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| Formation | 1985 |
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| Type | Not-for-profit company limited by shares[1] |
| Purpose | Research and education network |
| Headquarters | Kastrup,Denmark[2] |
| Website | nordu |
NORDUnet is an international collaboration between thenational research and education networks in theNordic countries.
The members of NORDUnet are:
NORDUnet interconnects the Nordic national research and education networks and connects them to the worldwide network for research and education and to the general purposeInternet. NORDUnet provides its services by a combination ofleased 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 providesUSENET NetNews andMulticast 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, alongsideInternet2,ESnet,SURFnet,CANARIE andGÉANT, to pilot a 100G intercontinental connection between Europe and North America.[6]
NORDUnet is the result of the NORDUNET, Nordic University Networks, programme (1986 to 1992) financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers, officially beginning operations 1989.[7] It was the first EuropeanNREN to embrace theTCP/IP technology and to connect to theNational Science Foundation Network in the United States providing open access for university students in member countries. Along with other early adopters of TCP/IP, particularlyCERN, it encouraged the adoption of TCP/IP in Europe (seeProtocol Wars).[8][9]
NORDUnet has only few permanent employees. Most of the work is contracted to appropriate organisations in the Nordic area.[citation needed]
The web site for NORDUNet, nordu.net, is theoldest active domain name. It was registered on January 1, 1985.[10]
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