WHAT IS NETHERLIGHT?

The GLIF Open Lightpath Exchange in Amsterdam

NetherLight provides:

  • policy-free interconnection
  • between providers of long-distance and/or high-bandwidth services
  • and direct connections through these providers
  • to and from locations worldwide, including Chicago, Mumbai, Geneva, Moscow, New York, London, Stockholm and Prague, with many more to come as the lambda grid expands.

NetherLight is one of the GLIF Open Lightpath Exchanges (GOLE). GLIF is the Global Lambda Integrated Facility, an international virtual organisation that promotes the paradigm of lambda networking. 

INFRASTRUCTURE

GLIF infrastructure world map

This image shows only part of the GLIF infrastructure, zoomed in on NetherLight. View the complete world map.

NETHERLIGHT MEMBERS

You can connect directly to these networks and organisations through NetherLight

Member: Connects to: 
CERN, Switzerland CERNlight
SURFnet BV, The Netherlands SURFnet network, StarLight
DANTE, EU GÉANT network
IRNC, USA MANLAN, StarLight
CANARIE, Canada MANLAN
USLCHNet, USA MANLAN
CESNET, Czech Republic CzechLight
i2CAT, Spain i2CAT Network
RIPN, Russia MoscowLight
NORDUnet, Denmark NorthernLight
ASGC, Taiwan ASGC Network
KAUST, Saudi-Arabia KAUST University
TIFR, India TRFR
Taj-Gloriad, International Estinet
Vancis, the Netherlands Vancis
UvA, the Netherlands University of Amsterdam

 

More about the NetherLight members

PUBLICATION

The role of open exchanges in research networking

This paper explores the emergence of the open exchange model, and analyses how this model helps satisfy the needs of the research community.

Download paper (pdf)

CONTACT

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More contact details

SURFnet bv
PO box 19035
3501 DA Utrecht
Telephone: +31 302 305 305
E-mail: admin@surfnet.nl