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. GN4-3N will greatly improve the underlying infrastructure of the fibre and optical system, with the fibre network extended well beyond its current reach. This will involve restructuring the...
Author - Paul Maurice
Governance The GÉANT General Assembly (GA), the GÉANT Board and the Oversight Committee oversee the implementation of the GN4-3 and GN4-3N projects. In both projects, the Project Management Board (PMB), comprising the Work Package Leaders and relevant subject matter expert (SME) coordinators, meets monthly with the Project Management Office (PMO) to exchange information, coordinate common work...
Network Infrastructure Advisory Committee (NIAC) The GN4-3N project team works closely with NIAC, a committee co-Chaired by Bram Peeters of GÉANT and Ronan Byrne of HEAnet, comprising representatives from a range of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs): HEAnet (Ireland) Jisc (UK) NORDUnet (Nordic region) Litnet (Lithuania) GRNET (Greece) AMRES (Serbia) FCCN/FCT (Portugal) RedIRIS...