GÉANT Infoshare April 28, 2021

Tools for Campus Network Management as a Service (CNaaS)

In the first CNaaS Infoshare in 2020 (https://events.geant.org/e/cnaas/), we saw how several European NRENs have started offering Campus Network Management as a Service (CNaaS) to their connected institutions.

This second Infoshare includes presentations of tools that some NRENs are using to offer the service, for monitoring, configuration management, etc. Read more...

GÉANT Infoshare January 20, 2021

Infoshare: Offering Campus Network Management as a Service: Challenges and Lessons Learnt

Several European NRENs have started offering Campus Network Management as a Service (CNaaS) to their connected institutions, either because the end-institutions or the governments have requested them to do it. Defining the new model, automating the infrastructure and sharing the management are some of the new challenges to solve.

The GN4-3 project presents an Infoshare on CNaaS about the experiences and lessons learnt of three NRENs that are already offering the service: FUNET, SUNET and UNINETT. Read more...

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Campus Network Management Service Definition Template Checklist (GN4-3)

Template Checklist (pdf) (Word document), March 2, 2020

As the Campus Network Management as a Service (CNaaS) service can be offered in different ways, the National Research and Education Network (NREN), regional network or institution offering CNaaS services (the ‘provider’) and the end-institution (the ‘customer’) must agree on the exact definition and scope of the service. Read more...