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...
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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...
29 May 2025 Hands-on practical exercises are a very important aspect of today’s learning. They enable students to get valuable real-world experience with the topic at hand, allowing them to grasp relevant concepts more easily. While the experience of taking part in such practical exercises is undoubtedly rewarding, organising them can be a challenging task for educators, especially when a large...
11 July 2024 | Quantum communications harness quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement to enhance information transfer between remote nodes. The key benefits of these techniques are the ability to be able to detect if communications have been intercepted or modified en-route. Which makes these techniques ideal for highly sensitive data interchange. However, coherent quantum...
Building upon the principles of organised data we explored in a previous article, we now delve deeper into the topic of flexible data modelling and data schemas. As networks grow and evolve over time, the data modelling requirements change and become increasingly complex. To truly master the network data, one must move away from static blueprints and fully embrace the adaptable nature of flexible...
13 November 2024 | “I’ll be a second”, “Can I borrow you for a second?”, “Have you got a second?”. Phrases we hear many times each day but what exactly is a second? Since, well time immemorial, we have been attempting to measure time to greater and greater degrees of precision and accuracy because so much of fundamental science relies on being able to measure everything and virtually all these...
13 November 2024 | Imagine running a successful restaurant without a well-organised kitchen. Chaos would ensue; misplaced ingredients, delayed orders, and a compromised dining experience. Now, envision your network as that bustling kitchen. Just as a chef needs an orderly kitchen to deliver meals efficiently, network administrators rely on well-organised data for effective orchestration and...
13 November 2024 | Quantum computing offers huge opportunities to the research and education (R&E) community as well as to commercial enterprise. Quantum computers have the power to tackle problems far beyond the current reach of classical computing, from simulating complex protein folding and predicting meteorological phenomena to modelling financial systems. However, quantum computers...
The Special Interest Group – Network Operations Centres (SIG-NOC) is a community effort initiated by the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) gathered under the GÉANT Association in Europe. The SIG-NOC creates an open forum where experts from the GÉANT Community and beyond exchange information, knowledge, ideas and best practices. These cover specific technical aspects or other areas...
14 February 2024 | Virtually everyone knows about the discovery of the Higgs Boson by CERN and how LHCONE has supported that. But indeed, within the fields of physics, astrophysics and cosmology there are way more experiments that rely upon the LHCONE network. Here is an overview of the science collaborations that use LHCONE today. ATLAS – Pushing the frontiers of knowledge (atlas.cern)...