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 OfferingGÉANT Open allows NRENs to arrange interconnections between external services and partners quickly and easily without the need for dedicated circuits. The interconnections can be either at the full circuit capacity or the circuit can be subdivided to allow one-to-many or many-to-many connections as required. 
Reason to ActGÉANT Open allows NRENs to arrange interconnections between external services and partners quickly and easily without the need for dedicated circuits. The interconnections can be either at the full circuit capacity or the circuit can be subdivided to allow one-to-many or many-to-many connections as required. 
Customer ExperienceNRENs can interconnect with cloud service providers or research labs to offer access for their users. The service uses a dedicated switch onto which all users can connect their own circuits and then interconnect with other participants in order to provide inter-organisation connectivity. 
Benefits 

Supports European and global connectivity

Protocol Neutral: Open, layer 2 interconnectivity allows maximum flexibility.

Supports Multiple Virtual Connections: One physical interface can be logically subdivided into separate VLANs allowing the participant to connect with many other members simultaneously.

Onward Connectivity: Participants can also make connections from GÉANT Open through the GÉANT network to support multiple uses such as commercial research facilities or cloud service providers.

Flexible: GÉANT Open allows interconnections to be made for short or medium terms – for example to support a major event or project - without the need to contract a long-term dedicated circuit. 

 TimeService Implementation and Delivery Time
 
ServiceDelivery timeDeliverdf
GÉANT Open connection Up to 10 weeks
Connection to the GÉANT backbone (via GEANT Open) Up to 10 weeks
Moves, adds and changes to existing service 5 working days
Alternatives Commercial and other R&E-oriented Open Exchanges: Netherlight and CERNlight.
AdvantagesThe service uses a dedicated switch onto which all users can connect their own circuits and then interconnect with other participants in order to provide inter-organisation connectivity. GEANT is one of the available connectors (subject to policy). 
  24/7 (first-line) support offered to all the connectors. Regular surveys carried out by Partner Relations