The Works of DANTE - Issue 1

Circuit upgrades

Here are the latest upgrades to the GÉANT network implemented between November 2003 and April 2004.

Slovenia and Croatia

Three STM-16 (2.5Gbps) links (Budapest-Zagreb, Zagreb-Ljubljana and Ljubljana-Vienna) have replaced four STM-4c links.

Latvia

An STM-1 (155Mbps) link (Riga to Stockholm) has replaced an E3 (34Mbps) link.

Lithuania

An STM-4c (622Mbps) link (Kaunas to Stockholm) has replaced an STM-1 (155Mbps) link.

Portugal

Two STM-16 (2.5Gbps) links (Lisbon to Madrid and Lisbon to London) have replaced an STM-4c (622Mbps) link. This is an eight times increase in capacity.

Greece

Two STM-16 (2.5Gbps) links (Athens to Milan and Athens to Frankfurt) have replaced two STM-4c (622Mbps) links – a fourfold increase in performance.