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GÉANT is the main European multi-gigabit computer network for research and education purposes. GÉANT link speeds range from 155 Mbit/s on the slowest spur links to 10 Gbit/s in the core optical fiber network.

The GÉANT project began in November 2000, entered full production operation in December 2001 (fully replacing TEN-155). Originally due to finish in October 2004, it was subsequently extended until April 2005. The project to plan, procure, build and operate the next generation of the network was named GÉANT2 and it began in September 2004.

It is intended that GÉANT interconnect with other regional research networks (such as JANET, Abilene Network, CANARIE, ESnet, SINET) to create a single global research network. It currently has gigabit links to North America and Japan.

The GÉANT network is managed by DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe).

National research and education networks connected to GÉANT are:

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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea,
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gigabit is a unit of information or computer storage, abbreviated Gbit or sometimes Gb.

1 gigabit = 109 = 1,000,000,000 bits (which is equal to 125 decimal megabytes or 119.
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as a college campus, industrial complex, or a military base. A CAN, may be considered a type of MAN (metropolitan area network), but is generally limited to an area that is smaller than a typical MAN.
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Research is a human activity based on intellectual investigation and aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. Research can use the scientific method, but need not do so.
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Education encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, positive judgment and well-developed wisdom.
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An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber designed to guide light along its length. Fiber optics is the overlap of applied science and engineering concerned with such optical fibers.
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GÉANT2 is the seventh generation of pan-European research and education network, successor to the pan-European multi-gigabit research network GÉANT. The project within which the network is funded began officially on 1 September 2004, and is due to run for four years.
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Janet is a female name. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette and Spanish proper noun Juanita, and is the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane.
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Abilene Network is the U.S. high-performance backbone network created by the Internet2 community.

One of the project's aims was to achieve 100 megabit connectivity between every node by the end of 2006.
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CANARIE, the Canadian Advanced Network and Research for Industry and Education, is a Canadian government supported non-profit corporation, founded in 1993, which maintains a set of leased wide area network links and also develops and deploys advanced network applications and
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DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various National Research and Education Networks in Europe and surrounding regions.
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Land of Mountains, Land on the River
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L'union fait la force"   (French)
Einigkeit macht stark
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Our beautiful homeland


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A carnet is a document allowing the importation of certain goods to countries without paying customs duty. Two types exist:
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  • Carnet de Passage - for motor vehicles.

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CESNET

association
Founded 1996
Headquarters Prague, Czech Republic

Key people Jan Gruntorád, CEO
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CESNET is Czech Republic's National Research and Education Network (NREN) operator.
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(Royal motto: Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke
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NORDUnet is an international collaboration between the Nordic national computer networks for research and education. The members of NORDUnet are:
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Estonian Educational and Research Network (EENet) is a governmental nonprofit organization established in August 1993 by the Ministry of Education of Estonia with the task of managing, coordinating and developing the computer network of science, education and culture.
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FUNET is the Finnish University and Research Network, a backbone network providing Internet connections for Finnish universities and research facilities.

The main backbone connections are implemented using 2.5 Gbit/s Ethernet cables.
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