BELNET is the Belgian national research network that was established in 1993 as part of the Federal Science Policy Office. With an extremely high capacity, BELNET guarantees Belgian universities, recognised research centers, and educational establishments the very best possibilities with regard to Internet connection and use of the research network. Since 1995, Belgian public bodies and departments can also make use of the services of BELNET.
BELNET is also charged with the management and housing of the Belgian Internet exchange node BNIX (the Belgian National Internet eXchange) and of FedMAN (Federal Metropolitan Area Network), the network that connects all the federal administrations with one another and with the Internet.
As a national research network, BELNET maintains relations with various national and international public services and organisations. The list below shows all the main partners, each with a link to their website.
BELNET
• Belgian National Internet eXchange - BNIX
• BELNET Computer Emergency Response Team - BELNET CERT
• BELNET GRID Initiative -BEgrid
• BELNET Support - BELNET Support
Federal
• Portal site of the federal government - BELGIUM.BE
• Belgian Science Policy - BELSPO
International Research networks
• Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association - TERENA
• Other European research networks - see TERENA member list
• DANTE - Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe - DANTE
• Géant Pan-European Research network - GEANT
• Internet2 - North-Amerikan Research network - INTERNET2
Organisations where BELNET is a member
• Belgian non-profit domain name organisation - DNS.BE
• RIPE Networking Co-ordination Centre (= Regional Internet Registry) - RIPE NCC
• Union of Belgian Internet Service Providers- ISPA
• European Internet Exchange Association - EURO-IX
Organisations where BELNET represents Belgium
• e-Infrastructure Reflection Group - www.e-irg.eu
• European Grid Infrastructure – www.egi.eu
In 2004 BEgrid was created, the BELNET grid initiative, that promotes grid computing for the Belgian Research world, that offered basic services to enable the startup of a Belgian Research Grid infrastructure and that has resulted in a sustainable Belgian computing grid infrastructure for research.
BELNET is also charged with the management and housing of the Belgian Internet exchange node BNIX (the Belgian National Internet eXchange) and of FedMAN (Federal Metropolitan Area Network), the network that connects all the federal administrations with one another and with the Internet.
As a national research network, BELNET maintains relations with various national and international public services and organisations. The list below shows all the main partners, each with a link to their website.
BELNET
• Belgian National Internet eXchange - BNIX
• BELNET Computer Emergency Response Team - BELNET CERT
• BELNET GRID Initiative -BEgrid
• BELNET Support - BELNET Support
Federal
• Portal site of the federal government - BELGIUM.BE
• Belgian Science Policy - BELSPO
International Research networks
• Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association - TERENA
• Other European research networks - see TERENA member list
• DANTE - Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe - DANTE
• Géant Pan-European Research network - GEANT
• Internet2 - North-Amerikan Research network - INTERNET2
Organisations where BELNET is a member
• Belgian non-profit domain name organisation - DNS.BE
• RIPE Networking Co-ordination Centre (= Regional Internet Registry) - RIPE NCC
• Union of Belgian Internet Service Providers- ISPA
• European Internet Exchange Association - EURO-IX
Organisations where BELNET represents Belgium
• e-Infrastructure Reflection Group - www.e-irg.eu
• European Grid Infrastructure – www.egi.eu
In 2004 BEgrid was created, the BELNET grid initiative, that promotes grid computing for the Belgian Research world, that offered basic services to enable the startup of a Belgian Research Grid infrastructure and that has resulted in a sustainable Belgian computing grid infrastructure for research.