{"id":152,"date":"2021-10-11T11:58:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T09:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nordu.net\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2024-09-13T06:21:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T05:21:56","slug":"the-nordunet-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nordu.net\/the-nordunet-network\/","title":{"rendered":"The NORDUnet Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"jet-tricks-particles-section elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c467a5a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6c467a5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;f11233b&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_laptop&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_widescreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_laptop&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile_extra&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a51e9e0\" data-id=\"2a51e9e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377b6726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"377b6726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-breadcrumbs jet-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__wrap\"><div class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nordu.net\/\" class=\"jet-breadcrumbs__item-link is-home\" rel=\"home\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f243107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f243107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The NORDUnet Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26125822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26125822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article__summary\">NORDUnet operates an optical network backbone interconnecting Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki<ins datetime=\"2013-03-07T14:48\">,<\/ins>\u00a0Copenhagen, Hamburg, Amsterdam, and London. This network forms the northern extension of the G\u00c9ANT footprint, and through cross-border fibre connects to\u00a0Poznan,\u00a0St. Petersburg, and Tallinn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f73b85a\" data-id=\"f73b85a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392ea05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"392ea05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Nordic-Network-768x432.png\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a579b42\" data-id=\"5a579b42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725dad7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"725dad7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, NORDUnet operates an MPLS fabric used for IP network services and settlement-free peering. The MPLS fabric has nodes in the five Nordic capitals, in Amsterdam, London, and Frankfurt, as well as at five locations in North America. Operating an independent, international network allows NORDUnet to effectively manage cost of IP transit and at the same time offer attractive, high-quality Cloud-based services in a fully controlled network environment.<\/p><p>The IP network is dual stack IPv4 &amp; IPv6.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-576d1f46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"576d1f46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cc6fb2\" data-id=\"8cc6fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56623123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56623123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The NORDUnet IP and MPLS network<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40b1f237 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40b1f237\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f2596\" data-id=\"4f2596\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79509bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79509bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NORDUnet operates a global\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stats.nordu.net\/stat-q\/load-map\/ndn-map,,traffic,peak\" rel=\"nofollow\">IP and MPLS backbone<\/a>\u00a0network that interconnects the research and education networks in the Nordic countries to the rest of the world.<a href=\"https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1513799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map.png 1920w, https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nordu.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024-Global-Map-1536x865.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p>In Europe, the IP &amp; MPLS network is built on top of the NORDUnet optical network, and shares the same locations. \u00a0In addition, it has a ring central Europe, connecting Frankfurt and Geneva to Hamburg and Amsterdam. \u00a0This ring is based on capacity obtained from partner European R&amp;E networks SURFnet and PSNC.<\/p><h3 id=\"NORDUnetIPNetwork-Peeringinfrastructure\">Peering infrastructure<\/h3><p>To secure the best possible commodity internet service for the Nordic research and educational networks\u00a0NORDUnet A\/S operates a global IP network and is currently present at the following Internet eXchange points:<\/p><blockquote><ul><li><ul><li>Europe<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>AMS-IX in Amsterdam<\/li><li>NL-IX in Amsterdam<\/li><li>Asteroid International in Amsterdam<\/li><li>DIX in Copenhagen<\/li><li>NETNOD in Copenhagen<\/li><li>INEX Dublin<\/li><li>DE-CIX in Frankfurt<\/li><li>ECIX in Frankfurt<\/li><li>ECIX in Hamburg<\/li><li>FICIX Helsinki<\/li><li>LINX in London<\/li><li>LONAP in London<\/li><li>NIX in Oslo<\/li><li>RIX in Reykjavik<\/li><li>NETNOD in Stockholm<\/li><li>STHIX in Stockholm<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>North America<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Equinix in Ashburn (Washington D.C.)<\/li><li>Equinix in Chicago (IL)<\/li><li>NYIIX in New York<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Asia<\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>HKIX Hongkong<\/li><li>SGIX Singapore<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/blockquote><p>See more info about NORDUnet (AS2603) in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/as2603.peeringdb.com\/\">https:\/\/as2603.peeringdb.com\/<\/a><\/p><p>Peering requests should be sent to\u00a0<a>peering@nordu.net<\/a><\/p><h3 id=\"NORDUnetIPNetwork-DiffServSupport\">DiffServ Support<\/h3><p>The NORDUnet backbone supports the use of DiffServ and will not touch codepoints used by DiffServ. However, no active measures are taken to support DiffServ-based QoS implementations such as Premium IP. The NORDUnet backbone does not grant traffic priority, but it does allow the transport of for example Premium IP traffic between peering partners.<\/p><h3 id=\"NORDUnetIPNetwork-Lookingglass\">Looking glass<\/h3><p><a href=\"http:\/\/lookingglass.nordu.net\/lg.cgi\" rel=\"nofollow\">NORDUnet looking glass<\/a>\u00a0allows you to ping and traceroute from NORDUnet routers.<\/p><h3 id=\"NORDUnetIPNetwork-CommunitiesandBlackhole\">Communities and Blackhole<\/h3><p>NORDUnet has established a bgp blackhole community.<br \/>Prefixes marked with 2603:999 will be remarked towards our upstream providers and will therefore also be blackholed before it enters NORDUnet<\/p><p>The following communities are available in NORDUnet for usage by all IP transit customers. These communities can be applied on prefixes (v4 + v6) advertised towards NORDUnet.<\/p><p><strong>Announcement control communities:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"rteindent1\"><li>2603:664 Do not advertise to Commodity (transit)<\/li><li>2603:665 Do not advertise to Commodity and non-Nordic Peerings.<\/li><li>2603:666 Do not advertise to Commodity and Peerings.<\/li><li>2603:667 Do not advertise to non-NORDUnet-member R&amp;E.<\/li><li>2603:668 Only advertise to GEANT R&amp;E sessions and nothing else<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Blackhole communities: 2603:999, 2603:998<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><ul><li>Prefixes tagged with community 2603:999 will be blackholed. All NORDUnet edge routers will discard traffic sent towards the tagged destination.<\/li><li>Prefixes will also be forwarded to upstream with the corresponding blackhole community.<\/li><li>You can only tag your own prefixes with this community.<\/li><li>You can only tag more specific \/ longer prefixes then what NORDUnet filters on. 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