With the establishment of the Advanced North Atlantic 100Gpbs ring and with the work being led in the Global Network Architecture initiative GEANT must take a leadership role in the planning of international R&E connectivity and infrastructure. In GN4 year 1 SA1 T1 will establish a work plan and engagement framework with other project activities and international R&E partners to define GEANTs international connectivity requirements and determine what international infrastructure GEANT will require over the next 5 years. The use of regional hubs / open exchange points to aggregate international connectivity will need to be assessed as will the willingness of NRENs outside Europe to share connectivity to Europe. This study would then feed into GNA.
Work Item:
1 | International connectivity | Establish a work plan and engagement framework with other project activities and international R&E partners to define GEANTs international connectivity requirements and determine what international infrastructure GEANT will require over the next 5 years. |