ServiceDelivery time
GÉANT IP upgrade  10 days
GÉANT IP upgrade requiring further physical capacity  10 weeks

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Charges may apply to backhaul a backup circuit to a neighbouring PoP to increase the resilience required to reach 99.999% service availability.

A one-off charge applies for the backhaul of a backup circuit.

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For more information or questions, please email partner-relations@geant.netorg.