Horizon 2020: H2020-SGA-INFRA-GEANT-2018 Topic [b] Increase of Long-Term Backbone Capacity

Project Information

GN4-3N

Grant agreement ID: 856728

DOI 10.3030/856728

EC signature date 10 July 2019

Start date 1 January 2019

End date 31 December 2023

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost € 63 124 996,25

EU contribution € 50 500 000,00

Coordinated by

GEANT VERENIGING
Netherlands

Project description

Boosting the backbone performance of the GÉANT network

GÉANT is the pan-European data network for the research and education community. This world-class, high-speed backbone provides seamless and secure connectivity with 42 national research and education networks, reaching over 50 million users in 10 000 institutions across Europe and more than 100 countries worldwide through links with other regions. The EU-funded GN4-3N project aims to increase the footprint of the backbone network and improve its capacity, resilience and flexibility. The ultimate goal is to offer 100 Gbps network access to a greater number of GÉANT partners and significantly diminish the digital divide.

Objective

"The GN4 Phase 3 Network (GN4-3N) proposal for part b of the third Specific Grant Agreement (SGA3(b) is made in response to the H2020-SGA-INFRA-GEANT-2018 (Topic [b] Research and Education Networking) call, received 17 October 2018, under the 68-month Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA) established between the GÉANT Consortium and the European Commission in April 2015. It is proposed to last 48 months to implement, as the call requests, a very ambitious restructuring of the backbone network operated by GÉANT in order to provide equal access to clouds and other e-infrastructure services in the European research area and beyond. It will improve the overall resilience and reliability of the GÉANT network significantly and offer a base for future improvements in access, transmission speeds and capacity wherever needed.
The outcome of GN4-3N project will offer uniform network access and choice of services to many more partners, eliminating the ""digital divide"" wherever technically and economically feasible.
This project proposal is based on technical and economic studies carried out during 2017-2018 in the GN4-2 project which have given the Consortium clarity on the resourcing, financial and effort, needed to realise the huge ambition of this undertaking. It exclusively covers the engineering, procurement, acquisition and installation of the new backbone network. The day-to-day network operations as the elements of it is commissioned is the responsibility of the teams described in accompanying the GN4-3 project.
The GN4-3 and GN4-3N proposals are intimately connected through common teams and the technical, management and procurement expertise built-up over previous GN projects. This is what makes this ambitious proposal realistic. GN4-3N and GN4-3 have simply had to be proposed as distinct projects, due to the different funding model (with no depreciation) to be used in GN4-3N project."

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › telecommunications networks › data networks

Keywords

• Networks
• research networking
• multi-domain networking
• communication networks
• secure
• trust
• innovation
• media
• information society
• computer sciences
• e-infrastructure
• communication commons

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.4. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures Main Programme

Topic(s)

• GEANT-2018-b - GÉANT Partnership projects (b)

Call for proposal

H2020-SGA-INFRA-GEANT-2018

Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

GEANT VERENIGING

• Net EU contribution: € 50 287 296,91
• Address: Hoekenrode 3 ; 1102 BR Amsterdam ; Netherlands
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Other funding: € 12 571 821,72

Participants (39)

UNIVERSITAT WIEN

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Austria

• Address: Universitatsring 1 ; 1010 Wien
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU

Serbia

• Net EU contribution: € 975,00
• Address: Studentski trg 1 ; 11000 Beograd
• Region: Србија - север › Београдски регион › Београдска област
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Other funding: € 243,75

AKADEMSKA IN RAZISKOVALNA MREZA SLOVENIJE

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Slovenia

• Address: Tehnoloski park 18 ; 1000 Ljubljana
• Region: Slovenija › Zahodna Slovenija › Osrednjeslovenska

INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATICS AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Armenia

• Address: Paruyr sevak street 1 ; 0014 Yerevan

UNITED INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF BELARUS

Participation ended

Belarus

• Address: Surganova street 6 ; 220012 Minsk

BELNET BELGISCH TELEMATICA ONDERZOEKNETWERK

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Belgium

• Address: Simon bolivarlaan 30/2 ; 1000 Bruxelles / brussel
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

SDRUZENIE BULGARSKA IZSLEDOVATELSKAI OBRAZOVATELNA MREZHA

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Bulgaria

• Address: Gourko str 6 ; 1000 Sofia
• Region: Югозападна и Южна централна България › Югозападен › София (столица)
• Activity type: Other

HRVATSKA AKADEMSKA I ISTRAZIVACKA MREZA CARNET

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Croatia

• Address: Josipa marohnica 5 ; 10000 Zagreb
• Region: Hrvatska › Grad Zagreb › Grad Zagreb
• Activity type: Research Organisations

CESNET ZAJMOVE SDRUZENI PRAVNICKYCH OSOB

Czechia

• Net EU contribution: € 5 265,60
• Address: Generala piky 430/26 ; 160 00 Praha 6
• Region: Česko › Praha › Hlavní město Praha
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Other funding: € 1 316,40

ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΟ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΟ ΚΑΙ ΑΚΑΔΗΜΑΪΚΟ ΔΙΚΤΥΟ (KYPRIAKO EREVNITIKO KAI AKADIMAIKO DIKTYO)

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Cyprus

• Address: Kallipoleos 75 ; 1678 Nicosia
• Region: Κύπρος › Κύπρος › Κύπρος

VEREIN ZUR FOERDERUNG EINES DEUTSCHEN FORSCHUNGSNETZES DFN VEREIN E.V.

