SURFnet, the Dutch national research and education network, is a player in
the GigaPort
Project. GigaPort
consists of two interrelated sub-projects, GigaNet and GigaWorks. Within
the context of GigaNet a highly advanced communications network is being
developed with super-fast connections across The Netherlands and Europe
and to North America and Asia. GigaWorks offers the Dutch business
community the opportunity to carry out large-scale research into new
applications for the next generation of the electronic highway.
SURFnet operated an OC-12 speed backbone across The Netherlands with
a 200 Mbit/s connection to North America and a 155 Mbit/s connection
to TEN-155, to which most other European national research and education
networks are connected. SURFnet is connected to the STAR TAP in Chicago,
IL and has a direct connection to Abilene.