1. NATO WORKSHOP Kiev, 2-6 April 2003 Dai Davies : General Manager dai.davies@dante.org.uk www.dante.net GÉANT Thursday 3 April 2003

2. 6th Generation pan-European Network Interconnects NRENs from 31 Countries Global Connectivity North America/Japan Global Expansion – Latin America – North Mediterranean – Asia Scope of GÉANT

3. GEANT Backbone Topology December 2002

4. DANTE Builds and Manages the Pan-European Research InternetBuilds and Manages the Pan-European Research Internet Organises Development of New ServicesOrganises Development of New Services Interested in Advancement of TechnologyInterested in Advancement of Technology

5. Each NREN has an AUP - Acceptable User Policy AUP Covers – Abuse – Usage type – Community of Use – Inappropriate Content www.dante.net/geant/connect.html Acceptable Usage

6. Type of Usage Research TrafficResearch Traffic –No Restrictions Commodity TrafficCommodity Traffic –Allowed Commercial TrafficCommercial Traffic –Forbidden