Specific programme: Research Infrastructures
UPV/EHU Partner Status: Third Party with RedIRIS
UPV/EHU PI: Eduardo Jacob
Project start: 01/05/2015
Project end: 31/08/2016

Brief description: The GÉANT Project has grown during its iterations (GN1, GN2, GN3, GN3plus, GN4-1) to incorporate not just the award-winning 500Gbps pan-European network, but also a catalogue of advanced, user-focused services, and a successful programme of innovation that is pushing the boundaries of networking technology to deliver real impact to over 50 million users. The GN4-2 successor project began 1 May 2016 and will run to 31 December 2018.

The GÉANT network provides the high speed connectivity needed to share, access and process massive volumes of data. This data is generated by, and essential to, diverse research and education communities across such areas as particle physics, bioinformatics, earth observation, drug discovery, and arts and culture.