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Germany

• Address: Alexanderplatz 1 ; 10178 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Activity type: Other

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A TECNOLOGIA

Portugal

• Net EU contribution: € 21 939,65
• Address: Avenida d carlos i 126 ; 1249 074 Lisboa
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Other funding: € 5 484,91

CONSORTIUM GARR

Italy

• Net EU contribution: € 24 850,09
• Address: Via dei tizii 6 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Other
• Other funding: € 6 212,52

GEORGIAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Georgia

• Address: 10 chovelidze street ; 0108 Tbilisi
• Activity type: Other

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Greece

• Net EU contribution: € 19 178,23
• Address: Leoforos kifisias 7 ; 11523 Athina
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Other funding: € 4 794,56

HEANET LTD

Ireland

• Net EU contribution: € 12 968,55
• Address: Georges dock 5 1st floor ifsc ; D01 Dublin
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Other funding: € 3 242,14

HARIDUSE INFOTEHNOLOOGIA SIHTASUTUS

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Estonia

• Address: Akadeemia tee 21/1 ; 12618 Tallinn
• Region: Eesti › Eesti › Põhja-Eesti
• Activity type: Other

MACHBA - INTERUNIVERSITY COMPUTATION CENTER

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Israel

• Address: Software engineering building tel aviv university ; 69978 Tel aviv
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

United Kingdom

• Net EU contribution: € 7 770,23
• Address: Library avenue harwell science and innovation campus lumen house ; OX11 0SG Didcot
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Other funding: € 1 942,56

KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS

Lithuania

• Net EU contribution: € 5 741,00
• Address: K donelaicio 73 ; LT-44029 Kaunas
• Region: Lietuva › Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas › Kauno apskritis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Other funding: € 1 434,00

MACEDONIAN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH NETWORK SKOPJE

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

North Macedonia

• Address: Blv. partizanski odredi 17 ; 1000 Skopje
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Montenegro

• Address: Cetinjska 2 ; 81000 Podgorica
• Region: Црна Гора › Црна Гора › Црна Гора
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

KORMANYZATI INFORMATIKAI FEJLESZTESI UGYNOKSEG

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Hungary

• Address: Vaci ut 35 ; 1134 Budapest
• Region: Közép-Magyarország › Budapest › Budapest
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

NORDUNET A/S

Denmark

• Net EU contribution: € 86 661,74
• Address: Kastruplundgade 22 1 ; 2770 Kastrup
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Activity type: Other
• Other funding: € 21 665,44

INSTYTUT CHEMII BIOORGANICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

• Net EU contribution: € 6 240,00
• Address: Noskowskiego 12-14 ; 61 704 Poznan
• Region: Makroregion północno-zachodni › Wielkopolskie › Miasto Poznań
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Other funding: € 1 560,00

ENTIDAD PUBLICA EMPRESARIAL RED.ES

Spain

• Net EU contribution: € 18 539,00
• Address: Edificio bronce plaza manuel gomez moreno s/n ; 28020 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Other funding: € 4 634,75

RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL NETWORKING ASSOCIATION OF MOLDOVA

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Moldova

• Address: Stefan chel mare 168 ; 2004 Chisinau
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes: Links

GROUPEMENT D INTERET PUBLIC POUR LERESEAU NATIONAL DE TELECOMMUNICATIONS POUR LA TECHNOLOGIE L ENSEIGNEMENT ET LA RECHERCHE

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

France

• Address: Rue daviel 23-25 ; 75013 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

FONDATION RESTENA (RESEAU TELEINFORMATIQUE DE L'EDUCATION NATIONALE ETDE LA RECHERCHE)

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Luxembourg

• Address: 2 avenue de l'universite ; 4365 Esch-sur-alzette
• Region: Luxembourg › Luxembourg › Luxembourg
• Activity type: Research Organisations

Agentia de Administrare a Retelei Nationale de Informatica Pentru Educatie si Cercetare

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Romania

• Address: Strada mendeleev 21-25 ; 010362 Bucuresti
• Region: Macroregiunea Trei › Bucureşti-Ilfov › Bucureşti

ZDRUZENIE POUZIVATELOV SLOVENSKEJAKADEMICKEJ DATOVEJ SIETE-SANET

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Slovakia

• Address: Vazovova 5 ; 811 07 Bratislava
• Region: Slovensko › Bratislavský kraj › Bratislavský kraj
• Activity type: Other

SURF BV

Netherlands

• Net EU contribution: € 2 574,00
• Address: Moreelsepark 48 ; 3511 EP Utrecht
• Region: West-Nederland › Utrecht › Utrecht
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Other funding: € 643,50

SWITCH

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Switzerland

• Address: Effingerstrasse 15 ; 3008 Bern
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Activity type: Other

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Türkiye

• Address: Ataturk bulvari 221 ; 06100 Ankara
• Region: Batı Anadolu › Ankara › Ankara
• Activity type: Research Organisations

UNIVERSITA TA MALTA

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Malta

• Address: Tal oroqq ; 2080 Msida
• Region: Malta › Malta › Malta
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ASSOCIATION OF USERS OF UKRAINIAN RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC NETWORK URAN

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Ukraine

• Address: Peremogy avenue 37 building 2 37 ; 03056 Kyiv
• Activity type: Research Organisations

LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATES MATEMATIKAS UN INFORMATIKAS INSTITUTS

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Latvia

• Address: Raina bulvaris 29 ; 1459 Riga
• Region: Latvija › Latvija › Rīga
• Activity type: Research Organisations

QENDREN NDERINSTITUCIONALE TE RRJETI AKADEMIK SHQIPTAR

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Albania

• Address: Rruga sami frasheri 54 ; 1001 Tirana
• Region: Shqipëria › Qender › Tiranë

INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Not active in the Specific Grant Agreement of the project

Azerbaijan

• Address: Vahabzade street 9a yasamal district ; 1141 Baku