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The MD-VPN service can be easily extended to regional network i.e. that the VPN is delivered closer to the end-users at the edge of the regional network.

Many research projects require the additional security and reassurance of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to ensure data services are isolated from general IP traffic.

VPN is especially suitable for international project collaboration development.

The MD-VPN service provides a bundle of useful services (L3VPN IPv4/v6, P2P L2VPN, multi-point L2VPN) thatcovers a wide scope of their user needs.

All services delivered by MD-VPN are robust as MD-VPN service provides automated re-routing and recovery.

NRENs provides an original service that cannot be provided by commercial telecoms as MD-VPN is based on collaboration between domains; 

Benefit for end-users

    MD-VPN aim to facilitate educational and research international collaboration establishment
    MD-VPN offers a safer environment for education and research network
        Mitigate the risk by providing a closed network for science collaboration;
        Save security CAPEX (avoiding firewall) and OPEX on end-users site;
        High network performance by avoiding firewall usage;
    MD-VPN provide a bundle of useful services (L3VPN IPv4/v6, P2P L2VPN, multi-point L2VPN) that covers a wide scope of their user needs
        Lead time to provision the VPN is very short;
        Flexibility (all types of site can be connected, multiple access and path, MD-VPN can be stitched other VPN);

Benefit for NRENs and Regional Networks

    OPEX saving thanks to its VPN multiplex feature and by avoiding manual configuration between NRENs and GÉANT, and between NRENs and RN;
    NO CAPEX is required as it relies on standard already available in NREN routers;
    NRENs provides an original service that cannot be provided by commercial telecoms as MD-VPN is based on collaboration between domains;

A new way for the NRENs to propose a bundle of useful services that covers a wide scope of their user needs

Price of MD-VPN service for NREN

The GÉANT MD-VPN Service is available for all GÉANT NRENs wishing to use it. It is included in the standard IP subscription, and the configuration of the NREN connection to MD-VPN is realized once.

For any information about bespoke solutions, including additional, dedicated interfaces and/or connectors outside the GÉANT network, please contact the GÉANT Partner Relations Team: partner-relations@geant.net

Price of VPN for end-users

The price of each depends on the location of each site of this VPN according to NREN pricing policy. Moreover the connection of a site can vary a lot according to local condition (if the site is already connected to a NREN …). Consequently, it is impossible to provide price, it depends from each specific case. 

Service Implementation and Delivery Time for NREN connection to GEANT MD-VPN service

Service Implementation and Delivery Time for VPN

One of the NREN that will deliver the VPN will take the role of "NREN initiator". This NREN initiator will be the unique contact point with the end-users project and will coordinate the VPN provisioning. GÉANT can be the NREN initiator especially if there is lot of sites.

The global VPN lead time depends on the delivery time of each NREN where the VPN is deployed. Moreover the connection of site can vary a lot according to local condition. Consequently it is not possible to provide a maximum delivery time for a VPN. Nevertheless the NRENs will take care that the provisioning process would be as short as possible.