At SPIE West in January 2026, CESNET and GEANT presented the research results of their research into successfully combining data and non-data services across single fibre optics. SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics. It works to strengthen the global optics and photonics community through conferences, publications, and professional development, bringing together engineers...
Author - Karl Meyer
18 November 2025 | Sonja Filiposka The path to network automation Full automation of network services is not a trivial task. Even something routine, such as the provisioning of a Layer 2 circuit, requires putting together a detailed orchestration pipeline. The workflow steps involve reading from the single source of truth, selecting the right resources, sequencing multiple API calls, handling...
Supporting network and service delivery round the clock. Day-to-day management of the GÉANT network is handled by the Operations Centre (GOC). The GOC acts as a first point of contact for its subscribers and other NOCs (network operations centres). It: receives reports of service problems; diagnoses network problems; oversees repairs and corrective maintenance; resolves issues pertaining to the...
GÉANT DDoS Cleansing and Alerting Supporting GÉANT peering users with dynamic, fast responses to DDoS Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) is a large and growing problem within the networking community with a large number of NRENs reporting attacks every month. These attacks not only damage live services for users but affect the reputation of the NREN amongst their users and consume large amounts...
GÉANT topology map The first GÉANT network was launched in 2000 and has stayed well ahead of user needs ever since. Funded through the different phases of the GÉANT Project, it remains the most advanced and best connected research and education network in the world. The map below highlights the truly pan-European nature of the network, and shows topology at the time of publishing...
GÉANT prides itself on providing what commercial operators cannot: a high-speed network that pushes the boundaries of networking technology whilst delivering a cost-effective, pan-European infrastructure. Large research projects rely on GÉANT for outstanding service availability and service quality. A separate ultra-high-speed internet, just for research and education Robustness Over 4,000...
GÉANT’s terabit-ready network is the most advanced and well-connected research and education network in the world. Managing such a large network is a complex task and GÉANT has created an expert support structure to ensure the reliability, integrity and security of the GÉANT network and its users. We also support the EUMEDCONNECT and FED4FIRE network infrastructures. GÉANT supports the...
The GÉANT network continues to set the standard for speed, service availability, security and reach, delivering the high performance that more than 50 million users rely on. GÉANT interconnects Europe’s national research and education networking (NREN) organisations with an award-winning high bandwidth, high speed and highly resilient pan-European backbone – connecting Europe’s...
