MD-VPN Value Proposition

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) that covers 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