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This configuration is the most resilient setup, with service availability of 99.999%, and the capability to deliver capacity up to 100Gbps per port.     

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Figure 1: NREN is connected to GÉANT through the Juniper MX

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This configuration is a highly resilient setup, with 99.99% service availability and delivered capacity up to 100Gbps per port.

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Figure 2: Multi-Homed NRENs backup

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This configuration can be as resilient as required but availability figures will depend on the exact setup and the selected provider. Capacity up to 100Gbps per port is available on GÉANT equipment.

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Figure 3: Example of long-haul connectivity    

    

Load Sharing

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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The table below shows the three types of access available to connect to GÉANT, with their associated SLTs.

ScopeMeasurementMaMSsdMeasurementSLT
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)

 

Time to Fix a Fault and Time to Respond Target

In order to meet these targets, the following timelines to respond to and fix a fault have been put in place.

ScopeMeasurementSLT 
ALL NRENsTime to respond to a fault15 minutes 
GÉANT PoPs in Europe  Time to fix a fault12 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.

GÉANT IP also offers access to GÉANT traffic monitoring tools to view traffic statistics that are either specific to the service, or for overall IP traffic on NREN access links. These are available on the Tool Portal: https://tools.geant.net/portal/

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.org).

Requesting additional GÉANT Access Capacity

To request an IP upgrade, please go to the GÉANT Partner Portal at: https://partner.geant.net/Pages/Home.aspx

Service Implementation and Delivery Time

Dark Fibre Upgrades

Requests for further physical capacity upgrades, which do not exceed the available physical capacity of the infrastructure, will be completed within ten working days from the upgrade request being accepted by the Partner Relations team.

For capacity upgrade requiring further physical capacity the upgrade will be completed within ten weeks from the solution being agreed.

Managed Wavelength Upgrades

 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.org

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

 

Interface Options

Subscriptions of 40Gbps or below will be delivered on N x 10Gbps interfaces and subscriptions of 50Gbps and over will be delivered over a 100Gbps interface.

A total capacity upgrade of 40Gbps is offered over multiple 10Gbps interfaces by default, with the option of a 100Gbps interface instead of extra cost.

The table below details what interfaces are included in subscription upgrades. Port prices for the upgrade options can be found in the service price list at: https://partner.geant.net/Service_Catalogue/Pages/overview.aspx

Current Bandwidth (GPs)Upgraded BandwidthUpu

Default upgrade option

No additional cost to  the upgraded subscription

Alternative upgrade option

Additional cost to the upgraded subscription

10Up to and including 50GUp to 4 additional 10G ports1 x 100G
20  Up to and including 50GUp to 4 additional 10G ports1 x 100G 
30  Up to and including 50GUp to 4 additional 10G ports1 x 100G
40  Up to and including 50G1 additional 10G ports 1 x 100G
50  Up to and including 100G1 x 100G ports n/a
60  Up to and including 100G1 x 100G ports n/a
70  Up to and including 100G1 x 100G ports n/a
80  Up to and including 100G1 x 100G ports n/a
90  Up to and including 100G  

 

Pricing      

The GÉANT IP access is inclusive of all the required interfaces on the IP equipment (unless a non-standard delivery option is required). An annual cost for the service is calculated annually by the GÉANT Cost Sharing Model. For the current version of the Cost Sharing Model, please see the Partner Portal https://partner.geant.net.

The GÉANT IP Service provides NREN access to the GÉANT IP Service, as well as to other GÉANT services, such as GÉANT Plus and GÉANT L3VPN. See https://partner.geant.net/Pages/Home.aspx for more information on those services.

Charges may apply to backhaul a backup circuit to a neighbouring PoP to increase the resilience.

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

  • 10G: €7500    
  • 100G: €104 000    
  • An additional €1000 per interface installation fee

Please note that all prices are quoted before the European Commission rebate.

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