NORDUnet is an international collaboration between the National research and education networks in the Nordic countries.
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| Formation | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Type | Not-for-profit company limited by shares[1] |
| Purpose | Research and education network |
| Headquarters | Kastrup, Denmark[2] |
| Website | nordu |
Members
editThe members of NORDUnet are:
Network
editNORDUnet interconnects the Nordic national research and education networks and connects them to the worldwide network for research and education and to the general purpose Internet. NORDUnet provides its services by a combination of leased lines and Internet services provided by other international operators. NORDUnet has peering in multiple important internet exchange sites outside the Nordics, such as Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Miami and New York.[3][4]
In addition to the basic Internet service NORDUnet operates information services and provides USENET NetNews and Multicast connectivity to the Nordic national networks. NORDUnet also coordinates the national networks' Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) activities and the Nordic national networks' IPv6 activities - an area where NORDUnet has been active for years.[5]
NORDUnet is one of the members, alongside Internet2, ESnet, SURFnet, CANARIE and GÉANT, to pilot a 100G intercontinental connection between Europe and North America.[6]
History
editNORDUnet is the result of the NORDUNET programme (1986 to 1992) financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers, officially beginning operations 1989.[7] It was the first European NREN to embrace the TCP/IP technology and to connect to the National Science Foundation Network in the United States providing open access for university students in member countries. Along with other early adopters of TCP/IP, particularly CERN, it encouraged the adoption of TCP/IP in Europe (see Protocol Wars).[8][9]
NORDUnet has only few permanent employees. Most of the work is contracted to appropriate organisations in the Nordic area.[citation needed]
Distinction
editThe web site for NORDUNet, nordu.net, is the oldest active domain name. It was registered on January 1, 1985.[10]
See also
edit- History of the Internet
- History of the Internet in Sweden
- NORSAR – one of the two original international connections on the ARPANET
- Norwegian Defence Research Establishment – carried out early research on TCP/IP in Europe along with Peter Kerstein's group at University College London and the Royal Signals Radar Establishment in Britain
References
edit- ^ Peter Villemoes. "NORDUnet - A successful collaboration". NORDUnet. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "NORDUnet - Contacting NORDUnet". NORDUnet. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "The NORDUnet IP and MPLS network". NORDUnet. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Bill St. Arnaud (2012-01-26). "NORDUnet's Brilliant Internet Peering Strategy". CircleID. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "NORDUNET TRANSFORMS IP INFRASTRUCTURE WITH JUNIPER NETWORKS SOLUTIONS". Juniper Networks. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ "Internet2, NORDUnet, ESnet, SURFnet, CANARIE, and GÉANT To Build World's First 100G Intercontinental Transmission Links For Research and Education Community". GRNET. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Rolf Nordhagen. "NORDUNET: THE ROOTS OF NORDIC NETWORKING" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Howard Davies; Beatrice Bressan (2010). A History of International Research Networking: The People who Made it Happen. John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ Kaarina Lehtisalo (2005). "The History of NORDUnet. Twenty-Five Years of Networking Cooperation in the Nordic Countries". Retrieved 2014-03-08.
- ^ Robin Wauters (27 August 2009). "25 Years Later, First Registered Domain Name Changes Hands". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2014-03-08.