GÉANT Network
The GN4-3N project represents the most significant refresh of the GÉANT network in a decade, aimed at supporting the rapidly growing needs of Europe’s research and education community for the next 15 years find out more
The GN4-3N project represents the most significant refresh of the GÉANT network in a decade, aimed at supporting the rapidly growing needs of Europe’s research and education community for the next 15 years find out more

GÉANT interconnects Europe's national research and education networks (NRENs) with the high bandwidth, high speed and highly resilient pan-European backbone – together connecting Europe's researchers, academics and students to each other, and linking them to over half the countries in the world
Data Carried
7PB
7 Petabytes of data carried per day
Traffic Growth
+30%
Average annual increase in network traffic over last five years
Backbone Capacity
8Tb
Up to 8 Terabits per second backbone capacity
Availability
99.999%
Average availability
GÉANT Network Data
The BRIAN (Backbone Router Interface Analytics) framework helps authorised network managers and planners more easily access, edit,
and share traffic data from the GÉANT network. The graphs below give an up-to-the-minute snapshot of selected routes.
If you would like to learn more about BRIAN click here or to visit the BRIAN website click here
ESnet London
CAE-1
LHCONE Aggregate Ingress
GN4-3N News
- Next-generation GÉANT network comes to life – Interview with Paul ShelswellGÉANT’s exciting next-generation network – planned, procured, and being built… Read more »
- TNC22 closes after a great week of Face2Face reunitingToday’s TNC22 closing plenary, led by GÉANT CEO Erik Huizer… Read more »
- GÉANT’s next-generation network launched at TNC22GÉANT’s revolutionary next-generation network – planned, procured, and being built… Read more »
GÉANT Global Connectivity

Latest Networking News
- GÉANT – RENAM connectivity upgrade will benefit Research & Education in MoldovaA connectivity upgrade between RENAM, the National Research & Education… Read more »
- New learning unit in the Network Automation e-Academy: “CI/CD: Jenkins”The Network Automation eAcademy has a new learning unit available… Read more »
- Next-generation GÉANT network comes to life – Interview with Paul ShelswellGÉANT’s exciting next-generation network – planned, procured, and being built… Read more »
- GÉANT’s next-generation network launched at TNC22GÉANT’s revolutionary next-generation network – planned, procured, and being built… Read more »
- Next-generation GÉANT network comes to life – Interview with Sebastiano BuscaglioneGÉANT’s exciting next-generation network – planned, procured, and being built… Read more »