Network Description

GRNET S.A. provides high quality services of national and international interconnection and capacity in the greek research, academic and educational community, covering their always increased requirements high level services and Internet applications. The GRNET international interconnection at the Pan European Network GEANT, was upgraded in 2006 to2x10Gbps.

GRNET2 constitutes a new generation optical fiber of WavelengthDivisionMultiplexing – WDM technology at extra high speeds (1-2,5 Gbps). All the nodes are based on routers of Gigabit speeds and are interconnected with a network of 2.5 Gbps speeds over DWDM technology with leased wavelengths from the incumbent (OTE). In the region of Crete, two more nodes are based on switching technologies, defining this way the MAN network of Crete.

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News

  • 19.07.10 Empowering South-East European Communities in Next Generation Regional Computing & Storage Grid Infrastructure Usage The research and academic communities of South East Europe have made a big step towards joining the new era of long-term sustainable eInfrastructures in Europe, thanks to the SEE-GRID-SCI eInfrastructure for regional eScience (SEE-GRID-SCI) project, ...more
  • 14.05.10 SEERA-EI Open Workshop "South-East European eInfrastructures: programming and vision" Working towards a Common Vision and Sustainable Cooperation in South East Europe ...more
  • 29.04.10 SEE-GRID-SCI Newsletter, Issue No4, April 2010 he last issue of the SEE-GRID-SCI newsletter is available ...more