Making possible massive data exchange

The Anella Científica (Scientific Ring) network connects institutions related to the R+D+I world to promote research and education. It offers a safe and reliable connection that promotes collaboration and strengthens the academic and research community in Catalonia. In addition to connectivity, with different speeds and modalities, the institutions from the Anella have access to several services to meet their growing connectivity needs.

Thanks to the Anella Científica, users have a great data capacity, which helps with the exchange of information, the access to CSUC resources and the use and development of broadband applications. The connection to other external networks is also guaranteed with the Anella Científica, whether they are research or commercial networks.

Why choose Anella Científica?

Good connectivity, bandwidth, resilience and visibility. The Anella Científica also includes a package of services that are essential for keeping your institution connected and up to date as new needs are required.

What are the benefits of the Anella Científica?

• Flexibility in internal and external connectivity.
• Excellent connectivity with commercial and academic internet with CATNIX and RedIRIS.
• Diversified connections that improve redundancy. 
• Tools and services according to the need of each institution.

A redundant and flexible network

The backbone of the Anella Científica is distributed in several nodes interconnected with each other in ring and with double power supply, which have 100 Gbps links with redundant connections at physical and logical level.

In addition to efficiently interconnecting all user institutions, the output of the Anella to the global internet is diversified through redundant connections with external networks. This is the case of the Spanish academic and research network RedIRIS, the Catalonia Neutral Internet Exchange Point CATNIX, and the differenciated networks towards two commercial providers for the institutions not affiliated to RedIRIS.

The Anella takes into consideration the territory, and that is why it has three nodes of territorial concentration with a double power supply in Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.