GÉANT VPN Services

Increased pri​​vacy and control - helping to build effective virtual teams across borders

Many research projects require the additional security and reassurance of a virtual private network (VPN) to ensure data services are isolated from general IP (internet protocol) traffic.

By creating a virtual IP network, all sites on the VPN can communicate flexibly without the need to arrange separate networks, whilst benefiting from the privacy and security of a private infrastructure.

VPNs are ideal for many-to-many (pee​r-to-peer) or one-to-many (central-site-to-satellite) environments, where each site can be allocated bandwidth according to its own requirements. Each site can support bandwidths from 10Gbps to 100Gbps (subject to availability).

GÉANT and the national research and education networking (NREN) organisations have worked together to provide a range of uniquely flexible and powerful services.

L3 VPN

L3-VPNs are ideal for many-to-many (peer-to-peer) or one-to-many (central-site-to-satellite) environments, where each site can be allocated bandwidth according to its own requirements. Each site can support bandwidths from 10Gbps to 100Gbps (subject to availability).​ This service allocates unique VLAN (virtual local area network) identifiers to each L3-VPN to ensure data isolation across the GÉANT network, giving assured performance and secur​​ity. The GÉANT L3-VPN service provides NRENs with the backbone infrastructure to enable custom VPN services for their users across the GÉANT backbone.

At a glan​​ce​​​​​

Users

L3-VPN services are used by NRENs to support their own VPN and ne​​tworking requirements.

Key Facts​​

Both many-to-many and​​​ one- t​​o-many configurations available.

Capacities from 10Gbps t​​o 100Gbps.​

Documentation

L3VPN service description April 2022

To learn about acces​sing GÉANT VPN services in your country, refer to your national NREN. Visit the partners page for links to GÉANT's NREN partners.​​​

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